Harry & Alex: Pre-Meeting
Harry had considered that the virus could have been invented by the fugitive Death Eaters. It wasn't a nice thing to think about, however. And why would they want to quarantine Hogwarts? Surely if they wanted to take over, they'd have started with the Ministry, not the school. It was just too poorly planned to be the work of a handful of battle-tested survivor Death Eaters.
"Oh. No, I meant... it wasn't just my idea to have a meeting. Or... to form the group to begin with," he said. He was even more surprised with the American just about put his arm around him. The heartfelt words that followed silenced whatever discomfort he was in danger of feeling. "Anyone would have done the same in our situation. We had no choice."