"Because right now, there's a lot more of you than there is of us," Stephen said pragmatically. "Sure, you might end up in Azkaban when this is over, but a lot of SS could die before then. Keeping the calm is in everyone's best interested at the moment."
Stephen opened his arms so that Adrian could sit on his lap and then closed his arms around his lover. "You won't be working for me. I work at the Ministry, remember? And you're good with the horses. It wouldn't be a job just to make you feel better. You can do the job. You have the talent. Just... please consider it, okay?"