[ Maybe it is presumptuous. Maybe Bill is blowing things out of proportion. But there's a reason he's saying the things he's saying, and he'll explain that reason to Remus.

He only hopes the other man will believe him. ]

In my timeline, Tom Riddle went by a different name. A name that was so feared, hardly anyone was brave enough to say it out loud. He was... Well, there isn't any way to be delicate about it. He was a dark lord. The worst the world had ever seen. He was responsible for two wars that devastated wizarding Britain. So, so many people died. Good people.

[ He looks at Remus, sadness in his eyes, trying not to think about how he's talking to one of the people who gave their life to stop Voldemort. ]

I refuse to believe that same man can be Minister and not be up to something.