I know, I don't... [ He stands, pacing again. ] I obviously don't have enough information. All I can tell you is what I know from my own timeline.
[ Which takes him to his next point. ]
In my timeline, He Who Must Not Be Named didn't go completely unresisted. There was a secret order, the Order of the Phoenix, who fought against him. I was too young to join during the first War, but when He came back, my wife and I joined. It put a target on our backs, but we couldn't sit back and let him hold the wizarding world unopposed.
[ He stops pacing, walking back over to Remus and looking him dead in the eye. ]
no subject
[ Which takes him to his next point. ]
In my timeline, He Who Must Not Be Named didn't go completely unresisted. There was a secret order, the Order of the Phoenix, who fought against him. I was too young to join during the first War, but when He came back, my wife and I joined. It put a target on our backs, but we couldn't sit back and let him hold the wizarding world unopposed.
[ He stops pacing, walking back over to Remus and looking him dead in the eye. ]
You were a part of that Order, as well.