Of course, the difficulty with changing hearts through friendships these days is that the Protectorate has done a rather thorough job of driving wedges between people based on blood status. Imagine if our muggleborn friends from school had been slaves to other classmates. Or to the likes of Amycus Carrow.

Though at least a few students apparently overcame that. Neville and, hmm. Yes, I can make some guesses. Some of them are rather unsettling.