Voldemort, nervously squirming, uttered to Lucius Malfoy, "What Potter is doing, I think, is not good for the country—he defies our commands for his own selfish interest! It is harmful, I believe. He should be stopped."

Malfoy responded with a hesitant nod—not quite agreeing so that he would not be held responsible for the actions of the Death Eater committee. He sank lower into his chair.