Harry smiles a little. "That's a lot more philosophical than I usually think of it, but you ain't wrong."

He doesn't want to get too deep into things, because number one it's depressing and number two he's got a lot of baggage attached to it, naturally. "Magical government, basically. We've got history and they don't like me. Of course," he says a little dryly, "now I get to deal with another Council that is also full of obstinate assholes so I guess I didn't really trade up."