"I started working in your department when you were barely a teenager, Mr. Umbridge," Ross said. Despite the content of his sentence, Ross' tone still held the usual cheer - the only sign of Danger, Will Robinson! was in the arch of his eyebrows. He removed his reading glasses. "Do not presume that I am unfamiliar with the danger of riots, or ignoring the possibility."
Mr. Umbridge's job was to run the Auror Office - not the entire department, and not the Ministry.
"You also forget that the constabulary is better trained to work without magic than many aurors," Ross said, "Believe me that everyone is aware of the spike in crime, and the risk. There are more Ministry employees on the ground in Hogsmeade than there have been since the plague."
Mr. Umbridge's job was to run the Auror Office - not the entire department, and not the Ministry.
"You also forget that the constabulary is better trained to work without magic than many aurors," Ross said, "Believe me that everyone is aware of the spike in crime, and the risk. There are more Ministry employees on the ground in Hogsmeade than there have been since the plague."