She was intrigued. August leaned forward. "I started going to political demonstrations when I was a Hogwarts student," he admitted, a little wry, "Mostly because my sisters kept rebelling and I — did not want to let them do it on their own. But it opened doors for me, doors I was interested in, and I kept going —" he tapped his fingers against his ruined knee "— especially after this. So I advocate for progress and I think and write about progress a great deal, and I read a lot."