the_debt_of_time

Calling their intelligence into question had shut the majority of them up, and she
was given a chance to explain the details of how lycanthropy was spread, how it affected
the body, and the brilliance of the Wolfsbane Potion.
"I should give you half the credit for that, by the way," Damocles said with a smirk.
"I'd settle for you insisting that the cost be lowered."
Zabini shook her head. "They're too bloody dangerous. I apologise, Potter. I know
your bleeding Gryffindor heart is in the right place here," she said, though the look on her
face was less than sympathetic. "But they shouldn't be allowed in public buildings,
hospitals, or schools. Could you imagine?"
"Yes. In fact, I went to school with a werewolf. As did many of you." She gestured
to Elora herself, Damocles, and Adrian specifically. "Some of your children were then
taught by one. And the lessons he gave them saved their lives in the middle of a war. And
no one knew who he was because he was safe every day of the month save for one."
Some looked shamed, others shocked.
"But what about that one day?" someone asked. "They need to be controlled. You
can't just hope that it all works out and people won't die."
"Isn't that why the Werewolf Support Services was created?" Arthur asked
curiously. "It's a department within the Department for the Regulation and Control of
Magical Creatures that's supposed to help werewolves find proper shelter for the full
moon."
Mia nodded, grateful for someone else to have a bit of a brain in their head.
"Yes, it's supposed to also help them locate decent employment, medical treatment,
and support. But because of laws that Dolores Umbridge and several others," she said, eyeing
Fudge, "put into place, it negated the entire purpose. Now, werewolves aren't allowed
medical treatment. Now, werewolves aren't allowed to work. How are they supposed to
shelter themselves from the full moon and protect the rest of you if they have no money
to buy a home or pay for the Wolfsbane Potion that would help them keep you safe? How
are they supposed to trust a service to aid them when they're not even allowed to seek
medical treatment for self-inflicted wounds?"
"You can't trust them," Parkinson insisted. "Just look at the damage that they did
in the last war. Many killed, mostly children. You would have us release them into the
population without even blinking."