The aftermath in most people's opinions were worse. Far worse. However, the mention of Dumbledore actually got him to smile just a little bit. "It's only because of him that I could go to school at all, actually. My parents had been prepared to keep me away because there was no way to contain me anymore. I was getting too strong, too violent, too dangerous. He found a way to keep me safe while I was at Hogwarts, and then when I returned as a teacher, had Snape to be able to help me with the Wolfsbane potion. ...An unlimited supply, he told me."

His smile grew sad. "I could have stayed, very happily, actually. It felt good to have a proper job and sanity."