Ever since his last conversation with Anderson, Harry had actually considered stopping Dumbledore's Army activities—oh, it was now called the "Defense Against the Dark Arts Study Group." Harry had discussed it with Hermione and Ron, and had also shared his concerns with Fred, George, and Cedric. However, as Cedric had said, too many students had joined the club now. Everyone was counting on learning something useful about Defense Against the Dark Arts here, and stopping the Dumbledore's Army activities now would probably leave many students deeply disappointed.
Fred and George had even told Harry not to worry. If anything went wrong, they could just pin it on them.
Dolores Umbridge's still-hidden scheme was even more worrying.
Although the Dumbledore's Army gatherings continued, Harry subconsciously reduced their frequency. Even though he knew that if Umbridge had truly set her sights on the meetings, making them less frequent would not help much, Harry still did it. He also changed the recent lesson material to the Patronus Charm, doing his best not to leave Umbridge any excuse to target him and Dumbledore.
Harry was now very curious about when Umbridge would bare her fangs. He was also waiting for that day to come. Yet it never did. Perhaps Umbridge intended to compete with him to see who had more patience.
"Still no good!"
Hermione frowned in intense concentration. A stream of silver vapor was spraying from the tip of her wand, but it stubbornly refused to solidify into a corporeal Patronus.
It was not just Hermione. So far, none of the Dumbledore's Army members had successfully summoned a corporeal Patronus, aside from Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who had mastered the Patronus Charm long ago.
"Don't rush. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to succeed. Back then, it took