Cedric was somewhat astonished by the sheer audacity of the message Ernie had passed on. The matter was actually being discussed seriously, because they too wanted to drive out the Death Eaters and retake Hogwarts.
In the end, however, Albert's absence meant that the meeting was unable to reach a decision for a long time.
As for the Order of the Phoenix, after a brief discussion, they had clearly rejected the bold plan. Even if they could control the Death Eaters led by Snape, they would likely find it difficult to truly keep it from Lord Voldemort.
Professor McGonagall believed they should not provoke the Death Eaters too much before the opportunity Albert had mentioned arrived, lest that group of lunatics did something mad again.
The outcome was undoubtedly disappointing, especially for the students remaining at Hogwarts. The Death Eaters' oppression was suffocating them.
"Perhaps the professors have their own considerations."
After hesitating for a moment, Cedric said to Ernie, "If you truly want to leave school and join the Defence Association, I would advise you to hide in the Room of Requirement for now and practise Defence Against the Dark Arts. If Dumbledore's Army disbands, everyone will lose the courage to stand against Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters."
"But..."
"Neville and Luna will return to Hogwarts in a couple of days, and I'll come here more often too," Cedric reassured him. "For you right now, building a solid foundation is especially important. Otherwise, once you begin learning more combat techniques, you'll find yourselves having to go back and make up for what you missed."
"I really don't understand what you're all so worried about," Michael muttered.
"Maybe we can do it ourselves," Ernie suggested.
"Albert has disappeared somewhere these past few days. I suspect he's preparing something. I'll