The Dementors' appearance had not caused the students much harm.
After Voldemort took away the Dementor from Hogwarts, the school soon got a replacement.
The older students had been studying these creatures for a long time.
And many younger students had been eagerly counting down the days until fifth year, when they could hunt Dementors.
So, after their initial surprise, the students began to fight back excitedly.
They'd been worrying about not being able to find the real culprits, and who would have thought they'd run into a whole group on the way to school?
While the young wizards were busy fighting the Dementors, the leaders of three organizations briefly met beside the train.
"An opportunity—a rare opportunity."
The rain plastered Malfoy's platinum-blond hair to his forehead. Normally, he would have been thinking about how to improve his appearance.
But now, desire had pierced his heart, and he couldn't spare a thought for such things.
"Only by taking the strongest possible stand in a crisis can we rise above the rest, and make sure our three organizations are truly taken seriously."
Malfoy's words stirred Ginny, but she was still young, and hesitated, unable to decide.
Hermione, though, raised her eyebrows, intrigued and eager to give it a try.
But soon she frowned again.
When it came down to it, as a Muggle-born wizard, she was somewhat intimidated by the wizarding world.
"The Wizarding Association must defend wizards' interests, the Falconers must protect Muggle-born wizards, and the Candlemakers must lead the Wizarding World toward change."
Malfoy fixed Hermione with a gaze full of ambition. "What are you hesitating for? Do you think those Muggle-born wizards can handle Dementors better than Pure-bloods?"
"But this sort of thing won't happen often..."
"You want it to happen often?"
Malfoy's eyes widened in surprise. "It