Harry hosted that evening's R.B. meeting.
Just as he had discussed with Qiu, he continued leading everyone in practicing the Patronus Charm that day. The young wizards had no objections; almost all of them were full of anticipation and longing for this magic.
Especially at a time like this.
The breakout at Azkaban had convinced quite a few people to believe what Harry and Dumbledore had said before. And one of the many views Harry and Dumbledore had expressed was that the Dementors might no longer be as reliable as the Ministry of Magic believed.
Compared with the Ministry of Magic, which kept them under strict supervision, confined them to Azkaban, and allowed them out only on rare occasions with numerous restrictions even then, Voldemort, who could let them run free and attack at will, especially against Muggles, was undoubtedly a master they preferred.
Now that Azkaban had been breached, many people suddenly began questioning whether the Dementors were still under the Ministry of Magic's control.
Even though the Ministry of Magic repeatedly tried to explain, its credibility had already suffered a fatal blow by this point.
A considerable number of wizards no longer believed what they said, and no amount of shouting in the Daily Prophet could change that.
And the place where doubts about the Ministry of Magic were loudest was undoubtedly Hogwarts.
At the thought that the Dementors might already have joined Voldemort, and that they might be attacked by Dementors at any moment in the days ahead, all the young wizards became more enthusiastic than ever about learning the Patronus Charm.
Harry could understand everyone's enthusiasm.
What he found a little harder to understand was how several young wizards had made such enormous improvements with their Patronuses that day.
After Harry went around offering pointers on