"No," he said quite clearly as Percy was starting to pack up. That would not do at all. It was all all the same stuff from year seven again. "If the group is active again and I'm sure they are, then they have chosen to put themselves in danger. They have done so before and while their intentions might have been noble, others did get hurt for their actions."
At least then he could somewhat understand why they were acting? But this right now? This was children playing games. "We now have a complicated history with secret organizations. While I don't believe that the DA is aiming to become the next Death Eaters - they are certainly in a similar situation. They are a group of people who have a good idea and are acting outside the law and the purview of the Ministry."
"However, the most pressing fact is that the story is already out there. Speculations will continue to be made about this group and what the Ministry's response will be. And how do you really think it would look if when asked for an interview, my response is that I have been instructed to no comment on the issue per request of the Ministry's office?"