![]() ![]() īy this time, however, the Ministry had found themselves fallen too far back to get back on track, which was made worse when the new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour was more worried about the Ministry's reputation than actual security, engaging in policies such as covering up breakouts and arresting random suspects. įollowing the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort's return became apparent and Fudge himself was forced to admit it publicly, formally starting the Second Wizarding War Fudge's misconduct caused a major scandal in the Wizarding community of the United Kingdom, resulting in his dismissal from office, despite the feeble and unrealistic attempts by the disgraced Minister to save his reputation. Fudge's desire to prevent the destruction of the peace that the Ministry has worked so hard to maintain resulted in losing the chance for the citizens to prepare themselves for this tragedy and allowing the Death Eaters to have a full year to rebuild their forces unhindered. Most of this was due to the former Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge refusing to acknowledge Voldemort's return. Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were ascending in strength. There were continued deaths all over the country, in the wizarding community and Muggle community alike. Over a year since the declaration of open warfare, the situation in the wizarding world was critical. The Daily Prophet announcing Voldemort's return Īfter the Battle of Hogwarts on, which resulted in Voldemort's final defeat at the hands of Harry Potter and the end of the war, the Ministry was taken back and later reformed. Over the course of the next year, the Ministry carried out many atrocities in line with Death Eater ideology, notably creating the Muggle-Born Registration Commission in order to imprison innocent Muggle-borns in Azkaban. The Death Eaters eventually managed to get enough people in place to assassinate Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour and install Thicknesse in his place, as Voldemort's puppet. The coup was preceded by the Death Eaters using the Imperius Curse to gain servants high up in the Ministry, including Pius Thicknesse, the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. ![]() The British Ministry of Magic was considered fallen after Lord Voldemort's coup of the Ministry on 1 August 1997, during the height of the Second Wizarding War. They're coming." - Kingsley Shacklebolt's warning ![]()
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