Despair began to spread through the hearts of more and more Dark Wizards as the war dragged on.
Before the war had begun, they had already managed their expectations. Of all the enemies they would face, they believed the Aurors would be the most troublesome.
Aurors belonged to the most elite class of wizards. To become an Auror, even just to submit an application, one had to master multiple branches of magic—especially Dark Magic, which they studied far more deeply than ordinary wizards.
Because of these traits, the Dark Wizards who had joined the war saw Aurors as undoubtedly the most difficult enemies to handle.
However, Aurors were elite, which naturally meant their numbers would be small.
Many Dark Wizards had calculated that while they might easily be subdued by an Auror in a one-on-one fight, things would be entirely different if a group of them faced just one Auror.
That would definitely be a different situation.
Then there was the renowned Dumbledore. As the man who had ended the "Wizarding World War," no one wanted to face someone like him head-on.
Fortunately, Voldemort was there to hold the line and could deal with Dumbledore himself.
According to the Dark Wizards' original plans, by the end of this battle, the enemy's elite forces should have been completely worn down, leaving only Dumbledore—and an exhausted Dumbledore at that.
When that time came, they might seize the opportunity to become the one who dealt Dumbledore the fatal blow.
No matter how one looked at it, personally killing Dumbledore was something worth boasting about for a lifetime.
Then, bearing such glory, they could enter the new world, just as Herpo had promised.
And so, the war officially began.
At first, things did indeed unfold as they had expected. Whether Ministry of Magic employees