"According to the latest intelligence we received from Godwin Robards, Head of the Auror Office, the current Minister of Magic, Rufus Scrimgeour, recently accepted Kingsley Shacklebolt's proposal and secretly sent most of the Aurors to attend the Weasley family's wedding. We believe Harry Potter is highly likely to appear at the wedding. It is said that he is close to the Weasley family..."
Before attacking the Ministry of Magic, Yaxley was giving the other Death Eaters a last-minute briefing.
Today's operation was more of an unexpected opportunity.
Had he not suddenly obtained this crucial intelligence from Pius Thicknesse, the Director of Magical Law Enforcement whom he controlled, Yaxley would never have tried to persuade the Dark Lord to alter the original plan. They would take advantage of the Ministry's weakened defenses to launch a direct assault, kill Scrimgeour, and seize complete control of the Ministry of Magic.
Compared with the so-called Savior Potter, Scrimgeour was the Death Eaters' true nemesis. Looking at the Death Eaters who had fallen around them, nearly all had been ordered executed by that bastard. How could that not fill them with fury and hatred?
Now, at last, it was time to settle their blood debt with Scrimgeour.
To make the plan proceed more smoothly, Yaxley had also sent a small number of Dark wizards to cause chaos. They successfully destroyed Big Ben beside the Thames River in London, luring a large portion of the Ministry's employees and Aurors away.
After all, their goal was not to wipe out the Ministry Aurors and employees, but to kill Scrimgeour. They would then seize control of the Ministry through a coup and completely crush the resistance within it. By then, even those Aurors would be forced to submit to them.
The plan went smoothly. They had invaded at