Since Voldemort used forceful means to temporarily seize control of the International Wizarding Federation, every move he made had been watched by the Ministries of Magic across Europe. Though no one wished to provoke an unkillable monster like him, neither did anyone want their own country to become as terrible as Britain.
Of course, they only dared to say such things because they had correctly judged that Voldemort lacked the manpower to control an entire country. That was why the Ministries of Magic, led by France and Germany, had the leisure to make snide remarks.
But when they learned that large numbers of Dark wizards had poured out of Britain and onto the European continent, every country became unsettled, fearing that Voldemort would come looking for trouble.
No single country could withstand Voldemort's invasion.
Britain back then had been the best example. No one could claim they would have done better than the formidable Scrimgeour.
During the year after Scrimgeour hurriedly took office as Minister, the number of Death Eaters and Dark wizards he eliminated exceeded the combined total of every other country in Europe.
Fortunately, Voldemort did not seem interested in the Ministries of Magic of other nations. He was gathering people merely to better control the International Wizarding Federation, with the aim of finding the legendary Deathstick. That was even more frightening than invading a country.
The power of a wand that Voldemort was willing to go to such lengths and mobilize so many people to obtain was self-evident. At the very least, the tales surrounding the Deathstick did not seem exaggerated.
The Ministers of Magic of every country also realized that this was no baseless rumor. Otherwise, Voldemort would not have gone to such trouble.
If Voldemort, who was already incredibly powerful, truly obtained the Deathstick, then