Even so, many wizards remained on the fence.
They believed that even if the Death Eaters truly intended to secretly kidnap Muggles and create large numbers of werewolves, much as they had created vast hordes of Inferi, they could not possibly be foolish enough to act against the tide at such a sensitive moment.
At the very least, no werewolves were likely to appear during this Full Moon, or even the next. They would wait until most wizards had forgotten about the matter, then suddenly release the werewolves they controlled and launch a surprise attack, catching everyone off guard.
In fact, not only did most people think so, but even Isobel had entertained similar thoughts after reading the newspaper.
But Albert, who understood the actual situation, knew perfectly well that those beasts would most likely act against the tide anyway.
From the very beginning, their plan to create werewolf attacks had been to use the threat of werewolves to spread widespread chaos throughout Britain, stirring fear in people's hearts. They would then use that fear to place enough pressure on the Ministry of Magic led by Kingsley, turning the werewolves under their control into an important bargaining chip for "fair negotiations" with the Ministry, forcing Kingsley to compromise and make concessions.
What they had failed to realize was that the rapid erosion of the power and status of those old families who had once sided with Voldemort within the Ministry of Magic was actually Kingsley's doing behind the scenes.
The new Minister did indeed have his concerns and had no intention of moving directly against those old families, but that did not stop him from taking a roundabout approach. While the bomb's destructive power was still limited, he would quietly detonate and dismantle it, thus gaining an excuse to strike