Under the encouragement of two momentous events—the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts joining forces to defeat Voldemort, and Dumbledore's return—the wizards of the British wizarding world were more united than ever before.
They believed that the Ministry of Magic, now led by a new Minister for Magic, and Hogwarts, guarded by three Demon King-level wizards, would not ignore these goblins. They believed that wizards would ultimately defeat the rebellious goblins!
More than two thousand wizarding civilians had voluntarily gathered at Weasley's Armory, hoping to help Fred and George intercept the goblins pouring out of Gringotts in Diagon Alley and stop them from entering the British wizarding world to wreak havoc!
To protect Diagon Alley, the British wizarding world's largest commercial street, it was constantly shielded by protective magic such as the Anti-Apparition Charm.
And unlike House-elves, goblins did not possess Wandless Magic or the ability to teleport past the restrictions of the Anti-Apparition Charm.
Thus, if the goblins of Gringotts wanted to spread the flames of war to every corner of the British wizarding world, they first had to leave Diagon Alley on foot and get beyond the Anti-Apparition Charm's range.
But Diagon Alley had only two entrances and exits, and the side by The Leaky Cauldron had been completely sealed off by its owner, Old Tom. Even Gringotts' curse-breakers could not undo it.
After all, the entrance from The Leaky Cauldron to Diagon Alley was a product of magic, not alchemy.
This left the goblins with no choice but to break through from the other side, yet Weasley's Armory, located in the latter half of Diagon Alley, became an obstacle they found impossible to overcome!
More than two thousand wizards from the British wizarding world held all manner of alchemical firearms. Although the weapons in their hands, forged by