Hurry and Buy!

Under Fudge's "firm persuasion," Scrimgeour had no choice but to accept the proposal.

Anduin then discussed the next steps following the breakout with the others. They covered everything from upcoming interviews and the Auror Headquarters' patrol routes to high-alert areas, shift schedules, security for important figures, and even an initial plan for rewards.

Amelia and Scrimgeour were both highly professional commanders, while Fudge was a master of publicity. It didn't take long for the four of them to settle on a preliminary plan.

Soon, all four put their influence to work, directing their subordinates to carry it out. Given the urgency of the incident, everyone worked with remarkable speed.

Before long, an emergency announcement about Azkaban had spread throughout the British Wizarding World. Newspapers, the Magic Radio, the Magic Broadcast—every form of publicity was reporting the news nonstop.

As expected, countless wizards were immediately thrown into a panic. More than a dozen Death Eaters had escaped from Azkaban?

If only one or two Death Eaters had escaped, people might have treated it as an interesting bit of news. But more than a dozen escaping at once? Were they still safe?

Soon, commotion erupted in crowded areas. People couldn't wait to get home, lest they be caught alone and fall victim to the Death Eaters.

They had suffered deeply scarring psychological trauma at the hands of those Death Eaters. A mere dozen years wasn't nearly enough to erase it.

Meanwhile, some wizards tried to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Some used the commotion as cover to steal from shops, while others—hidden Dark Wizards who admired or had ties to the Death Eaters—tried to stir up trouble.

Fortunately, Anduin and Amelia had anticipated this. Before releasing the news, they had already sent large numbers of Ministry of Magic employees