The Ministry of Magic had already begun rebuilding.
The work moved faster than anyone had expected. Before Scrimgeour even took office, the Ministry had begun repairs on a massive scale.
For reasons no one understood, the Mending Charm no longer worked in the Seventh Floor hall, leaving the Ministry no choice but to rebuild it.
The hall was still under construction when Scrimgeour was elected the new Minister for Magic.
As a result, Scrimgeour held his press conference in Diagon Alley.
Large numbers of Aurors patrolled Diagon Alley, constantly on guard against Death Eaters disrupting the event. In the end, the alarm proved unfounded.
Scrimgeour could be called the most powerful minister in the Ministry's history—because he still controlled the Auror Office.
He had not relinquished that authority. And with the country facing a crisis, and Scrimgeour having just driven back Voldemort, no one inside the Ministry objected.
Scrimgeour's rise went remarkably smoothly, leaving his confidant Kane baffled. Wasn't this supposed to be a coup? How had it turned into everyone cheering him into office?
It was good news for Kane, though. He was now overseeing the Auror Office in the newly created post of deputy director.
As for Scrimgeour, he wasted no time making changes once he took office.
Unlike Fudge, whose polished public image concealed corruption, Scrimgeour acted swiftly and decisively—even ruthlessly.
On his first day, he dismissed a large number of officials tied to Fudge and announced an independent commission to investigate every violation committed during Fudge's tenure.
He also began purging the Ministry of moles, starting with a thorough investigation of the families of officials already identified as spies.
"We must rid the Ministry of Magic of its parasites," Scrimgeour said in his inaugural speech. "Voldemort's forces infiltrated us not because our magic was too weak,