"Oh, you mean that."
Agatha pursed her lips and offered a casual explanation as she leafed through the Book of Cagliostro.
"There's been word lately that the Ministry of Magic has raised the anti-Witch banner, attracting plenty of Wizards to its ranks."
"And then?" Hermione motioned for her to continue.
"Then it got even more interesting." Agatha set the book down. "Another group of Wizards appeared to oppose them head-on. They call themselves the Witch Cult and revere you as their supreme Witch. They say everyone in the Ministry of Magic is a hypocrite, and that only by following you can they gain true power and freedom."
"Oh, right," Agatha added. "The Ministry of Magic calls you the 'world-destroying Dark Witch.' They say you're the source of chaos and will bring disaster upon Earth sooner or later. The Witch Cult, naturally, defends your reputation. Both sides are at each other's throats. They're just short of all-out war."
Hermione listened without much expression, but she had already pieced together most of what was happening.
Tom... not bad.
It seemed he had indeed followed her instructions, using the artificial Wizards who had yet to be formally put into service to build two opposing factions: the Ministry of Magic and the Witch Cult.
Manufacture conflict, spread the word, and push the Wizarding World fully into the spotlight to draw the eyes of the entire world.
The Ministry of Magic represented order and control, while the Witch Cult represented power and freedom.
Whichever side people favored, their attention would ultimately converge on her, the "Witch."
"Somehow, word got out. Now the whole world knows Wizards exist, along with you, the 'Dark Witch.'"
Agatha continued, "And those ignorant ordinary people started jumping on the bandwagon. Those who like you organized themselves into some sort of