Inside a high-level conference room at the British Ministry of Magic, Minister Scrimgeour sat with a deep frown, listening to Kingsley, the Head of the Auror Office and Emergency Response Unit, report on recent events. The chaotic rampages of Death Eaters and their minions across Britain had severely disrupted the normal functioning of the Ministry.
A large number of wizards had been dispatched to deal with the messes left behind by those Dark wizards, leaving the Ministry critically short-handed. Everyone was physically and mentally exhausted from the crushing workload and endless overtime. Even though Scrimgeour had generously provided overtime allowances, it did little to alleviate the exhaustion; some departments had already been working under high-intensity conditions for two straight weeks.
"This is a deliberate strategy by the Death Eaters. They are forcing us to waste an enormous amount of energy just to put out fires," Scrimgeour said after hearing Kingsley's report, casting a glance around the room at the other senior Ministry officials. "As for their reasons, I imagine you can all guess. They want to force us to make mistakes so they can infiltrate the Ministry more effectively."
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