Lord Voldemort had no idea what kind of entity had given the Ministry of Magic such colossal confidence that they dared to provoke the monarchs of all Europe.
In a fit of anger, he ordered his Death Eaters to flatten the Ministry building directly. Although they spared the people inside, this single move was enough to remind everyone of the former glory of Europe's Dark Lord, Lord Voldemort.
Lord Voldemort chose a day when Hogwarts was on holiday, a time when students flooded into Hogsmeade Village—though naturally, a few students also happened to be entering the Ministry to handle various paperwork and procedures.
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