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Harry Potter Fans Still Bugged by How Useless Ministry of Magic Was in Fight with Voldemort

Harry Potter Fans Still Bugged by How Useless Ministry of Magic Was in Fight with Voldemort
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It's no secret that the Ministry of Magic proved pretty useless during the Second Wizarding War, failing to resist Voldemort and effectively being taken over in a matter of a few months.

Even the fact that Fudge resigned didn't help, even though everyone hoped it would.

We won't sing you the same old song about how Fudge literally doomed Magical Britain; instead, let's see how and why his successor, Scrimgeour, failed as well.

Rufus Scrimgeour was elected soon after Fudge's resignation because he was an Auror and he claimed he could protect the people from the Death Eaters.

He was basically a more politically-minded and sane Mad-Eye Moody, as Reddit user Objective-Tea-3070 perfectly described him in a recent discussion.

Scrimgeour seemed like the perfect man for the job, and people believed in him.

Why did he fail?

First of all, it's important to realize that it didn't happen because he didn't try. As we learn, Scrimgeour was organizing raids and check-ups, capturing anyone who could've had the slightest connection to the Death Eaters…

His approach was cruel, but it at least proves that he was invested in trying to stop Voldemort.

Second of all, he inherited an utter mess of an organization. A corrupted, weak, and bureaucratic Ministry couldn't operate in a fast and proper manner when it came to smaller incidents, let alone a war with a powerful enemy.

It was also infested with Voldemort's spies at that point, and Scrimgeour had no idea who he could trust.

Third of all, the wizarding community was awfully separated by then. Scrimgeour was elected because he was an Auror, but the people were not united, and his attempts at fixing it failed.

He needed support from some big trusted public figure, but both Dumbledore and Harry denied him that. Scrimgeour was losing trust.

In the end, Scrimgeour's Ministry fell. His efforts were not enough to stop that from happening, but realistically, no one's efforts would've been.

Scrimgeour tried to do the right thing and fought the Death Eaters as best as he could, but it was too late… And he was ill-suited for the Minister position.

But the fall of the Ministry was not Scrimgeour's doing; ultimately, it was Fudge's "legacy."

Rufus Scrimgeour couldn't save what was already too broken, though, he kept trying — and died like a hero, refusing to give up Harry's location even after long and severe torture.