Fudge (as in Cornelius)

[gerstin at pacbell.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 12768

Hi folks-
I've been lurking for a couple weeks now, and have decided to throw
out a question that occurred to me just yesterday. I've been
re-reading (well, re-listening, actually -- I love Jim Dale!) PoA,
and it struck me as odd that Cornelius Fudge just so happened to be
waiting outside the Leaky Cauldron (at presumably something like 3 in 
the morning, based on how quickly dawn arrives) just in time to meet up 
with Harry. Am I forgetting something that comes later to explain this? 
Or do any of you folks have theories about this?
Thanks!

-Ed Gerstin