Discovery about Cornelius fudge (might be very important)

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No: HPFGUIDX 21771

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., rcraigharman at h... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., Susanne Schmid <pigwidgeon37 at y...> wrote:
> > No, certainly not, we aren't yet in the age of "bad
> > popes", in the 3rd century it's rather the christians
> > who get kicked.
> > Well, anyway, there isn't that much about Pope Lucius:
> > good thing is, he was pope only for 8 months and 10
> > days- so if there's any analogy, he won't even last as
> > long as an average DADA teacher;)
> 
> However, while Lucius I had a short reign as pope from 253 to 254,
> he did grant his forgiveness to the lapsed, who had given up the
> religion after having embraced it voluntarily.  Hmmm, perhaps a
> clue to a short reign of Lucius Malfoy as Minister of Magic, during
> which time he exculpates the Death Eaters?!  Strange things 
indeed....
> 
> ....Craig, who also loved the HP trailer but hated AI....

Hi!  

First post in this forum - I've been lurking for a few days and 
thought I'd comment here...

I'm not sure at all that Malfoy is going to be the next MoM - I think 
he's come out too far as being on Voldemort's side to be acceptable 
to the vast majority of the Wizarding society.  Then again, politics 
is politics...

My thoughts on the whole situation are perhaps a bit obtuse, but 
after recently rereading Churchill's history of WW2 I think I see 
certain parallels.

Fudge, IMO, is Chamberlain.  He sees that Voldemort (Hitler) is again 
developing a power base, but not one that lends itself to easy 
detection and disbarrment. (Can you disbar a Wizard?  Dis-Wand, 
perhaps?)  Instead of facing the problem head on, he's going to deal 
with it by ignoring it as long as he can and then hoping to 
negotiate.  

Dumbledore is Churchill.  There's a problem, he sees there's a 
problem, it's got to be dealt with before it gets worse, but the 
problem is getting high enough in the Ministry of Magic to be able to 
DO something constructive about it.  Being Head of Hogwarts is a 
great honor, but I feel it's rather a side road that he's managed to 
get himself on that has a great deal of status and not too much 
actual usable power when it comes to getting things done.  At least, 
through normal channels.

The Death Eaters are the SS and SA - they enjoy the dirty work, pain 
and suffering they can cause.  Nasty people...

Dumbledore, realizing that Fudge is going to 'fudge' as long as 
possible before doing anything, is proceeding with his preparations 
for the upcoming conflict.  He is not without resources, though I 
think it's going to be VERY interesting to see just what they all 
are - and if they'll be sufficient.

Harry, of course, is the end product of the Manhattan Project.  Only 
he's not much of a secret, is he?

Then again, what was it that Dumbledore was muttering right at the 
end of 'Goblet of Fire'?  (I'd get the book, but my wife's asleep in 
the bedroom and I don't want to wake her.)  Seems to me there was 
something he was quite pleased about...

JMHO - and no one else's that I've been able to find...

Jerry