Evil Evil Fudge

[ats_fhc3 <the.gremlin@verizon.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48284

Susan wrote:
"Why then, in Goblet, does Fudge find it so hard to believe V is 
rising again? After all, Sirius has returned to him. Another DE has 
been revealed in Crouch/Moody. All the signs point to it, and yet 
Fudge denies it?
 
It is possible, of course, that Fudge is simply in denial because he 
doesn't want to believe it. But then, why did he so obviously accept 
the idea in the Three Broomsticks?"

I posted something awhile ago on Fudge that never got any replies. 
Here it is, because I want to see what people think. It's sort of a 
neither-black-nor-white Fudge, or grey, if you prefer.

"So I'm re-reading GoF, and I was wondering, has anyone considered 
the fact that Fudge knowingly brought the Dementor up to see Crouch 
Jr., so that he could destroy the only person who could give a 
believable testimony to V-Mort's return? 

By the time Snape goes to summon Fudge, Fudge had already heard a 
little bit about V-Mort being involved with the events of the night, 
and he feared that Crouch Jr. would, in fact be able to give a 
believable testimony and he was just hoping that by destroying the 
only capable witness, this whole V-Mort thing would just all go 
away. 

"By all accounts, he's no loss!" blustered Fudge. (pg. 703, US 
Paperback)

The passage following that goes like this:
"But he cannot now give testimony, Cornelius," said Dumbledore. He 
was staring hard at Fudge, as though seeing him plsinly for the 
first time. "He cannot give evidence about why he killed those 
people."

DD is staring hard at Fudge because he realized that Fudge is bent 
on ignoring this all, and that he knew the Dementor would preform 
it's kiss. And, Fudge's taglines on this page are 'blustered', and 
when someone blusters, they are usually searching for words to say.

So, how's the theory? "

What I was thinking is that it could just be Fudge trying to make it 
all blow over, as I state, or it could be a "kill the messenger 
type" thing, and Fudge let Crouch Jr. get Kissed so he wouldn't say 
anything incriminating.

-Acire, who is tiiiired...never get up for work at 5:30 on rainy day 
on 5 hours of sleep, then try to drve for 2...