Fudge is Way Evil and I have the acronyms to prove it

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 35682

Dicentra wrote (about Evil Fudge):

>But hidden in the text--as 
> usual--are clues to Fudge's true nature. Clues that we would all 
> overlook if we weren't so excruciatingly bored while waiting for 
Book 
> 5 that we have to pore over every sentence looking for Something, 
> Anything, to liven things up. 
> 

Let me just say that I'm am buying the whole thing.  Fudge as Supreme 
Evil Death Eater.  I love it!

I must admit I hadn't noticed how Fudge keeps that twisted smile just 
a little too long.  But Elkins' treatment of Lupin's twisted smile 
has confused me.  How do we know that Fudge doesn't just have Edge?

Dicentra again:

>While Harry sleeps, Cornelius Fudge arrives at 
> Hogwarts to question Crouch himself. He brings along a dementor "as 
> protection." 
 
Protection, huh?  You *bet* Fudge needed protection, big time.  
Crouch Jr. *knows* that Fudge is a DE.  Fudge is the worst kind of 
DE, too -- one of those cowardly DEs who got off scot free.  The 
first thing Crouch Jr. is going to do when he gets over his 
Veritaserum hangover is finger every secret DE there is, starting 
with the Minister of Magic himself.  Crouch Jr.'s failure to make a 
clean escape left Fudge with no other choice -- he *has* to get rid 
of Crouch Jr. before Crouch Jr. opens his big mouth.  Thank goodness 
there was a dementor handy.

Oh, that Crouch Jr. *really* has it in for Fudge, too.  All those 
times Fudge sauntered past Crouch Jr.'s cell in Azkaban, inspecting 
the place, chatting up the dementors, doing *nothing* for the DEs 
languishing there.  All those times Fudge came to dinner at Crouch 
Sr.'s house, hogging all of the appetizers, sucking down those yummy 
jumbo shrimp, while Crouch Jr. sat under his invisibility cloak, his 
stomach growling?  All that time in the top box, Crouch Jr. flexing 
his fingers, itching to leap on Fudge and shove a large pretzel hunk 
down Fudge's throat.  Oh, yeah.  Fudge is *going down* if Crouch Jr. 
can manage it, so Fudge wisely takes out Crouch Jr. first.

Not only that, Voldemort refers to Fudge in the graveyard.  Fudge 
didn't apparate to the graveyard when the Dark Mark burned on his 
arm.  Voldemort doesn't know Fudge is on the Hogwarts grounds and so 
can't apparate to the graveyard.  So Voldemort thinks that Fudge 
is "too cowardly to return . . . he will pay."  ::shiver::

Need more proof?

::Cindy twirls around in her long skirt, which somehow just isn't as 
menacing as twirling a cape::

Check out GoF, "Veritaserium", when Harry arrives back on the 
Hogwarts grounds.  Fudge is right there.  Expressing horror at 
Cedric's death.  Trying to pry Cedric's cold dead arm out of Harry's 
hand.  Telling Dumbledore to go speak with the Diggorys right away.  
Why does Fudge do these strange things?

Because Fudge is E-V-I-L, that's why.  If anyone ought to go speak to 
the Diggorys, it ought to be Fudge.  Amos Diggory *works* for Fudge, 
for heaven's sake.  Fudge is the Minister of Magic and is a 
reasonable choice to comfort the Diggorys, which would leave 
Dumbledore free to take care of one of his students, Harry.  But no.  
Fudge *wants* Dumbledore distracted so that Crouch Jr. can make off 
with Harry.  Fudge was in on the whole Voldemort re-birthing plot 
from the get-go, you see.  Fudge was just dying to apparate to the 
graveyard when the Dark Mark burned on his arm, but he couldn't 
because he had to stay on the Hogwarts grounds.

Hmmm.  Now you've got me wondering where Fudge was while the DEs were 
romping around under the Dark Mark at the QWC.

Dicentra again:

> If it's true that Fudge is an extremely covert supporter of 
> Voldemort, it could also explain in part how Sirius Black got 
framed 
> and how his reputation as a mad murderer was spread. 

Sure, why not?  I like the bit about Fudge tampering with the 
evidence of Sirius' wand, with a slight modification.  Fudge *and* 
Avery tampered with Sirius' wand.  This makes sense, as Fudge was the 
first on the scene back then.  Elkins and I already have an agreement 
that Fudge pardoned Avery later, perhaps to encourage Avery to keep 
quiet about Fudge's own role in the Sirius Frame-Up.

Dicentra again:

> Furthermore, and this is pushing it, I know, but Fudge's fatherly 
> manner toward Harry earlier in PoA, when he met him at the Leaky 
> Cauldron, might simply be a way to make sure nothing happened to 
> Harry before Voldemort could finish him off himself. 

Oh, Fudge's fatherly manner isn't a problem at all.  Voldemort 
*needs* Harry for the re-birthing.  And Fudge, like Pettigrew, isn't 
going to tangle with Harry until he is sure that Voldemort is back.  

Wow!  So many Evil DEs lurking, waiting for a chance to kill Harry.  
Pettigrew.  Fudge.  Bagman.  Avery.  Malfoy.  I hope there aren't any 
more.
;-)

Cindy (who thinks Harry had definitely better get to work on that 
Shield Charm)