Stagnant Characters & Evil Fudge

[cindysphynx]

No: HPFGUIDX 36003

Naama asked (about Fudge being Evil):

> That's interesting. The only thing he did that seems suspicious to 
me 
> is his bringing in the Dementor which kills Crouch, Jr. You've 
> probably explained this in previous posts, but what do you see as 
> suspicious in Fudge's behaviour at the entrance to the maze? 
 
I mentioned in another post that I am keeping an eye on Fudge 
because I think he might be Supremely Evil.  Specifically, I said:

> Check out GoF, "Veritaserum", 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.

Anyway, I ask myself, "How would I write Fudge's conduct at the 
entrance to the maze if I wanted to hold open the possibility that 
he is Evil?"  I keep getting the same answer:  I'd have Fudge do 
things that a normal person wouldn't do under the circumstances -- 
something that helps Moody make off with Harry.  If someone suddenly 
appeared holding the arm of a dead person, the *last* thing I'd try 
to do is pry that person's fingers off of the corpse.  Call me 
strange, but I wouldn't want to touch Cedric.  So the fact that 
Fudge is not only willing to touch Cedric, but is willing to pry 
Harry's hand open to do it and considers this a high priority, 
struck me as odd.  

We shall see.

Cindy (getting a little paranoid about who might be a DE)