[HPforGrownups] The Corruption Of Fudge?

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 45575

Evenflow, I love your post.  Its a wonderful dissertion of most of the possibilities, here are my responcies:

Evenflow writes:

"Rumour has it that Fudge is either one of these:

1) Working for Voldemort. A Death Eater and a faithful servent
2) Used to work for Voldemort but doesn't now
3) Is a corrupt official who is only interested in his own power 
levels and allies with certain *people* to keep himself at a high 
level
4) A bumbling ignorant"

1) I don't think this is likely.  If he was, why was he not fingered by Karakoff or Snape or someone else during the trials.  I don't think that Moody or Dumbledore would have allowed him to become MFM if he had showed even the slightest taint of DEism.  Other problems, why would he not want Dumbledore removed from Hogwarts permantly or lay the groundwork for Voldemort's return.  
2) As far as we know, Snape was the only DE to switch sides before Voldemort's fall, so this is unlikely.  More to the point, Moody (and presumabuly the other aurors) were very against trusting Snape in a postion where he could do great damage, would they not object to Fudge being MFM?
3) I can't think of any good arguments against this one, aside from the fact that if Voldemort comes back, Fudge is going to lose all his powers anyway.  Therefore, he should join Dumbledore.
4) I tend to follow this thoery, but there is a twist on it: Lets suppose that Fudge became MOM just after Voldemort fell (GOF implies this) and that he was one of the reserve candidates.  We know that Barty Crouch Snr and Dumbledore were in the running - and Dumbledore turned the job down.  Could Fudge be suffering from an inferoity complex?  Even if not, Fudge has led the rebuilding of the WW and is justly famous for it.  Now, it all threatens to come crashing down in a heap around him, and his trusted friends are nothing more than DEs.  Perhaps he's slipped into a fid of self-denial of the facts.


Just my little bulliets

Chris


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