What If... Dumbledore had included Fudge in GoF Ch.35?

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 55183

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Taryn Kimel" <amani at c...> 
wrote:
> Tom:
> Fudge. If Fudge had been there (and it wouldn't have been that 
> difficult to include him) things would have been very different at 
> the end of GoF.
> 
Taryn wrote:
> I'm going to have to disagree. Not that it absolutely couldn't be 
different, but there's still a large possibility that it wouldn't. 
After all, Fudge heard Crouch say he was working under Voldemort's 
instructions but /believed him to be crazy/. It's certainly very 
likely that he would have said the same thing after hearing Crouch's 
confession to Dumbledore and the rest. As your writing also depends 
on a Fudge who is NOT a secret DE (which I personally believe), I'll 
take it from that perspective. --- <SNIP> 
> --Taryn

And me:
Is all this "What if"ing meant to cast suspicion on Dumbledore's 
motives? If so, then I think it is wrong-headed. I believe that 
Dumbledore expected Fudge to question Crouch Jr. and hear all the 
things he, Harry, Snape and McGonagall heard. Thus he'd have been 
included. It demonstrates Fudge's extreme limitations (and I agree 
with Taryn also, his link to the DE's in some way) that he chose to 
bring a dementor despite McGonagall's objections and that he chose to 
allow the dementor to administer the kiss before hearing the complete 
testimony and letting whatever form of WW justice exists to take its 
course. The whole thing is fishy and fishy for a reason. This is 
meant to show us a side of Fudge and to cover up some important 
information. 
JenD
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