[HPforGrownups] Fudge: DE or not? (was Re: 50 Questions I would like answered..)

[herm - own - ninny]

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Tom Wrote:

>See? Fudge isn't just being selfish here. He isn't just being sneaky. He 
>disagrees with Dumbledore, partially because he has been misled by Albus, 
>partially because he doesn't have the facts, and partially because just 
>because Dumbledore's Dumbledore doesn't make Dumbledore necessarily right. 
>I bet that Fudge even feels betrayed.

I completely agree with you, though I would also add to the list that Fudge 
has to answer to the public while Dumbledore does not. In fact, I think of 
Fudge as being much like a politician near election time. He's very 
concerned about the Ministry's reputation and cares about what the MoM 
appears to accomplish rather than what it actually accomplishes (ie: he 
wants to soothe the public to avoid panic and detour blame away from the 
Ministry).

I believe this is his biggest fault and will be the Ministry's biggest 
failing with the imminent rise of Voldemort. I am 99% sure Fudge is not a DE 
as some have suggested, but merely incompetent and a hindrance to the good 
side because of his need to "look good" in the public eye.

dina





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