Fudge (was Re: Draco and Toad-woman)

[junediamanti]

No: HPFGUIDX 72840

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ereturtle18" 
<ereturtle18 at y...> wrote:
> ---> Now me:
>    I doubt it. As Sirius has been quoted on many times, "the world 
> isn't made up of good guys and DEs."  I think Fudge is just a 
> selfish, power-hungry git. I agree whole-heartedly with Harry when 
> he thinks, in Ch. 36 of GoF, that Fudge is simply "refusing, point-
> blank, to accept the prospect of disruption in his comfortable and 
> ordered world." In other words, he's (can't remember who I'm 
quoting 
> now), "changing facts to fit his views." However, I'm sure Vmort 
> might take advantage of Fudge's closedmindedness (is that a word?) 
> to bring him over to the dark side. Sorry for the overload of 
> quotes. ^-^
> 
> ereturtle18 Forever the manipulator of others' words

I don't think he is "power hungry" as such.  I was a civil servant 
in previous life and Fudge seems to me more of a time server. The 
type of person who does their best to stay secure above all things 
and never ever has a creative thought or original action.  I had the 
mistfortune to have a boss like this once, whose entire life was 
devoted to staying in with his superiors and if anyone stepped out 
of line he'd squash them in order to maintain his precious status 
quo - and pension rights.

I don't think he is actively evil in the way that LV is but rather 
is evil in the sense that he connives at evil deeds if they keep him 
where he is.  In my view that is worse.  

June