Fudge and Gringotts

[mhershey2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 74197

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wanda Sherratt" 
<wsherratt3338 at r...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tomatogrower88" 
> <tomatogrower88 at y...> wrote:
> > does not. So how far will Fudge go?
> > 
> Many people said much the same thing about Hitler at the 
> time:  "Well, I don't quite agree with his METHODS, but you have to 
> admit, a lot of his ideas are right. And he did make the trains run 
> on time, so he's not all bad..."  It's the old attempt to ride the 
> tiger; Fudge may think he can make an alliance with Voldemort, 
> telling himself that that's the best way of moderating the 
> extremism.  As if Voldemort just needs *taming*!
> 
> Wanda

Now me:

As I am sure most of you did as well, I saw a lot of parallels to 
Hitler in OoP, particularly with Umbridge's decrees - the nazis 
issued similar orders against the Jews in the early days of their 
regime - prior to herding them into ghettos and camps.  I was 
particularly interested in seeing how far the decrees would go and 
whether the action would get violent - Draco and company as 
Umbridge's own little "SS" seemed to be heading in that direction.  
But then it all stopped abruptly with Umbridge's ouster.  So I am 
wondering if we haven't seen the last of Dolores.  If Voldy is like 
Hitler, might she not change allegiences from Fudge to him?  She was 
so incredibly over the top in such a short time, it feels a bit 
unnatural.

-Mhershey