Felinia's Brilliant Fudge Theory

[derannimer]

No: HPFGUIDX 59917

Felinia wrote:

>Here's my prediction, which does include some vague parts: Fudge is going 
 >to turn out to be a baddie, but through ineptitude and blindness, not any 
 >real deep-seated evil. (Sort of like the appease Hitler crew in Britain in 
 >WWII.) Because of his current position, he's going to make some very bad 
 >decisions, including at least one major one that will have widespread 
> impact, and cause a very open breach between Hogwarts and the MoM (among 
 >others). Because that kind of character and that sort of misguidedness is 
> too tough to sustain through three more books as the sole cause de guerre, I 
 >think that Fudge is going to buy it near the end of Book V - and that 
> because of other circumstances that have been set up all along, the new 
 >Minister of Magic will be...Lucius Malfoy.

<Derannimer's jaw drops>

Oh, Felinia, I cannot *TELL* you how much I love this theory!

I **LOVE** IT! ILOVEITILOVEITILOVEITILOVEIT!!!!

See, I was figuring that maybe the current "two front war" situation -- Hogwarts 
between the DE's and the Ministry -- would be resolved in OOP by Fudge being 
thrown out and Dumbledore's forces prevailing -- in other words, by elimating the 
problem of the Ministry. But you're suggesting that the "two front war" situation will 
be resolved by Fudge being killed and Voldemort's forces prevailing at the Ministry -- 
in other words, by combining the two opposing fronts into one front. It's not a Neville 
Chamberlain/Winston Churchill parallel; it's a Vichy France/French Resistance parallel. 

OOH! THEORY!

We've all assumed -- at least, I assumed we've all assumed -- that Azkaban will be 
broken open, and the DE's in there can escape. But what if -- what if -- according to 
Charis Julia's Saboteur!Snape theory, Azkaban *isn't* broken open. It's a big plot 
thread, we all think it's gonna be broken open, but it isn't! Major victory for the good 
guys! However, shortly thereafter, Fudge is killed, Lucius Malfoy takes control of the 
Ministry, and presides over mass aquittals! Or just announces the abolishment of 
Azkaban entirely! Or reserves it for those fighting against Voldemort! He could throw 
Dumbledore in there!

He could do all manner of horrible things! Declare martial law! Set -- as per Eb's 
_Trouble in Paradise_ -- Dementors in the halls of Hogwarts! Install -- as also per 
Eb's _Trouble in Paradise_ -- Snape as a not-really-puppet-but-thought-to-be-a-
puppet new Headmaster at Hogwarts! Instate Avery as one of the new "Aurors!" Oh! 
The sinister John Williams music as Lucius Malfoy reads out some order from the 
newly-barricaded Ministry palace! 

Woo-HOO! 

This could get so, *so* cool. I swear, if JKR *doesn't* do this -- and I don't think I've 
ever said this before, at least not on the list -- then I really think someone who can 
*write* ought to write a fanfic about it.



Derannimer, who adores this theory, and who doesn't care if we've only got ten days 
to use it in -- we have got to get us an acronym. Er. That is, if you don't mind having 
me on board? <hopeful sort of smile>