[HPforGrownups] Felinia's Brilliant Fudge Theory

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 59939


Derannimer:

Well, who can resist being called "brilliant"?  ;-)  Just playing in the 
sandbox with the other kiddies.  Mostly, it's "what I'd do" - but I'm not 
JKR.  :-)

to comment further:

>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.
>
Neville Chamberlain!  Thank you!  I thought that was the name earlier today, 
but thought I might also be mixing up Neville Longbottom and a story I'd 
just read about Richard Chamberlain and didn't want to make a fool out of 
myself by inventing a prime minister.  But yes, I was thinking of Neville 
Chamberlain/ Vichy France.

A two-front war situation *is* possible - but I think that the way things 
are shaping up,*something* is gong to happen to make the MoM worse before it 
gets better.  I keep thinking in terms of "three more books to go, and the 
dangers have to escalate".  Also, the "props" that Harry has had all along - 
his mother's lovespell protection, etc. - are getting knocked out from under 
him one by one with each confrontation.  The ultimate crisis is going to 
have to be *very* terrible indeed or it will be anticlimactic.

>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!
>
I'm not familiar with the theory you cited - I confess to not having 
followed them all - but I've never thought Azkaban would be broken open.  I 
think Azkaban has wound up doing more harm than good to the WW overall, and 
that ultimately it's going to be destroyed by the good guys - possibly in 
assaulting it to take it back and release good people - under the theory 
that yes, there needs to be strong magic to contain evil wizards - but it 
hasn't worked so well so far for its intended purpose, and has wound up 
imprisoning the wrong people sometimes.

>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.
>
That would be interesting!  And you're right, there are all kinds of 
directions one coudl go with it that don't necessitate following all of my 
threads through to conclusion.

>
>
>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>
>
Fine with me!  :-)  The "FAB" theory?  "Fudge as Baddie"?  "FABLIC"?  Fudge 
as Baddie, Lucius in Control?

I'm open to suggestions.

Felinia

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