fudge the 3rd power?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 88773

> Chris wrote:
> Something that struck me as I went though OOP for the 100th time 
was that Fudge has all that Voldemort wants.  He has:
> -Considerable power over the WW
> -Is apparently breeding horrible creatures
> -Can overrule the greatest wizard in modern times
> -Controls the press to a degree that a public that fawned over 
Harry in book 1 thinks he's lost it in book 5.
> -Uses the Sirus Black escape as a chance to streanthen his power 
over the law enforcement section of the WW
> -Is in contact with the muggle PM and very likerly the only such 
channel.  He has enough influence with the muggle PM to get him to 
have the Muggle Police looking for Sirus without much evidence.  

> I think that Fudge is an 'evil overlord' in his own right. <snip>


Mandy here:
Interesting but I disagree because Fudge is a pawn of other more 
powerful Wizards.  Namely Mr. Lucius Malfoy, and through Lucius, now 
Voldemort himself.  Lucius has been controlling Fudge and the 
Ministry for years.  Paving the way for his own rise to power.  
Unfortunately for Lucius, Voldemort is back and he, Lucius, has to 
deal with decidedly difficult position of pacifying the Dark Lord and 
proving he really didn't turn his back on him 15 years ago.

LV on their other hand needs to control the Ministry or destroy it to 
win.  He'll attempt to do one or the other in the next 2 books.  
Which means that Fudge will either continue as Minister Of Magic 
under LV control or he'll be out on his backside.  Either is a quite 
possible outcome of the circumstances at the end of OotP.

Mandy.