[HPforGrownups] Re: Getting to Hogwarts

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 104352

| From: amanitamuscaria1
| Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 08:59
| AmanitaMuscaria now - Surely what you've just posted, Lee, points
| firmly at the 'socioeconomic distinction'. Who better than the
| Malfoys to be able to get a portkey set up for their convenience? All
| Lucius would have to do is jingle his pocket at Fudge.

[Lee]:
Ah--well, Lucius, I think, uses more than just his money; he uses his "in
people" at the MOM, etc., so sure, he could probably get a portkey, just as
he got Dd removed from his headmastership in COS, etc.  Lucius is a law unto
himself...well, so it seems. <Sigh>

But, for the most part, as far as most wizards are concerned, I still stick
to what I say. <Grin>

[amanitamuscaria]:
| As we see, when Fudge thinks it's in his interest to believe and
| protect Harry, Arthur has no problems in getting a couple of Ministry
| cars to ferry them from the Leaky Cauldron to Kings Cross. One thing
| we very much see is that the rules are infinitely bendy in the wizard
| world.

[Lee]:
Well, if we want to be really honest, rules can be "bendy" even in RL.  How
many corrupt or problematic figures have appeared in governments large and
small, in the justice system, in any profession one can name?  These are
people who bend with whatever wind of change blows, to whoever can find the
right button to push.

IMHO, Fudge is not very stable; he's going to support whoever appeals to his
need of the day, whether it be power or glory or extra funds for some cause,
etc.  Lucius knows that Fudge has no really strong convictions of his own,
no inner strength; so, he's going to tap his wand on whatever button will
bring a very noncommittal Fudge to his way of thinking when it suits.

Okay, Lucius wants a portkey? Sure...anything...after all, he's just
contributed a load of galleons to my fave charity and greased my palms, etc.

And, as far as sending cars from the MOM to protect Harry, et al, whichever
way one slices it, this makes Fudge look good to the others in the Ministry,
doesn't mess up anything Lucius wants, so, what the heck... :-)

As far as I'm concerned, it's just power play with Lucius and Cornelius. :-)
I hate to put it this way, but I see Fudge as a puppet easily controlled by
Lucius's kind...at least, that's how it has been until now.  Things will no
doubt be different following OOTP.  After all, Lucius is in Azkaban, Fudge
has probably lost any bit of credibility he's had and, if not, if he's still
got some support, it's minimal and I foresee his downfall as a given.  It
would really be interesting to see what will be left of Fudge.

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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