Something wrong with this Fudge

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 107299

Matt wrote:
>> If Rowling chose to reveal him as capital-E Evil, she would be 
doing more than surprising her readers; she would also be undermining 
one of the major themes that she has developed through the novels to 
date. <<

HunterGreen:
Why exactly? Forget about his actions in OotP for a moment, focus 
just PoA and GoF, what about then? I disagree with an argument based 
not on the books and the character's development and more on the 
*outside* influences. Fudge's character *greatly* points to him being 
the type of person who would be sympathisizing with Voldemort's aim. 
As you pointed out, the world is not separated into good people and 
death eaters. Umbridge is a good example of that. However, just 
because he agrees with Voldemort's aim, doesn't mean that Fudge is a 
death eater, or that he's *directly* working for him.

You spoke of shades of gray in the HP universe, and that's exactly 
what Fudge is, a shade of gray. He can still be everything we see on 
the surface: bumbling, nervous, in love with power, and still have 
other motivations that we don't see. They are clues from the books 
supporting that, where are the *clues* (not rhetoric) that go against 
it?