Fudge evil or what?

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 107300

HunterGreen previously:
>>> I realized how odd the dementers act in PoA, as though they are 
more interested in Harry than they are in Sirius. <snip> I keep 
thinking about how odd it is that the dementers not only attacked 
Harry at the end of PoA but tried to perform the "kiss" on him, even 
though Sirius was lying feet away. <<<

Anastasia:
>> The dementors seem to be so keen on Harry because he has witnessed 
a lot more suffering than many others have, especially at his age. You
might remember that his emotions are always very strong. This is
exactly what the dementors need. <<

HunterGreen:
Harry does have strong emotions, but not always. He's usually rather 
good at containing them (unlike, say, Sirius who keeps his right at 
the surface). In the beginning of PoA, Harry is passed out, yet the 
dementor doesn't leave until Lupin *forces* it too. I can't imagine 
it could be getting any emotions from Harry then. Then at the 
quidditch match there are *hundreds* of people there, yet *all* the 
dementors seem to be focusing specifically on Harry. And his emotions 
were rather calm, compared to the screaming fans below. He was 
remaining rather concentrated at that moment. Maybe at the side of 
the lake they were interested in Harry simply because he was the only 
one consious, but its very strange they would go after him when the 
one they've been given *permission* to kiss was lying feet away.

Also, I got the feeling that dementors like *happy* memories, and 
Harry doesn't exactly have as many of those as other people. He has 
more *sad* memories, but the dementors don't feed on those, those are 
what's *left* after they take the happy ones. Therefore in a train 
compartment or a quidditch match, you'd think they'd be more 
interested in someone else. Just because Harry is the most affected 
by them, doesn't mean they're getting the best "meal" out of him.

Anastasia (in response to Fudge not telling Harry that Sirius was 
after him):
>> This story seems quite strange to me, too. Sirius could not only
kill Harry, he could do worse things, if he knew dark magic. [snip]

At first sight, Fudge clearly seemed to think that Harry was still a
child, and that he couldn't cope with the thought that someone
wanted to kill him. <<

HunterGreen:
I just don't see that emotion coming from Fudge. It would be alright 
if the situation weren't *so* dire, or if some effort was made to 
remove Harry from the Dursely's and take him somewhere (like the 
Weasly's) where someone could keep an eye on him. Yes he was 
protected while in the house at the Dursley's, but that's *while he's 
in the house*. Its summer, he's a thirteen-year-old boy, there's no 
reason to assume he's going to spend all his time indoors. Fudge 
doesn't necessarily *have* to be evil in this situation, but I like 
that explanation better than all the adults around Harry suddenly 
getting very short-sighted and stupid.

Anastasia:
>> Harry could have started asking questions about Sirius and find out
why Black got into Azkaban. I must confess that this still seems
likely to me. <<

HunterGreen:
What questions are you referring to? There's a public explanation for 
why Black got into Azkaban, I don't see why Harry would press for a 
better one. And even if he did, and found out about the secret-keeper 
thing and that James and Sirius were best friends, him struggling 
with that knowledge is certainly better than him being dead, isn't it?
 
Anastasia:
>> What we must not forget is that "The world isn't split into good
people and DEs." Fudge has already helped LV a lot with his
behaviour during OotP. <<

HunterGreen:
I haven't forgot that at all. But some people *are* working for 
Voldemort. From everything we've heard about Voldemort's previous 
reign of terror was that *a lot* of people were working for him. 
Fudge, with his love of power, and his allegiances (and private 
meetings) with Lucius Malfoy, and his preference for pure-blood, 
seems like a very likely canidate. If they didn't get him to at least 
sympathize with their cause, that's some pretty lazy recruiting from 
the Death Eaters.