Something wrong with this Fudge

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 107422

 
> Joyfulstoryteller:
> 
> One of the cannon tidbits that leads me to believe that Fudge is
> either actually evil, or at least suspicious, is something that no 
one
> has mentioned yet... 
> 
> In PS/SS, Fudge is the one who sent the owl to Dumbledore, taking 
him
> away from Hogwarts at the same time as Quirrell/Voldemort is making
> the attempt to steal the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone.  It's 
easy
> to miss, especially as Hagrid has already set us up to dismiss it 
by
> stating that Fudge is constantly running to Dumbledore for advice. 
> But Dumbledore himself tells us that no sooner did he reach London
> than it became clear to him that he needed to head back to 
Hogwarts.
> (US paperback, Ch.17, p.297)
> 
>
Potioncat:
I just re-read that section.  As well as the part where McGonagall 
tells the Trio that DD has flown to London.  But we aren't told 
Fudge sent the owl. We're told the MoM sent an owl. I also read 
Quirrell's conversation with Harry.  He doesn't mention the owl at 
all.  But I always thought Quirrell sent a forged owl to get DD away.

Now, if Fudge sent it to lure DD away, then Fudge rates higher than 
all the other DEs becasue no one, not even Malfoy, knows that LV is 
back. The other possibility is that a genuine owl was sent to DD and 
Quirrell used that opportunity to go after the stone.  DD arrives at 
the MoM and realises that this is one more example of his being 
called on for unimportant matters and he walks out.