Something wrong with this Fudge

[Matt]

No: HPFGUIDX 107456

> SSSusan wrote:
> MY original point was that some people have claimed 
> Fudge is a good ESE! candidate because he opposes DD, 
> is friends w/ Lucius, is unfair to Harry in his trial, 
> won't take the position of informing the WW that Voldy's 
> back even though the evidence is clear, etc.-- all the 
> CLEAR, SURFACEY detail from canon....
> Wouldn't it be interesting if, in the end, we find that 
> Fudge truly *is* ESE! but not for the reasons typically 
> stated?  What if it's because he really has been 
> orchestrating truly evil things, such as setting the 
> Dementors on Harry, being in on the Potters' death or 
> helping Wormtail somehow, having Barty, Jr. "kissed" 
> before he could testify so as to protect or hide 
> something, helping Voldy return? ...
> 
> Why does this NOT reinforce the "people are complex" theme?
>
> Meltowne had listed some places where things which 
> happened in canon *could* have included Fudge behind the 
> scenes or in ways not fully revealed.  Yes, there's some 
> speculation in it, but these also include incidents where 
> Fudge was at least present or an active participant 

Wait, what if Fudge really *IS* Voldemort?  We've never seen them in
the same scene at the same time!

-- Matt, who still thinks that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.