Something wrong with this Fudge

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 107494

Jim wrote:
> Is Fudge evil? I think so. I just don't think he's a DE or a mole,
> or that major a player any more.
>
> JKR is character-driven. Know her characters and you can predict a
> lot of what they'll do.

SSSusan replied:
>> But that's just it--I'm afraid we *can't* always know her
characters. The ones we know best--Harry, Ron, Hermione, Hagrid,
etc.--I suppose have become fairly predictable to us. But it's that
*not*-knowing, in fact, our inability to fully know because of what
JKR has chosen to leave out, that makes it impossible to fully
predict the actions of people like Snape, Ludo Bagman, Lucius
Malfoy,.... And I'd add Fudge. The speculation is part of trying to
figure out whether we *can* know him better than we'd thought. <<

HunterGreen:
Well, from the little (or lot, depending on your perspective), we 
know about Fudge, I would say its completely within his character to 
be a quiet, behind-the-scenes Voldemort sympathsizer. (and supporting 
Voldemort indirectly does NOT make him a death-eater. I believe 
Voldemort would have to give him that distinction) For one thing, we 
know its in his nature to be ruthless, and to disregard others' 
opinions in favor of his own, and he's a half-breed hater / pure 
blood enthusiast. As I said in another post, if Lucius hadn't tried 
to recruit him, what kind of lazy recruiting is that? (considering 
they were MANY Voldemort followers back in the day).