[HPforGrownups] Re: Fudge & the newspaper

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 131838

   Chris wrote:
(snip)
>    "I'm the minister of magic. However, LV is stronger than me, and I
> fear that to not align myself with him is pure suicide. Who cares
> that LV got whupped up on by a baby? He's going to be stronger this
> time around, and if I help him return by orchestrating everything and
> pulling off the greatest acting coup in history, he will surely
> reward me! Dumbledore, smumbledore! I'm the minister of magic, he's a
> school teacher. Big Deal! Harry...just a teenage whelp. Without DD
> he's nothing. I can't wait till the Dark Lord returns. **singing**
> It's a beautiful day in the neighboorhood..."
> 
>    To imitate Umbridge: hem-hem! No!
> 
> Chris
> 
   Kathy writes:

       Don't forget that there was a worm in the MoM apple.  Malfoy was 
close enough to Fudge to influence, to bribe, to encourage and to 
threaten Fudge.  Fudge would not have had to break tradition and do a 
great deal of thinking on his own.  By OOTP he could have been under 
Imperio or backed into a corner by Malfoy.  It was quite a personality 
change from "Welcome, Harry" to sneaking him into court and changing the 
time in the hope that Dumbledore missed the whole thing.  Something is 
definitely going on with Fudge.  It will be interesting to find out how 
he comes to be replaced as Minister.

KJ