Fudge, Harry's Expulsion, and the Prophecy

[Chris]

No: HPFGUIDX 130849


> Juli again: 
> I don't think so, Fudge (like most of the
> wizards, IMO), believe that LV is gone, but not death,
> he's heard the rumors, he used to listen to DD, he
> can't be that stupid (or can he?). I think Fudge
> doesn't want to believe, but deep down I think he
> *knows* LV is back, it's just easier to ignore DD and
> Harry than to actually face the fact that LV is back
> with all his strengh, Sirius says something like this
> in GoF (when he meets HRH at Hogsmade) and Arthur
> Weasley also explains at the Quidditch world cup what
> it would mean to have LV back. 
> 
> IMO of course
> 
> Juli

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    Also, remember at the end of GoF when the dementors had killed 
Barty Crouch, and everyone was gathered in the infirmary ward. Fudge 
believed at that point that Harry was crazy. He had read the articles 
by Rita Skeeter, and had found out things he didn't know before, like 
Harry being a Parselmouth, and having "fits" as Fudge calls them, due 
to the pains from his scar. Fudge suspects Harry of having 
hallucinations, and perhaps such that Harry is imagining LV's return, 
and DD is covering for him as usual.
    And as DD states, Fudge is "blinded by the love of the office he 
holds." He has been minister of magic during a relatively quiet 13 
years, and he fears a revolt and dismissal from office if he spreads 
the word that LV is back. Take a look at the real world today. It is 
entirely possible for leaders to be blinded by their own power and 
arrogance.

    I am in agreeance with some: I think now that Fudge knows LV is 
back, and that Harry is the final solution so to speak, I think his 
feelings toward Harry will change quite quickly, whether he gets 
sacked or not.

Chris