Chapter Fourteen of HBP; aka Lupinlore's Big OOPS

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 128679

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, theotokos 
<theotokos_8679 at s...> wrote:
> Lupinlore again:
> 
> Also, JKR has a very negative view of government.  She might find 
> having a simpleton chosen for Minister at the moment of crisis to 
be amusing, and perhaps even true to life (speculating on her views 
> here, not stating my own).
> *******************
> 
> How do you know this?  I don't recall hearing her speak of a 
general negativity toward government.

GEO: However her portrayal of the Ministry in general is usually 
quite negative and we see throughout the series the rampant 
corruption(Arthur Weasley trading favors for Quidditch Tickets, the 
trading of gold for political favors as seen with Lucius Malfoy and 
Fudge), disregard for the personal rights of the citizens(Umbridge 
and the dementors and her attempts to use the Cruciatus curse on 
Harry, Bagman using his position to try and get out of debt 
and Crouch sending Sirius Black to Azkaban without a trial not to 
mention obliviating the mind of Bertha Jorkins) and being generally 
ineffective and unresponsive(Harry being cited for Dobby's hover 
charm and also Fudge's refusal to believe in the return of 
Voldemort) and going to the extremes in order to preserve order(the 
use of unforgivables on Death Eaters).