Cornelius Fudge Character Analysis in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

The Minister of Magic who has governed the Wizarding world since ’s childhood, but who is replaced at the beginning of Half-Blood Prince by Rufus Scrimgeour. Pompous, indecisive, and generally self-serving, Fudge typifies the bureaucratic incompetence that hinders the Ministry’s ability to fight . However, compared to the openly unscrupulous Scrimgeour, he often appears sympathetic and well-meaning.

Cornelius Fudge Quotes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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The Prime Minister sank, weak-kneed, into the nearest chair. The idea of invisible creatures swooping through the towns and countryside, spreading despair and helplessness in his voters, made him feel quite faint.

Related Characters: Cornelius Fudge, The Muggle Prime Minister

Page Number and Citation: 15

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