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The Minister of Magic, and Mr. Weasley’s boss. After the attacks on Muggle-borns continues at Hogwarts, Fudge is pressured by the school governors (primarily Lucius Malfoy) to “do something,” as he puts it. But instead of trying to figure out who actually opened the Chamber, he simply takes Hagrid away to Azkaban because Hagrid had been expelled for the same crime fifty years earlier, despite the fact that there is no evidence to indicate that Hagrid is the perpetrator this time. Thus, Fudge demonstrates the way in which leaders are more concerned with appearing to do the right thing rather than actually doing it. This is a sharp contrast to Harry, who is more concerned with doing the right thing than with trying to follow the rules and simply appearing to do the right thing.
Cornelius Fudge Quotes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quotes below are all either spoken by Cornelius Fudge or refer to Cornelius Fudge. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 14 Quotes
“Look at it from my point of view,” said Fudge, fidgeting with his bowler. “I’m under a lot of pressure. Got to be seen to be doing something. If it turns out it wasn’t Hagrid, he’ll be back and no more said. But I’ve got to take him. Got to. Wouldn’t be doing my duty —”
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Cornelius Fudge Character Timeline in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The timeline below shows where the character Cornelius Fudge appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 14: Cornelius Fudge
Dumbledore enters with Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. Fudge explains that the Ministry has to act, now that four...
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...Order of Suspension to remove Dumbledore from his post because of the attacks on Muggle-borns. Fudge tries to protest that it would be a bad idea to suspend Dumbledore, but Lucius...
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...find out some stuff, all they’d have ter do would be ter follow the spiders.” Fudge looks at him in confusion, and then the two men leave. Once they are alone,...
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