The Minister of Magic who has governed the Wizarding world since Harry’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 Voldemort. 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
The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 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:
).
Chapter One: The Other Minister
Quotes
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:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Get the entire Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince LitChart as a printable PDF.
Cornelius Fudge Quotes in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 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:
).
Chapter One: The Other Minister
Quotes
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:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
