Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight
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All Themes The Purpose of Education Trauma, Silence, and Speech Choices, Family, and Love War: Excitement vs. The Mundane Prejudice and Discrimination
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All Characters Harry Potter Dolores Umbridge Hermione Granger Ron Weasley Professor Albus Dumbledore Sirius Black Lord Voldemort Professor Severus Snape Luna Lovegood Hagrid Fred Weasley George Weasley Neville Longbottom Professor Minerva McGonagall Kreacher Ginny Weasley Cornelius Fudge Percy Weasley Professor Trelawney Mr. Weasley Mrs. Weasley Lily Potter James Potter Draco Malfoy Lucius Malfoy Remus Lupin Firenze Dudley The Sorting Hat Professor Lockhart Cedric Diggory Nymphadora Tonks Mad-Eye Moody Rita Skeeter Dobby Uncle Vernon Aunt Petunia Cho Chang Mrs. Figg Mrs. Black Mundungus Fletcher Grawp Bellatrix Lestrange Peeves Marietta Broderick Bode Sturgis Podmore Professor Flitwick Phineas Nigellus Seamus Finnigan Ernie MacMillan Professor Grubbly-Plank Nearly Headless Nick Kingsley Shacklebolt Lee Jordan Filch Bill Weasley
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by

J. K. Rowling
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Cornelius Fudge Character Analysis

The pompous and self-important Minister of Magic. Though Harry has most often found Fudge to be bumbling and fatherly throughout the series, Fudge becomes an adversary this year by refusing to believe that Voldemort has returned. He does whatever he can to discredit Harry, including forcing the Daily Prophet to only print what he wants them to, and installing Umbridge at Hogwarts as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and then as the Hogwarts High Inquisitor. In doing this, Fudge demonstrates that he understands that the best way to keep the population under his thumb is by controlling what young people hear and learn at school. Fudge also attempts to expel Harry from Hogwarts outright after Harry defends himself and Dudley against a dementor, but he's forced to abide by the rule of law, give Harry a hearing, and accept the governing body's decision to clear Harry of all charges. Fudge only believes that Voldemort is back when he sees Voldemort at the Ministry of Magic.

Cornelius Fudge Quotes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 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:
The Purpose of Education Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

"I know, Harry. But you see what they're doing? They want to turn you into someone nobody will believe. Fudge is behind it, I'll bet anything. They want wizards on the street to think you're just some stupid boy who's a bit of a joke, who tells ridiculous tall stories because he loves being famous and wants to keep it going."

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Cornelius Fudge
Trauma, Silence, and Speech Theme Icon
Choices, Family, and Love Theme Icon
Page Number: 74
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter Fifteen Quotes

"'Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office,' said Madam Marchbanks. 'This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore.' (For a full account of Madam Marchbanks' alleged links to subversive goblin groups, turn to page 17)."

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Dolores Umbridge, Professor Albus Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge
Trauma, Silence, and Speech Theme Icon
Prejudice and Discrimination Theme Icon
Page Number: 308
Explanation and Analysis:
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Cornelius Fudge Quotes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 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:
The Purpose of Education Theme Icon
).
Chapter Four Quotes

"I know, Harry. But you see what they're doing? They want to turn you into someone nobody will believe. Fudge is behind it, I'll bet anything. They want wizards on the street to think you're just some stupid boy who's a bit of a joke, who tells ridiculous tall stories because he loves being famous and wants to keep it going."

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Cornelius Fudge
Trauma, Silence, and Speech Theme Icon
Choices, Family, and Love Theme Icon
Page Number: 74
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter Fifteen Quotes

"'Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of Cornelius Fudge's office,' said Madam Marchbanks. 'This is a further disgusting attempt to discredit Albus Dumbledore.' (For a full account of Madam Marchbanks' alleged links to subversive goblin groups, turn to page 17)."

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Dolores Umbridge, Professor Albus Dumbledore, Cornelius Fudge
Trauma, Silence, and Speech Theme Icon
Prejudice and Discrimination Theme Icon
Page Number: 308
Explanation and Analysis:
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