The Life of Cornelius Fudge: The Study of a Terrible Leader (Harry Potter Explained)
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The ONLY good and helpful thing Fudge has ever done was giving that newspaper to Sirius when in Azkaban, and that's it.
and also pardoning Harry for blowing up his horrid aunt.
@@KP-zd3hc yess!
Yup, only good thing ever
He also resigned.
K P yeah true
*Dumbledore rejects minister job 100 times*
Cornelius fudge: *Lets sue him for trying to take my job* .
Fudge: let's sue Dumbledore for rejecting minister job 100 times
How does that work ?
Xehanort10 no I meant the fact that fudge wanted to sue him after dumbledore expressed his thoughts on the job.
It doesn’t make any sense
Luca Forrest bro take a joke
IKR!
Fun fact: Fudge put Dolores Umbrige in Hogwarts so there wouldn't be a secret army. But, by putting Umbrige in the school, he also indirectly made Dumbledore's army
Fudge is dumb. I'm sure his brother, Cornelius Toffee, would be a lot smarter.
The funny thing is it’s true
Had Voldemort hadn’t gone after Harry he would not have been the Chosen One.
@@jw9565 i mean if Voldemort didn’t try and kill Harry when he was 1 he wouldn’t of “made him his equal” = the prophecy would be false from the beginning = would never happen and Voldemort would destroy the world
Fudge is so stupid
The wizarding community rallied in unprecedented unity to call for Fudge's resignation. Everyone from Dumbledore to Voldemort wanted Fudge out of office, that's really saying something...
Actually, Voldemort was pretty happy with having someone so corrupt and incompetent in charge of the Ministry. For obvious reasons.
@@raistlin3462 I mean - not really. He wanted Fudge to resign so he could have his puppet take power. Or at least follow him
For all of Fudge's fault's - he wasn't actively helping Voldemort, at least.
Damn if you have Voldemort like “Man that dude is too incompetent even for me” then you know you’re just a sad and sorry case.
@@RazorsharpLTvoldemort never cared about politics in first place if he showed slight of interest there was no way no one Could’ve stopped him during 1st wizarding war
Voldy was too busy with dirty POTTER! he would have pimped slapped fudge
Cornelius Fudge is the prime example of incompetence. He's like having that one boss, that you wonder constantly, how they got their job
Justine Boyce he’s the perfection example of corrupt politicians.
Serena Chintalapati and that all politicians nowerdays all of them are
there are no good ones nowerdays. the last good prime minister was winston churchill
He is pretty corrupt
@@Lior353 Winston Churchill was extremely racist and sexist, And got voted out of office as soon as World War II ended. He did good things, sure. But he was far from perfect.
@@alexisspicer3797 Chruchill is considered the best PM that Britain ever had
First words of the video: "Cornelius Fudge Sucks"
Me: We're off to a great start
Start to an early grave muggle
@@corneliusfudge8044 what do you think of this video?
Agreed it almost made me laughed
Great start indeed
i saw this as he said it.
Dumbledore and Harry being vindicated when Voldemort's return was finally exposed to the entire wizarding world, and Fudge subsequently being publicly shamed and forced out of office in disgrace -- and that's what he'll always be remembered for -- was one of the most satisfying moments of the franchise. Karma got his ass big time.
YES!
The only thing everyone in the magical world can agree on is that Fudge was a raging morass of incompetence.
And that would teach him not to make assumptions or false accusations on the innocences. Because like I always said to myself "Only a stupid idiot would go and make false accusations on the innocents". And that stupid idiot is Fudge.
"Karma's a bitch tho"
- Morgan "Movieflame" Ross
The fact that Fudge thought Dumbledore would build an army to overthrow him when Dumbledore could just single handedly infiltrate and take down the entire Ministry himself is beyond me
I mean it’s the same man who thought Dumbledore wanted his job even though Dumbledore clearly didn’t
Fear drives people to do terrible things.
Fudge: Dumbeldor wants my josb.
Dumbeldor: If I wanted your job, you would have never steped into the office.
@@florians9949 He just wanted to demonstrate his independence from Dumbledor. Unfortunately, he was literally nothing without Dumbledor's advices - especially in the end, where he was begging Dumbledor to arrange his meeting with Harry in hopes, that it would restore his reputation, despite putting Umbridge in Hogwarts and literally doing everything to ensure, that Harry wouldn't say anything good about him.
Oh yeah. He'll train school students to take down the Ministry of Magic...
Fudge: *Gives himself Order of Merlin, First class for being “Brave”*
Fudge like 15 years later: “He’s back?”
Fudge: *Resigns*
LMAO
The actor who plays fudge does not get enough credit
He plays fudge as brilliantly as Alan Rickman RIP played snape
He's exactly what you picture him as in the books
Behold Metalhead Machine the preacher of fudges actor, s/he spreads their message to the depths of the comment section
@@calzod2781 man you got some issues
@@metalheadmachine4861 dude stop this is the 4 time I saw your copy pasted messeged
Cornelius: "He's back?"
Every harry potter fan on the face of the earth: *slaps forehead*
harry should have said
"no shit sherlock, he has been back for a year"
Nooooooooo.......... he’s front
My first reaction when I saw that in theaters was literally "no kidding!"
@@CRAZYMUGMAN Daily Prophet: the boy who lived, who was viciously slandered throughout the previous year, has survived an attack from he who must not be named...
Hermione: yes, slander written by YOU!
I remember the whole movie crowd sighing exasperatedly when Fudge said that in the movie.
I like how fudge was concerned about Harry being killed by Sirius then 2 books later proceed to turn on Harry and name him as mentally insane
It’s because Harry was only useful to Fudge until he challenged his worldview. Just like Dumbledore was to Fudge.
@@Doomzdeh Nail on the head. Fudge's whole thinking is based on his fragile ego.
he’s a politician
@@charlesyang8146a good representation of a politician honestly
Cornelius Fudge's story gives a good message. "Just ignoring your problems will not always make them go away."
Cornelius Fudge: the man who cared more about having his job than doing it.
Exactly
Why doesn’t this comment have more likes?
Uderrated comment
You just described every politician in the 21st century
Susan Wojicki in a nutshell
Imagine the Daily Prophet headline: Fudge is fcked up. He Who Must Not Be Named is Officially bAck
“The Bulgarian minister” Shows picture of Winston Churchill
It all makes sense now
@@Danche925 even though Churchill died long before this story takes place? Also, Churchill wasn't a wizard, not in real life nor in this story.
@@DavidRay39 r/woooosh
@@DavidRay39 he had a magical way with words
i was thinking the same thing @Michael Jung
Harry: Blows up his aunt
Fudge: No problem
Harry: Saves himself and his cousin from a fate worse than death(the dementor’s kiss)
Fudge: Wait that’s illegal
Maybe because he didn't know why it was done at first. Yes, it is considered okay to do underage magic if it's really necessary. The book revealed it was Dolores Umbridge who sent those after Harry Potter, as an attempt to get him expelled for underage magic. And technically the first time he was given a warning about improper use of magic was when Dobby made that dessert smash onto the floor. And the 6th book reveals that underage magic or magic used in the muggle world can be detected, but not immediate info who the perpetrator is. Voldemort was underage when he killed his father's side of the family with Avada Kedavra, but then he made Morfin Gaunt think he was the one who killed them. They couldn't immediately tell who the perp was before this, so Morfin was sentenced to life in Azkaban.
😂 sorry im late
@@Hello_buddy698 no problem. I forgot I commented this lmao
the fact that fudge uses his power to slander a 15 year old boy is disgusting
Welcome to politics
The writers managing to make this dude so unlikable that people start acting as if he was real is amazing. Doesn't forgive killing every good character, though.
Dumbledore: *rejects minister job 4 times*
Cornelius: i came to the conclusion he was trying to build an army to steal my job
A small army of like 20 teenagers.
@@gordonchell4364 Exactly! What did he think they were going to do?! 20 teenagers can't take down an entire magical government...
@@billystokes3917 or can they?
@@aki4ketski Given Fudge's incompetence and idiocy, probably.
@@billystokes3917 and paranoia as well.
“Mdm Pomfrey kicked Fudge and Snape out because they were upsetting her patient” I love this woman so much
She cares about every patient
Yeah, she’s absolutely awesome!
@@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496 l
Madam Pomfrey is based
Snape didn't deserve to be kicked but she is good
I love how Fudge calls Harry crazy and explains that as the reason for his saying that Voldemort is back. But then, when Harry names the Death Eaters he quickly changes his story to say that Harry is lying. Really shows how pathetic Fudge is
Dumbledore: rejects the position of minister of magic multiple times
Fudge: he must want my job 😠
Fudge: Dumbledore, should I award myself order of merlin second class?
Dumbledore: No.
Fudge: He's right. I'm more of a first-class guy
You should have said it the opposite way
Looooooooooollllllll
ok,
is that a SCB reference because once Ben did something like that or was it un-intented ?
lmfao
So true... so true
Movieflame : Cornelius fudge sucks
Me: finally someone who speaks the truth
Him and umbridge
I k r
Da Destroyer I have been waiting for even my potter head friends to say this 💀
@@lunarbutterfly3394 How dare you! I did the best I could in the situation. And besides what do muggles know about any of this???!?!??!?!?
That is most fans
I think a certain fictional lawyer said it best: "You are not a clown.... you're the entire circus"
What lawyer?🤔 Please tell me.😌
@@ChibiProwl Miles Edgeworth
@@chrisriley2321Thanks
@@ChibiProwl no problem
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Fudge deliberately said that he suspected Sirius to want to bring Voldemort back to power and he also told the Prime Minister this wich only proves that Fudge was ready to believe in what Dumbledore said as long as it didn’t actually happen.
he said that he suspected sirius to want to bring him back, or replace him.... not that bringing him back was a possibility
"Cornelius Fudge Sucks"
Have a biscuit, Morgan.
Dennis Day I want a biscuit
Same
Good news! I just pulled some biscuits out of the oven, and I'm making more! There on the table, take as many as you want!
Dennis Day have a what?
Daryl Franklin, Jr. shut up
That opening line literally is the main point.
I think this'll end up top comment
The opening line made me believe this video has a perfect character description about him
You know what really pisses me off about Fudge? He has the ability to definitively prove whether Harry is being honest or not and chooses to ignore those options. Veritaserum or Legilimency (both to be certain) would have proven Harry’s words to be true. He could have determined the truth the same night Diggory was murdered and alerted the entire wizard world to the fact Voldemort was back while he was still unprepared and comparatively “vulnerable”.
Even if he wasn’t the person to lead in that sort of crisis (and acknowledging that and stepping aside for someone more suited is also heroic in its own way) he could have set events into motion that would have put Voldemort on the back foot and would have saved lives. He is directly responsible for numerous avoidable deaths because he was too incompetent, lazy and spineless to do basic checks that would have cost him nothing for no more reason than he didn’t like the idea of Voldemort possibly being back.
Correction for the 1st time in 14 Years Voldemort wasn't vulnerable. Even a preemptive strike wouldn't have stopped him because of the 6 Surviving Horcruxes. Fudge acknowledging things could have led to him executing Bellatrix & the death eaters who escaped with her in Azkaban, although that was the only thing that Fudge could have done to make the war go easier.
@@bookmew1081 Even with the Horcruses, Voldemort could at least be slowed down. Remember that the Horcruxes prevent him from dying, that's it. Voldemort can't regain his body and full power by himself. Without the help of Quirrel and Wormtail, he would have probably spent the rest of his life wandering in that Albanian forest.
@@lisboahyes,but Lucius or Bellatrix could have gone and tried to get him a new body,they were some of his most loyal death eaters,so removing Quirrel and Wormtail doesn’t stop Voldemort from getting a permanent body by death eaters,think of it like the one reborn from bloodborne.
@@laurababyyy1 Except Bellatrix was in Azkaban and Lucius believed him to be gone forever. Most death eaters were either in Azkaban or just gave up on their master, so keeping Wormtail out of the picture could have prevented second prophecy from becoming a reality(one about Voldermort returning with help of his loyal servant).
“It’s much easier for people to forgive you for being wrong than being right.” -Dumbledore
I’m pretty sure after his reign, the ministry just says you fudged up whenever anyone does something stupid
John Hoyt lmao that’s good
XD good one
Lmao 🤣
He was sacked... not resigned.
John Hoyt lol
Fudge is like that kid who can’t admit they’re wrong
Yesss
Fact
Yameen sayed oof no one said that lol
Trump in a nutshell
@@politicswithluca5780 OOF lmao spot on
It's sad to think about how Sirius had been in prison so long and when he finally gets out, the death eaters whispering in Fudges ear convince him that Sirius is the one breaking out death eaters from Azkaban... He was never really free, all the way to his death.
You know, there's an interesting tie in about an earlier dark lord before Voldemort.
It's mentioned in the first book that it was 1945 when Dumbledore defeated Grindelwald. Well that's the same year World War II ended. So both the muggle world and magical world were having their own intertwined world wars. While the Allies clashed with Axis, the Wizarding World clashed with Grindelwald's regime.
*"Cornelius Fudge Sucks"*
*Me:* _* grabs popcorn *_
🍿
Agree to disagree
Duchi
But Chocolate fudge Rocks!
A Chocolate Fudge would make a better Minister than Cornelius Fudge. XD
@@corneliusfudge8044 so he's back huh?
394 like...lol...imma make it 395
Fudge: “Harry Potter is unstable and delusional”
Also Fudge: *Paranoid that Dumbledore is building an army of teenagers to dethrone him from his position as minister for magic*
Underrated comment XD
Seriously. He thought that a bunch of teenagers are capable of taking down the government? He really was a buffoon.
Fudge seemed to be self-projecting.
The post Dumbledore declined thrice.
This is called "projecting".
Sorry if I missed spelled anything. I'm not good at spelling.
I did not know Churchill was also the bulgarian minister of magic. Always nice to learn something new 🙂
They just look similar.
The actor playing Fudge is brilliant. He is underrated. As I always believed when you start to hate a movie character, that's when you know that they're doing their job well.
I just wanted to say, I love your account name! Fellow Army 💜
Robert Hardy is the name. May he join Griffiths, Rickman, Gambon, Harris, and Coltrane.
Movie flame: Cornelius fudge sucks
Umbridge: hold my tea
Viza. Core Fudge was the one who made Umbridge High Inquisitor
But Umbridge knew Fudge was an idiot and used that to her own advantage. Fudge never gave her permission to use the black quill, but she did it out of her power. Also Fudge never intentionally imprisoned Muggle borns in Azkaban. Umbridge was the villain while Fudge was her pawn.
Viza. Core fudge is more evil but Umbridge is more hatable
@@notanactiveaccountina yes fudge is incompetent and lacks judgement but he wouldn't send several innocent muggles and muggle-borns to die in Azkaban
@@vikavoltisepic3507 oh nevermind then
It would have been appropriate to say "Cornelius fudging sucks" as the first line 😂
Hah
White Alliance
how though?
@@whitealliance9540 totally
@@whitealliance9540 How?
@@whitealliance9540 Finally someone who appreciates me. All these muggles don't know what they are talking about
I loved Robert Hardy as an actor. I’ve loved him since his days as Siegfried Farnon in the original All Creatures Great And Small series. He was one of only a handful of actors to have played both Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt. He brought real depth to the character of Fudge and has often had me wondering “Is he just inept? Or is he truly bent and good at concealing it?” RIP Robert Hardy.
There was also his role as the insufferably smug and utterly slimy Charles Augustus Milverton in the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes series. Robert Hardy knew how to put on the whole "faux affably evil" act for any character he played to perfection.
“He then introduced Harry to the Bulgarian Minister.”
I love that you used a picture of Winston Churchill to convey this.
The seven films in Cornelius Fudges view:
Cornelius Fudge and the celebrity boy,
Cornelius Fudge and the little investigation,
Cornelius Fudge and the the innocent man,
Cornelius Fudge and the ‘liar’,
Cornelius Fudge and the “he’s back” quote,
Cornelius Fudge and the depression for getting sacked,
Cornelius Fudge and the we don’t know what happened to him.
For the last one, it’s more like “Cornelius Fudge and Honestly, Who Really Gives a Fuck?”
the last film is the best gotta be honest
Lmao🤣😎
8 films
@@nusratparveen82 Yeah, I just joined up the last 2 because they are part of the same movie.
Fudge was next to Peter Pettigrew the Biggest coward in the Entire Series.
At least Peter didn't screw everybody, only 4 people 5 if you count lupin.
Ronald Green Pettigrew brought back Voldemort
@@ronaldgreed4967 Peter Pettigrew did screw everyone when he brought back Voldemort
@@SimonaShinewell bloody hell can't argue with that
Voldemort was a big coward, too
I love how Fudge is so despised he doesn't even get a speculation on his Hogwarts house.
He's an insult to whatever house he's placed in
Probably a slytherin he was so desperate for power that he launched a hate campaign on a teenager
No. Even slytherin has SOME form of pride. I like to think that for certain people like fudge and gilderoy, the hat said that they were "mentally unstable, and should not be teached magic". This is my version of saying the French word for late.
@@charliecomer6001 i’d argue that pride is one of Slytherin’s core traits. Salazar was certainly full of it.
@@charliecomer6001 Lockhart is canonically RAVENCLAW
Not all Ravenclaws are ultra smart
I think Lockhart was legitimately intelligent, but he was more interested in manipulating to get to the top fast than he was in honing his actual skills.
Fun thought. The reason (in Prisoner of Azkaban) that Fudge summoned the dementors and gave them the permission to "kiss" Barty Crouch jr., was because he was involved with getting Jr. out of Azkaban and didn't want Jr. Interrogated.
How was he involved with getting junior out of prison? I thought it was Barty crouch's dad who was involved in checking that Barty crouch and his mother exchanged their positions in the prison and Barty jr got out freely so that other prisoners who had noticed this couldn't do much?
@@sds187 For one, they had to get his permission to visit Azkaban. Other than that, just an interesting theory, like the rest of these theories.
Sounds far fetched, of course. But seeing what Fudge had done / failed to do, makes this theory mildly believable.
Fun fact: Cornelius Fudge is why we say you fudged up when someone does something completely incompetent
Really?
No it's not.
Yep that’s the joke
հokцƽ ρokus 🤩
Don't you mean fucked up Fudge definitely fucked up.
Harry: vOLDEMORT IS BACK
Cornelius: pft yeah right.
- Later -
Cornelius: *sees moldy Voldy*
Cornelius: hE’s bAcK???!!?’
Cornelius: well good luck harry this is now your problem
75 replies and not a replie
Fuge dumb
Fudge deserves being sacked if he did believe that Voldemort had returned then he would be remembered as one of the bravest and greatest minister for magic in or out of office.
Well at least he got sacked...
Yea harry died then came back
Moldy voldy 😂😅😂
I love how like every other sentence starts with "Fudge idiotically..."
Loved Robert Hardy’s performance as Fudge in the films. Over here in the UK 🇬🇧 he was known for his performances on television pre Harry Potter.
Fudge: (is born)
Movieflame: another stupid idea
No@@corneliusfudge8044
Cornelius Fudge your so fat god even laughed
@@corneliusfudge8044 your so fat that every night you go to sleep your parents buy a new mattress
underrated
Fudge did a big *yikes*
When you realize how many innocent lives could have been spared if it wasn't for Fudge.
1234567890000000000 innocent lives
His character was heavily inspired in Chamberlain
Both characters hated the idea of starting or fighting a war against a major threat during their political runs. His lack of action to avoid a possible revival of Voldemort and his followers is similar to the decision of Chamberlain of not preparing the UK to fight and stop Nazi Germany when it was still a minor threat.
The fact that you make a lot of essays which a lot of people hate writing, that’s amazing
End of Goblet of Fire:
“Voldemort is not back!”
End of Order of the Phoenix:
“He’s back!”
I was disgusted by fudge not taking the return of Voldemort seriously 😒
He might’ve been minister of magic a bit after order of phoenix if he just believed Harry and dumbledore
Eliska Cornakova Me too thanks to them the rise Voldemort could have been avoided
That’s the Order of the Phoenix in five seconds.
🤦♂️
Imagine the pictures in dumbledore’s office casting middle fingers
LOL
LOL LOL LOL
LMAO
That I'd like to see!!! LHAH!!!
In the 5th book, a few of them did. 😅😅😅😅😅
Anyone think that Dumbledore should have invited the lot of them back to his office so that Harry's memories of the last task and Sirius could be viewed in the pensive? Would have saved a lot of trouble. And give Fudge a reality check. Along with inviting Amelia Bones to view them as well. She's known to be pretty unbiased and truthful.
Dumbledore did try to get fudge to bring to his office but fudge refused.
Except we already know memories can be doctored or altered quite significantly from the Half-Blood Prince. While the signs of tampering should be obvious, you can bet Fudge wouldn't notice or care. He would still say the memories are fabricated or false. Anyone paying attention should have realised something was wrong upon Voldemort's return, but Fudge refused to see it. The only reason he accepted it, in the end, was that he could no longer deny it after the majority of Ministry personnel saw Voldemort with their own eyes.
Fudge: I’m going to put dementors at hogwarts
Dumbledore:it’s time to stop
Ministry employee:So how many dementors?
Fudge:Yes
Honestly I'm surprised none of them kissed him but then again he is basically a death eater (almost)
His lime green bowler hat has been more likeable than Fudge himself.
DigiWarriorCallum yea
@DigiWarriorCallum And now I'm wondering about "Ron's Ron shirt". (look up bot-written Harry Potter fanfic)
Yeah, bowler hats are cool, fudge is not tho
DigiWarriorCallum
That’s probably true
The truly disturbing thing is just how many politicians in the real world are just like Fudge. All show and no action.
I kinda feel bad for Fudge. He wasn't 'evil' in anyway. He was just incompotent. What makes really bad for him though he wasn't an Umbridge type either, he wasnt an incompotent he schemed and foght to get a position he didn't deserve. He only got the job because the two guys actually qualified didnt want it, and it fell into Fudge's lap. He was almost set up to fail from the get go, basically by Ddore by Ddore NOT taking the position. Also, Ddore was in fact creating a secret army powerful enough to take on the Ministry.
Cornelius Fudge sucks.
Well, that’s one way to start the video
Tell me something I don't know.
when cornelius likes umbridge you know something wrong with this minister
I was literally just thinking that.
Yup
Followed by:
“Thats it. That’s all I want to say. Hit that ‘Like’ and ‘Subscribe’ button, and I’ll catch you all later“.
Let’s be honest: Cornelius Fudge was the real villain in Harry Potter and Order of the Phoenix.
Edit: For all of you saying Umbridge, Fudge was the one who hired her and granted her all those goddamn educational decrees. And who was the one who refused to take action against Voldemort?
I'd argue Umbridge.
MrYoungandBrave1, true, but Fudge hired Umbridge and appointed her as High Inquisitor
Yes, I hate him more than Umbridge.
How true
He is a forcehungry idiot.
Did Fudge, ever even once, do the right thing because it was the right thing to do?
even when he was asking Dumbledore for advice, it was only to make himself look better and wiser.
I know the reason Dumbledore gave for turning down the Minister's job, but I'm pretty sure that it was really that he needed to devote his entire attention to bringing Voldemort down and making sure that Harry would be up to the task.
Dumbeldore was bad with power. he was tempted by it
@@abdirahmanidris290Yeah but he'd still be definitely way better than Fudge lol.
He is possibly the most underrated villain of the whole series. We all hate Umbridge who is far more evil (and even joined the Dark Lords side in Deathly Hallows) but Cornelius Fudge was the brains behind the whole scandal and indirectly helped Voldemort gain power from the ministry.
Cedric: Killed by Death Curse (no avidance for wounds, choking etc.)
Fudge: Saying, that he died through the dangers in the labyrinth
He didnt even got any investigation on it
Bruh
@Michael Huang *Avada Kadavra
@@izukumidoriya2813 Avada Kedavra*
'Avada kedavra' or the killing curse
Cornelius Fudge literally convinced himself that a highschool principal was plotting to overthrow the government. I think that takes stupidity to a whole new level.
Edit: This comment was intended as a joke. I know very well that Dumbledore is a major political figure in the wizarding world. There is no need to post comments correcting me on this matter.
Jon Woodhouse don’t discredit high school principals
@@greetingsearth387 tbh this high-school principal would probably be able to Win a 1 v 10 so idk man he was right to be afraid even though Dumbledore only used his power for good.
This is a stupid thing to say in it self. Dumbledore isn't a normal high-school principal. This guy won a duel with voldemort and that other guy which name I just fucking forgot. He would probably win a 1 v 10 fighting with the aurors. Also Dumbledore still had alot of followers. But it was stupid thinking that Dumbledore would overthrow the government but technically speaking he could.
Joke or not, it's not as stupid as you try to portray it. Despite Fudge's stupidity. Dumbledore was way more than a mere principal/headmaster.
Dumbledore was kind of a big deal. He held titles of Supreme Mugwump of International Confederation of Wizards
(wizarding equivalent of president of UN) and Chief Warlock of Wizengamot (chief of wizarding Britain's High Court). He was headmaster of one of the world's most prestigious wizarding schools (and the ONLY British school for wizards) and (as this video states), he pretty much had free reign to do whatever he pleased as headmaster. All of these gave him massive influence.
He was also globally known as a legendary fighter who defeated Grindelwald (magical Hitler) in a duel and thus ended the global war in magical world. During the first wizarding war in Britain, he was a founder and leader of a powerful secret organisation "The Order of The Phoenix" which gave Voldemort hell. Dumbledore was the only person whom Voldemort truly feared.
On top of all of it, he was a genius manipulator, a true Machiavellian. We can only be grateful that he was good person deep down and thus often stopped himself from becoming too cruel (too often, the end justified the means to him, "for the greater good"). And we readers know that the main reasons why Dumbledore refused position of Minister is because he was truly afraid of becoming corrupt with power. He was well aware of his own capabilities and influence he had on people. After all, it was revealed that he was the one behind who inspired Grindelwald and coined "For the greater good" slogan under which a lot of innocent people died.
TL;DR Dumbledore is kind of a big deal
Please, I intended this as a joke. I know very well what Dumbledore is capable of, and that only an idiot wouldn't recognize him as a major player in Wizarding politics. If I was the Minister of Magic, and I thought he was plotting against me, I'd be pretty damn scared too.
During the Prisoner of Askaban, if I were in Cornelius Fudge’s shoes, I would’ve placed an auror spy inside Hogwarts instead of risking the lives of the students and staff by swarming the school grounds with dementors.
So, you would send Umbridge?
@@ceu160193no probably Kingsley or Moody.
@@laurababyyy1 Sending auror seems like overkill, isn't it? Especially since some of them could be Dumbledore's own spies.
So as a history guy, I see the parallels from the series and WW2. The obvious connection with voldemort and hitler with the idea of "purity" and I think Fudge is so similar to Chamberlain, the British PM in the period between WW1 and WW2. He refused to recognize the treat of Hitler and refused to prepare Britain for the unavoidable war to come.. Chamberlain was also dismissed after hitler invaded Poland and is see as a failure.
Fudge is that guy in among us that finds imposter standing right above someone, as the upper body drops, runs into a vent and disappears. Then tells everyone that the dead guy was an imp.
😂😂
😂😂😂
When the boy who lived is sus😳
Fudge:
F ailure
U seless
D umb
G ullible
E mbarrassing
100% correct 👏
Failure*
Omg your the best
Noice
F at
U seless
D umbass
G ets
E jected
(From being minister of magic)
22:17 Fudge: He’s back
Me: He already back a year ago, you stupid nonsense 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
Hearing several mentions on the connections between the MM and the UK parliament. I gotta wonder if there are some protective actions that high ranking muggels can take. Like having having those auroras being part of their security detail or having magic charms they have on their person or literally on their person to act as like a magic shield against most, if not all, magic. And if there is similar relationships/cooperation on the international level. And what is the relationship like between these governing bodies or a very independent department of parliament
I always thought Fudge's character was loosely based on Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who failed to recognize the threat posed by Hitler.
Absolutely, with Rufus Scrimgeor coming in to represent Winston Churchill as a lion faced, strong leader that would lead the wizarding world against Voldemort. Shame he died so soon, though he did at least manage to keep Harry's location secret...
@@sunnyliu9820Eh- The guy still sent innocent people to Azkaban just so it'd look as if he was doing something and tried manipulating Harry, still thought, him refusing to tell Voldemort Harry's location was very noble and what a good leader would do. But he still wasn't all that great, with him sending people to Azkaban without making sure they're actually Death Eaters, not firing Umbridge, and lying to the population, saying everything is fine.
He was still WAAAY better than Fudge tho lol.
I thought that was Winston churchill
@@cbfranco3307 And that's the kick, he was still better than Fudge.
@@duffal0 did churchill let hitler invade the uk did he do nothing about the bombing of the cities did he gas light the citizens?
Never forget that Fudge thought Dumbledore was building an army of STUDENTS to overthrow the ministry
That is actually the most realistic part about this.
Many secret societies, and organisations were created in the most unlikeliest places that toppled governments.
The Bolsheviks and The Revive Chinia Society come to mind.
One was made by one random chinese guy in Hawaii and the other was a minor split of a much larger group
@@psychospeech6189 they were usually university students. Not high school students.
So absurd that in the movies, Harry pointed out that it was mental and Lupin backed him up.
To be fair, didn't Voldemort do that too? Most of the original Death Eaters were basically just school friends he accumulated over time. Dumbledore doing the same thing is only stupid if you think it was only meant to happen over one year, but he could have just been getting started in Fudge's eyes. If we assume that every year he starts recruiting 5th years into his cause, and they secretly train for the rest of their Hogwarts education, then he'd only need 3 years for his first recruits and then get a dozen or two new members for every year after. It'd work pretty well if you gave it time.
@@TheAngryXenite It's stupid either way, when person you accuse of it was offered your position multiple times and rejected an offer each time. If Dumbledore wanted, he could overthrow ministry literally by himself - he wouldn't need an army for it. So for me it's just Fudge being in denial, that what Dumbledore said was true and that it's time for Fudge to actually do his damn job, so he comes up with all sorts of idiotic explanations to avoid facing reality.
You could say that Cornelius was "confudgled" the whole video.
That’s a knee slapper
"There is no Voldemort in Ba Sing Se."
morgan: cornelius fudge sucks
me: you could just end it there tbh
NUHHH you can *never* stop with reasons for why he sucks it’s *impossible*
@@weewoowaa The list goes ever on
Say what you like about the character
The actor who played him was perfect for the role
As perfect as Alan Rickman (RIP) who played snape
True
Ditto! I miss Alan Rickman.😭
Yes, Fudge's actor was quite good. But Alan Rickman is on a whole other level, in the HP franchise and in other movies he's done.
Alan Rickman played Snape to a tea (beside age but no one can control age)
@@AkiraDraws124 I watched the first film before I read the books
Snape Hagrid mccgonogal and first Dumbledore all were as I imagined and pictured
But I'll tell you this
Have you ever seen the live action 1997 film of Hunchback of Notre Dame?
Richard Harris aka first Dumbledore played Frollo
My god! In that film he's disgustingly evil and twisted and honestly I thought had he still been alive he should have played voldemort not Ralph fines
Yeah, unbelievable how different he looked and acted
I just realized I am watching this one year exactly after it’s upload (March 5th). Happy 1st Anniversary, this CZcams video
He didn’t seem like a bad character, in the beginning. Simply a fool.
Because in the beginning he basically did nothing, and even that require advices from Dumbledore. Moment he had to actually do his job - explain to magic community, that Voldemort is back and that they need to do something about it - he was not just a fool, but was actively harming any attempts to organise any sort of resistance.
Dolores and Cornelius would've been the best worst couple
Ew can you imagine 😣
@@hevwolf0511 you gotta hate to see that 🤮🤮🤮
I want to see a duel where they use Avada Kedavra on each other
Please do not let them reproduce 😂
LMAOOO!!I can imagine the chaos it would make...Such an underrated comment
“... tried to introduce Harry to Bulgarian minister” -inserts picture of Winston Churchill-
I actually thought he send him through time for a second
So if the Bulgarian minister is Churchill, who's Fudge? John Major?
Me: visible confusion
@@FatBlackPussycat neville chamberlain
@@nathan-qo9rj lol good one!
An interesting thing said about Dumbledore after he fled said by one of those OWL examiners that they doubt the Ministry will track him down if he doesn't want to be found, said he supervised his NEWT for Transfiguration and Charms and did things with a wand he never saw anyone else do before. So, that also adds background to why he was a transfiguration teacher before becoming headmaster.
Fudge was SO under my radar the entire time I read the series but when I re-read Goblet of fire and he greets Harry “almost fatherly” and then later he is trying to PHYSICALLY THROW Harry off of Cedric I get so angry 😡
It kinda blew my mind when i realized Harrys first year at Hogwarts was only Fudges second year in office. I always thought he became Minister right after catching Sirius
I thought that Fudge got the job the same year as when Harry was starting school.
I always thought Fudge became Minister of Magic around 1985 or 1986, after Barty Crouch Sr. was shunted to heading the Department of International Magical Cooperation.
The ‘long’ list of fudges achievements:
(Empty space)
Here are the worst things fudge did
•Stupidity
•hiring umbridge
•denied all things harry said
•sent hagrid to azkaban
•trusted the malfoys
•denying voldemort returning
•giving himself order of merlin
•etc.
You missed one thing: stepping down
@@hello-ud8wwyou named every single important thing fudge did
Every great things Fudges did:
-He gave Sirius the newspaper
-He resigned
I found one
¬being the worst minister¬
I just recently discovered your channel, and I must say, you sir are FANTASTIC! Thank you for being so informative, and you've earned my sub!
I love how at the end of the video you say how bad or good a certain character was/is like fudge, I like how you said that he is a prime example of incompetence and selfcenterdness
Seeing back stories of characters that don’t take front stage makes you realize how well thought out, and absolutely brilliant this series is. Harry Potter will ALWAYS be my favorite.
Me: *Putting my headphones in on the plane*
Morgan: Cornelius Fudge sucks
Me: *Hiding my face from everyone*
You did a service to everyone on that plane. Order of Merlin, First Class.
@@lyndsaybrown8471 OMG I didn't expect this thank you so much 😲😲😲😲
OMG, tht literally happend to me too
not in a plane ofcrse
@@cabdifataaxmuxumedcabdi3609 yeah I was so excited then so embarrassed.
@@jimhalpert4777 i feel ya
I wonder if Harry ever got an Order of Merlin after the books. It would make sense
i dont know why but i keep rewatching this video it so fun
Harry: *returns with Cedric's dead body*
Fudge: tUT TUt TuT! hoSpITAl wINg YOu gO
Faith Hef /Ron weasly is my sprit animal LMAO
@@faith-oz3pb gO tO tHe HoSpItAl WiNg!!!!!
Pomfrey: DO YOU HAVE A BRAIN, IDIOT?!!!!!!!!
lmao
@@beatriceretops ye XD , yes he doesn't XD
In his defence, what could he say? The boys’ parents were there, this was a public event.
Fudge is like that grouchy and strict teacher you have that everybody hates
No. He is the principal who backs up the teacher who hates kids.
Elizabeth H. True very true
i think that he was the stupid teacher that didn't quite know the things he taught
Agreed
Wait....
That’s Umbridge’s job
I remember during the theater on the 5th film.
When he said 'He's back' everyone in the audience said: 'UUUuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh'
“Cornelius Fudge sucks”
-- perfect choice of words that describe the character.
Cornelius Fudge had the brain capacity of a literal pound of fudge.
Why you have to disrespect the delicious fudge?!?!?!?
Hey, fudge doesn’t have a brain... oh.
I get it.
That Bulgarian Minister looks an awful lot like Winston Churchill 🤔🤣
Belle Aurore You don’t say? 😆
because he is
@@amanarun8265 can you not take a joke
@@amanarun8265 r/woooosh
Churchill would have been long dead by then, but okay.
Dumbledore: *exists*
Cornelius: "I took that personally."
If Fudge had been smart he just would have listened to Dumbledore. But if he had been a genius he would have publicly dismissed all of Dumbledore's claims and fabricated his conflic with Harry while secretly working with both of them. Then in in the end of book five. Showdown in the ministry.
Voldemort: Give me the prophecy Harry!
Harry: Sure thing! I know it's contents anyway! It says that I will defeat you!
Voldemort: Oh really? You and which army?
A literal army of wizards and witches uncloaks or appears next to Harry.
Harry: Well I think you could call us Dumbledore's army! It consists of me, all the death eaters we replaced with undercover Aurors, masked with polyjuice potion, the rest of the Aurors, the new formed order of the phoenix and of course the man himself Dumbledore!
Harry pulls the real destroyed Slytherin locked out of his pocket and throws it at Voldemort.
Harry: By the way Tom I think this belongs to you! It's incredible how easy they were to find when you have Dumbledores smarts And all the resources of the ministry!
Time for some remorse Tom!