Cornelius Fudge

Evil-doer
Full Name	Cornelius Oswald Fudge
Alias	Minister Fudge
Origin	Harry Potter and the chamber of Secrets
Occupation	Minister of Magic (1990-1996)
Powers / Skills	Magic Manipulation Corruption Authority
Hobby	Running the British Mininstry of Magic.
Goals	Take power over Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Enforce his rules onto the school. Vilify Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter Arrest Albus Dumbledore and Expel Harry Potter (All failed).
Crimes	Corruption Public endangerment (by ignoring Lord Voldermort's return) Oppression Abuse of Power
Type of Villain	Hypocritical Official

“	He's not back!	„
	~ Fudge denying Lord Voldermort's return.

“	He's back!	„
	~ Fudge upon seeing Lord Voldermort is alive and in person.

Minister Cornelius Oswald Fudge, is the fifth antagonist of Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix. He was the Minister for Magic from 1990-1996. He thus had complete control of the Ministry of Magic, the main governing body of the British wizarding world. Fudge began his career in the Ministry as Junior Minister in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. He then succeeded Millicent Bagnold as Minister for Magic, and thus had the responsibility of meeting with the Muggle Prime Minister when necessary. In his early years he kept asking Albus Dumbledore for help. While he was accepting of all blood types of Wizards and witches, He mostly favored Pure Bloods, but he also agreed with Arthur Weasley's Muggle Protection act.

In 1993, following attacks on Muggle-borns at the Hogwarts School due to the opening of the Chamber of Secrets, Fudge had Rubeus Hagrid taken to Azkaban so it would look like the Ministry was doing something despite Hagrid's innocence. However Fudge reassured Hagrid that if someone else was responsible then he would be released. It turns out that Voldermort was the guilty party and that his Diary possessed Arthur's Daughter Ginny. In 1993-1994, Fudge had to deal with the escape of the prisoner Sirius Black from Azkaban; as Fudge believed Black to be a threat to society, he had Dementors stationed in Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. However, Black was shown to be innocent and narrowly escaped from Fudge's fingers. During the summer holiday, he organised the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament with Ludo Bagman and Bartemius Crouch Senior.

After Cedric Diggory's death in the Tournament and Harry claiming Voldemort had returned, Fudge refused to believe it, because it would mean the end of the world he worked so hard to build. Instead, he used his influence at the Daily Prophet to launch a smear campaign against both Harry and Albus Dumbledore, as Fudge was paranoid that Dumbledore was after his job and was simply telling lies. However, following the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Fudge saw Voldemort with his own eyes and was forced to admit that Harry and Dumbledore had been telling the truth the whole time, causing the wizarding community to protest and Demand for his resignation. He was forced out of office in disgrace and replaced as Minister for Magic by Rufus Scrimgeour, but stayed in an advisory capacity and communicated news of the Second Wizarding War to the Muggle Prime Minister if Scrimgeour was unable to. His later life was unknown, but given his action of endangering the entire world, both Magic and Muggle, He became Britain's most hated Minister of Magic and as Dumbledore had warned him, the man who stepped aside and allowed Voldermort a second chance to destroy what the Wizarding community tried so hard to rebuild.