Why Cornelius Fudge Is The Worst 

I mean... HE HIRED UMBRIDGE!

Voldemort: I'm the most hated character in thie book series. Fudge: Hold my bowler hat, kind sir. Umbridge: Now, now, boys, we must not tell lies.

I ship Umbridge with a Dementor, I can’t wait for their first kiss :)

Cornelius Fudge is the most realistic character in Harry Potter. Felt like I was reading/watching a real politician

You forgot one more of his blunders. In the second book he sent Hagrid to Azkaban without a trial.

I’m glad Kingsley Shacklebolt basically fixed everything after the war. A really underrated character.

To be honest, Fudge just sounds like every big politician

Dumbledore even tells him in "Goblet of Fire" that he could do the right thing and gone down in history as a great man, or be the man who let Voldemort gain power again.

“The Ministry doesn’t arrest people for blowing up their aunts” AND PROTECTING YOURSELF MAKES THE MINISTRY ARREST YOU?

We may have hated him... but that just shows he was a good actor. RIP Robert Hardy 29 October 1925 - 3 August 2017

You could say that he fudged things up.

I could sum this video up in 3 words He Hired Umbrige

Who else thinks he was supposed to be a reference to Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who basically stood by while Hitler took land?

No, the first Real showing of his true colors was when he sent Hagrid to Azkaban even though he's pretty certain Hagrid wasn't at fault just so it'll look like he's doing something

"The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil, is that Good Men Do Nothing." - Edmund Burke

Imagine if Fudge cannot remember things Fudge: he’s back! *Voldemort disappears* Fudge: he’s not back!

I know this is late but I was rereading Goblet of Fire and I found this quote after Voldemort returns and Fudge is denying it. “I tell you now - take the steps I have suggested, and you will be remembered, in office or out, as one of the bravest and greatest Ministers for Magic we have ever known. Fail to act - and history will remember you as the man who stepped aside, and allowed Voldemort a second chance to destroy the world we have tried to rebuild!” - Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Can we please take a moment to appreciate the "Slotherin" pillow in the background?

"He's back!" Took you long enough The Potter boy was correct

remember when he brought 2 dementors with him to guard him when he wanted to interrogate Barty Jr. and ended up with nothing to interrogate at all thanks to the dementors kiss...? :-) ugh

(Please give this thumbs up so he can see this!) But J, HOW COULD YOU FORGET ABOUT BARTY CROUCH JUNIOR!? It's the most defining moment of who Fudge actually is: not just a bumbling idiot, but a cold, calculating, politician. For those who haven't read the books, at the end of the Goblet of Fire, when it's revealed that Barty Crouch Jr. was pretending to be Mad-Eye and when Dumbledore gave him the truth-potion, Barty Crouch Jr. began babbling about Voldemort's return. What does Fudge do? He sneaks a Dementor into the room so that it sucks out Barty's soul, getting rid of the only witness who could verify Harry's story. Why? Because he doesn't WANT the public to know that they were in danger under his term. He wanted to make it seem like everything was fine and that he was an effective leader and he was willing to remove a man's soul to make that happen! Here's the full passage: “There is no need to stand guard over him anymore, Dumbledore!” she shrieked. “The Minister has seen to that!” Harry had never seen Professor McGonagall lose control like this. There were angry blotches of color in her cheeks, and her hands were balled into fists; she was trembling with fury. “When we told Mr. Fudge that we had caught the Death Eater responsible for tonight’s events,” said Snape, in a low voice, “he seemed to feel his personal safety was in question. He insisted on summoning a dementor to accompany him into the castle. He brought it up to the office where Barty Crouch -” “I told him you would not agree, Dumbledore!” Professor McGonagall fumed. “I told him you would never allow dementors to set foot inside the castle, but -” “My dear woman!” roared Fudge, who likewise looked angrier than Harry had ever seen him, “as Minister of Magic, it is my decision whether I wish to bring protection with me when interviewing a possibly dangerous -” But Professor McGonagall’s voice drowned Fudge’s. “The moment that - that thing entered the room,” she screamed, pointing at Fudge, trembling all over, “it swooped down on Crouch and - and -” Harry felt a chill in his stomach as Professor McGonagall struggled to find words to describe what had happened. He did not need her to finish her sentence. He knew what the dementor must have done. It had administered its fatal kiss to Barty Crouch. It had sucked his soul out through his mouth. He was worse than dead. “By all accounts, he is no loss!” blustered Fudge. “It seems he has been responsible for several deaths!” “But he cannot now give testimony, Cornelius,” said Dumbledore. *He was staring hard at Fudge, as though seeing him plainly for the first time. *

I mean, I think the first showing of Fudge's true colors is when in Chamber of Secrets when he imprisons Hagrid on no actual information but on mere rumor.

"Even after Dumbledore explains how and why Sirius is innocent, Fudge continues his pursuit of Sirius rather than refocusing his efforts on Peter Pettigrew." You know why? Because Dumbledore never told Fudge anything about what really happened with Sirius.

Cornelius fudge: exists Carlin brothers: I’m about to end this mans career

He even wrongly accused Hagrid and sent him to azkaban in the chamber of secrets !!!!! HP:CoS: Chapter 14, "Cornelius Fudge" “Yet again, Cornelius, I tell you that taking Hagrid away will not help in the slightest,” said Dumbledore. His blue eyes were full of a fire Harry had never seen before. “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 -” “Take me?” said Hagrid, who was trembling. “Take me where?” “For a short stretch only,” said Fudge, not meeting Hagrid’s eyes. “Not a punishment, Hagrid, more a precaution. If someone else is caught, you’ll be let out with a full apology -” “Not Azkaban?” croaked Hagrid.

"All it takes for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmond Burde Assuming Fudge was in deed a good man once.

Voldemort: *destructive type evil* Fudge: *businessmen evil* Umbridge:*Voldemort can't compare evil*

He siriusly fudged up. Edit:I liked my own comment because no one else will. Edit 2 : thanks 4 the like

am i the only one who actually wants to see voldemort plan a wedding?

He somehow convinces Percy that Harry was a liar. To be fair he somehow convinces most of the wizarding world that Harry was a liar.

The Carlin brothers are Ravenclaws whether they like it or not.

I read Fudge in the title, I saw Fudge in the thumbnail.. And still i thought: oh ya slughorn 😳🤦‍♂️

I will defend Fudge on one account, the Buckbeak thing wasnt necessarily on him. In both the Book and the Movie, Fudge mentions that the committee of the disposable of magical creatures or whatever its called needed a witness to the execution, and that he was ALREADY on his way to Hogwarts to check on the Dementors and the Sirius Black situation, so also decided to be the witness, since it was the most efficient thing to do, two birds one stone. We dont get any information verifying that he was at all involved in Buckbeaks court cases.

Fudge was more or less a representation of Neville Chamberlain, the prime minister of Britain during Hitler’s rise to power. Both ignored the problem and could have stopped it much sooner or at least slowed it down if they had acted sooner.

3:36 I swear some people think umbridge is awful, but who do you think hired her?

To be honest, all I was looking at the whole time was Slotherin 🤣

Also veritasirum is so underused. It should be used on Harry in his trial and after the maze and on Sirius when he is caught. Like the whole thing would have been soo much easier

I’d give him a pass on Pettigrew, because EVERYONE thought that he was dead, and Dumbledore is just 1 man.

It's crazy how some of these villains have their OWN level of how bad they are. I'm looking at you Bellatrix and Fudge

1. You forgot book two. Hagrid was sent to Askaban 2. Was he even in charge with the buckbeak death? Love your videos! Thank you for the great contact!

Who's in Slotherin? Who's in Ravenclaw? Who's in Hufflepuff? Who's in Gryffindor?

Cornelius fudge hired umbridge all that needs to be said.

The one thing that always bothers me, is how everyone was up in arms at the fact that Harry used magic in the presence of a muggle, but why does it matter? Dudley was a member of his household, and obviously already knew about magic.

Actually, I think we see the first hint of his character when he comes to arrest Hagrid in "Chamber of Secrets." He says that he has to be seen as doing something. I don't think that's just in the movie, but I don't have the book in front of me.

That Slotherin pillow :D

"When I think of Cornelious Fudge I think of choclate fudge"

Fudge wouldn't have survived being the modern day *UK* priminister if he was so worried about being a "laughing stock". I mean Theresa May and Brexit?!

'The Other Minister' is literally one of my favourite chapters in the series.

For a second i thought they were saying fudge the food was the worst and i was about to riot

Couldn't have picked a more perfect time to discuss this topic! 💯🙌🏻💗

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HE FUGDED UP! Ok I'll go sit in this corner.

Harry: "Voldemort's back!" Fudge: "FAKE NEWS!"

The first thing I think of when people mention him is corn-flavored fudge

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Hey SuperCarlinBrothers! I've had a HP video idea for a few months now and it would be cool if you saw this comment. Even if you don't make a video about it, I still want to share it because it's a recurring theme that lots of fans gloss over. It's the topic of Dumbedore's Griffindor bias throughout the series. Between the ending of the Sorcerer's Stone with the last minute points addition just enough to win against Slytherin house to expelling Hagrid instead of Tom Riddle for opening the Chamber of Secrets, leading belief to try and keep other houses out of a prolonged rivalry between Slytherin and Griffindor. In addition, Newt Scamander was expelled for threatening a life with one of his beasts while Remus, James, and Sirius did the same thing using a student's werewolf status and barely got punished.

Who loves their Slotherin pillow!!!!🐍🐍🐍🐍

In the military, they call "water-cooler talk" : "scuttlebutt" for at least in the Navy, it's what they call a water-fountain/cooler.

1:46 I don't get how Albus didn't know Sirius wasn't the secret keeper. Didn't he himself cast the fidelius charm? He should've known. Could you reply or make a theory on this? I can see it now, how Albus Dumbledore is manipulative.

When you were talking about how insecure Fudge is in his job, you forgot how often he used to owl Dumbledore asking for advice. But good video.

Your slotherin pillow looks like the Eiffel tower

I mean really, did his character come as any surprise, even from his introduction in the book? You had to know that he was going to be less than trustworthy. A politician named Fudge?

Ironic: between fifth and sixth book Fudge desperately tried to gain Harry's support in order to retain his position, even though he spent the entire fifth book smearing Harry, Dumbledore and their allies. He was really audacious. The most ironic fact is that Fudge wanted Harry to lie on his behalf.

I think I've watched this over and over again JUST to see Fudge roasted to a crisp.

The events of Prisoner of Azkaban I'll give Fudge a free pass for two reasons. In the area of Buckbeak, a different branch of the ministry is trying the Hippogriff so Fudge is letting them do their job. Also Dumbledore points out that without proof, like Pettigrew's body, they can't overturn Black's conviction. Thus the reason Fudge fails there. The rest of what you said is correct.

What I love about the Potter books is how JK Rowling illustrates Evil in ALL its forms and shows us how much damage a "lesser" evil can do. When I think of Fudge I am reminded of the very true quote: " All that is needed for Evil to flourish is for good men to sit back and do nothing".

One word: Wait, actually two: D O N A L D T R U M P

Who else imagined Voldemort going like, "Oh, hey there!" to Fudge and the others when they saw him?

WHY IS THE PIE CHART NOT COLOR CODED CORRECTLY 😭 Slytherin is yellow, Hufflepuff is red and Griffindor is green? What were you thinking?!?

"It's easy to be in charge when nothing's going wrong." ... Three years later that's taken on a whole new meaning.

Actually, Fudge first gives a hint of his true colors when he sends Hagrid to Azkaban which he also does to be seen as doing something. I am surprised you didn't quote Dumbledore in his heated conversation with Fudge in the hospital wing at the end of "Goblet of Fire." Dumbledore says it so eloquently - that love of the office has blinded him and that he could take action and be remembered as one of the bravest Ministers for Magic, or do what he does and be remembered as he will be: the one who stepped aside and let Voldemort gain power again. By the time Fudge is out at the beginning of "Half-Blood Prince" it's already too late: Voldemort has been able to manipulate set up the fall of the Ministry. Of course, Rufus Scrimgeour isn't a lot better - he too focuses on appearances - wanting Harry to be his poster boy. But is Fudge the worst? Well, worst what? Worst Minister for Magic? Perhaps, even likely. The worst person in the story? No, I think that still goes to Umbridge. Fudge is rather pathetic. He is a coward and is easily manipulated. But apart from his office, he doesn't really command any power. Umbridge, on the other hand, while she does take advantage of her position (and Fudge's manipulability) to gain and weild power, is resourceful on her own and quite prepared to torture people - even children - herself. Fudge is analogous to Wormtail, only unlike Pettigrew, he actually gets some power of his own. Still, he doesn't have real power in himself - inner power. He has to rely on bigger, better bullies. Pettigrew brings about the return of Voldemort to his body, but he is still personally weak, commanding less than zero respect. Likewise, Fudge did hire Umbridge, but she is the real powerhouse. He's just an enabler.

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J, I just wanna say thank you so much for making this video. I have rewatched this video because I wanted to and just now when I finished the 4th book. I have someone to commiserate with!

Great analysis! Loving these Harry Potter videos!

Where are my fellow Ravenclaws at.

Why didn't they just send a owl to Sirius and followed it, I mean Hedwig found Sirius so every owl should be able to find him, right?

The moment he sent Hagrid to Azkaban, never trusted him again. So glad I’m not the only one who blames Fudge for sssssooooo much lol.

And in the book, I think Fudge blamed the Dark Mark in the sky on his HOUSE ELF (or at least A house elf, it's been a while) and pretty much pressured them into confessing.

R.I.P Cornelius Fudge the actor died a few weeks ago *puts wand in the air*

I. HATE. CORNELIUS. FUDGE. SO. F*****G MUCH. I just reread HP4 and him arguing with Dumbledore at the end of it makes me so much more angry than I remember being the other (several) times. I think I hate him so much because I don't believe he's evil, he doesn't even have any other motive for the shitty things he does other than his own INSECURITY, SELFISHNESS and FEAR. UGGGGHHH. Thank you for listening, lol. Love this video (obviously).

“Maybe they just couldn’t FIND the survey.” Is that a reference I FOUND? *smiles brightly*

A long long time ago, in prisoner of azkaban, I thought that Fudge was being controlled by Voldemort to some degree. I was wrong, he's just an idiot.

Where my Ravenclaws at!!!

I completely agree! I cannot deal with Fudge! I've been reading the series this year for the first time, I KNOW, let's move on from that point, but I was snapchatting my best friend after finishing Goblet of Fire and all I could say was "FUDGE IS THE WORST!" And after reading Order of the Phoenix I still thought Fudge is worst! I don't like Umbridge, obviously, but I don't think she's worse than Fudge. To be honest, I thought I would loath her because of the way people talk about her but I was actually disappointed because I thought she was going to be more brutal. BUT SO MUCH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF FUDGE HAD DONE HIS JOB AND DONE THE RIGHT THING!! I'm still saying he's the worst, and then Peter Pettigrew- Peter Pettigrew is despicable and a scumbag... and then Umbridge.

I'm sorry but making people pay for access to the discord server is a bit greedy, like don't y'all make enough from the coffee, the channel, the sponcers?

"Fudge, Fudge, fudge." I want fudge now.

make a video about why Mundungus was in the order

Ravenclaws just like taking tests the most haha

I'm going back through videos (yay flu) and this came up.... I totally forgot that you did the "Julia she's from Texas" thing in this video.... brightened my sick day a little

"He Fudged-up Bad!!" Pun intended. (One of my favourite word-play by SCB)

I absolutely love how Death waters hate half bloods, yet their leader is one

Umbridge was not even imprisoned after Fudge was removed as Minister of Magic

In a very potter musical there's a part where Voldemort comes in fudges office to kill him and he's like "I still don't believe you're back" and I think that's just so hilarious

I have always thought barty crouch jr needed more screen time. I would love to hear more on that

his character frustrated me so much

0:53, also considering how quick to change how he viewed Harry, he was willing to almost laugh off him blowing up his Aunt but tried to get him expelled from school and risked his well being by letting dementors attack him just to force him to use magic outside of school in the presence of a muggle just to validate demonizing him. Also, he failed to realize Voldemort was still around even before he took his body back..........like in Harry’s first year..........or Harry’s second year with the memory in the diary. Had Dumbledore wanted the job he could have taken it, but as least some like Barty senior could have, though they seemed to have a false sense of security in Fudge. 4:16, their is a possibility that Fudge and the ministry denied Voldemort’s return was something Voldemort himself knew would happen and counted on. The fact that he returned during the time when the likes of Fudge was in charge seems kind of perfect for his planning. It meant that if he played his cards right, he would be able to abuse the weakness of this government to more easily assemble his army and prepare for his takeover.

Quick Question for fans: yes I know the dementors are a manafestation of fears (the author's depression). Would I'd be going too far to compare them to demons?

You forgot to mention that he sent Hagrid to Azkaban in book two, because they believed he was the one who was releasing the Monster of the Chamber of Secrets. His reason was that the ministry had to been seen as doing something. It was the first sign that he wanted to keep his job, and not do his job that we got.