Why did Fudge not believe Harry?

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 peace he and the Ministry had worked so hard to maintain for the last thirteen years.
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Why did Fudge want Harry expelled?

During the hearing, Fudge was incredibly biased against Harry, in the hopes to spitefully discredit and expel the boy for his claims that Lord Voldemort had returned.
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Why did Fudge not believe Voldemort was back?

The first reason Fudge would not want to admit Voldemort had returned is that no one wants to be the bearer of bad news. Art historian and cultural theorist Kaja Silverman asserts in her book Male Subjectivity at the Margins that a traumatic event can interrupt society's dominant fiction.
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What happened to Fudge in Harry Potter?

It is unknown what happened to Fudge after Lord Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic, but he lost his position as messenger between the Minister and the Muggle Prime Minister, as the Death Eaters had no use for Muggle liaisons.
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Is Fudge from Harry Potter evil?

Fudge is the only villain in the series who started off good and the only one whose corruption is depicted in real-time. Draco Malfoy, who starts off as a petty bully, eventually turns outright evil as well, although he was already technically a villain from the beginning.
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Why Did Fudge Refuse To Believe Harry Potter?



Who killed fudge?

It is unknown what happened to Fudge after Lord Voldemort took over the Ministry of Magic, or his later life after Voldemort's final defeat.
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Was minister fudge a Death Eater?

Conclusions. Having looked at all of his important actions throughout the books, I have concluded that Cornelius Fudge was, in fact, a Death Eater.
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Is Nymphadora Tonks Hufflepuff?

Tonks attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was Sorted into Hufflepuff House. She was in the same year at Hogwarts as Gryffindor Charlie Weasley.
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Why did Dumbledore ignore Harry in Order of the Phoenix?

He has grown afraid of Harry's connection to Voldemort. Perhaps Voldemort, knowing Dumbledore's love for Harry, would possess Harry and provoke Dumbledore to kill him. So, Dumbledore attempted to avoid Harry throughout Book 5 for Harry's own good.
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How did Fudge recognize Voldemort?

Fudge was able to recognize Voldemort because the reborn Voldemort looked as he did before his years-long disappearance. While he isn't explicitly described on the night he kills the Potters, his appearance is unusual enough to scare a Muggle child.
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Was Cornelius Fudge a good wizard?

Apart from the other two answers: Fudge is a disappointment, really. IMO, he's no better than any other wizard and he's a typical politician. If you're in the third book, you should already have read how he was in the Leaky Cauldron, and he's corrupt, bribing and getting bribed, even, from the right people.
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Why does Harry become undesirable No 1?

From 1997-1998, Harry Potter was marked Undesirable No. 1, ostensibly for involvement in the murder of Albus Dumbledore. This made him the most sought-after wizard by the government. The reward for the capture of him and his wand reached 10,000 Galleons in April of 1998.
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Why did ministry turn against Harry?

Due to the great influence the Ministry had, the majority of the wizarding community ceased supporting Dumbledore and Harry and lost a chance to prepare themselves against Voldemort. The campaign also pressed the position that Harry was a deluded attention-seeker that could not be trusted.
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Why did the Ministry of Magic turn against Harry?

Harry was deemed to be “Undesirable No. 1,” making him the most wanted wizard in Britain. The Ministry gave people the power to restrain Harry by any means, which allowed them to resort to torture if they wanted to.
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What was Dumbledore's biggest mistake?

Harry Potter: Dumbledore's 10 Biggest Mistakes (That We Can Learn...
  • 5 Hiring Gilderoy Lockhart.
  • 6 Putting On The Gaunt Ring. ...
  • 7 His Blood Pact With Grindelwald. ...
  • 8 Involved In The Circumstances Surrounding His Sister's Death. ...
  • 9 Dumbledore's Feelings Overpowered Him. ...
  • 10 Dumbledore Ignored Harry in The Order of The Phoenix. ...
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Why is Harry so angry in the Order of the Phoenix?

In Order of the Phoenix, Harry has to deal emotionally with the murder of Cedric and the return of Voldemort while working through the events he is experiencing at school. Harry's anger is a natural reaction to those events. He's not superhuman. He has been through a lot and his anger isn't permanent.
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Why does Dumbledore's hand go black?

After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, he used Godric Gryffindor's Sword to crack the Resurrection Stone so as to destroy it as a Horcrux. While the act did destroy the ring as one of Riddle's Horcruxes, it did not stop the fatal curse. The curse gave Dumbledore's hand a withered black look, as though it had died.
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Did Tonks love Sirius?

Tonks makes an idle remark regarding Sirius ('He's still handsome, isn't he, even after Azkaban? '), and Lupin assumes that she has fallen for Sirius and says: "He always got the women." In both these instances, there is no mention of Tonks being in love with Sirius as inappropriate or something out of the norm.
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What house was Grindelwald?

If he had gone to Hogwarts, he would be in Slytherin.
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Who is the most famous Ravenclaw?

The most famous Ravenclaw in Harry Potter is Rowena Ravenclaw. She is one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Rowena is known for her wisdom, creativity, and cleverness. She wanted the students that were put in Ravenclaw House to exhibit these character traits as well.
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Why did Harry not tell Lucius was a Death Eater?

Harry could not believe that Lucius Malfoy dared look him in the face; he could not believe that he was here, in the Ministry of Magic, or that Cornelius Fudge was talking to him, when Harry had told Fudge mere weeks ago that Malfoy was a Death Eater.”
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What house is Rufus Scrimgeour in?

Rufus Scrimgeour was born in 1921 or earlier, and graduated from Hogwarts in 1938 at the latest. At Hogwarts he was sorted into Slytherin, but never became Prince of Slytherin despite his great intelligence, being rejected by the Throne out of hand for his complete lack of ambition.
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