"Fudge is finished!"
After reading the newspaper's latest headline, Scrimgeour murmured softly.
He remembered that Fudge had previously hoped Dumbledore could persuade Harry Potter to support him, allowing him to keep his position as Minister.
What had Fudge done to Harry Potter over the past year that he still expected forgiveness and support from him?
It was laughable just to think about it.
Harry Potter was undoubtedly someone who held grudges.
That much was obvious from the fact that he had voluntarily accepted an interview with the reporters.
During the interview, he had directly listed indisputable evidence and pinned the label of The Dark Lord's lackey on Fudge.
Was Fudge afraid of The Dark Lord's retaliation, which was why he had held Dumbledore back?
That explanation had been quite popular before, but now it seemed rather unlikely.
Controlled by the Imperius Curse?
Had the Ministry of Magic really rotted so badly that its Minister could be controlled by the Imperius Curse without anyone noticing?
The possibility that Fudge was actually The Dark Lord's lackey was the least likely, yet Harry Potter had brought up Barty Crouch Jr. during the interview.
Barty Crouch Jr. had absolutely been the greatest contributor to The Dark Lord's resurrection, but the moment Albert Anderson caught him, Fudge had him silenced.
Back then, while Dumbledore was away, Fudge had sent Dementors to search the entire castle. After finding the imprisoned Barty Crouch Jr., he had ordered the Dementors to suck out his soul, ensuring that he could not be brought before the Wizengamot for trial or testify.
If The Dark Lord had not returned, it would not have been much of an issue. He was an escaped Azkaban prisoner; if he died, he died. No one would have blamed Fudge for having the Dementors suck out