"Corrupt Core of the Ministry of Magic: Cornelius Fudge's Power Games"

Dolores Umbridge's lips were pressed tightly together, the flesh of her cheeks sagging because of it, making her look like a sulking toad.

In the face of Cornelius Fudge's outburst, if she said even one more word now, it would be adding fuel to the fire. She understood that all too well.

She also knew perfectly well that she had become Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Magic because Cornelius Fudge had promoted her. If anything happened to Cornelius Fudge, she would naturally be implicated as well.

Dolores Umbridge tried her best not to listen too closely to Cornelius Fudge's abuse. Her attention shifted to that copy of The Quibbler, while she also considered how they ought to break out of this situation.

Besides reporting the whole story of Sirius Black's case, The Quibbler had also devoted a very large section specifically to Cornelius Fudge's past.

"Corrupt Core of the Ministry of Magic: Cornelius Fudge's Power Games"

Cornelius Fudge's political career began in an era filled with hope. Through a series of cleverly timed accidents, he actually managed to win the fiercely contested ministerial election.

Everyone felt that Cornelius Fudge was an extremely lucky Minister of Magic. As far as the Magical World was concerned, he had never really made any outstanding contributions...

Especially compared with Barty Crouch, who was at the height of his popularity at the time—the former Director of Magical Law Enforcement who had openly opposed He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named—Cornelius Fudge was simply so unremarkable...

And yet we still underestimated Minister Fudge... Beneath that seemingly honest and simple exterior, there were in fact extremely deep calculations hidden...

Do you not understand why the author says this? Then we must begin with the fall of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and the Ministry of Magic's purge of his followers...

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