drabble: complacent - fudge

[marginalia]

[complacent] - fudge
part of dorrito's every flavour mood beans.

It's not that Fudge doesn't want to believe him, you understand, but to be perfectly honest there's not much evidence. It's the boy's word against powerful wizards like Lucius Malfoy. All Fudge has seen for himself is Harry Potter clinging to Cedric Diggory's dead body, and people will do a lot for the Triwizard winnings, you know. Not that there's proof there either and so much the better. The death will be enough of a stain on Hogwarts.

It's unfortunate, but it's best this all reflect on Dumbledore and the school rather than the Ministry. Yes, it's easiest this way.

Comments

[soberloki.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

This is exactly what I imagined Fudge would be saying to himself throughout the whole thing. Loving this. Loving YOU.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you so much!

[failing-light.livejournal.com]

DUDE. SO GOOD.

gah -- I can't even articulate -- and I'm supposed to be writing a final anyway, not checking my friends page -- BUT. SO. GOOD.

it's just so . . . FUDGE. and it makes so much twisted, horrible sense. . . and complacent, good lord.

I am incoherent and you are a genius and I am going to write my theology final now. With the remaining shreds of my intellect.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

i am so delighted it made sense outside my head :D thank you!

[missizzy]

eeeeeek

[jenish.livejournal.com]

oohhh ::narrows eyes at Fudge::

Silly, silly, silly man. ::glare::

Marvellously canon, yay! :)

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[phineasjones.livejournal.com]

fudge! i'm agape in admiring awe. this is brilliant - a brilliant idea and perfectly executed. wow.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[dacro.livejournal.com]

*hisses at Fudge*

This needs to be in the books. why the hell didn't she hire you to write Fudge?

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

she is a foolish woman, obviously ;) thank you!

[dacro.livejournal.com]

most welcome. *smacks JKR upside the head*

[belovedsnail.livejournal.com]

what a perfect tone...it's so panicky and rationalizing and really interesting to read, because after reading GoF, from Harry's perspective, Fudge's thoughts seem so ridiculous and wrong.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you!

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Dude, this is brilliant. I can't think of anything more perfectly Fudge.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

it's not easy being brilliant ;)

[starfishchick]

This is so totally Fudge. The word (and the drabble) describe him perfectly!

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

yay! thank you :)

[shinyredtype.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, Jaci. This is just too perfect. I was so excited about the mood beans thing when you first told me about it, but now...wow. You and Melinda are writing such amazing stuff.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

thank you! it's quite an interesting exercise for us.