- "THE BARK LORD IS PLANNING TO KILL THE STUDENTS!"
- ―Cornelia Fudged, expressing his concerns to Albert Dumblydore.
Cornelia Fudge is a prep who works for the Mystery of Magic along with his associate Doris Rumbridge. Both intervene within the school in an attempt to prevent an attack from Voldemort.
Role in the story[]
He first appears at the end of Chapter 21, when he arrives at the school. In Chapter 22, he is seen speaking to Albert Dumblydore with Doris Rumbridge. Angered by the threat of the Bark Lord to kill the students, the two Mystery officials inform Dumblydore that the school will have to be closed, adding that Dumblydore is no longer fit to be headmaster, as his "Alzheimer's is dangerous" and so he "must retry."
Dumblydore retorts that the school cannot be closed, and only one person can kill Voldemort...Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way. This conversation is overheard by Ebony, along with B'loody Mary, Vampire, Diabolo, Draco, Dracula and Willow. Cornelia leaves with Rumbridge, after which he disappears from the chapter's narrative.
He doesn't appear again until Chapter 36, where he is found by the students to have taken over as professor of Potions class. He tells the students to "STFU!1" and informs them that Dumblydore is now in Abkhazian with Snap and Loopin. He adds that Dumbyldore is "old and week" and has "kancer" (suggesting that retrying did nothing for Dumblydore's health). Despite his status as professor, the students talk amongst themselves, causing Cornelia to go into a rage and go for Rumbridge. Once again, he disappears from the story's narrative.
Cornelia Fudge wearing his Preppy clothes.
Cornelia is only mentioned one more time, in Chapter 42, when Professor Trevolry tells Ebony that he is coming to "help every1." Unfortunately, he is too late to appear in the fanfic's climax.
Personality and traits[]
In his first appearance, Cornelia comes across as a very reasonable, albeit loud-mouthed, authority figure. He immediately recognizes Voldemort as a threat and decides, together with his associate Doris Rumbridge, to close down the school for the safety of the students. This shows he seems to care for the well being of those he governs.
During his short stint as the potions master, he suddenly appears to be a short tempered man who explodes in outburst of anger at the first sign of insolence. It can be assumed that the pressure of having to both run the Mystery and teach potions gave him a headache, which is known to make authority figures yell at their subordinates. He also appears to be much more dictatorial during this period, as evident in him banishing Dumblydore to Azerbaijan for his apparent sick- and weakness.
However, near the end of the fanfic, he seems to be a very courageous and decisive as he is said to come to Hogwarts to aid everyone against Voldemort, as opposed to delegating this task to specialized people. This suggests he either has the ability to handle the fight against Volzemort, or he is overconfident in his abilities.
All in all, apart from sending Dumblydore to Abkhazian, Cornelia seems to be one of the more reasonable authority figures as he is one of the only people who proactively wants to stop Vlodemort, as opposed to simply waiting before Enoby does something.
Differences from the original[]
Cornelia Fudge is based on Cornelius Oswald Fudge in the original books, who is the Minister of Magic. Even though Cornelia is a feminine name, unlike Cornelius, he is still male. In the books, Fudge only appears in regards to concerns of the Ministry, sometimes deferring various duties to inferiors (you know, like any government official does in reality). Unlike his prototype in the books, Cornelia appears to handle all matters himself, with no one under him to defer to, as if he's the only one in the entire Mystery aside from Doris. Even taking the role of a professor for one class appears perfectly fine for him to do, as if no one will require his role as minister.
Also unlike the original Cornelius, who only grew upset when pressed, Cornelia appears to be a loose cannon. Cornelia swears at students, telling them to shut up, and then, at just one student disobeying, leaves the room in a huff, yelling at the top of his lungs.
One important difference is that, while the original Cornelius initially refused to believe that Voldemort had returned and refused all of Dumbledore's advice, the Cornelia of My Immortal appears to not only readily accept that Voldemort is back and poses a danger, but he is the one giving advice on how to handle the situation. He also appears to be much more courageous regarding the threat Voldemort poses. When Voldemort, Snap and Loopin attack the school, Cornelia is said to go to Hogwarts to help solve the situation, implying he has some impressive power and/or useful skills. Cornelius, on the other hand, panics whenever Voldemort is mentioned refused to believe the Dark Lord returned, because he is ill equipped to handle the situation.
Trivia[]
- His first name is never spelled correctly in the entire fic.
- It is possible that his name is based on that of the well-known German author Cornelia Funke.