{{Dialogue a-b-a|Cornelius Fudge|It's very kind of you, Prime Minister, but there is nothing ''[you can do for me]''. I was sent here tonight to bring you up to date on recent events and to introduce you to my successor. I rather thought he'd be here by now, but of course, he's very busy at the moment, with so much going on.|Portrait at 10 Downing Street|He'll be here in a moment, he's just finishing a letter to Dumbledore.|I wish him luck. I've been writing to Dumbledore twice a day for the past fortnight, but he won't budge. If he'd just been prepared to persuade the boy, I might still be… Well, maybe Scrimgeour will have more success.|[[Cornelius Fudge]] and the [[Portrait at 10 Downing Street]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Cornelius Fudge|It's very kind of you, Prime Minister, but there is nothing ''[you can do for me]''. I was sent here tonight to bring you up to date on recent events and to introduce you to my successor. I rather thought he'd be here by now, but of course, he's very busy at the moment, with so much going on.|Portrait at 10 Downing Street|He'll be here in a moment, he's just finishing a letter to Dumbledore.|I wish him luck. I've been writing to Dumbledore twice a day for the past fortnight, but he won't budge. If he'd just been prepared to persuade the boy, I might still be… Well, maybe Scrimgeour will have more success.|[[Cornelius Fudge]] and the [[Portrait at 10 Downing Street]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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[[Cornelius Fudge]] sent around twenty-eight '''letters''' to [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1996]] between the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and his resignation as [[Minister for Magic]], in a vain attempt to persuade him to convince [[Harry Potter]] to become the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]'s poster boy in order for him to keep his office.<ref name="HBP1">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 1 (''The Other Minister'')</ref>
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[[Cornelius Fudge]] sent around twenty-eight '''letters''' to [[Albus Dumbledore]] in [[1996]] between the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and his resignation as [[Minister for Magic]], in a vain attempt to persuade him to convince [[Harry Potter]] to become the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]]'s poster boy in order for him to keep his office. He failed in his attempts, and was subsequently removed from office.<ref name="HBP1">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' - Chapter 1 (''The Other Minister'')</ref>
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Fudge attempted to persuade Dumbledore to convince Harry Potter to become Ministry's poster boy.
Cornelius Fudge: "It's very kind of you, Prime Minister, but there is nothing [you can do for me]. I was sent here tonight to bring you up to date on recent events and to introduce you to my successor. I rather thought he'd be here by now, but of course, he's very busy at the moment, with so much going on."
Portrait at 10 Downing Street: "He'll be here in a moment, he's just finishing a letter to Dumbledore."
Cornelius Fudge: "I wish him luck. I've been writing to Dumbledore twice a day for the past fortnight, but he won't budge. If he'd just been prepared to persuade the boy, I might still be… Well, maybe Scrimgeour will have more success."