Chapter One - A Prophecy is Born
Cornelius Oswald Fudge was born on 18th March, 1917. And with his birth, as rumour had it, came a prophecy. The prophecy was made by none other than the celebrated seer, Cassandra Trelawney as one of her last prophecies before her tragic death in 1919. The great-great-grandmother of family dissapointment, Sybill Trelawney, who, to this day, is known to have not made one correct prediction or prophecy and is currently teaching Divination alongide a centaur named Firenze in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The rumour also said that the only known people to have heard the prophecy are dead except for Cornelius himself. Well, the rumour is correct, but what was to say these people didn't pass on the prophecy? Well, of course I did my research as always and found the only other person ever to have known the contents of the prophecy. In Cornelius' fifth year of Hogwarts, he met a girl and fell in love, the girl was quite pretty and eventually he dicided it was wrong to keep secrets from his girlfriend. However, he broke the girls heart and she was more than happy to share the prophecy with me. Muriel Prewett was more than keen to get revenge on Cornelius, "I knew he never deserved me but I loved him! And he broke my ruddy heart, the old fool. He should have known one day I'd get my revenge, should have realised the powerful, clever woman I am. Instead of running off with that Delores bimbo! I told him, I warned him, and he's ended up alone now hasn't he? Getting on in his years with that stupid girl still running around after him! And no one's to blame but himself and his eye for pink puffballs! Rita darling, I'd be delighted to share his secret with you and the wizarding world! Lets get straight to it shall we? I remember the exact words of that prophecy as if he told me yesterday!"
We were heading down to Hogsmeade for the Easter Break when Cornelius took my hand and pulled me in beind some trees. I asked what he was doing but he told me, he said, "I just can't stand it anymore! I'm sorry Muriel, I'm keeping a secret from you. But it ends now. When I was born a prophecy was made." I told him he was just being ridiculous but I was hoping he would tell me, I was always keen on secrets! Especially shocking ones that you're not supposed to tell. Anyway, he continued, "Muriel, when I was born a prohecy was made, I've never told anyone this before but I want you to know what it said."
"Well, okay then. Fire away"
"You promise you'll still love me?"
"I promise."
"And you won't tell anyone?"
I remember snaking by arm behind my back and crossing my fingers then, "Nope."
"Right, er well, it said, Born on this day a baby child, although he may seem small and mild, will grow to wreck and ruin life and help the cause of wizard strife, power is a bad proposal, for that brings out the worst in people, keep him sane and keep him safe, do not allow him to take the bait.
"Er, that's it."
"That's it? Well it's more of a warning really!"
"Eh, yes, I quite agree."
"What are you blithering about? I've never heard such a hord of nonsense in my life!"
"I knew it, you hate me! You're scared of me! I should have listened to mother!"
He tried to run away then, but being the fool I was, I pulled him back and kissed him, didnt I? What a stupid girl I was! Falling for a man who was dumb as a doorbell! It was ridiculous.
Well, Rita, that's the story and the prophecy, glad I could be of help to the best author of all time! I must go now, my nephew is having another wedding reception, the last one was gatecrashed by death-eaters! Of course I don't approve of the marriage, some blond bimbo from France! Very pretty but don't let her borrow anythng, she doesn't give it back for about a year! Bye now Rita! Good luck with your book!
There you have it! Cornelius Fudge was destined to contribute to the downfall of freedom in the wizarding world since day one. How he kept this a secret from wizard-kind is a highly dangerous mistake and I'm sure, now that you know, there will be consequences, thinking You-Know-Who could have been stopped sooner, families saved! Could some of the great losses suffered in the Battle of Hogwarts and indeed the lead up o the war, down to Cornelius Fudge? I, my friends, believe they were. Imagine all the caution that would have been taken, the protection put on wizards and witches alike if he had of told us, instead of cowering behind his power and telling us lies! Printing lies in the Daily Prophet, spreading lies around the Ministry and, indeed employing Delores Umbridge the, as Muriel put it 'Bimbo', to spread lies around Hogwarts, and discourage the use of magical protection! How stupid and Absurd! But we shall get to that in our later chapters. Now we must continue with the life of Cornelius Oswald Fudge.