Fifth drabble for the Despised Characters challenge on xoxLewrahxox's forum: Cornelius Fudge.
Despised Characters
Write a drabble featuring a character/ship that you despise. This is NOT an opportunity for character/ship bashing. Instead it should be a serious attempt to portray the hated character(s) in a positive light.
He denies what is obvious. He nurses snakes in his bosom and fears whoever tells him the truth. He doesn't want to accept those truths; he wants to bring them down before they turn against him. If he can close his eyes and shout his confidence loud enough, the whispers will die down and danger fade away like an old nightmare.
It couldn't be otherwise.
He clutches his power, oblivious of the greatest, darkest one spreading in the shadows like a plague. He starts believing in himself.
And the wizarding world slowly wastes away, waiting for the storm to begin.