After Cedric Diggory's death in the Tournament and Harry claiming Voldemort had returned, Fudge refused to believe it, because it would mean the end of the peace he and the Ministry had worked so hard to maintain for the last thirteen years. However, Black narrowly escaped from Fudge's fingers.ĭuring the summer holiday, he organised the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament with Ludo Bagman and Bartemius Crouch Senior. As Fudge believed Black to be a threat to society as well as to Harry, he had Dementors stationed at Hogwarts and in Hogsmeade. In the 1993–1994 school year, Fudge had to deal with assumed mass-murderer Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban. In the same school year, Ginny Weasley started carrying out attacks on Muggle-born students at Hogwarts School, using the basilisk concealed within the Chamber of Secrets Fudge took Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid to Azkaban for his alleged connection to the attacks.

In the 1992–1993 school year, Fudge had to deal with the pure-blood supremacist criticism directed against Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office Arthur Weasley's proposal of a Muggle Protection Act, which was nonetheless losing reputation when Weasley was found in possession of a Flying Ford Anglia. He then succeeded Millicent Bagnold as Minister for Magic, and thus had the responsibility of meeting with the Muggle Prime Minister when necessary. Fudge began his career in the Ministry as Junior Minister in the Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes. He thus had complete control of the Ministry of Magic, the main governing body of the British wizarding world.

(First Class), was a wizard who was the Minister for Magic from the years 1990– 1996. To honor Chamber of Secrets’ big anniversary, we’ve rounded up 14 exciting pieces of trivia, from the Oscar winner who almost played Tom Riddle to the drama around Dobby looking just like a certain Russian leader (yes, really).' You are blinded by the love of the office you hold, Cornelius! You place too much importance, and you always have done, on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognise that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!' - Albus Dumbledore condemning Fudge's faulty and inaccurate values But even if you’re one of the countless viewers who’s watched the film dozens of times over the past 20 years, there’s a lot you might not know about its magic, both on and off the screen. And two decades later, it’s still just as joyously entertaining to watch as ever.Ĭhamber of Secrets offered so much to Potter fans, from a wonderfully bumbling new teacher (Kenneth Branagh’s Gilderoy Lockhart) to that mesmerizing flying-car scene to the game-changing reveal of Tom Riddle as none other than Voldemort himself. The sequel offered deeper drama and bigger thrills than its predecessor, with its young stars (Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint) seeming more settled and self-assured in their roles.

After Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone premiered in theaters in 2001, fans were left with one burning question: How long would they have to wait before getting a follow-up? Luckily, the answer came quickly, because Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets debuted just one year later, in November 2002.

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