Chapter 177

Ministry of Magic, Level One, the Minister’s Office.

Inside were two people: Albus Dumbledore and the Minister for Magic.

Cornelius Fudge, short, plump, and solidly built, had a head of messy gray hair and wore an anxious expression. His outfit was especially odd: a pinstriped suit, a bright red tie, a black cloak, and purple pointed boots, topped with a dark green bowler hat. The mix-and-match fashion betrayed a serious lack of aesthetic sense.