Cornelius Fudge is a pivotal antagonist in the Harry Potter series. He was the Minister of Magic.
He is a minor antagonist in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, a neutral character in Goblet of Fire, one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Lord Voldemort) of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and a minor character in the book version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.