Harry Potter: 10 Character Names You Didn't Realise Were Huge Clues

How appropriate it seemed that this important but bumbling figure was named ‘fudge.’ It just seemed a bit silly, like him. However, many never realised this subtle but important fact: in colloquial terms, to ‘fudge’ is to mess things up! Enough said Ms Rowling!

There isn’t as much to say about the minister’s first name, but points to you if you remember his middle name. It’s Oswald. The traditional meaning of this name? ‘God’s Power.’ What better name for the man who perverts the entire Ministry of Magic in order to thwart his rivals and hide the return of Lord Voldemort.