Still, I like the fact that it was FUDGE (not Harry) that slapped down the Toad. Maybe because Harry mentioned the Queen? (While Fudge may be a crook, he's well aware that the Ministry ultimately DOES answer to the Crown (specifically, Queen Elizabeth II - who was the Ruling Monarch during the time of the HP books, and still is today) - the wrong word in HER ear and he's dead politically.