Worried about unrest among the aspiring magicians, the ministry implants one of their own as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. But the chief officer, Cornelius Fudge (Robert Hardy), and others in his organization aren’t content to stop there. Uppity ups at the Ministry of Magic refuse to believe Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is back and in order to squelch any fears of his return, they’ve started a smear campaign meant to discredit both Harry and the school’s headmaster Albus Dumbledorf (Michael Gambon). Classes are back in session for yet another semester at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and already Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) is swimming in trouble.