Dolores jane umbridge was born to the pureblood wizard orford umbridge and his wife ellen cracknell, elder sister of a squib. Harry strode forward while umbridge took out a pink roll of parchment out of her handbag and began scribbling something onto it. Professor dolores jane umbridge, simply known as dolores umbridge, is the main antagonist of the 2003 book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, and its 2007 film adaptation of the same name, and a minor, but pivotal, antagonist in the 2007 book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, and its separate 20102011 twopart film adaptations of the same name. Rowling, the fifth in the bestselling series has been scheduled for release on saturday, june 21, 2003. Very similar to what dolores umbridge and other pureblood extremists were trying to build in deathly hallows. Dolores umbridge, the trilling torturer the only person apart from voldemort to permanently scar harry potter, she is the kitsch face of. Although umbridge is a nasty piece of work, theres plenty of room for rowling to explore more sides of her character. Harry potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncles house his whole life. In it, rowling goes into depth about umbridges time. I thought that scene when umbridge pisses snape off is funny.
This is according to a new story rowling has published on pottermore, the harry potter fan site, telling the story of dolores jane umbridge. Dolores umbridge is essentially a dark reflection of ronald weasley. Umbridge, a ministry stooge, is a ghastly, twisted version of what hermione would become if she took ambition and love of rules to the extreme. What happened to dolores umbridge from harry potter. She eventually rises through the ranks through the ministry and becomes a member of the council and eventually becomes the senior undersecretary to the minister. Dolores umbridge, senior undersecretary to the minister. Rowling finally tells the full story of dolores umbridge.
Harry potter later attacks her and steals a horcrux from her. I actually read this book in a day and a half because i just couldnt put it down and its a heavy book,my arms are aching now. In the german audio books, dolores umbridge has an austrian accent. Umbridge is portrayed by british actress imelda staunton in the film adaptation of harry potter and the order of the phoenix and the first part of the film adaptation of harry potter and the deathly hallows. In the death eater controlled ministry of pius thicknesse, umbridge enjoyed additional duties as the head of the muggleborn registration commission dh. Join msmojo as we count down our picks for the top 10 reasons why dolores umbridge from the harry potter series is hated. Harry potter and the board of governors, a harry potter. If only life were a novel and we could just close the book. Umbridge was played by actor imelda staunton in the film adaptation of the series. Nine of the nastiest oneliners from dolores umbridge the harry potter professor and ministry of magic employee is the subject of a new halloween story from jk rowling. Dolores umbridge quotes in harry potter and the halfblood.
J ust in time for halloween, harry potter creator j. Dolores umbridge was senior undersecretary to the minister op8 and later highly unpopular teacher of defence against the dark arts at hogwarts op11. Mar 03, 2019 join msmojo as we count down our picks for the top 10 reasons why dolores umbridge from the harry potter series is hated. Winner of the fanq award for best harry potter story published in a fanzine in 2015. What if instead of putting up with dolores umbridge s illegal detentions, the students asked for help. Some ministry officials in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, from left to right.
Feb 17, 2017 how donald trump and harry potters dolores umbridge are terrifyingly similar. Rowling wrote the final book in the harry potter series in 2007, she continues to give potter fans an occasional fix, publishing short works that add a little more color and detail to the harry potter story. Harry potter murders dolores umbridge, a harry potter. In the new story, we learn many facts about dolores umbridge which were never revealed in the harry potter books.
Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersdolores umbridge. Dolores jane umbridge was the defence against the dark arts teacher during harry potters. Dolores umbridge from harry potter series charactour. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 imelda staunton. A song filk to the bitch of living from the musical spring awakening. Professor umbridge first appears in the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, and forces harry to write i must not tell lies with a blood quill that left the writing on his hand. She became extremely unpopular during her term and was replaced by severus snape the following year. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix has harry facing more exciting adventures and dangers than ever before and the excellent writing of j k rowling keeps you wanting more the entire time.
The story of dolores umbridge from the harry potter franchise. Oct 24, 2014 the story will feature dolores umbridge, a witch and former hogwarts professor, who first appeared in the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, which was published in. Dolores umbridge is a fictional character from the harry potter universe. He used the black quill during many detentions, from 5. Pureblood extremism has been written about in countless harry potter articles and essays, but here is an example that portrays umbridge as a pureblood. New information on harry potter character dolores umbridge. Dolores jane umbridge is a character in the harry potter universe. Imelda staunton was born on january 9, 1956 in archway, london, england as imelda mary philomena. Dolores jane umbridge debuted as the defence against the dark arts professor in the series fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Instead of assigning a traditional detention and forcing harry to write regular lines, umbridge has harry carve i must not tell lies into the back of his hand, a cruel and. Rowling publishes new harry potter story about the. Oct 31, 2014 jk rowling has revealed that dolores umbridge, the witch who forces harry potter to cut the words i must not tell lies on to his hand, was inspired by a real person in an essay for her.
Umbridge looked rather angry for a moment, but then she put on her smile again. Dolores umbridge introduces a seemingly endless string of problems to the students at hogwarts. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. The ministry also desired to change the standards of the school through censorship, especially involving. These rules were set by the ministry of magic in order to assume more control over hogwarts. Dolores umbridge has been standing trial before the wizengamot for a few days now and coincidently you for, counting ginny, are witnesses. One of the most evil characters in harry potter, dolores umbridge is a fascinating bad guy, and the actress who played her imelda staunton is a versatile and talented performer. Donald trump and dolores umbridge are terrifyingly similar.
She forced dumbledore out and replaced him as headmaster op28. Imelda staunton centre as dolores umbridge in the 2007 film adapatation of harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Doloress parents were unhappily married, and she secretly despised them both, orford for his lack of ambition and ellen for her flightiness, untidiness and muggle lineage hogwarts years edit. With the fall of lord voldemort, dolores umbridge was put on trial for her enthusiastic cooperation with his regime, and convicted of the torture, imprisonment and deaths of several people some of. She serves as the senior undersecretary to cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, and is extremely loyal to him.
She is an actress, known for harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007, shakespeare in love 1998 and vera drake 2004. What if instead of putting up with dolores umbridges illegal detentions, the students asked for help. Also, earlier this year, she began writing new stories about the 2014 quidditch world cup finals for pottermore. Over the course of that book, she manages to create and claim the office of hogwarts high inquisitor, and later declares herself headmistress of hogwarts. She has been married to jim carter since october 1983. Oct 31, 2014 dolores umbridge first appears in the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, after being installed at hogwarts by the ministry of magic. Orford for his lack of ambition he had never been promoted, and worked in the department of magical maintenance at the ministry of magic, and her mother. Nov 04, 2019 staunton didnt join the potter films until the fifth installment, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, but she was the perfect choice to play the evil, layered character of dolores umbridge. Umbridge was particularly malicious toward muggleborn wizards and other halfbreeds, having drafted antiwerewolf legislation during her time at the ministry of magic. While it is theoretically possible that she said some stuff offscreen that gave away that the ministry would be interfering, for the sake of answering this question lets assume that we have enough information in the parts that we saw. The umbridge affair olivia marched through the sixthfloor corridor, ignoring the many students in her path as she made her way towards minervas office. Scrimgeour was later punished for this oversight, because the fact that the ministry had never punished dolores for her many abuses of power seemed to harry potter to reveal both its complacency and its carelessness.
Although dolores umbridge is highly unlikable from the very start of harry potter and the order of the phoenix, in these chapters she proves just how evil she can be. Under her fathers influence, umbridge despises her mother for being a muggle and being the reason her brother being a squib. Hermione reacts like shes the ghost of christmas future. Help is always given at hogwarts to those who ask for it. Dolores umbridges name has a hidden meaning that makes so. She had received a letter from her sister, in regards to the new defence against the dark arts, professor, and what she read, made her curse the ministry and fudge every name under the sun. Dolores umbridge in harry potter and the order of the. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book 5 adult.
Jk rowling has revealed that dolores umbridge, the witch who forces harry potter to cut the words i must not tell lies on to his hand, was inspired by a real person in an essay for her. As senior undersecretary to the minister for magic, she sneers openly at the idea that there could be dementors in a muggle suburb. Jul, 2009 cutscene from movie harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Like fudge, she refuses to acknowledge the return of lord voldemort, and she believes that both dumbledore and harry potter are devious. The story will feature dolores umbridge, a witch and former hogwarts professor, who first appeared in the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, which was published in 2003. Weasley answered while looking at her magical clock from a. The new minister, rufus scrimgeour, had more immediate problems pressing in on him than dolores umbridge. Top 10 reasons why dolores umbridge is the worst youtube. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Harry potter was one of the students upon whom umbridge frequently forced this punishment, since he persistently claimed that voldemort had returned, which the ministry of magic refused to believe.
But on his 11th birthday, he learns hes a powerful wizardwith a place waiting for him at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In it, rowling goes into depth about umbridge s time. Dolores umbridge when we first meet dolores umbridge, she is sitting at the right hand of fudge during harrys hearing for use of magic as an underage wizard. Harry s torturous detentions from umbridge have served as a symbol of her tyranny and the lengths to which the ministry would go to silence him from telling the truth, though it is never known whether other ministry employees or even cornelius fudge himself were ever aware that she used these disciplinary actions. She is a short, squat woman described as resembling a large pale toad, with short, curly, mousebrown hair. The umbridge affair, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. The educational decrees were cocreated by the hogwarts high inquisitor, dolores umbridge, and the ministry of magic during harrys fifth year at hogwarts. Umbridge was a halfblood witch and the first child of a wizard named orford umbridge and a muggle ellen cracknell. Ardent fans know that rowling wrote a short prequel in 2008. Your father she turned to ron will be here shortly to take all of you to the ministry, mrs. In a new story, jk rowling reveals that hogwarts villain dolores umbridge is as evil as voldemort.
Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with covid19. Umbridge s wand being of birch wood is a reference to the practice of birching, a corporal punishment where a victim is beaten with a birch rod. Jk rowling has revealed that dolores umbridge, the witch who forces harry potter to cut the words i must not tell lies on to his hand, was inspired by a real person. Dolores jane umbridge was the defence against the dark arts teacher during harry potter s fifth year, the senior undersecretary to the minister of magic, and the main antagonist in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Jk rowling reveals the secrets of dolores umbridge books. The trial of dolores jane umbridge of harry potter and the. For instance, we learn that umbridge has been a judgmental, prejudiced and mean person since she was a teenager. Dolores umbridge, the trilling torturer the only person apart from voldemort to permanently scar harry potter, she is the kitsch face of sadism who, once encountered, can never. She was a central figure in the ministry of magic and was made teacher of defense against the dark arts in 1995. Rowling published a new essay friday about one of her greatest villains. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all j. Umbridge first appeared in the harry potter canon in 2003 in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, with her selfinvented punishment quill and her horrible, funruining rules and her. Harry potter has had enough of umbridge taking over hogwarts.
Umbridges slave chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic fanfiction. Dolores jane umbridge was the eldest child and only daughter of orford umbridge, a wizard, and ellen cracknell, a muggle, who also had a squib son. Cutscene from movie harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Staunton didnt join the potter films until the fifth installment, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, but she was the perfect choice to play the evil, layered character of dolores umbridge. Under her fathers influence, she despised her muggle mother and her squib brother, considering them inferior to her and her father, and they both. Imelda staunton was born on january 9, 1956 in archway, london, england as imelda mary philomena bernadette staunton.
An au of harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Harry potter author jk rowling has revealed the character she dislikes the most and its not lord voldemort, the dark wizard whose pursuit of potters life lasts for all seven novels. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. When we first meet dolores umbridge, she is sitting at the right hand of fudge during harrys hearing for use of magic as an underage wizard. The story will feature dolores umbridge, a witch and former hogwarts professor, who first appeared in the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of. Her younger brother was a squib but she herself was born a witch. Rowling revealed which hogwarts house umbridge was in when asked by a fan. Dolores umbridge, the only known user of the black quill form of punishment.