From reddit. The year-old, who is probably best known for her creepy turn as sadistic Professor Umbridge from the Harry Potter series, announced the news via Twitter. From evoke. Seemingly a sweet little lady, Dolores Umbridge reveals herself to be sadistic, cruel, and hits all the buttons to make her hate throughout the series. From directstanna. She was either born or married into the Hufflepuff family. Helga's greatest friend was Rowena Ravenclaw from the Scottish glens.. Hogwarts founder.

United by the common goal of creating the world's best magic school, Helga Hufflepuff, and her good friends Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, and Salazar While Harry quietly stepped a few steps back, he heard Umbridge reply, obediently, "I am Bitch, and I'm going to do the laundry. With Dolores Umbridge gone, the summer course was a pleasure — for the students as well as for the teachers. After the first week, Harry was contented with the way his extended family taught the course.

From fanfiction. I know you are all furious at me for calling Umbridge the best thing that has ever happened to Hogwarts. I would not have supported Filch, even if it were a choice between him and the Giant Squid. I am saying that the coming of Umbridge, though cruel and torturous, was a From mugglenet. Part 1. When Dolores was three years old she loved to play in the yard.

Running outside she would head toward her favorite spot which was near the fence gate and where her playhouse was. Her father had built it for her, a small wooden shack with an enchanted tea set inside. I think most of us will definitely agree that she is one of the least favourite characters.

Draco Malfoy: my favourite character Image: Wikia. Grubbly-Plank : approved OP Put on probation anyway when he refused to make a second batch of Veritaserum OP Hagrid : Could not account for why he arrived two months late for school term OP20 - Hagrid didn't know what hit him OP His classes were "inspected" repeatedly before and after he was put on probation. Eventually Umbridge together with five other Ministry officials including Dawlish the Auror tried to evict Hagrid one night but he escaped with Fang beyond the boundaries of Hogwarts OP Hogwarts High Inquisitor Educational Decrees : 22 : "In the event of the current Headmaster being unable to provide a candidate for a teaching post, the Ministry should select an appropriate person.

Nobody would have thought of throwing Fanged Frisbees down the corridors if I could've strung you up by the ankles in my office, would they? Dolores Jane Umbridge. Distinguishing Features Toad-like in appearance with an affected, little-girlish manner. Related Entries. Orford Umbridge. Ellen Cracknell.

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Basic Blaze Box. Deflagration Deluxe. However, by committing the former, Umbridge only caused the entire school to secretly read and discuss the Quibbler. These actions were sanctioned by the Ministry of Magic in the form of Educational Decrees , but students merely found ways to circumvent or avoid them. With her new power, she dismissed Sybill Trelawney as Professor of Divination ; however, she was foiled in her attempt to send Trelawney away from the school, since Albus Dumbledore still had the power to keep Trelawney on school grounds and chose to exercise those powers.

Umbridge was horrified when Dumbledore replaced Trelawney with a centaur named Firenze ; however, she was unable to prevent Firenze from being applied for the job, as the Ministry's rules only allowed her to appoint a new teacher if Dumbledore could not find one himself, since the Ministry was counting on Dumbledore being unable to find a new teacher.

Umbridge considered Firenze, like all centaurs, as a "filthy half-breed", an opinion which would later get her into trouble. In , Umbridge and many other Slytherins found the D. She tried to prosecute Harry and have him thrown out of Hogwarts for forming the Defence of Dark Arts club, but Dumbledore took advantage of lack of evidence and organisation's name to take the blame — claiming that he had invited the group to attend this meeting and no other such gatherings had taken place in the intervening time, and also the fact that the group was formed before it was made illegal — and he disappeared from Hogwarts, after a minor scuffle with Aurors and the Minister for Magic himself.

She soon after formed the Inquisitorial Squad , which rewarded certain students for reporting on others and sanctioned them to act as enforcement goons. Thanks to the newly passed Educational Decree Number Twenty-Eight , Umbridge replaced Dumbledore as Headmistress, but found herself in over her head as she became the target of numerous pranks performed by Hogwart's students in attempt to make her life a living hell, many of which were orchestrated by Fred and George Weasley.

Before Fred and George flew away on their brooms , they gave the mission of making Umbridge's rule of the school as hard as possible to Peeves , who, even though he never took a single order from any student, actually saluted them and complied with pure joy.

This included doing things that made her work harder, like bursting out of blackboards, pushing over statues, toppling neatly stacked piles of parchment into fires, and following Umbridge around for hours, blowing raspberries every time she spoke.

Umbridge had previously asked Cornelius Fudge to sign an order for the expulsion of Peeves , but if any such order was ever signed, it was clearly unsuccessful at his removal, since he was literally impossible to be kicked out of Hogwarts. The Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor's office also, much to her dismay, became the Headmistress's Office, as the Headmaster's Tower, which apparently realised that she was not the true Head of the school, sealed itself against her, preventing her from using it.

The teachers, who disliked Umbridge intensely, did as little to help her in her duties as possible, many going out of their way to make things difficult for her by requesting her assistance in removing various charms and pranks by claiming that they weren't sure they had the 'authority' to do so.

The teachers also lavished favours on Harry in the form of House Points and even sweets, specifically Squeaking Sugar Mice from Professor Flitwick , for resisting against her. Minerva McGonagall, someone who intensely disliked Peeves and his antics, refused to stop him and even gave him advice on how to perform his actions. The only staff member who supported Umbridge whole-heartedly was the caretaker, Argus Filch , who grew to like her methods, as well as being given permission to torture students himself.

She later fired Gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid , as he was a Half-giant. When attempting to subdue and force Hagrid off the school's grounds with five Ministry of Magic officials, they seriously injured Professor Minerva McGonagall , who was protesting the force used to wrangle Hagrid, which was so scandalous that, while the event was occuring, an O. Astronomy test was just near the action and even the instructor objected. Umbridge interfered with as much as she could while in her various positions at Hogwarts.

She tried to prevent Harry Potter from contacting his godfather Sirius Black. She read all incoming and outgoing student mail, and even Hedwig , Harry Potter's owl, was injured. It was hypothetically suggested that Hedwig was attacked by a Thestral , but there is also the more likely possibility that she was manhandled by Umbridge herself or Argus Filch, who gleefully assisted Umbridge in anything she requested of him.

Soon afterward, Umbridge caught Harry trying to use the Floo Network in her office, who was trying to contact Sirius, and he and his friends and fellow D. When Harry refused to tell her what he had been doing, Umbridge first attempted to dose him with Veritaserum , but Professor Snape told her he had no more. She then claimed that the illegal Cruciatus Curse might "loosen your [his] tongue", showing her true diabolical and psychopathic side.

Hermione, much in her shock, protested against it, but Umbridge simply brushed her off and noted that what "Cornelius doesn't know, cannot hurt him. There, Umbridge was confronted by a herd of centaurs , whom she shamelessly insulted with racial slurs and arrogance. Umbridge then attacked one of the centaurs near her.

She was chased and nearly killed by them. Although she survived, her wand was snapped in half when one of the centaurs stepped on it.

Umbridge was ultimately rescued by Dumbledore, although she was apparently left with a significant fear of centaurs afterwards, reacting violently at even the sound of hoofbeats.

How Dumbledore managed to rescue her from the human-hating centaurs without suffering any injury himself remained a mystery, though it is likely that centaurs had respect for Albus, based on their salute at his funeral.

After Voldemort appeared in the Ministry of Magic and was seen by a number of people, including Cornelius Fudge , Dumbledore was restored as the Headmaster. Umbridge, who had been in the school's hospital wing, attempted to leave the castle without anyone noticing. Peeves the Poltergeist discovered her and chased her out, hitting her over the head alternatively with a walking stick and a sock full of chalk , leading a crowd of students cheering for him and her ousting from Hogwarts.

Professor Minerva McGonagall expressed regret at not being able to chase Umbridge herself because Peeves had borrowed her walking stick and she was not fully recovered. Umbridge later returned to the position of Senior Under-Secretary at the Ministry and told the new Minister, Rufus Scrimgeour , about Harry's wish to become an Auror, much to Harry's fury. She was later seen at Albus Dumbledore 's funeral at Hogwarts, though she did not speak, and was startled by the sight of Firenze.

She feigned grief and looked scandalised when Hagrid blew his nose with loud trumpeting noises. Following Voldemort's takeover of the Ministry of Magic in , Umbridge resumed her post as Under-Secretary and oversaw the registration and persecution of Muggle-born witches and wizards. She conducted trials with sadistic pleasure, subjecting innocent Muggle-borns to the presence of Dementors and sending them to Azkaban for supposedly stealing magic from "real" witches and wizards.

She also wrote the prejudiced propaganda booklet Mudbloods and the Dangers They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood Society , [6] which featured a cover including a rose being strangled by green weeds. Affixing it to her office door, she was able to terrorise all Ministry employees with the mere concept that she could observe their every move.

At some point, Umbridge received a locket as a bribe from petty thief Mundungus Fletcher. She boasted of this supposed connection to Hermione Granger , who was in the guise of Ministry employee Mafalda Hopkirk , during one of Umbridge's blood purity hearings. At that moment, full of rage, Harry Potter attacked both Umbridge and Yaxley. Umbridge was stunned , leaving Harry and Hermione free to snatch the locket from around Umbridge's neck and flee the scene.

Hermione created a copy of the locket to leave with Umbridge, so that she did not become suspicious. It is not clear exactly why Umbridge felt it necessary to emphasise her wizarding ancestry, though in the case of some other wizards this has been because they wished to distract attention from some non-wizarding ancestors.

When the locket was in the possession of Harry Potter and companions, it exerted a malign influence on each of them when they wore it. Due to Umbridge's wicked nature she'd developed an "affinity" for the object and so the Horcrux — rather than impart a negative effect on her — actually strengthened her. After Voldemort 's final defeat by Harry Potter and the reformation of the Ministry of Magic by Kingsley Shacklebolt , Umbridge was arrested and put on trial for crimes against humanity , [10] working with Voldemort and his Death Eaters and abuse of power at both Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic.

She was found guilty of all charges and sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban without any chance of parole. Dolores Umbridge is described to be a short, squat woman resembling a large pale toad.

She had a broad, flabby face, a wide, slack mouth, and little neck. Her eyes were bulging and pouchy eyes, and in her mousy brown hair she often wore a black velvet bow, which reminded Harry of a fly perched dangerously above a toad, furthering Umbridge's toad-like characteristics.

She spoke with a simpering, high-pitched voice that was girlish and breathless, contrary to her appearance Harry expected a croak and decorated her office with kittens and other cute pink things. Her wide, toad-like smile and tendency to speak in a sugary voice that has been described as poisoned honey is a physical exemplification of her cruelty that is barely hidden by her seemingly harmless dress-style.

Umbridge's thick, stubby fingers were adorned with several gaudy old rings. She also was said to have a big bosom, as noted by Harry Potter when he saw Slytherin's locket lying there. Umbridge is seen wearing various green tweed outfits, usually with a pink fuzzy cardigan on top, giving her greater toad-like qualities. The head-to-toe matching outfits, usually in shades of pink, were worn while she taught and during her duties as High Inquisitor.

According to Harry, she looked like someone's maiden aunt, and that her style of dressing would fit someone half her age. During Harry's hearing regarding under-age magic , Umbridge wore the black robes of the Wizengamot with a silver "W" on it. Also, while she interrogated Muggle-borns, she wore Salazar Slytherin's locket on top of her frilly, girlish pink outfits in an attempt to prove her blood purity , claiming that the S stood for the pure-blood Selwyn family.

However, since her imprisonment in Azkaban, it is unlikely that she still wears any of her old outfits, but instead wears the black and white striped uniform of the prison.

Dolores Umbridge was clearly an evil woman [9] [11] — nothing short of a sociopath — who characterised the worst aspects of political power. She was ruthless, cruel, brutal, corrupt, and devoid of a moral or ethical centre. She was depicted using any means to maintain her personal power and the political power of her bosses. She committed attempted soul-removal via the Dementor attack on Harry , solicited bribes, and tortured children to achieve her goals.

Her draconian ideals of discipline, such as having victims write lines in their own blood using a Black Quill , which carves the words into the back of the writers hand, were considered by Harry and Ron to be "sick". Her cruelty was disguised by her quiet, childish, high-pitched voice which both took Harry aback and made the hair on his neck stand up straight, as he had expected a croak , as well by decorating her office with paraphernalia related to kittens , chocolate cakes , biscuits , tea , and other cute things to the point of being sickening.

Her personality has been described as "poisoned honey"; it was said on various occasions that the sweeter her voice was, the more dangerous or infuriated she became.

She also tended to give her signature fake cough, " Hem-Hem ", when she wanted someone's attention, rudely interrupting them, as well as usually speaking to people she felt were beneath her in a very condescending tone, as if they were simpletons or very young children. Umbridge was fanatically prejudiced against part-humans such as werewolves and half-giants , which she called " half-breeds.

Her prejudice also led to her mistakenly believe that mermaids and centaurs were part-humans, when in fact they were separate species, and in her haste of prosecuting them she would forgo her usual feigned politeness, and be outright rude.

However, after the incident with the Hogwarts centaurs, she developed a phobia of centaurs. An odd derivative from this prejudice was that, despite her hatred of half-breeds, Umbridge did not seem to hate part-goblin Filius Flitwick most likely due to lack of knowledge of Flitwick's ancestry and his undeniably skilled teaching methods , as Fred Weasley stated that she marked him well on his inspection. For anybody that is reading this answer after October 31, J.

K Rowling's new backstory about Umbridge does make the year of not possible but I'm going to leave the answer as is. Traskold Traskold 27 1 1 bronze badge. Could you elaborate on what makes you think JKR imagined her as a much younger character?

Any particular passages from the book s , an interview quote, something else? All of the key details I remember about Umbridge are ones I'd associate with a much older woman. Sheree Sheree 1 1 1 bronze badge. So when did Slughorn leave Hogwarts?

That detail is needed to figure out how young Umbridge could have been. Adamant s, which would put her birthday at the very latest ten years before Harry's. But is is not really likely that Slug would of gotten to known a year one student. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. Upcoming Events. November Topic Challenge: Samuel R.

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