Dolores Umbridge was the first child of a wizard named Orford Umbridge and a Muggle named Ellen Cracknell. After the Ministry was reformed under Kingsley Shacklebolt's guidance, Umbridge was arrested, tried and imprisoned for her crimes against Muggle-borns, as not all the Muggle-borns she sent to Azkaban survived their imprisonment during the Second Wizarding War. Dolores Jane Umbridge was born to the pure-blood wizard Orford Umbridge and his wife Ellen Cracknell, elder sister of a Squib. The character is the primary antagonist of the fifth novel Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and was stationed at Hogwarts by the Ministry of Magic to take power away from Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore, who were informing the Wizarding World of Lord Voldemort's return. [1], Umbridge's hatred towards "half-breeds" led her to draft a piece of anti-werewolf legislation in 1993, which made it nearly impossible for werewolves, such as Remus Lupin, to find work. However, Umbridge's anger occasionally reached the surface when she did not feel things were as they should be, such as when Fred and George Weasley began a rebellion against her during her time as Headmistress, she had very little patience for the twins' antics. Marital status She was the senior under-secretary of the Minister of Magic. Search, discover and share your favorite Dolores Umbridge GIFs. [7] Her time at Hogwarts was characterised by cruelty and abusive punishments against students and because of her interfering and condescending ways, she was widely despised by most students and teachers alike. Afterwards Umbridge received a locket while bribing thief Mundungus Fletcher. The locket was actually Salazar Slytherin's and was (unbeknownst to her) one of Voldemort's Horcruxes. Principal photography commenced on 17 August 2015, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden. After her dismissal from Hogwarts, Umbridge returned to the Ministry as the Senior Undersecretary to the new Minister Rufus Scrimgeour. 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 it was impossible to kick him out of Hogwarts. [7], She showed a particular hatred for Harry Potter, as she had no qualms about violently punishing Harry during detentions (though it is possible Fudge told her to be harsh on him). Downton Abbey (Movie, 2019) The worldwide phenomenon, Downton Abbey, returns as a spectacular motion picture, with the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff preparing for the most important moment of their lives.A royal visit from the King and Queen of England unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue that leaves the future of Downton hanging in the balance. The Slytherin Quidditch team was immediately given permission to reform, perhaps because Umbridge was from Slytherin House, but she refused to allow the other teams permission under the excuse that she needed time to consider it. In 1996, Umbridge and many other Slytherins found the D.A. In her position, Umbridge conducted biased trials that would subject Muggle-born witches and wizards to Dementors and have them sent to Azkaban prison for "stealing magic from real witches and wizards". [1] Her personality was described as "poisoned honey," and it was said on various occasions that the sweeter her voice was, the more dangerous or infuriated she became. Born View Quote [As she is carried into the forest by the centaurs] I am Senior Undersecretary Dolores Jane Umbridge. She led not by consensus and respect, but rather by fear and intimidation; as the year progressed, she grew more independent of Fudge's will by beginning to use her own available resources in order to make people obey her, even attempting to use the restricted Veritaserum and then the Cruciatus Curse on Harry Potter when he would not give her desired information. Because of her lazy and ineffective methods, Umbridge was a thoroughly incompetent teacher with no ability or experience in the teaching of children, something which Minerva McGonagall mocked her for, much to Umbridge's anger. With Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson. She has an affinity for this horrible object" - JK, Online Chat script, accessed 30/7/2011, Heyman: Imelda Staunton to Return as Umbridge for Deathly Hallows, http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/book/0,6115,462861_5%7C%7C251753%7C0_0_,00.html, Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic, The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection, The Essential Defence Against the Dark Arts, Unidentified Potions professor (16th-century), Unidentified Herbology professor (19th-century), Unidentified Potions professor (19th-century), Unidentified Muggle Studies professor (1990s), Unidentified DADA professor (21st-century), Unidentified Potions professor (21st-century), https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Dolores_Umbridge?oldid=1419651, Jane is a sweet name for a girl, adding a cruel irony to her nomenclature. Once they took over she allied with them due to sharing many beliefs with them, as well as being given further power within the Ministry. Human In fact, Percy Weasley sent a letter to his younger brother, stating that Umbridge was a "truly delightful woman", and that Ron should side with her instead of continuing to associate with Harry. 's headquarters in the Room of Requirement, after they were betrayed by Marietta Edgecombe. In the end, Umbridge, Fudge and a few other members of the court voted for conviction, but Harry was cleared of the charges. Slytherin[1][6] In addition, Umbridge was seen working alongside Yaxley, another Death Eater, who was part of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission which Umbridge was in charge of. 'Umbridge' is a play on 'umbrage' from the British expression 'to take umbrage', meaning offence. Her brand of bigotry was just so relatable, and her nastiness got under every reader's skin.[6][7][8][9]. Single[1] Alternatively, it is possible that Flitwick's all-around competence led to her being unable to find a pretext to mark him down. However, she rarely expressed the extent of her anger openly, casually enforcing decrees written and signed by Fudge and handing out torturous punishments with a smile (most notably, forcing Harry to carve "I must not tell lies" into the back of his hand with a Black Quill) rather than openly taking out her hatred of children on the school as a whole. View Quote. She forced Dumbledore out and replaced him as Headmaster (OP28). [7], Umbridge exercises her power, creating and enforcing new school rules. Umbridge attempted to sneak out of the school but was encountered by Peeves the Poltergeist, who chased her out of the school with McGonagall's cane to the delight of students and teachers alike. Her lack of control over her own mind is evidenced by the fact that she had no idea what she was wearing and so falsely claimed it was a family heirloom and proof of her relation to the Selwyn family, showing her extreme arrogance to the point of utter delusion.[5]. The fact that she spoke in a blatantly forced sing-song voice and wore gaudy pink clothing only added to her hideousness. Biographical information ... Dolores Umbridge also produces a Patronus in the shape of a cat. Put me down! From that point on she lied about her family, claiming that she was a pure-blood rather than a half-blood. According to Garrick Ollivander, abnormally short wands usually selected those whose moral character was stunted, rather than because they were physically short. [7], Some of the members were: Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Fred and George Weasley, Ernie Macmillan, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Susan Bones, Hannah Abbott, Cho Chang, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson, Colin and Dennis Creevey, Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Anthony Goldstein, Zacharias Smith, Padma and Parvati Patil and Marietta Edgecombe. Only Fudge, Umbridge, and roughly a half-dozen of the court voted for conviction. She later fired Gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, as he was a half-giant. Before reaching age 30, she became the Head of the Office, evidence of her ruthless tactics under her sweet attitude, which also involved taking credit for other people's work. After Voldemort was sighted in the Ministry of Magic by numerous people, including Cornelius Fudge, Dumbledore's power at Hogwarts was restored and Umbridge was sacked. She was quite a stocky woman, and not in the first flush of youth, and her tendency to wear frills where (I felt) frills had no business to be, and to carry undersized handbags, again as though they had been borrowed from a child's dressing-up box, jarred, I felt, with a personality that I found the reverse of sweet, innocent, and ingenuous. Despite Dumbledore's Army being ousted and banned, the rebellion against Umbridge continued mainly led by consistent pranks by Fred and George Weasley. [5] After the Second Wizarding War, she was sentenced to Azkaban for her crimes against Muggle-borns, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Her fanatical loyalty clouded her judgement and caused her to place a blind faith in authority, believing that it could not possibly be wrong, and even after it was proven wrong she did not change her opinion, as was clearly seen when she was loyal to Fudge over Dumbledore, rather than accepting the truth, and then abandoning Fudge when he was ousted from his office. The best GIFs are on GIPHY. Some teachers refused to allow themselves to be intimidated, however; when inspecting Professor Minerva McGonagall's Transfiguration class, Umbridge tried to harass Minerva with interruptions and false coughing, but Minerva either ignored them or retorted with scathing remarks. She considered them to be inferior and upon reaching 15 years old, she and her father remained in the wizarding world, while Ellen took her son and returned to the Muggle world, never seeing each other again. How Dumbledore managed to rescue her from the human-hating centaurs without suffering any injury himself remained a mystery, though it is likely that the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest had respect for Albus, based on their salute at his funeral. Umbridge is also depicted to be a prejudiced person, despising half-breeds and Muggle-born witches and wizards, to the point of firing Hagrid due to his half-giant status as well as her intolerance to the centaur Firenze, even shouting racial insults towards the herd of centaurs that confront her in the Forbidden Forest. The students who despised her cruelty started a massive rebellion inspired by Fred and George Weasley after they set off a Portable Swamp and fled the school. She also used her persian cat Patronus to keep the Dementor guards at bay. Upon finishing, she received very scattered and unenthusiastic applause, as most students lost track of her speech altogether, and the teachers barely clapped once or twice before stopping, showing their low regard for Umbridge. She was also annoyed with his lack of support for her and accused him of being "deliberately unhelpful". ... » More Quotes from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix » Back to the Movie Quotes Database. [1], Although her father was the source of influence on her prejudiced views on blood purity, Dolores found him rather irksome for his unambitious nature as a janitorial worker at the bottom of the social ladder. Some of her equals also respected her enough. Unlike Trelawney, who took these horrible comments to heart and was deeply insulted, Snape rarely took any of her tauntings seriously. 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. [7], Some of the Slytherin students as well as the caretaker, Argus Filch, happily supported Umbridge during her reign as the High Inquisitor and later Headmistress of Hogwarts; relating her cruelty and sadism with their own ambitions. 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Dolores is offended by any challenge to her limited world-view; I felt her surname conveyed the pettiness and rigidity of her character. [5], Following Alastor Moody's murder at the hands of Death Eaters in the Battle of the Seven Potters, Umbridge somehow took possession of his magical eye. When Minerva attempted to prevent the attack on Hagrid, Umbridge and her cohorts shot her down with four simultaneous Stunners, severely injuring her, requiring her to be sent to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries Dolores was pleased at this, as it meant she had full control of Hogwarts. Mouse brown (formerly)[4]Iron grey[5] Umbridge was a sadistic woman who enjoyed punishing and torturing students. She permitted them to be reformed if they asked for permission, and only if she deemed them to be allowable, which meant that Dumbledore's Army became an illegal organisation. Umbridge seemed to be on friendly terms with Lucius Malfoy, a known Death Eater who had close connections with the Ministry. Gryffindor at least had to wait an entire month before Professor McGonagall finally intervened and likely went to Professor Dumbledore to force it through. She interrupted Dumbledore during his speech at the Start-of-Term Feast, and delivered a very dull speech while being ignorant of the students' restlessness, to the point that Harry angrily speculated that she would have continued with it even if a full-scale riot broke out under her nose. She is a short, squat woman described as resembling a large pale toad, with "short, curly, mouse-brown hair". Dolores is a common Spanish name, although it also occurs as an English name. I have noticed more than once in life that a taste for the ineffably twee can go hand-in-hand with a distinctly uncharitable outlook on the world. She branded Harry as "Undesirable No.1," and was given the job of Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. ", "50 of the most loathsome movie characters of all time", "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: Stephen King Review", "How Dolores Umbridge made our skin crawl", "Imelda Staunton Knows Her 'Harry Potter' Character Dolores Umbridge Parallels Donald Trump", "The US election explained using Harry Potter", "Imelda Staunton Thought Of Margaret Thatcher While Playing Dolores Umbridge In 'Harry Potter, "9 Real People Who Inspired Harry Potter Characters", "J.K. Rowling reveals the real-life inspiration behind Dolores Umbridge in new Harry Potter story", "Harry Potter Fan Sites Disavowa Kedavra J.K. Rowling for Her Anti-Trans Stance", Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists, Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Warner Bros. When George and Harry attacked Draco Malfoy after a Gryffindor — Slytherin Quidditch match, Umbridge kicked them off the team, along with Fred. She even measured Flitwick's height with measuring tape. But fate had her run right into Peeves the poltergeist, who took advantage of his final opportunity to fulfil the request of Fred and George and chased her gleefully from the premises. Dolores Umbridge quotes. After rumours of Lord Voldemort's return and the increased paranoia of Cornelius Fudge, Umbridge set two Dementors on Harry Potter and his cousin Dudley Dursley in Little Whinging in an attempt to get him expelled from Hogwarts for use of magic outside of school. I particularly recall a tiny little plastic bow slide, pale lemon in colour that she wore in her short curly hair. In particular, Umbridge was horrible to half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, treating him like a dimwitted and violent troll, and ultimately tried to attack him under the cover of darkness. [18] Desperate, Hermione tricked Umbridge into following her and Harry into the Forbidden Forest in search of an alleged "secret weapon" of the Order of the Phoenix. [7], Dumbledore's funeral, which Umbridge attended, Despite all of her actions at Hogwarts, 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, to Harry's anger. In modern-day, she is more of a realistic threat to us Muggles than the Lord Voldemorts of the world.We have seen corrupt political leaders, and we have seen abusers in positions of power over kids.
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