Author dolores gordon smith, guest on episode 5 of the mugglenet academia podcast, noted that jkrs character of dolores. Dolores umbridge introduces a seemingly endless string of problems to the students at hogwarts. Jk rowling reveals the secrets of dolores umbridge books the. Professor dolores jane umbridge, simply known as dolores umbridge is one of the two main antagonists alongside lord voldemort 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 harry potter and the deathly hallows and its separate twopart film adaptations of the same name. According to garrick ollivander, abnormally short wands usually selected those whose moral character was stunted, rather than because they were physically. Imelda staunton knows her harry potter character dolores. The character was memorably played by imelda staunton in 2007 and 2010 film adaptations of the books.
Everyones favorite novice wizard, harry potter, continues his highflying adventures at hogwarts. Umbridge looks down on those of lesser status, particularly those with nonmagical i. A list of all the characters in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Staunton is a wellrespected, multiple awardwinning actress. If you have not finished reading the harry potter books, this article contains information that may spoil some of the surprises for you. You can see her craziness the second she enters the scene and delivers a horriblyrude speech. The character of dolores umbridge in harry potter and the. Under her fathers influence, umbridge despises her mother for being a muggle and being the reason her brother being a squib. As senior undersecretary to the minister for magic, she sneers openly at the idea that there could be dementors in a muggle suburb. Umbridge is one of the mosthated characters in the series. Dolores jane umbridge is imprisoned in askaban for her crimes commited during the second wizarding war. Imelda staunton didnt join the harry potter films until the fifth. The point of all of this is to show professor umbridges main characteristic. Like fudge, she refuses to acknowledge the return of lord voldemort, and she believes that both dumbledore and harry potter are devious.
Dolores jane umbridge was the eldest child and only daughter of orford. Umbridge is sheer evil, and everyone at hogwarts loathes her except kissup draco malfoy and his posse. Doloress parents were unhappily married, and dolores secretly despised both of them. Love to hate this character and so glad i have this evil character in my harry potter itty bitty collection. Dolores jane umbridge is a character in the harry potter universe. Dolores umbridge isnt even a death eater, she is just plain cruel. 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. Dolores umbridge character timeline in harry potter and the order of the phoenix the timeline below shows where the character dolores umbridge appears in harry potter and the order of the phoenix.
Your small hogwarts day off write a letter to draco malfoy what is your blood status in harry potter. Imelda staunton knows her harry potter character dolores umbridge parallels donald trump those people shouldnt be in power, and she certainly shouldnt have been in power, the actress. Harry potter ministry of magic characters tv tropes. Umbridge was a halfblood witch and the first child of a wizard named orford umbridge and a muggle ellen cracknell. The story of dolores umbridge from the harry potter franchise. Imelda staunton was born on january 9, 1956 in archway, london, england as imelda mary philomena.
Rowling revealed which hogwarts house umbridge was in when asked by a fan. She was a juror in the wizengamot and the senior undersecretary to the minister for magic, the professor of defence against the dark arts at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, hogwarts high inquisitor and headmistress of hogwarts until. But, some of the things that she did were worse than others. She said, detention, potter now heres a quill and scroll let me teach you how to handle all the lying in your soul no, you wont need any magic all your lies are quite too tall she said, let me deal with this. 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. Jk rowling says she based harry potters dolores umbridge. She was a character that never did anything kind of admirable. Even when the ministry of magics slogan changed to magic is might, supporting only purebloods and discriminating muggleborn witches and wizards, umbridge was right there in the top of the ministrys officials, holding trials and torturing those who werent of magical blood.
In harry potter and the order of the phoenix, professor dolores umbridge puts hogwarts through hell by subjecting harry to brutal penmanshiprelated. Dolores jane umbridge was the witch we all love to hate, or maybe just hate. In this video, were going to be discussing everyones favourite character. New information on harry potter character dolores umbridge.
Cornelius fudge, rufus scrimgeour and pius thicknesse. A song filk to the bitch of living from the musical spring awakening. 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. She was a ministry of magic official and served as senior undersecretary to the minister for magic under three successive ministers. Recent film roles include the 2008 movie a bunch of amateurs, in which she starred alongside burt reynolds, derek jacobi and samantha bond, and the. This time around, harry ignores warnings not to return to schoolthat is, if he values his lifeto investigate a mysterious series of attacks with ron and hermione. Dolores umbridge in harry potter and the order of the. There we were, with the rest of the great hall in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, enjoying professor dumbledores startofterm notices, when suddenly. Harry potter, albus dumbledore, dolores umbridge, lord voldemort, ron weasley, hermione granger, sirius black, professor severus snape, professor minerva mcgonagall, hagrid, cornelius fudge, mrs. 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. Umbridge is a play on umbrage from the british expression to take umbrage, meaning offence. Umbridge in her signature pink outfit though shed look more like a toad with a black bow in her hair if portrayed from the books, but all these are based off the movies which are great too.
Harry potter has had enough of umbridge taking over hogwarts. On day she gets transfered to a new cell, finds a mirror on the floor and remeberes somebody she wishes would stay forgotten. Jk rowling reveals the secrets of dolores umbridge books. Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of harry potter theory. Umbridge who first appears in the fifth book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, was installed at hogwarts by the ministry of magic.
Professor dolores jane umbridge is a villain from the harry potter franchise and serves as the secondary main antagonist in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. So dolores, who is one of the characters for whom i feel purest dislike. 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. This harry potter characters name is actually way more. How dolores umbridge made our skin crawl wizarding world. Imelda staunton was born on january 9, 1956 in archway, london, england as imelda mary philomena bernadette staunton. 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. 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. She also voiced the umbridge on unicycle though archive sound in the film adaptation of harry potter and the halfblood prince. In contrast, dolores umbridge, the ministry of magic official who becomes the tyrannical headmistress of hogwarts in harry potter and the order of the. 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. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. I felt her surname conveyed the pettiness and rigidity of her character.
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. Dolores means sorrow, something she undoubtedly inflicts on all around her. Dolores jane umbridge is a ministry of magic employee, and formerly defence against the dark arts professor and high inquisitor at hogwarts. The degradation of professor trelawney continued until she was reduced to a sherrybottleclutching mess. A highranking ministry functionary and perhaps the most universally despised character in the series, umbridge affects the mannerisms of a kindly old aunt or grandmother, but theyre only a thin veneer that covers governmental corruption at its worst incarnate in one woman. Harry potter harry potter, minerva mcgonagall, lucius malfoy, madeye moody, george wesley, fred weasley, bellatrix and umbridge vinyl figures. Is there a more hated character than dolores umbridge.
Umbridge is first encountered by readers in harry potter and the order of the phoenix, originally published in 2003, as senior undersecretary to the. Dolores umbridge was senior undersecretary to the minister op8 and later highly unpopular teacher of defence against the dark arts at hogwarts op11. Dolores for her many abuses of power seemed to harry potter to reveal both. What happened to dolores umbridge from harry potter. Why there was a different defense against the dark arts professor every year. Staunton reprised her role as dolores umbridge in harry potter and the deathly hallows part one in 2010. She serves as the senior undersecretary to cornelius fudge, the minister of magic, and is extremely loyal to him. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and. Sent to hogwarts by cornelius fudge to keep an eye on dumbledore, umbridge wasted no time in turning it into her own. She forced dumbledore out and replaced him as headmaster op28. Dolores umbridge in harry potter and the order of the phoenix. 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. Rowling served up a scary treat to her fans for halloween last week.
In the death eater controlled ministry of pius thicknesse, umbridge enjoyed additional duties as the head of the muggleborn registration commission dh. This quiz, is going to tell you, which hogwarts house you belong in. Dolores is offended by any challenge to her limited worldview. The harry potter and the order of the phoenix characters covered include. Dolores umbridge from harry potter series charactour. Like fudge, she refuses to acknowledge the return of lord voldemort, and she believes that both dumbledore and harry potter. Muggles guide to harry pottercharactersdolores umbridge.
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