New short story on Dolores Umbridge by J.K. Rowling

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

J.K. Rowling has written another short story based in the world of Harry Potter, and this time it's about the character that everyone loves to hate: Dolores Umbridge! Rowling has written a short history of Umbridge's background, so you can see just why she is like she is.

The story is posted on Pottermore, but you can also read it here if you don't have a Pottermore account :)

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Is she as obnoxious in this story as she was in the books? I have a hard time reading the book she is featured heavily in (book 6?).

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

It's more of a little background story, a brief history of her life :)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Its book 5 shes mostly in(Order of The Phoenix)and yes she is pretty much obnoxious

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

I thought it was 5, she induced rage in me every time she showed up.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Pretty much her sole purpose

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Is it weird that despite how evil she was, I never imagined her as Slytherin? I think all the pink misled me.

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Rinn wrote: "Is it weird that despite how evil she was, I never imagined her as Slytherin? I think all the pink misled me."

Agreed! The pink is so deceptive! I guess I didn't really think about it, even though she would have attended Hogwarts and would have therefore been in one of the houses, but giving it thought I would have supposed Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw! But on reflection I suppose her personality very much fits with Slytherin.

Really nice little background information about the her :) I would love to hear about some of the very minor characters such as the shop keepers in Diagon Alley like Madam Malkin and the ice cream guy (having a mind blank on the name at the moment!).

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I would have thought Ravenclaw as shes a bit of a know it all in her ways but Slythrrin certainly makes more sense when you think about it , with her draw to power.

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

I thought Hufflepuff too, even though I can see her backstabbing her friends to move up in the world...

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Aww that's so cute! But loyalty is one of their main characteristics, right?

Maybe she needs her own special house...

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Was she that loyal though. She simply stuck with the most powerful person at any given time. She switched to a Voldemort run regime with no hesitation

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

That's what I meant, she doesn't seem loyal to me. So I don't know why I thought of her as Hufflepuff.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Maybe the frumpiness

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Sad but true

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Also sometimes Hufflepuff seems like the house for leftovers... yep, poor Hufflepuffs :(

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I read somewhere that Rowling considered Hufflepuff the best house .

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

I think apparently she said she'd be a Hufflepuff? :)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

thats the one

[Alan]

I have just discovered this thread, and read the Rowling description of the sources that inspired Dolores Umbridge. I fully understand! I also had the misfortune to meet more than one similar example of petty evil in school - but unfortunately I did not meet them as 'pupil meeting teacher' - I met them as 'teacher meets headmaster' (or headmistress! I could find examples of both).
There is a certain personality type, that irrespective of any other skills or qualifications should never be allowed to hold a position where they have any supervisory rights over anyone else. Sadly, many of them become bosses in their chosen professions! I suspect it is even worse if you go into politics!
To the Dementors with them!

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Thats an interesting thought . If Newt was in a different house it could really give a good background . In the books we see inside Gryfindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaws home areas but never Hufflepuff

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

I was going to say, Ravenclaw too :)

In the Lego HP games you get to explore all the common rooms, and they're so cool! Slytherin is under the lake so has these huge windows underwater, and you see the squid floating past :D

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I have the game so I'll have to check it out ☺

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/12/what...

and we now have a bit more on Draco Malfoy for Christmas :)