Rowling considers Umbridge "as reprehensible as Lord Voldemort" and virtually indistinguishable "except in their declared allegiances" from Bellatrix Lestrange. This teacher also displayed a "pronounced taste for twee accessories" and a "tendency to wear frills where frills had no business to be." While Rowling is careful to point out that this is not the "real Dolores Umbridge," she does admit that she "borrowed from her, and then grossly exaggerated." "Once, long ago, I took instruction in a certain skill or subject.and in doing so came into contact with a teacher or instructor whom I disliked intensely on sight," Rowling writes. She was inspired by a real teacher in J.K. This is the same woman who claimed to be a "pure-blood" in the books and set up the Muggle-born Registration Commission in an attempt to imprison all Muggle-borns to Azkaban. ![]() She's a half-blood (the daughter of a wizard father and a Muggle mother). This is the same woman who claimed to be a "pure-blood" in the books and Take a look at some of the top revelations: She's a half-blood (the daughter of a wizard father and a Muggle mother). Once you're in, though, the dish on Dolores is pretty good. ![]() Once you enter Umbridge's office, double-click around some more and that should unlock the story. Then, find the chapter about Dolores Umbridge (chapter 12) and start double-clicking on the screen (which should show Harry standing outside her office). ![]() For instance, to get to the Umbridge story, you must log in to your Pottermore account and make your way to the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The only problem? The stories are hidden underneath a whole bunch of trickery on the Pottermore website, and it takes near-Hermione-level skills to find the goods. Rowling served up a big ol' treat for us Muggles this Halloween: Six (yes, six!) brand-new written works that take us deeper into the magical world of Harry Potter, including the piece de resistance-a 1,700-word story on former Hogwarts professor and Ministry of Magic official Dolores Umbridge that reveals more insight into her villainous ways.
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