The Toad Lady and Her Disgrace... Disposition of Umbridge

[Beverly Adams]

No: HPFGUIDX 90077

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Speculation on future events-
> 
> Question in two parts, what do you think will happen to Umbridge as 
a
> result of her actions before and at Hogwarts, and what do you hope
> will happen to her?
> 
> (snip)> 
> 
Personally, I vote for and hope for the second to last one. She will
> not be procecuted as that would involve a public trial that would be
> highly embarassing to the Ministry which is quite embarassed enough 
as
> it is. So, Umbridge will be stripped of her job, pay, rank, and 
status
> in the wizard world and essentially cast out so as not further
> embarass the Ministry.
> 
(snip)
> 
she will seek out the only people
> who are sympathetic to her cause, and join the Death Eaters. 
> 
> Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your perspective, this 
will
> be Umbridge's ultimate downfall. When you make a deal with the 
devil,
> you really shouldn't be surpised when you end up in hell.
> 
(snip)

> > As it was left in the last book, she seems to have gotten away 
with
> it, but I have to believe, given the extent of her crimes (near
> murder, torture, violation of basic human rights, etc...), her 
actions
> can't possibly be ignored.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> bboy_mn

Beverly replies:

I agree with you, Steve.  I hope she goes to prison as what she did 
while at Hogwarts was criminal.  But while we know the extent of the 
things she did (making students inflict self-imposed scars, teaching 
only theory and no practical, becoming a tyrant, almost inflicting an 
Unforgiveable on a student), I'm wondering how much will come out and 
be general knowledge to those who have that happy power to put her in 
prison.  

Fudge (in particular) will not want it tossed about how horrible she 
was as a DADA teacher and all the subsequent things she did.  Look at 
all the power he gave her so willingly.  He will try to cover it up 
and make it all go away--including Umbridge who will be sent on some 
remote assignment.

However, she has a thirst for power so I could see her going over to 
the Death Eaters.  What would be nice is if she did become involved 
with the DEs and in a future scene come face-to-face with members of 
the DA.  They would curse and hex her so much that she would be a 
squelching slug like Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle only with no one to 
turn her back into a human.

Beverly (who every time she read about toad-like-Umbridge thought 
of "Roz" the character in "Monster's Inc.")