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

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 91442

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "thyerd" <droosh at w...> wrote:

thyerd:
> I also was amazed the DD let her just walk out and had her arrested 
> after she had admitted in front of so many witness that she had 
> attempted to murder Harry in his Muggle neighborhood by illegally 
> dispatching Dementors.


Geoff:
Yes, but who were the witnesses.....

Hermione, Harry, Draco Malfoy, Millicent Bulstrode, "several large 
Slytherins" including Crabbe and Warrington, Ron, Ginny, Luna and 
Neville. (gleaned from OOTP "Out of the Fire" pp.652-58 UK edition).
Snape has already left the room when this fact is revealed.

All of these are (probably) minors. Umbridge tells Harry about the 
Demnetors. It is possible that not everyone hears this anyway. The 
Slytherins present might not want to drop DJU in it because they are 
members of the Inquistorial Squad and enjoying their own little ego 
trips. In the actions which immediately follow this chapter - the 
foray into the Forest, the trip to the Ministry and the battle - 
there is no time for the Gryffindors to pass this information to 
Dumbledore or another Order member. Perhaps, Book 6 might see this as 
part of the developing story....