Is Umbridge on the side of good or bad?

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 127158


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "JaanisE" <jaanise at h...> wrote:
 
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> Jaanis:
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> Taking all this into consideration, isn't it funny that we find out
> about Umbridge this late? A woman with such ambitions, attitude and
> behaviour, being the next official to the Minister of Magic! She must
> have been a topic among wizards, Weasleys or Hogwart's professors and
> students, for example. Especially if she's been so ill-disposed to 
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> current administration at Hogwarts. Or if she hasn't, why did she
> suddenly became such? Had she got some kind of pressure?...

Hickengruendler:

IMO, she is now ill-disposed to Dumbledore because Fudge is. As long 
as Fudge and Dumbledore were on friendly terms, Umbridge is no threat, 
since she wants to be in the Minister's good grace. But now, that 
Albus and Cornelius have broken, Umbridge became an enemie, because 
she wanted to demonstrate Fudge her loyality. (Not that I think she is 
really loyal to Fudge, but she wanted him to think so). But she went 
further than Fudge, because now she is openly on his side, therefore 
she knew that if Harry and Dumbledore turned out right in the end, her 
power is threatened. Only as long as Fudge has the say, she is safe 
(at least for that moment, I don't doubt that she would have used an 
opportunity to overpower Fudge, if it were given to her). I don't 
think she ever cared if Harry spoke the truth, she just wanted to make 
sure nobody listens to him.

Hickengruendler