Umbridge, detention, scars, and plotlines, oh my!

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 125699


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:
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bboymin wrote:

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> In addition, I can see the potential for Umbrdige to start to get a
> little /high and mighty/ again in an attempt to redeem herself in 
the
> public's eye. Something along the line of, well, we may have made a
> small error in judgement, but Dumbledore this! and Harry that!. At
> which time Harry and/or Hermione will remind Umbridge that they 
have
> enough on her to put her in prison for good, and if she knows 
what's
> good for her she will shut-up and accept her disgrace.
> 
> In this way, Umbridge will become weak, powerless, and disgraced, 
and
> Harry will now, suddenly, be the one in the position of power and
> control. I'm confident Harry will handle the power much better than
> Umbridge who had elevated herself to god-like status in her own 
mind.
> Remember the old saying, Power corrupt, absolute power corrupts
> absolutely. 
> 
> In this scenerio, we the  readers, get to see Umbridge punished by
> fate for her trangression, and in addition, get once again see 
Harry
> in the heroes light. To see that he truly is a far far better 
person
> than those who see power, position, and status. 
> 
> So, the resolution will occur in a small, perhaps 'in passing', 
side
> story as part of the process of Fudge and Umbridge falling into
> disgrace, in a sense, at their own hand. The extension of that, and
> Harry's interaction with the events, will be another opportunity 
for
> us to see Harry for the great person that he is. 
> 
> In this method, the author can give us, the readers, and the
> characters a sense of satisfaction and justice without being bogged
> down in a long side track.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

This would be in line with what JKR has done before with Rita 
Skeeter, I agree.  Although I don't know, given the flagrantly 
illegal and murderous possibilities in Umbridge's actions (sending 
the Dementors I'm thinking about) it doesn't seem like a good way to 
address this particular issue.

Lupinlore