[HPforGrownups] Re: People Harry Potter you love to hate

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 153752

In a message dated 6/11/06 1:18:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, juli17 at aol.com 
writes:


> But Umbridge, she certainly caused a visceral reaction in me. I 
> wanted to scratch her eyes out, repeatedly. No other character in HP 
> has affected me so negatively in a purely emotional sense. When I 
> reread the first 5 books right before HBP came out, the only part I 
> dreaded rereading was her scenes with Harry. Umbridge I hate. (Fenrir 
> is deserving of such hatred too, but then I didn't have to put up 
> with his repulsive presence throughout an entire book!)
> 
> Julie 
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Sandy now:

I would say "me too" but I know that is not allowed, so I will elaborate. I 
hate the book OoP. It is the one book I just can't stand. Like you, I reread 
all the books in preparation for the release of HBP and I had to *force* myself 
to read OoP. I actually considered not doing so, but that would have been 
foolish and defeated the purpose of what I was doing. Most people mistake my 
dislike for OoP thinking it is because the book is "dark"  or because of capslock 
Harry. Neither of those is true, and I actually *like* capslock Harry. It's 
because I can't stand Umbridge. She is the only character in the series I 
capslock HATE. There is not a sentence involving her, except her reaction to what Ron 
does in the hospital wing, that does not make me grit my teeth and 
hyper-ventilate, but the part with the quill makes me want to throw up. She is the most 
vile, loathsome creature in the entire series. I was so disappointed when DD 
rescued her from the centaurs. Being an adult I allowed myself the luxury of 
hoping they violated her in the most personal of ways, and it still wouldn't be 
enough punishment for all she did. What really galls me is that she is on the 
good side. How can that be? I hope she resurfaces in book 7 and that what she 
put out comes back around to her.

I agree that Fenrir is right there in her league, but we were not force fed a 
diet of him for an entire book, and he is on the side of evil so you expect 
him to be loathsome. 

Sandy, shuddering just at the mention of the name Umbridge.


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