What HP Character Scares You Most?

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 191853

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at ...> wrote:

Annemehr:
> The thing that might make Umbridge scary is that she has both the inclination and the  
> power to force her point of view onto the lives of others.  Imagine if someone like this 
> had authority over you.  Some of us, I'm sure, don't have to imagine too hard.

Geoff:
> > Within the Potterverse, I think that Percy Weasley and Gilderoy 
> > Lockhart come close to this but are nowhere near as dangerous as Umbridge, 
> > and in the real world, I would nominate Richard Dawkins as one person who 
> > falls into this category.

Annemehr:
> Richard Dawkins?  Really?  No, he's nothing like Umbridge.

Geoff:
Straying towards being OT, in my view, Dawkins fits your description 
of Umbridge in having the inclination to force his point of view and 
would like more control in that area; I see them both as extreme 
control freaks.

I did quote Lockhart and Percy W as coming within that description but 
not quite up to Umbridge's standard - but on reflection, Lockhart shows 
himself potentially to be a very dangerous man by his behaviour in the 
Chamber of Secrets; he was fully prepared to sacrifice Ginny and 
permanently damage Harry and Ron for his own ends.