umbridge helping Harry.

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 192571

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corey" <coverton1982 at ...> wrote:

Bart:
> > I've heard of con artists saying that they've done their victims a
> > favor by making them more careful about their money in the future. Sort
> > of the same thing.
> >
> > Or, as comedian Jackie Mason once said of Frank Sinatra, a mob
> > connected singer he went afoul of: "Frank Sinatra once saved my life. He
> > said, 'OK, boys, he's had enough!'"

Geoff:
> I agree with Bart - that actions by people can unintentionally help their
> opponents. Hitler's opening of a second front against Russia in 1940
> has often been quoted as an enormous help to Western Europe after
> his failure to invade the UK in the summer.

Corey:
> Yeah, I guess, but it's just too bad that Umbridge was the head of that muggle excuse thing.

Geoff:
Umbridge is a singularly unpleasant and dangerous woman. In our 
sightings of her in OOTP, among other things she appears to be 
obsessed with "Cornelius" - ie Fudge. This might be extreme sycophancy 
or something more underhand. She obviously enjoys (a) power - over 
other people and (b) being sadistic, traits which being in charge of 
Hogwarts allows her to exhibit.

Once she is removed from the school her opportunity comes when 
Voldemort's supporters infiltrate the Ministry and the wheels effectively 
come off the administration of the Wizarding World, creating a situation 
where she can openly use the two traits I mentioned. Power and sadism 
are hers to utilise without fear of a comeback; hence her appearance
in the Thicknesse Ministry and what is a blatant defection to the other 
side. It was bad, I agree but who was going to stop her?