The Life Story of Dolores Umbridge - Harry Potter Explained
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going to be discussing ONE of the most hated characters from the entire series. No it’s not Vernon Dursley and no it’s not Voldemort- it’s none other than Dolores Jane Umbridge- Hogwarts High inquisitor, proud Ministry employee and HEAD of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. More specifically-however, we’re going to be digging in to Umbridge’s past and uncovering her humble beginnings. Was she always awful? Who were her parents? Where did she grow up? Why was she so prejudiced? Sit back, relax and enjoy the life of Dolores Jane Umbridge.
Now, before we get started I just want to refute one thing: Umbridge did NOT hail from the Selwyn family. In the deathly Hallows, while serving as head of the Muggle-Born registration commission, Dolores claimed that the ‘S’ on the necklace around her neck stood for ‘Selwyn’.
"That's - that's pretty, Dolores," she said, pointing at the pendant gleaming in the ruffled folds of Umbridge's blouse.
"What?" snapped Umbridge, glancing down. "Oh yes - an old family heirloom," she said, patting the locket lying on her large bosom. "The S stands for Selwyn... I am related to the Selwyns... Indeed, there are few pure-blood families to whom I am not related....”
While this was probably more of a distraction tactic rather than a genuine claim- she still said it, and I want to make it perfectly clear that Umbridge was NOT related to the Selwyns- in fact, she wasn’t related to any pure-blood families...at all. The truth is- Umbridge was a half-blood,part of her existence that she tried very hard to hide.
Dolores Umbridge was a british half-blood witch born sometime BEFORE the year 1965. BEFORE 1965 is a bit vague, but that’s all we’re given, so she could have been 31 when starting working at Hogwarts, or 61- it’s quite unclear. She was a short woman with a broad flabby face, little neck, and slack mouth- resembling a toad. She was born in the British Isles to one magical and one muggle parent. Her family was quite small. Her father was a wizard by the name of Orford Umbridge, her mother was a muggle named Ellen Cracknell, and her younger brother’s name is never actually revealed. Isn’t it interesting how the department head for the muggle-born registration commission was in fact a muggle-born herself?
Dolores’ family and home life was already very dysfunctional, and so it didn’t help that her father, her magical parent, had very little ambition- perfectly happy to work as a floor mopper at the ministry of magic.
Later in life when Dolores worked at the Ministry herself, she was occasionally questioned about her relationship to the floor mopper at the ministry- a connection that she would vehemently deny. In fact, it’s later revealed that those who did question her identity, or her fathers, almost always had ‘nasty things’ happen to them:
“Nasty things tended to happen to people who asked about Orford, or anything that Dolores did not like talking about, and people who wanted to remain on her good side pretended to believe her version of her ancestry.”
I’m sure you can only imagine what a terrible and judgemental person like Umbridge would think of a floor mopper. However, Dolores wasn’t the root cause of all of the issues in her family, in fact- I think it was her father that ended being being the root cause of the families problems- as he actively blamed Dolores’ mother for birthing a squib- the SQUIB in question of course being Dolores’ brother- whose name is never revealed. Despite having very little ambition- having a squib child was a source of shame for him- and the main focal point for all of the families troubles. This was undoubtedly an unhealthy environment for Dolores to grow up in, and I have no doubt that it contributed to turning her in to the dysfunctional woman that she would become. I’ll continue discussing her family later on, but for now let’s jump into Umbridge’s earlier years and her proper introduction to magic.
Like so many before and after her, At age 11 it was time for Umbridge to start planning to head to Hogwarts- “the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the world”- at least, according to Hagrid.
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This may sound stupid but do you think one of the reasons harry didn’t die in dh part 2 is because at that moment he was the master of death he owned the cloak and stone and the wand belonged to him all at the same time which would make him the master of death
Suggestion:can u do what if he who must not be named killed Nevile
I did all of them
This was great! I'd love more of these kinds of videos!
Here's a question that begs a theory. If a wizard managed to become an animagus in the form of a phoenix would they gain the immortal capabilities of said phoenix?
She's not one of the most hated characters, she's the most hated character!!
I cannot agree more
The Most Hated Character is an understatement
I think I'd be able to make a top 2, with on spot 2 Rita Skeeter and on spot 1 by a great margin Umbridge.
@@bastiaankap6382 I think that cornelius fudge is second for not believing harry
I think that might be a little bit of an understatement
Umbridge is a truly despicable character, but Imelda Staunton did her justice in the film, played her perfectly.
I couldn't agree more!!!!
yup much like the actor for Jofrey they both played there respective roll perfectly making us hate the character they played with a passion
@@Tigrion oooo what about Ramsay Bolton? I find it hard to look at Iwan Rheon without intense hatred for Ramsay popping up.
Now THATS good acting too!
@@avalonkemi ouuu yes that guy Ramzy the most punchable looking face in the whole series i have nothing against the actor his as perfect cast and played his roll as good as Jofrey's actor i think i kind of forgotten him because its kind of the same type of super hateable villain but more of a nasty fella that id rather not remember if that makes sense xD
@Charlie Sthill I heard that she mentioned in an interview how the character of Umbridge is ‘toad like’ and ‘ugly’ and people have told her she’s perfect for the role
Voldemort isn't hated, he is a great villain.
Voldemort is like edge or randy orton or that guy u can’t live without whilst Umbridge is a fly
I think he meant hated by the characters in the books
I've always seen voldemort as someone blinded by his emotions and acted on what he thought was the best for him, he wanted everything since he had nothing.
Grindlewald is better
@@waifumaster1127 That is subjective.
I can imagine the reaction of the entire school of Hogwarts if they found out the Dolores Umbridge is a half-blood. They'll taunt her like the WWE Universe by chanting:"Half-blood!!!! Half-blood!!!"
I hear them shouting mudblood mudblood
Sir please reveal your Hogwarts house wand and patronus, I am waiting to see it..
Id say he is a ravenclaw, holly wand with a unicorn hair core and owl patronus, wise, smart and great at taking in info
For me, I’m a ravenclaw my patronus is either a tiger or a dragon.
Hes defo not Slytherin
I'm a ravenclaw
@@goroufromgenshin57107 how do guys decide that?
Video idea- what happened to Hogwarts after the battle? When was it rebuilt? How was it rebuilt? Who rebuilt it? What happened to the students in school at the time?
I've been asking for 14 days :(
Maybe they repaired it by magic, by another powerful wizard(Maybe McGonnagol)and then continued with their education, then went to wizard college or something like that
We never heard of it and I think it’s a bit lacking in the series. Imagine if at the very end, Harry, now true owner of the elder wand, repaired the school with a single spell before destroying/putting back the wand in the grave.
Wouldn’t that have been cool!?
@@rockingamingwiththesahit2145 I doubt whether Mcgonagall would be able to repair Hogwarts herself. I dont think ppl realise how big Hogwarts is.
Btw not saying that Mcgonagall isnt powerful shes extremely powerful
@@hippopottermus9856 Not immediately
@@rockingamingwiththesahit2145 i cant see Mc Gonnagol repairing the whole school herself but maybe a collective effort from the most powerful wizards and witches that did survive the whole war did repair it with some sort of spell like the one Slughorn used in that ruined room thingy they do need a school to send there children in next year after all ^_^ that or they hired the people that basically build the world Qidich cup coliseum to do the job in a few months before the new school year begins bottom line magic its doable fast :)
Hmmmm. Good that finally someone got out of the "I HATE UMBRIDGE! I DON'T WANNA KNOW HER BACKSTORY" zone...
I hated her too, until I found out what all those horsemen, did, to her. No one, deserves to be gang raped by a dozen horsemen.
I agree hahahhaa
Btw 'them horseman' are actually called centaurs and don't reply saying I'm a know 8t all like hermoine
@@justicegraceful2171 I don't know mate it does sound like justice they tried to put some half breed in her lol
@@justicegraceful2171 But then she was sent to Azkaban, which is wayyyyyy worse.
I looked at the thumbnail and almost lost my composure it's the woman herself
Were u rude to Umbridge
Yes
Have a biscuit Potter-McGonagall
Lil pitchy
I always thought McGonagall gave a biscuit to Potter because she was angry at him for being rude to Umbridge and needed a way to calm down.
@@elephant35e that was part of it, yeah. But mostly it was her way of telling Harry that though she was required to reprimand him for it, she understood why he did what he did
Malfoy:Don't be rude to our new head misstress
If I was there:Then I will Git U
LiL PiTcHY
He’s a fan of roomie
Hermione: that puffed up, power crazy, old-
Malfoy: now do you really want to finish that sentence, Granger?
Me,who’s in ravenclaw: LUNATIC
Yep guys I am a fan of roomie
i would just like to say ....
even Harry grew up in a abusive house but he was kind
nothing gives her the excuse to do all those horrible things
Harry is not 50 year old though.
@@leykimayri dumbelodore was 100+, and even with everything that happened in his house -he was still so nice
@@abizerzohair6592 His biography is controversial and he wasn’t abused in his childhood. The only comparison to Harry is Thomas Riddle who is what would happen to Harry had he been sent to the Slytherin House without any role model or people to care for him. Dumbledore didn’t care about young Thomas what he was doing while being at school nor did he have anyone caring for him. After years of abuse he finally got power while he had nobody to care for him and show him the way. And became Voldemort. Harry got loved and cared in school and felt like home, and even when he was going back during summers, he may not have been loved but his family stopped abusing him so much out of fear (ex they gave him a room)
@@leykimayri I don't think Harry would have become anything like Voldemort. Because we see from the start that Harry wants to be like a normal child, with caring parents and good friends.
Riddle despised the very idea of all of that.
Plus one thing that needs to be recognised is that riddle was just neglected
Harry was downright abused
@@abizerzohair6592 Again, Tom was put in another house where power and ambition is treasured more than anything. There is a reason the “all gone bad” wizards were coming only from that house. Tom didn’t have any guidance and been protected by his teachers, most of them at least, guided etc, while the friends he made in that house, if any, were also ambitious and power driver wizards and witches. Remember that they actually go still young at Howgards so there is still time for character development. On the other hand, Harry, who was actually supposed to go to Slytherin, was put in Gryffindor and he made two best friends, Hermione who was supposed to go to Ravenclaw for her cleverness, wit and learning but chose to go to Gryffindor, and Ron who was supposed to go to Hufflepuff for his loyalty and dedication but also chose Gryffindor. The three of them, together with the guideness Harry received from his teachers, helped him develop his character and make the choices he made later in life. Even with great power, he never made a huge mistake like killing someone, and he broke the most powerful wand when he had it in his hands. Had he gone to Slytherin, his story would have been completely different.
In other words, the lifestory of the Devil's Wife.
Ex-Wife! I don't think even the devil can stand her!
@@kittylover62
Lmao
And I don't think my brother will handle her ahh he deserves in azkaban more
Your next video should be “What if Severus Snape did not inform Lord Voldemort of the prophecy”
Than the story would never happen.
@@itsjustmeriver4602 You're right this story never would've happened. However, what would've happened is still a story worth telling in my opinion.
i didnt expect you would put so much effort for a single video about a pink toad
Do we know why the other countries did not send any army/spies/personel when they knew about Voldy? Voldy was not problem only for London...
Kingsley is the true hero of the Harry Potter universe lol
"A short wand, particulary an abnormally short wand, is certainly is no compliment"
-- Harry Potter Theory 2021
Ummmm interesting...
This is really good video, but, to be honest, I can't enjoy in anything about thus stupid frog 😂😂😂
She's so evil!
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Love the extra detail with some of the character pop ups I'm not all the way thru the video yet but 1000% enjoying these videos.
Keep up the great work
And thank you for all the effort you do so we can enjoy 🙂🙂
Could you do a history of Wizard Robes?? They don't make much sense, Some wizards and witches wear actual robes, but most are just common clothes.
Well no in the books all wizards wear robes ( 99% of the time ) it's just in the movies they wear casual wear
especially voldemorts
I like that idea!
@@hippopottermus9856 oh, that's right. Most of the wizards don't even know how to dress like muggles, except Kingsley, according the books I beleive?
I got the impression that thdy can't match their clothes at all, like wearing bright colors that dont match with crazy clashing patterns, and dumb stuff like rain boots on a sunny day or a fisherman's costume in the city?
@@shadyyam2488 I wish all people went around in public with robes like Voldemort and Snape.
Medieval method per Professor Minerva
The one dislike is from umbridge!🤣
She made 9 alt accounts
Shame slughorn didn't have the same insite into tom riddle as a person as he did when he saw right through umbridge.
Tom knew how to manipulate, he was very charming when needed. Umbridge couldn’t be charming to save her life, she was more shallow then a kiddie pool. She thought so high of herself, she was literally worse then all the Karen’s in the world, in fact legends say she is the original Karen, the one Karen to rule all Karen’s.
I hate umbridge more than Voldemort, he did not realize what he was doing was wrong, umbridge knew perfectly well. I am glad she has had to pay for her crimes. Perfect timing I'm studying the order of the Phoenix book again.
While I agree that she sort of deserves it, I feel sympathy for her :P
@@Shadow-sq2yjsame I feel really bad for her
I want to get punished by professor Umbridge. 💕 I've been a bad boy professor. I keep telling lies. 🥵💦
The most hated and most hypocritical character of the series.
She got what she deserved at the end of the series
@@isaackim7675 Not for me
Best Villian Award goes to Dolores Umbridge, I hates Umbridge more than Voldemort and Grindelwald
If you agree, than reply in comments section
*Best villain award goes to Dumbledore!*
How is this man still coming up with new ideas for videos? incredible
Idk bro but fair play
I think the reason why no one questioned her family background is that she (might) be doing the same things Gilderoy Lockhart did. No one questioned his books because he's skilled at using memory charms.
Enough! I will have Order!
I would have liked to see Harry visit her and make her do lines with the same pen she made Harry use to do lines for her. 6 hours a day for as long she his locked up. :)
She locked up for life
@@sonny_b3587 Yes I know she is in for life.. So it is a delightful punishment. A punishment should always fit the crime.
Sounds too much like a punishment for Harry.
Harry isn't this petty.
Could you do a video of how voldemort made wormtail's silver hand and what it is since it has a mind of it's own
Yes please do more of “the life of” videos!!
I loved hating Umbridge 💕
The only person I really truly hated with a passion was good-for-nothing Gilderoy Lockhart 😡
soooo nice, one of the most underrated channel
I actually really wanted to know more about umbridge
WOW! Umbridge got life in Azkaban! YES!!! That is AWESOME! I had no idea!
It's what she deserves for her hateful attitude toward Half-Bloods and Muggle-Borns.
She's actually one of my favorites. She's so unlikable, it's delicious.
Awesome explained
Early! Love your vids 👌😁
Can you do a video about the American wand maker if there is one??
I AM 🙂UMBRIDGE GOT WHAT SHE DESERVED FROM KINGSLEY
SHAKELBOLT IT WAS MORE THAN
TIME SOME 1 GAVE HER A TASTE
OF HER OWN POTION(MEDICINE).
First
(It doesnt matter, i just said)
the one dislike is Malfoy
i got a video idea, make your top quote list. it would be interesting to hear yours.
It would be good seeing Dumbldore teaching Umbridge
Everybody knows that the Love story of Harry and Ginny was supressed in Movies
But it's was a blissful story in the book
Will you do a Harry Ginny love story video in a long format like this!
As you said you'll be doing lengthy videos.....
It will be so much nice to hear in your voice and style of story telling 😅
Hey I had a question : J.K Rowling reveled that Remus Lupin was killed by dolohov but in deathly hallows part 1 hermione used the obliviate spell on him thus erasing his memory could you please explain
When you oblviate someone they only lose their memory of what the caster chooses. For example Hermoine only took the part of his memory that included seeing Ron as he was meant to be sick
Ok thanks
The effects of the Memory Charm can be worked past, if they're not too severe (that's what St Mungo's is trying to do currently with Lockhart). Not only that, I imagine that severe other trauma can break through the charm, and Voldemort surely tortured Dolohov for letting the trio escape
Nobody:
Dumbledore when Umbridge cuts him off while talking for the 394th time: *Listen here you little crap*
Why didn’t Professor Dumbledore fight back against the Ministry to protest her placement as a teacher?
Probably because now she could finally have power at Hogwarts as she wished she had as a student
Because then _he_ would have been removed from his position, probably by the school's governors (Lucius would've been all too happy to comply), and Umbridge would've been given even freer rein than she had already. And before you ask, no, there's no way they could've forcibly removed Dumbledore, he would've left voluntarily. Remember, the recklessness of his youth taught him that flaunting his power based on his own morality wasn't the way for him. I know he fought against Aurors in that very same book, but that was a different situation; he was being arrested on suspicion of sedition against Ministry. If he received notice of his termination through the usual legal channels, he'd have complied (though he still wouldn't have let them arrest him)
Wasn't the quill Umbridge makes Harry do lines with her own invention?
I HATE UMBRIDGE
I hate her more than gym class
I hate her more than eating vegetables
I hate her more than eating vegetables in gym class, which I had to do once for reasons I don’t want to get into right now
Dolores: “I’m sure we’re all going to be very good friends.”
Later in the book: “As I told you Mr Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished”
“Deep down, you know that you deserve to be punished. Don’t you, Mr Potter?”
hem hem
she was definitely grooming him
Ughhhh!! I can’t stand her!!!
@@DoloresUmbridgeairsoft how about i send you to go to Freddy Fazbear so he'll deal with you.
Well technically, Umbridge wasn't Muggle born, but half blood. Hermione was Muggle born, because neither of her parents was magical. That's the difference between half blood and muggle born
Oh hell the original Mega Karen
Love the videos! If you could mention when quoting information which books it was from that would be super helpful.
If you like videos like this like the life of famous witches or wizards go to movie flame on UA-cam
Here's a question that begs a theory. If a wizard managed to become an animagus in the form of a phoenix would they gain the immortal capabilities of said phoenix?
Voldemort may be the main villain, but I don’t think I’ve ever hated a fictional character as much as I hate Dolores Umbridge lol
yass
Best Channel ever!
Umbridge did not deserve azkaban!
Even that is too nice 4 her
Why wasn't Umbridge punished (legally) for sending the Dementors after Harry Potter that summer?
Yup! My question too. She confessed her actions, publically both in the books and film! Isn't attempted murder a serious enough crime?
2:20 Actually that's not what the term "muggle born" means. It rather stands for a person whos parents were both muggles being theoretically a muggle with magical abilities like Hermione. Umbridge would be a half blood.
But honestly, I actually feel really sorry for her coz of her background she didn't know any better
Please do this on Argus filch.?
This video is fantastic. Lots of info I had never known before.
"Basically, she was a suck up!" So true. The ultimate sycophant and snob.
Thank you Kingsley Shacklebolt
First one
I take umbrage at this!
⚡
More on Kingsley!
I was pleasantly surprised with how good this video is. Umbridge is not just the most hated character's of the entire series, but of any movie/ book series. Someone should make a song about her
LIFE OF HAGRID IF U HAVENT ALREADY!!
Thanks for telling us 😃
And could you tell us about Albus Dumbledore if you didn't do it already
And please someone tell me it is done.
2:25 No she was a half-blood.
I thought she was old at least 60.
Dolores bumbridge I like to call her
For me Dolores Umbitch
First viewer. Not first comment.
“In 1995 hogwarts was struck with disaster when umbridge started teachings there” 😂😂😂😂
I AM AWESOME
Please do more of these Style Videos I love these style of videos a channel called movie flame make Harry Potter videos like this one but I think you make Better videos
the pic in the end gave me goosebumps
but what about her year she started at hogwarts! the only known factor when she did start was when horace slughorn was potions master, okay so i get that part, but what year did she start hogwarts when horace was potions master?
Could Lucius Malfoy have put her under the imperious curse, on orders from the dark lord?
If it ain't Vernon or Voldemort it's obviously Umbridge!
I think that Umbridge is around the age as Molly Weasley and that they went to school around the same time
Poor Molly
@@rockingamingwiththesahit2145 yep
Had Umbridge known that was Slytherin's locket, I bet she would've claimed her bloodline stretched back to him...
First!!!!
She started out as a tadpole
Lol i am wheezing
Second
Ah justice
Hem hem.
what do you think my personality is, here's my wand description:
dogwood wood slightly springy, 13 1/4 inches with a phoenix feather core
also my patronus is an irish wolf-hound and my house is ravenclaw
edit: 2021 october me
wand - Yew wood with a unicorn hair core, 14 ½" and slightly springy flexibility
house - Gryffindor
patronus - Newfoundland (a dog breed i guess)
pet i chose - screech owl
A major challenge is that there exists a conflict of interest. Is Umbridge an employee of the Minstry, or is she an employee of Hogwarts. No man can serve two masters.
See- The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. This will explain her action.
Great video! Although I already knew most of it, it helped to have it put into order. Thanks!