well-done. She was Voldemorts most loyal supporter and she murdered Sirius Black, Harrys godfather. Harrys first enemy is important for readers, too. They, like Harry, have reached a point in their lives where sheltering has given way to being trusted with unpleasant realities. Yes, Dudley is Harrys age and represents the bully we all had in elementary school. With his final safety net obliterated, Harry must use everything he has learned so far to prepare himself for battle. This, coupled with the painful isolation Harry has endured, causes him great emotional pain, which increases as he remembers he was nearly sorted into Slytherin. Harry and the other characters begin to lose dear friends, and readers lose them with him. But Harrys true test of mettle doesnt begin until he does return to school, despite vehement objections from house elf Dobby and his own suppressed misgivings. I think, death is more of a relief for Bellatrix its almost written a little like putting someone down. However, each antagonist Harry faces, and the trials they put him through, are meant to grow his abilities and confidence in unique ways.
She barely cared about all the war and politics, she was just a very devoted mother and wife to a family that most readers despise. Just one thing to fix; Umbridges first name is Dolores, with an O at the beginning, and not Delores. That weapon is a gambit TV Tropes calls Not So Different. McGonagall triumphs, sending Snape hurtling through a plate glass window, but the battle has only begun. Sirius doesnt need to kill Harry; readers eventually learn that was never his objective in the first place. But hes an equal opportunity villain. Deep down, Harry fears if he does confront Black, hell be too overcome with memories and emotion to fight, much less win. In Order of the Phoenix, Harry gives two mature responses to Umbridge. It reminds me of The Heros Journey. Fantastic analysis. I think Im gonna start calling the guy Dumbledork, honestly. Tell them where you were that night!
Snape was right Dumbledore raised Harry like a pig for slaughter, for seventeen years.
Secondly, Harry eventually turns to the older and more experienced adults in the Order of the Phoenix for guidance and assistance. But these are just quibbles. The best way to put this knowledge to use is to defeat his last enemy, the harbinger of physical and emotional death who has taken so much from him. This hearkens toward another adult message.
He never wins against them, not fully; he only gets to escape. As with Sorcerers Stone, he falls back on the strengths of his support system, like Hagrids gift with magical creatures and Hermiones dedication to research and knowledge.
Her classes consist of students silently reading chapters from a dry textbook, and giving no input other than what she expects them to regurgitate.
@maticusarts: I didnt plan it, but youre right. Except Dumbledore, no one believes him when he claims Voldemort is back, because no one else took the Portkey and ended up in the Death Eaters lair. The Dudley Dursleys in our lives had power, but their power was limited because of their scope of control. Alan Rickman explains this in an interview on the set of Half-Blood Prince. I have published two novels and traveled to London and Paris. Harrys expulsion hearing introduces readers to perhaps the most hated villain of the series, Ms. Delores Umbridge. Would like to say that its Dolores, not Delores, and Inquisitorial Squad, not Inquisitor Squad. Riddles forte is upping Harrys mental stakes. She was really a cruel lady who killed her own brother Sirius Black (Harrys godfather). Rowling reiterates Harry is able to do this through love his mothers sacrificial love yes, but also the love of people like Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and even Snape in his own way. His antagonistic duty is to be omnipresent his job gives him the justification to be anywhere at any time, which means he can get Harry into trouble when it would be inappropriate for other antagonists to do so, either because they would have to be crow-barred into that position, or it would muddy their story arc. Due to the International Statute of Secrecy, however, they may not use their magic to help Muggles. Every witch or wizard entering the tournament knows while every safety measure will be taken, death is a possibility. Tom Riddle, a fellow orphan, gave into his pain and anger and chose a path of destruction. Delores Umbridge is a chronically cynical, fearful woman. His relatives are horribly abusive and tell him nothing about his parents, making them seem worse completely worthless, just like Harry feels. At first, this vindicates Harry, as he sees Draco Malfoy fighting alongside the Death Eaters and is able to prove his earlier theory. Much of what he does is fairly impersonal; as long as youre not a pureblood witch or wizard, youre fair game. She instead points to the one thing we all need to defeat any enemy love. There is always more to a characteror indeed a personthan meets the eye, and its important to look for it. Its what happens when a villain tries to convince a hero they have something in common and thus, the villain deserves sympathy or allegiance. Tell them! This inspires the other students to rally around Harry, and sets off an epic duel between Snape and McGonagall. 6. Then, what really caught me was that you really broke it down into an analysis. Each person or group of people represents an enemy Harry Potter must face and defeat on his epic journey to take down Voldemort, the harbinger of death who stole everything from him as a baby. Yet it is not until both boys realize their trophy is a Portkey that Harrys face-off against mortality begins. Snape looks, speaks, and acts like an undercover Death Eater, but is he? Draco reacts differently when Harry is around, and any commentary we have on Draco is from Harry, who isnt the most objective party. Although we do not have magic at our disposal, we are still faced with people in our lives that make us question who we are, at our core. @Roni: Agreed. With the Inquisitor Squad and the promise of draconian detentions terrorizing students, Umbridge turns her attention to Hogwarts other teachers again, setting the groundwork for defeating adult targets. Could this possibly have been Harrys fate if he was raised by his parents who were wealthy and famous? But the book shows ways that this fear can be combated. The most intriguing of these were her villains and antagonists. Not a Taylor Swift fan, but to paraphrase: I knew she was trouble when she walked in. Villains are hard to develop in movies, but its interesting that we get to see Voldemorts perspective in both the books and the movies. She has a few favorite targets. This was a fun list to consider! Im sure my college English teacher would have loved to have this for my class when we analyzed it in class.
At first, Umbridge looks as innocent and sweet as her signature color, bubblegum pink.
Great article! Each person or group of people represents an enemy Harry Potter must face and defeat on his epic journey to take down Voldemort, the harbinger of death who stole everything from him as a baby. .
Harry must face another adult question what do I do when people arent who they say they are? At one point, hes accused of trying to harm fellow student Justin Finch-Fletchley. You just never knew what that agenda was going to turn out to be. Indeed, Snapes agenda has always been one of the only things readers knew about him.
Sure, a mass murderer is a danger to everyone, but he solely has revenge on Harry because of his past with him. She often behaves like a kindergarten teacher, speaking to her students as if they were five or six and reprimanding them for imagined disruptions and infractions. Harry and readers hope that with Dumbledore still at the helm, this annoying and suspicious woman will be kept in check, but those hopes are dashed within a few chapters. Harry, in turn, is nearly crushed when he believes he has lost his best and first Hogwarts friend. I just want to point out here that Sirius was not her brother, but her cousin. Yes, hes basically the Wizarding Worlds Hitler. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sirius, and others are firmly on his side; they can and do step in to put Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley in check when needed, and the effects of their punishments last. Great article! This was an interesting read I hadnt thought of the series in this way before. The Triwizard Tournament is fraught with life-threatening obstacles, so if Harrys enemy chose, he or she could use one of those and claim Harrys death was accidental. Barely able to stand up to his own shadow, let alone carry out evil plans or wrangle trolls. I think the reason people insist on despising him is, they dont want to admit we could all be in his position and choose wrong. They were the screams of a terrified and dying mother sacrificing herself for her child. One of the centaurs actively helps Harry, but the other two try to obstruct that help, and have clear hostility towards Harry. Dumbledore is responsible for tens of millions of deaths (more than the number of people killed in the Holocaust) every year! Draco is a difficult character to grasp, but there is so much more to him than the stuck-up, spoiled brat we saw at first. When Voldemort taunts, The Boy Who Lived, come to die, Harry challenges him to finish what he started. Brilliant insight into all the antagonists of Harry Potter. I am So impressed by her! Harry also never defeats them. Though anger and confusion made Harry rebel against these people at first, he soon understands Umbridge, and by extension Voldemort, will not fall unless everyone pushes together. Furthermore, Dudley Durlsey eventually realize the error of his ways. Had Riddle succeeded, Harry would have lost his first true home and everything that made it such. Bellatrix only had two sisters Narcissa (Malfoy), and Andromeda (Tonks). At the tender age of one, Harry is nicknamed The Boy Who Lived, because he has already escaped Voldemorts deadly murder plot. Her lust for power extends beyond the need to control the classroom. If ego and physical challenges were Harrys only problems in Goblet of Fire, we could probably skip it and move straight to the intensity of Order of the Phoenix. Dudley reminds readers of the bullies we faced in our childhoods the bigboy on the playground who knocked people down and stole their lunch money, or the loud-mouthed girl who demeaned and insulted everyone who didnt meet her standards. Stephanies article revives old emotions in my heart as I reflect upon my most hated characters in the Harry Potter series Dudley and his parents along with Umbridge; Voldemort doesnt come close to the dislike felt for the others. While this would have had Muggles living as a slave race, it would have also meant that they had access to magical cures for Muggle diseases. When you find the nemesis you relate to most, you might find yourself taking a cue from Harry, as well as his compatriots, on how to defeat it. One thing I noted about the series is that for the first books at least I was always uncomfortable with the way the Dursleys are represented. As readers, we hate to see the protagonists we love in trouble. The central question is, who is a Death Eater and hiding it? And as we grow out of school, there are still people in positions of power who act like her. Really great post! That is, the battle against Voldemort is ultimately Harrys alone. Ron and Hermione stick by him, butRon is uncertain of his friends motives and true history. Some of us even see ourselves in some of the villains.
This is very thought-provoking for Harry Potter fans. In trying to convince Harry the two share similar goals, Riddle points out Harrys own Slytherin tendencies, such as potential for greatness and a thirst to prove [himself], as the Sorting Hat once said. Ill never forgive her for killing Harrys only family member, Godfather, Sirius Black. He even shared his body with Voldemort. Without conflict,story doesnt exist. Such a good, thought-provoking read. I also thought your discussion of how his confrontations with evil shaped Harry psychologically and spiritually for the next fight. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix finds Harry beginning his fifth year at Hogwarts. He never lived to grow up with his family, or even remember them, so this is a way of reliving it. And yes, now that you mention it, I dont think J.K. quite understood that when she was writing Snape or even talking about him. This may cause controversy and debate but Albus Dumbledore is an antagonist.
She barely cared about all the war and politics, she was just a very devoted mother and wife to a family that most readers despise. Just one thing to fix; Umbridges first name is Dolores, with an O at the beginning, and not Delores. That weapon is a gambit TV Tropes calls Not So Different. McGonagall triumphs, sending Snape hurtling through a plate glass window, but the battle has only begun. Sirius doesnt need to kill Harry; readers eventually learn that was never his objective in the first place. But hes an equal opportunity villain. Deep down, Harry fears if he does confront Black, hell be too overcome with memories and emotion to fight, much less win. In Order of the Phoenix, Harry gives two mature responses to Umbridge. It reminds me of The Heros Journey. Fantastic analysis. I think Im gonna start calling the guy Dumbledork, honestly. Tell them where you were that night!
Snape was right Dumbledore raised Harry like a pig for slaughter, for seventeen years.
Secondly, Harry eventually turns to the older and more experienced adults in the Order of the Phoenix for guidance and assistance. But these are just quibbles. The best way to put this knowledge to use is to defeat his last enemy, the harbinger of physical and emotional death who has taken so much from him. This hearkens toward another adult message.
He never wins against them, not fully; he only gets to escape. As with Sorcerers Stone, he falls back on the strengths of his support system, like Hagrids gift with magical creatures and Hermiones dedication to research and knowledge.
Her classes consist of students silently reading chapters from a dry textbook, and giving no input other than what she expects them to regurgitate.
@maticusarts: I didnt plan it, but youre right. Except Dumbledore, no one believes him when he claims Voldemort is back, because no one else took the Portkey and ended up in the Death Eaters lair. The Dudley Dursleys in our lives had power, but their power was limited because of their scope of control. Alan Rickman explains this in an interview on the set of Half-Blood Prince. I have published two novels and traveled to London and Paris. Harrys expulsion hearing introduces readers to perhaps the most hated villain of the series, Ms. Delores Umbridge. Would like to say that its Dolores, not Delores, and Inquisitorial Squad, not Inquisitor Squad. Riddles forte is upping Harrys mental stakes. She was really a cruel lady who killed her own brother Sirius Black (Harrys godfather). Rowling reiterates Harry is able to do this through love his mothers sacrificial love yes, but also the love of people like Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and even Snape in his own way. His antagonistic duty is to be omnipresent his job gives him the justification to be anywhere at any time, which means he can get Harry into trouble when it would be inappropriate for other antagonists to do so, either because they would have to be crow-barred into that position, or it would muddy their story arc. Due to the International Statute of Secrecy, however, they may not use their magic to help Muggles. Every witch or wizard entering the tournament knows while every safety measure will be taken, death is a possibility. Tom Riddle, a fellow orphan, gave into his pain and anger and chose a path of destruction. Delores Umbridge is a chronically cynical, fearful woman. His relatives are horribly abusive and tell him nothing about his parents, making them seem worse completely worthless, just like Harry feels. At first, this vindicates Harry, as he sees Draco Malfoy fighting alongside the Death Eaters and is able to prove his earlier theory. Much of what he does is fairly impersonal; as long as youre not a pureblood witch or wizard, youre fair game. She instead points to the one thing we all need to defeat any enemy love. There is always more to a characteror indeed a personthan meets the eye, and its important to look for it. Its what happens when a villain tries to convince a hero they have something in common and thus, the villain deserves sympathy or allegiance. Tell them! This inspires the other students to rally around Harry, and sets off an epic duel between Snape and McGonagall. 6. Then, what really caught me was that you really broke it down into an analysis. Each person or group of people represents an enemy Harry Potter must face and defeat on his epic journey to take down Voldemort, the harbinger of death who stole everything from him as a baby. Yet it is not until both boys realize their trophy is a Portkey that Harrys face-off against mortality begins. Snape looks, speaks, and acts like an undercover Death Eater, but is he? Draco reacts differently when Harry is around, and any commentary we have on Draco is from Harry, who isnt the most objective party. Although we do not have magic at our disposal, we are still faced with people in our lives that make us question who we are, at our core. @Roni: Agreed. With the Inquisitor Squad and the promise of draconian detentions terrorizing students, Umbridge turns her attention to Hogwarts other teachers again, setting the groundwork for defeating adult targets. Could this possibly have been Harrys fate if he was raised by his parents who were wealthy and famous? But the book shows ways that this fear can be combated. The most intriguing of these were her villains and antagonists. Not a Taylor Swift fan, but to paraphrase: I knew she was trouble when she walked in. Villains are hard to develop in movies, but its interesting that we get to see Voldemorts perspective in both the books and the movies. She has a few favorite targets. This was a fun list to consider! Im sure my college English teacher would have loved to have this for my class when we analyzed it in class.
At first, Umbridge looks as innocent and sweet as her signature color, bubblegum pink.
Great article! Each person or group of people represents an enemy Harry Potter must face and defeat on his epic journey to take down Voldemort, the harbinger of death who stole everything from him as a baby. .
Harry must face another adult question what do I do when people arent who they say they are? At one point, hes accused of trying to harm fellow student Justin Finch-Fletchley. You just never knew what that agenda was going to turn out to be. Indeed, Snapes agenda has always been one of the only things readers knew about him.
Sure, a mass murderer is a danger to everyone, but he solely has revenge on Harry because of his past with him. She often behaves like a kindergarten teacher, speaking to her students as if they were five or six and reprimanding them for imagined disruptions and infractions. Harry and readers hope that with Dumbledore still at the helm, this annoying and suspicious woman will be kept in check, but those hopes are dashed within a few chapters. Harry, in turn, is nearly crushed when he believes he has lost his best and first Hogwarts friend. I just want to point out here that Sirius was not her brother, but her cousin. Yes, hes basically the Wizarding Worlds Hitler. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Sirius, and others are firmly on his side; they can and do step in to put Vernon, Petunia, and Dudley in check when needed, and the effects of their punishments last. Great article! This was an interesting read I hadnt thought of the series in this way before. The Triwizard Tournament is fraught with life-threatening obstacles, so if Harrys enemy chose, he or she could use one of those and claim Harrys death was accidental. Barely able to stand up to his own shadow, let alone carry out evil plans or wrangle trolls. I think the reason people insist on despising him is, they dont want to admit we could all be in his position and choose wrong. They were the screams of a terrified and dying mother sacrificing herself for her child. One of the centaurs actively helps Harry, but the other two try to obstruct that help, and have clear hostility towards Harry. Dumbledore is responsible for tens of millions of deaths (more than the number of people killed in the Holocaust) every year! Draco is a difficult character to grasp, but there is so much more to him than the stuck-up, spoiled brat we saw at first. When Voldemort taunts, The Boy Who Lived, come to die, Harry challenges him to finish what he started. Brilliant insight into all the antagonists of Harry Potter. I am So impressed by her! Harry also never defeats them. Though anger and confusion made Harry rebel against these people at first, he soon understands Umbridge, and by extension Voldemort, will not fall unless everyone pushes together. Furthermore, Dudley Durlsey eventually realize the error of his ways. Had Riddle succeeded, Harry would have lost his first true home and everything that made it such. Bellatrix only had two sisters Narcissa (Malfoy), and Andromeda (Tonks). At the tender age of one, Harry is nicknamed The Boy Who Lived, because he has already escaped Voldemorts deadly murder plot. Her lust for power extends beyond the need to control the classroom. If ego and physical challenges were Harrys only problems in Goblet of Fire, we could probably skip it and move straight to the intensity of Order of the Phoenix. Dudley reminds readers of the bullies we faced in our childhoods the bigboy on the playground who knocked people down and stole their lunch money, or the loud-mouthed girl who demeaned and insulted everyone who didnt meet her standards. Stephanies article revives old emotions in my heart as I reflect upon my most hated characters in the Harry Potter series Dudley and his parents along with Umbridge; Voldemort doesnt come close to the dislike felt for the others. While this would have had Muggles living as a slave race, it would have also meant that they had access to magical cures for Muggle diseases. When you find the nemesis you relate to most, you might find yourself taking a cue from Harry, as well as his compatriots, on how to defeat it. One thing I noted about the series is that for the first books at least I was always uncomfortable with the way the Dursleys are represented. As readers, we hate to see the protagonists we love in trouble. The central question is, who is a Death Eater and hiding it? And as we grow out of school, there are still people in positions of power who act like her. Really great post! That is, the battle against Voldemort is ultimately Harrys alone. Ron and Hermione stick by him, butRon is uncertain of his friends motives and true history. Some of us even see ourselves in some of the villains.
This is very thought-provoking for Harry Potter fans. In trying to convince Harry the two share similar goals, Riddle points out Harrys own Slytherin tendencies, such as potential for greatness and a thirst to prove [himself], as the Sorting Hat once said. Ill never forgive her for killing Harrys only family member, Godfather, Sirius Black. He even shared his body with Voldemort. Without conflict,story doesnt exist. Such a good, thought-provoking read. I also thought your discussion of how his confrontations with evil shaped Harry psychologically and spiritually for the next fight. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix finds Harry beginning his fifth year at Hogwarts. He never lived to grow up with his family, or even remember them, so this is a way of reliving it. And yes, now that you mention it, I dont think J.K. quite understood that when she was writing Snape or even talking about him. This may cause controversy and debate but Albus Dumbledore is an antagonist.