Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) is unquestionably one of the most hated characters in the ‘Harry Potter’ series, even though Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) is the most evil. She exudes pretentiousness in every gesture, which Staunton exemplifies beautifully.
Umbridge is both reprehensible and interesting because she finds the perfect mix between conceit and contempt. Because she played a crucial part in Voldemort’s rule, which comprised arresting and torturing people judged undeserving, it makes sense that some fans would be interested in learning what happened to her after the Battle of Hogwarts.
In 2015, J.K. Rowling answered this query on Pottermore, and fans will soon see Umbridge’s fate on a brand-new ride at Universal’s Epic Adventure, where Staunton will play the same character. Rowling claims that Umbridge was tried following the Battle of Hogwarts but made an attempt to escape in the upcoming ride, titled ‘Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry’.
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The passengers on the ride will help catch her. Because of her role in Voldemort’s oppressive control over the Ministry of Magic, she was ultimately given a life sentence in Azkaban. But unlike her victims, she refused to confront the dementors.
Given the agony she caused, some admirers could contend that Umbridge’s penalty was excessively light. They could believe that justice would have been done if they had seen her punished. Nevertheless, this viewpoint overlooks a significant element in Harry Potter: love, not hatred, defeats evil. Rather than expressing actual justice, showing her punishment would only satiate her thirst for cruelty. Fans should be satisfied with knowing her ultimate fate, just as we don’t need to see what happens to her when the centaurs take her away in ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. Fans might find solace in knowing what happens to Dolores Umbridge in the meantime since the Universal Epic Adventure rollercoaster is anticipated to debut in 2025.
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In a way, Dolores was lucky that her crimes took so long to catch up with her, especially because she ought to have been punished for torturing pupils in the ‘Order of the Phoenix’ and Harry Potter years ago. Umbridge is a prime example of the book’ nuanced explorations of evil, showing that evil is not limited to Voldemort. Likewise, the Malfoys show that Voldemort just drew supporters to his cause; he did not invent evil.
–Farheen Ali