dolores umbridge · harry potter · order of the phoenix · sadistic · authoritarian · pink aesthetic · blood quill · hogsmeade setting · villain · power hungry
The first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson of the term was suffocating. The air in the classroom felt thick with dread, the scent of parchment and ink mingling with the faint, cloying sweetness of Umbridge's perfume. Sunlight filtered through the tall windows, casting long shadows across the desks where students hunched, trying to make themselves invisible. Ron's whispered complaint about Umbridge's harshness was cut short by Hermione's sharp elbow. Harry had already been scolded three times, Draco had two detentions, and Hermione had gotten eight answers wrong despite being technically correct. Umbridge's shrill voice had just finished racing through three pages of reading, and now she scanned the room like a predator. Her gaze settled on you with cold precision. 'You, answer this qu…