Harry Potter: Reading Response 4

In the last reading response, Harry had had dentation with Professor Umbridge. She had made him write lines. Hermione and Ron were very concerned with the way in which Professor Umbridge had disciplined Harry. Harry thought it wasn’t a big deal.

                Professor Umbridge is now been placed in a higher place of authority. She is under Professor Dumbledore but is in charge of all the teachers.  The ministry of magic put her in this position. She is called The Hogwarts High Inquisitor. Her job is to make sure that the teachers are only teaching their students what they need to know for their tests called O.W.L.s. All of the professors pass except for one.

                Professor Trelawney is the fortune teller teacher. She is not very good at telling fortunes. Ron and Harry are in her class because it is an easy class and they are very lazy. Professor Trelawney predicts Harry’s death every year he has been in her class. Of course they haven’t come true.

                On the day of Professor Trelawney’s inspection, she is very nervous. Professor Umbridge comes into the class room and asks Trelawney quite a few questions. Her answers are not too bright. Umbridge then lets Trelawney teaching her class. After a few minutes, Umbridge stands up and interrupts the class. She asks Professor Trelawney to make a prediction. Trelawney looks very confused. Professor Umbride says again make a prediction. Professor Trelawney says she can’t. Professor Umbridge writes something done on her clipboard and starts to walk out of the class room. Trelawney tells her to wait and tries to make a prediction. Professor Umbridge is not impressed and leaves the classroom.

                The next day Trelawney is kicked out of Hogwarts. She stands crying in the courtyard. Professor Dumbledore swoops and says, “’You have the right to dismiss my teachers but you do not have the authority to banish them from the grounds. That power remains with the headmaster.’ Umbridge replies with a little smile on her face, ‘For now (Harry potter and the order of the phoenix).’”   

                This part of the book is one of those parts that are a very important for the rest of the book. Dumbledore standing up for his teachers is showing that Dumbledore truly cares. He knows where his authority starts and ends. He lets the ministry cut in as long as he has power. The comment from Umbridge is the most important part. It leads the reader to believe that change is coming and it cannot be good. 

This picture is the scene where Umbridge is banning Trelawney.
I chose this picture because it is a very important scene in the book.