Harry Potter: 10 Worst Things Dolores Umbridge Has Ever Done
6. Attacked Hedwig In Order To Read Harry’s Mail
Annoyed by Harry and Dumbledore’s claims about Voldemort’s return, Umbridge and her Ministry cronies have a vendetta against the pair of them throughout The Order of the Phoenix.
Determined to find out more about Harry and who he’s in contact with, Umbridge does her utmost to intercept his post. To begin with, she tries to get Filch to do her dirty work. But when this fails, she decides to intercept Hedwig during one of her flights.
How Umbridge managed to do this is never explained, but we do see the consequences of the attack. Hedwig turns up in the middle of a History of Magic lesson with an injured wing, and the damage is so extensive that Harry has to ask Professor Grubbly-Plank (the new Care of Magical Creatures teacher) to fix her up.
What’s particularly sinister about this attack is the fact that Umbridge was willing to maim an innocent animal in order to get the information she wanted. Even by her own standards, this was a pretty pathetic thing to do.