Potter Revisited Episode #110 Have a Biscuit AKA Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 12 "Professor Umbridge"
- Harry is not coping well with his peers thinking he is a liar, and is taking it out on Ron and Hermione
- The Twins are advertising for product testers which seems like a bit of a red flag
- Angelina Johnson is the new Griffindor Quidditch Captain - we love women in power
- It is smart for the twins to conduct some kind of market research and not just focus on what they like
- Being dormmates with the twins seems dangerous
- The Twins debated leaving school before their last year - is this something they could actually do?
- Ron and Harry think being an Aurror would be cool but Hermione is considering what she could do with SPEW after Hogwarts
- It is crazy that they need to consider their futures at 15
- Cho approaches Harry but Ron ruins their moment by confronting her about her Quidditch Team
- Harry tries his best to make his potion but Snape won't even let him turn it in despite it not even being the worst in the class - +1 Snape Sucks point
- Potions seems very similar to baking - everything needs to be very exact
- Shay wonders if Snape is being harder on Harry now to prepare him for what is to come. Tori thinks he's just a dick
- Dream analysis would be cool to learn, Harry and Ron are haters
- The trio attend the first DADA lesson with Umbridge, and she treats the class like they are a lot younger and comes off very condescending
- What are Umbridge's qualifications for teaching anyway? The other professors seem to have some real life experience or expertise in their fields
- Umbridge reveals the new course aims, and they kids are not going to be learning defensive magic, only the theory
- Having students use class time to read a textbook is such a waste of time
- When the students complain about not being taught magic (valid), Umbridge decides it is a good idea to slander their previous teachers, and calls Lupin a "half-breed" - so disgusting to to, especially in front of the students. +1 sucks point
- We love Dean standing up for Lupin, and the fact that Imposter Moody was actually a good teacher despite being a criminal
- Pavarti brings up not learning spells during an important exam year - not everyone learns through theory and if this was a normal school year we could see parents being upset
- Harry calls out Umbridge for not learning defensive magic when Voldemort is back
- Umbridge gaslights Harry so hard we have whiplash
- Umbrige telling student to come talk to her if people are speaking about Voldemort and that she is their friend is such a red flag. Adults - especially teachers - should not be friends with students. +1 Sucks point
- Its so hard for Harry to hear how the Ministry stance disrespects Cedric - saying his death is an accident rather than the fact he was murdered in cold blood
- Harry gets sent to McGonagall and she has one of the best lines in the series "have a biscuit, Potter" we stan
- Its so interesting seeing this from Minnie G as she is one of the more proper and strict teachers in the series
- Its really good that Minerva gives Harry this lesson of having to look at the bigger picture - what is happening to him is not right in any regard but he needs to consider the endgame rather than yelling that he is right to everyone who disagrees with him
- Snape Sucks count for Chapter 12: 1
- Umbridge Sucks count for Chapter 12: 2
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Shelter Song by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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