Um, DELORES UMBRIDGE.
That hateful, detestable little toad of a woman.
She's the one that burns me up -- there's a meme somewhere with a picture of her that reads, "Admit it -- you wanted her dead more than Voldemort." -- IT'S TRUE.
The thing with Umbridge is that she's acting for THE GOOD SIDE. And she's a terrible leader. She is rigid, hyper-strict and "above the law" which means no good will come of her poor decision making.
The way she treats children? Unbearable.
Nothing makes me more angry than an unjust authority figure.
Umbridge can go die.
That being said -- J.K. Rowling is brilliant for dreaming her up. It gives us all something to root for, and when the Weasley twins leave -- "Give her hell from us, Peeves!" -- that's one of the greatest moments in the series. So in one way I think her character is an incredible chance for Harry, Ron and Hermione to rise up against the injustice. (And McGonagall has some AMAZING things to say to Delores -- "What I meant to say was, Harry Potter passed all his Dark Arts exams set by a COMPETENT TEACHER." Whew!!)
My least favorite female character in terms of simple dislike and not much love for the written character is Cho Chang.
I just don't see the point of her existence. (I mean, I sort of do -- Cedric Diggory, comparison with awesome Ginny, Harry's first crush, blah-blah-blah, but seriously -- she just isn't likeable)
So...there you have it.
On a positive note, here's a funny:
Happy Independence Day!!!
I'll be back tomorrow to mention my favorite male character -- it's one of the two above. :D
I am with you on Umbridge. There is nothing sympathetic about her. With Voldemort, you can see *why* he's terrible, and you can feel sorry for him. Whereas Umbridge probably came out of the womb meddlesome, manipulative and controlling.
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