Strong females dominate this chapter, as Queens McGonagall and Grubbly-Plank take on the newly appointed Hogwarts High Inquisitor and Hermione comes up with the idea of forming the D.A.! Harry, on the other hand, struggles to keep his temper under control and receives a D on his potions homework (information he would rather keep private). It’s all uphill from here as we move into the real meat of Order of the Phoenix!
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Haha, I totally had the WOT? meme in my head when I got to that line. 🙂
I never even thought about the Ogdins. Thanks for bringing light to their family.
In Shifts by Fernwithy, the author plays devil’s advocate with the High Inquisitor position through Hespia Jones asking a question during an Order meeting:
“How…” She bit her lip and her rosy normally rosy cheeks became flaming red. “How bad is it?” she asked. “Maybe it’s because I don’t have children and I’m not a teacher, but unpleasant as it is to have Dolores Umbridge at Hogwarts, it is just a school. How much of an impact will it have on us if it’s under close scrutiny?”
“Aside from filling a generation’s head with ridiculous lies?” Sirius snapped.
Kingsley raised a hand for quiet. “I know what Hestia means. And the simple answer is that they’re at this for one reason and one reason alone: they want Dumbledore, and they’ll keep hounding until they catch him at something. He’s our Secret Keeper, among other things. Without him, we can’t add anyone to our roster. And he’s… Dumbledore.”
“Snape and Professor McGonagall will be caught in it, too,” Dora said, nodding. “I reckon old Snape can grease his way out of it, but McGonagall won’t sit still for it.”
There were fond smiles all around; most of them had been Minerva McGonagall’s students at some point. Remus could imagine her stubborn fuming and sharp tongue earning her some very close attention.
“Not to mention Harry,” Sirius pointed out. “You do realize that Harry Potter is in the hands of the people who most want him silenced?”
It’s interesting that Trelawny was hired exactly one year before Harry was born. That lines up with the prophecy that she makes.
I love how the ‘I’m a WOT?’ meme sort of bookends the discussion of this chapter.