32 Dolores Umbridge Quotes — the Most-Dreaded Professor for Punishments

In her quest to have order and do the Ministry's bidding, Dolores Umbridge garnered a sizeable number of loathers in the "Harry Potter" Universe and the real world. Despite becoming the target of much despise at Hogwarts among students and teachers, the pink-obsessed wizard couldn't have cared less.

Dolores Umbridge entered the "Harry Potter" universe in the fifth installment of the book and movie franchise, "The Order of the Phoenix," with the sole purpose of restoring order, safety, and integrity at Hogwarts.

The best way she knew how? Excessive punishments, even if they drew blood. Umbridge joined Hogwarts as a replacement teacher but quickly ascended to Headmaster following Professor Dumbledore's "stylish" escape.

She wasn't only hated for trying to keep children in line in ways that only drove them further to break her ever-growing list of rules, but Umbridge proudly stood in the way of the students' desire to challenge themselves.

As an archetypal character, the staunch female authoritarian with an iron will to get her way shares fundamental similarities with another character of her kind: Nurse Ratched from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Below are some of Umbridge's most sinister quotes.

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "Come here, Mr. Potter, dear." | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

Dolores Umbridge Quotes Full of Insidiousness

"I am very much looking forward to getting to know you all, and I’m sure we’ll be very good friends!" — Dolores Umbridge

"I am here to help. I am your friend. And now, you will kindly continue your reading. Page five, ‘Basics for Beginners.’" — Dolores Umbridge

"Tut, tut. That won't do, now, will it? I should like you, please, to reply ‘'ood afternoon, Professor Umbridge.' One more time, please. Good afternoon, class!" — Dolores Umbridge

"Are you a Ministry-trained educational expert, Miss Granger?" — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "I’m sure I must have misunderstood you, Professor Dumbledore." | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"I’m sure I must have misunderstood you, Professor Dumbledore, so silly of me. But it sounded for a teensy moment as though you were suggesting that the Ministry of Magic had ordered an attack on this boy!" — Dolores Umbridge

"I’m sure I must have misunderstood you, Professor Dumbledore." — Dolores Umbridge

"You will be learning about defensive spells in a secure, risk-free way." — Dolores Umbridge

"Ah, Professor Snape. Yes, I would like another bottle of Veritaserum, as quick as you can, please." — Dolores Umbridge

A photo with the quote, "Deep down, you know that you deserve to be punished. Don’t you, Mr. Potter?" | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"Very well. In that case, you will kindly tell me the whereabouts of Sirius Black." — Dolores Umbridge

Dolores Umbridge Quotes Filled with Sinister Intent

"I will have order!" — Dolores Umbridge

"Detention, Mr. Potter!" — Dolores Umbridge

"Oh no, no, no. This is your punishment for spreading evil, nasty, attention-seeking stories, Mr. Potter, and punishments certainly cannot be adjusted to suit the guilty one’s convenience." — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "You know, I really hate children." | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"As I told you Mr. Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished." — Dolores Umbridge

"No, I don't think so, Mr. Potter. The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I'm afraid." — Dolores Umbridge

"The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue." — Dolores Umbridge

"You know, I really hate children." — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "I want you to write 'I must not tell lies.'" | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"I want you to write ‘I must not tell lies.'" — Dolores Umbridge

[About Quidditch] "Yes, Mr. Potter, I think a lifelong ban ought to do the trick." — Dolores Umbridge

Dolores Umbridge Quotes Showing Her Rotten Nature

"Well then, I'm afraid you are not qualified to decide what the 'whole point' of any class is. Wizards much older and cleverer than you have devised our new program of study." — Dolores Umbridge

"Well, it looks as though Hogwarts will shortly be a Weasley-free zone, doesn't it?" — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "No, I don't think so, Mr. Potter. The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I'm afraid." | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"I'm Afraid I Don't Quite Understand How You Can Give Mr. Potter False Hope." — Dolores Umbridge

"I was just wondering whether Mr. Potter has quite the temperament for an Auror?" — Dolores Umbridge

"You have been told that a certain dark wizard is at large once again. This is a lie." — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "Filthy half-breeds!" | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

"Boys and girls are not to be within eight inches of each other." — Dolores Umbridge

"You applied first for the Defense Against the Dark Arts post, I believe? (Umbridge). Yes (Snape). But you were unsuccessful? (Umbridge). Obviously (Snape)." — Dolores Umbridge

"Things At Hogwarts Are Far Worse Than I Feared." — Dolores Umbridge

A photo of Dolores Umbridge with the quote, "I will have order!" | Source: Facebook/harrypotter

Umbridge, portrayed by longtime actress Imelda Staunton in the films, never regarded herself as a villain as others viewed her. She coupled her spiteful nature with herself with an air of grace and politeness, which made her seem all the more menacing.

The sweetness she added to her icy words, among other things, truly set her apart from other "Harry Potter" villains. Her toxic behaviors can serve as a blueprint for helping identify people just like her in our lives, and so can these quotes, but you also want a guide to help keep them at bay.