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Line 33: − − In "Order of the Phoenix" Hermione leads Dolores Umbridge, a female professor, into a trap where she angers and is captured by Centaurs. The books are not explicit in what the Centaurs do to the captured teacher, but it's made clear that the experience left the teacher deeply traumatized, requiring interment in an asylum for at least a year.
Now that AlexC's speculation is removed, there is little point in this paragraph. Worse things occur in HP than Umbridge's incarceration in an asylum.
Some expect children's literature to present characters that are role models and teach simple truths that will help children grow and know the difference between right and wrong. However, the world of ''Harry Potter'' is one in which adult authority figures are complex, imperfect, and occasionally ludicrous. Some teachers in the series are boring, or outright incompetent, while others are supportive and protective (like [[Dumbledore]] and [[Lupin]]). In the first book Harry disobeys the teachers and is successful and later praised, a questionable message for younger minds.
Some expect children's literature to present characters that are role models and teach simple truths that will help children grow and know the difference between right and wrong. However, the world of ''Harry Potter'' is one in which adult authority figures are complex, imperfect, and occasionally ludicrous. Some teachers in the series are boring, or outright incompetent, while others are supportive and protective (like [[Dumbledore]] and [[Lupin]]). In the first book Harry disobeys the teachers and is successful and later praised, a questionable message for younger minds.
==Literary Criticisms==
==Literary Criticisms==