, Harry and his friends Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) are faced with the rise of two separate, equally daunting evils. First, there is the return of Harry's noseless nemesis Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes), who is eager to start a full-fledged war against the wizards and witches of Hogwarts. (Voldemort is the supernatural cad who murdered Harry's parents and gave him the lightning-bolt scar on his forehead.
) Voldemort might be able to both read Harry's mind and control it. Then there is the new teacher at Hogwarts, Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton). She is a prim, short woman who dresses immaculately in two-tone pink and has a disturbing fetish for cats.
She is also a first-class hag who has been installed into the school by the Ministry of Magic to undermine the authority of headmaster Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) by imposing harsh strictures on the student body. Staunton (Oscar-nominated for her performance in 2004's ) does such a great job stealing scenes in it becomes hard to tell which is scarier the merciless, all-powerful, soul-destroying evil wizard or the smiling, softly spoken bureaucrat who insists that everything be done by the book. Both these satanic forces impel Harry to rebel.
In preparation for the war, he begins training his own army. Along the way, Harry has to deal with his inner demons, which he must learn to control, lest his behaviour be driven by impulse. , Harry and his friends Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) are faced with the rise of two separate, equally daunting evils.
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