[Tribune7]

Fascist equals National Socialist equals socialist to me. The Ministry (government) was centralizing control of the previously autonomous Hogwarts by placing Umbridge there. That's socialist enough.

Anyway, Umbrdige reminded me of some of my NEA-affilated teachers & principals.

Note the Wesley twins reject government careers for the private sector :-)

[hg23]

The author gave Umbridge an authoritarian personality and Umbridge believes in corporal punishment. Percy also has an authoritarian personality, and he goes bad in the Order of The Phoenix. He looks down on his own parents partly because they don't make enough money. I don't see the conservative message that you see. Although the author does poke a little fun at Hermione for trying to help the House Elves be free wether or not they want to be free.