While the more insidious characters like Bellatrix Lestrange and Peter Pettigrew are the first to come to mind, there is also the devilishly perky Dolores Umbridge, who made her debut in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
Although the Harry Potter world’s main antagonist is Voldemort himself, there is no lack of evil henchman and side villains.
In the film adaptation, Umbridge was played by the incomparable Imelda Staunton, though it appears she didn’t exactly love playing the bigoted ministry worker.
From TV to movies, audiences are eager to find someone they love to hate, and whose evil deeds are eventually brought to justice by the hero’s journey.