The only adult female character who has a serious part to play in the movie and she is portrayed as the "housewife stereotype". Imelda Staunton as Dolores Umbridge was completely loyal to the patriarchal ministry of magic. She was ignorant of what was really going on. This woman was bestowed power from the minister of magic as opposed to fighting for it herself. The truth is is that she did not have any authority at all. She was merely a puppet.

Hermione Granger played by Emma Watson did not have many speaking parts or fighting scenes in this film whatsoever. What is so ironic about Hermoine is that she is portrayed such a powerful and intelligent witch, but most of her skills are rarely used against the forces of evil. In the Potter films most of her magic is used sparingly. What is the use of being so gifted if all the heroism is reserved for the male characters? There was a scene when she beat Ron Weasley at magic; but then again, what Potter character can't beat Weasley? In the previous films her leadership qualities stood out much more than in this film. Most of the time she relied on Harry or someone else to rescue her as if she was a damsel in distress. Hermione's position of power parallels that of women in society. For ages, intelligent women have been expected to let men take the spotlight as a seeker of justice.

The most offensive female role was reserved for Cho Chung acted by Katie Leung. This young woman was stereotyped as submissive and sexually available. There was hardly a scene where she was not throwing herself at Harry Potter. This female Asian stereotype is all too common in popular media. She was powerless to all men who preyed on her mind and body. When Malfoy and his gang leeched her for information she could not help but "give it up".

The only lead female character who was truly empowered was Luna Lovegood portrayed by Evanna Lynch. Lovegood was written as being the "weirdo" of the school, but this character had a lot of heroic potential. She was not intimidated by how people thought she was strange; hence, she did not seek to change her personality to please others. Not being a people pleaser is strikingly different from what is written for the other lead female characters. She maintained her self-esteem despite being subversively discriminated in silence by others. She is also the only female character written who gives advice to Potter. In this regard, the advice given from Lovegood to Potter is an example of Lovegood's leadership abilities. From the looks of it Lovegood had what it took to be a heroine if given more screen time.