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==History== |
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[[File:Hpbridgeowned.jpg|251px|thumb|left|The destruction of the Brockdale Bridge.]] |
[[File:Hpbridgeowned.jpg|251px|thumb|left|The destruction of the Brockdale Bridge.]] |
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About ten years old in [[1996]] at the time of its destruction, the bridge collapsed and killed a large number of [[Muggle]]s who were driving on the bridge at the time. In the summer of [[1996]], [[Lord Voldemort]] ordered [[Cornelius Fudge]] to step down from his position as [[Minister for Magic]], with the threat of a mass Muggle killing if he did not do so; Fudge refused to step down, and thus Voldemort ordered [[Death Eaters]] to cause the Brockdale Bridge to collapse. Fudge was replaced by [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] soon after. |
About ten years old in [[1996]] at the time of its destruction, the bridge collapsed and killed a large number of [[Muggle]]s who were driving on the bridge at the time. In the summer of [[1996]], [[Lord Voldemort]] ordered [[Cornelius Fudge]] to step down from his position as [[Minister for Magic]], with the threat of a mass Muggle killing if he did not do so; Fudge refused to step down, and thus Voldemort ordered [[Death Eaters]] to cause the Brockdale Bridge to collapse. Fudge was replaced by [[Rufus Scrimgeour]] soon after. |
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| + | The [[Millennium Bridge]] was used in the film to <u>represent</u> the Brockdale Bridge from the book, but is never actually mentioned as being the Brockdale Bridge. It was used for Dramatic Effect only (directors license to change what he wishes to sell more tickets), since it is a bridge known throughout the world, and since it too is about 10 years old, but here is where the similarities end. The Millennium Bridge is in fact a pedestrian bridge, yet in the book the Half-Blood Prince (on page 2, line 5), it is mentioned that upon the Brockdale Bridge's destruction, "a dozen cars" fell into the river. Thus the movie DOES NOT depict the Brockdale Bridge, David Yates thus changed the story (he chose which bridge to destroy, and where) and the timeline (since the Millennium bridge was started in 1998 and completed in 2000, yet the Brockdale bridge was destroyed in the summer of 1996) to destroy the Millennium Bridge. Thus, even after the film, we currently do not possess the actual name of the river or even the actual city of which the Brockdale Bridge is said to have resided. All we know is that the Brockdale Bridge MUST be in the United Kingdom (not necessarily only England), that it spans a river but we don't know which, and that it is probably a road bridge, but possibly could be a rail bridge as it may be referring to train cars, however, that it definitely is not a pedestrian bridge. |
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==Notes and references== |
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Revision as of 03:49, 17 July 2009
The Brockdale Bridge was a bridge spanning an unknown river. It was built around 1985 and destroyed by Death Eaters in the Summer of 1996.[1]
History
The destruction of the Brockdale Bridge.
About ten years old in 1996 at the time of its destruction, the bridge collapsed and killed a large number of Muggles who were driving on the bridge at the time. In the summer of 1996, Lord Voldemort ordered Cornelius Fudge to step down from his position as Minister for Magic, with the threat of a mass Muggle killing if he did not do so; Fudge refused to step down, and thus Voldemort ordered Death Eaters to cause the Brockdale Bridge to collapse. Fudge was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour soon after.
Behind the Scenes
The Millennium Bridge was used in the film to represent the Brockdale Bridge from the book, but is never actually mentioned as being the Brockdale Bridge. It was used for Dramatic Effect only (directors license to change what he wishes to sell more tickets), since it is a bridge known throughout the world, and since it too is about 10 years old, but here is where the similarities end. The Millennium Bridge is in fact a pedestrian bridge, yet in the book the Half-Blood Prince (on page 2, line 5), it is mentioned that upon the Brockdale Bridge's destruction, "a dozen cars" fell into the river. Thus the movie DOES NOT depict the Brockdale Bridge, David Yates thus changed the story (he chose which bridge to destroy, and where) and the timeline (since the Millennium bridge was started in 1998 and completed in 2000, yet the Brockdale bridge was destroyed in the summer of 1996) to destroy the Millennium Bridge. Thus, even after the film, we currently do not possess the actual name of the river or even the actual city of which the Brockdale Bridge is said to have resided. All we know is that the Brockdale Bridge MUST be in the United Kingdom (not necessarily only England), that it spans a river but we don't know which, and that it is probably a road bridge, but possibly could be a rail bridge as it may be referring to train cars, however, that it definitely is not a pedestrian bridge.
Notes and references
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Chapter 1
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (First appearance)