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==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', the Magic is Might Monument differs a little from its book description. In the film, Muggles hold a column with the "Magic is Might" inscription and the Ministry of Magic logo, and atop the column stand a large wizard and a witch. The [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] is not completely removed from the [[Atrium]], as the golden statue of the wizard is still present on its plinth.
 
*In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'', the Magic is Might Monument differs a little from its book description. In the film, Muggles hold a column with the "Magic is Might" inscription and the Ministry of Magic logo, and atop the column stand a large wizard and a witch. The [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] is not completely removed from the [[Atrium]], as the golden statue of the wizard is still present on its plinth.
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*The depiction of the monument in the film adaption bears a close resemblance to the Soviet monumental art, particulary the sculpture of ''[[Wikipedia:Worker and Kolkhoz Woman|Worker and Kolkhoz Woman]]''.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

Revision as of 23:52, 9 November 2011

"A gigantic statue of black stone dominated the scene. It was rather frightening, this vast sculpture of a witch and wizard sitting on ornately carved thrones...Engraved in foot-high letters at the base of the statue were the words MAGIC IS MIGHT...Harry looked more closely and realised that what he had thought were decoratively carved thrones were actually mounds of carved humans: hundreds and hundreds of naked bodies, men, women, and children, all with rather stupid, ugly faces, twisted and pressed together to support the weight of the handsomely robed wizards."
— Description[src]

The Magic is Might monument was created when the Death Eaters took over the Ministry of Magic on 1 August, 1997 to replace the Fountain of Magical Brethren. It is a statue of a witch and a wizard sitting on thrones made of naked Muggles. The phrase "Magic is Might" is inscribed at the bottom of the statue. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley saw the statue when they infiltrated the Ministry on 2 September, 1997, and found it horrible.[1]

It was probably replaced by another statue after Lord Voldemort's death in May 1998 and the subsequent reform of the Ministry.

Magic is might

Magic is Might Statue from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Behind the scenes

  • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the Magic is Might Monument differs a little from its book description. In the film, Muggles hold a column with the "Magic is Might" inscription and the Ministry of Magic logo, and atop the column stand a large wizard and a witch. The Fountain of Magical Brethren is not completely removed from the Atrium, as the golden statue of the wizard is still present on its plinth.
  • The depiction of the monument in the film adaption bears a close resemblance to the Soviet monumental art, particulary the sculpture of Worker and Kolkhoz Woman.

Appearances

Notes and references

The Atrium
Level 8, British Ministry of Magic
Fountain of magical brethren
Lobby and Reception Area · Fountain of Magical Brethren · Magic is Might statue · Ministry Munchies · Security desk · Lifts · Magical Maintenance Office · Ministry All-Purpose Room · Ministry Office · Office 34B
Watchwizards
Eric Munch