{{Quote|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|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|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
{{Quote|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|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|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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The '''Magic is Might monument''' was a black stone statue created after the [[Death Eaters]] [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|took over]] the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] on [[1 August]], [[1997]]. It replaced the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] and thus was located in the [[Atrium]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|Ministry of Magic Headquarters]]. The "Magic is Might" monument depicts [[Wizardkind|witch]] and a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] sitting on carved thrones made of the bodies of naked [[Muggle]]s twisted and pressed together to support the thrones of the witch and wizard, and each Muggle with an ugly and stupid face.
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The '''Magic is Might monument''' was a black stone statue created after the [[Death Eaters]] [[Fall of the Ministry of Magic|took over]] the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] on [[1 August]], [[1997]]. It replaced the [[Fountain of Magical Brethren]] and thus was located in the [[Atrium]] of the [[British Ministry of Magic Headquarters|Ministry of Magic Headquarters]]. The "Magic is Might" monument depicts a [[Wizardkind|witch]] and a [[Wizardkind|wizard]] sitting on carved thrones made of the bodies of naked [[Muggle]]s twisted and pressed together to support the thrones of the witch and wizard, and each Muggle with an ugly and stupid face.
[[File:Muggles_statue.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up of the state showing Muggles in their "rightful" place]]
[[File:Muggles_statue.JPG|thumb|left|Close-up of the state showing Muggles in their "rightful" place]]
"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."
The phrase "Magic is Might" is inscribed at the bottom of the statue, thus, the statue became a symbol of the wizarding supremacy ideals of the new regime and the detestation of Muggles, which were considered inferior. Thus, the Muggles in the statue are depicting below the wizards in a degrading and humiliating fashion.
Magic is Might Statue from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
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 marble 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.
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