12-29-2010, 11:53 PM
Reflections on the Ministry of Magic, Britain
The whole affair is much darker and more solemn than the MinistÃre de Magie. It's pale granite walls, so much lighter and ornamented. The Ministry here is dark, rich, thick and sturdy. Very common and solemn, as the British are no doubt fond of seeing themselves. I suppose it is impressive, but it seems dirty and provincial next to our fine buildings.
And then there was the statue. Immense, golden, stuck at the end of a tunnel of earthy brick like an afterthought. "Look! We are still wealthy even if we have no taste!" The French are less inclined to gaudy pronouncements amidst feigned solemnity. If we intend to declare our grandeur, we do so without apology and with no back handedness. I can only imagine this is the influence of that dreadful toad-queen of theirs, Victoria. Thanks be to our Lord Almighty that our country came to good sense and abandoned that ancient method of rule. Long live the Republic, and long live Monsieur Jules Grevy.
Of course these words would fall silent as rain to most of their ears, and I've yet to decide whether I should reveal to anyone my family's predilection for muggle affairs. Father has warned me against doing so around any member of the Black family, as they have apparently become more and more staunchly separatist over time. Given recent events in Britain, I cannot say I blame them.
The whole affair is much darker and more solemn than the MinistÃre de Magie. It's pale granite walls, so much lighter and ornamented. The Ministry here is dark, rich, thick and sturdy. Very common and solemn, as the British are no doubt fond of seeing themselves. I suppose it is impressive, but it seems dirty and provincial next to our fine buildings.
And then there was the statue. Immense, golden, stuck at the end of a tunnel of earthy brick like an afterthought. "Look! We are still wealthy even if we have no taste!" The French are less inclined to gaudy pronouncements amidst feigned solemnity. If we intend to declare our grandeur, we do so without apology and with no back handedness. I can only imagine this is the influence of that dreadful toad-queen of theirs, Victoria. Thanks be to our Lord Almighty that our country came to good sense and abandoned that ancient method of rule. Long live the Republic, and long live Monsieur Jules Grevy.
Of course these words would fall silent as rain to most of their ears, and I've yet to decide whether I should reveal to anyone my family's predilection for muggle affairs. Father has warned me against doing so around any member of the Black family, as they have apparently become more and more staunchly separatist over time. Given recent events in Britain, I cannot say I blame them.
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