Millennium Bridge

The Millennium Bridge was a pedestrian suspension bridge that crossed the River Thames. It was built some time before the Summer of 1996 and destroyed by a small group of Death Eaters and Fenrir Greyback in early July of 1996.

History
In the summer of 1996, Lord Voldemort ordered Cornelius Fudge to step aside 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 and the Millennium Bridge to collapse. In early July, 1996, the bridge was attacked by Fenrir Greyback and a group of Death Eaters. They flew around the bridge in a spiral motion to create a twisting and buckling movement on the bridge walkway. The cables snapping, the bridge undulated and twisted intensely, pulling free of its piers, ultimatley splitting in half and crashing violently into the Thames below, killing some Muggles who were crossing the bridge at the time. Cornelius Fudge was replaced by Rufus Scrimgeour soon after.

Behind the scenes

 * The Millennium Bridge, located in London, was used to represent the Brockdale Bridge in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Despite representing it, the collapse is not to be confused with Brockdale Bridge's collapse, since the bridge that collapses on the film is mentioned to be the Millennium Bridge. This creates a error in the film's timeline, seen as the film decurs in 1996-1997 and the actual Millennium Bridge was built in 1998.

Appearances

 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
 * Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)

Notes and references
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