Magic is Might

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, and in fact in all of the Harry Potter movies, the concept of imperialism is obviously apparent. Imperialism is basically when a stronger nation oppresses a weaker one, and in the example of Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters try to oppress the muggles, or non magical people. They feel that witches and wizards shouldn't have to hide because of these muggles and they strive to kill and destroy anything in their way to make themselves known to the world and seize power by controlling and killing these muggles. The muggles would represent the weaker nation because first of all, they are oblivious to the wizarding world and anything it involves; they are completely unaware that these forces even exist. Second of all, since they are non magical, they do not have the skills or power to overcome this threat and defeat the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord and his Death Eaters are the stronger nation because they take control not only of muggles, but of the Ministry of Magic too, where they oversee all operations and also dispose of any wizards or witches that are pro-muggles, and try to provide aid to them. When Voldemort takes over the Ministry, a new statue is put in place in the lobby that depicts muggles being enslaved and holding up a foundation on which a wizards stands. The words "Magic is Might" engraved on the base. Implying that anyone who has magic is mighty and prevails over the weak muggles, that getting rid of them would be for the greater good, because then all witches and wizards could show themselves to the world. Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters also oppress fellow witches and wizards by instituting a new law that all magic folk have to submit themselves to questioning, because they thought that mudbloods, half muggle-half magical, stole their magic and did not obtain it on their own. They imprison and kill these mudbloods, so Voldemort oppressing mudbloods is another example of imperialism. Many mudbloods are forced to be on the run either from Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry, or from their jobs and homes, because if caught they would be punished and tortured. Only the pureblood witches and wizards were safe from harm if they had nothing to hide. In the second installment of Harry Potter, The Chamber of Secrets, owners of house elves would be viewed as the stronger nation, forcing the house elves to obey every command or face cruel injuries. The house elves could only be released until the owner or "master" of the house elf gave them an article of clothing, securing the elf's freedom. However, this act of kindness was very rare indeed.