Golden statue in MoM - foreshadowing?

[DariaJones]

No: HPFGUIDX 69415

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amanitamuscaria1"
<saraandra at w...> wrote:
> I was considering the Golden Statue in the foyer at the MoM, and 
> thinking we've got Harry, Hermione(yes, H/Hship), Dobby, and Firenze. 
> Now, we need a Gringotts goblin as well, to complete the set.
> This led me back to another thought regarding James - in the careers 
> leaflets, and also in Bill's description of his work, being employed 
> by Gringotts seems to put a wizard into top earning category. 
> Wouldn't that have been a good career for a young man who was pretty 
> full of himself but with some reason, as he was apparently a skillful 
> wizard?
> I reckon we'll be visiting Gringotts in the next book...
> Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria

I hadn't seen it as a Gringott's foreshadowing but I think you are
right.  I also think that the statue was political foreshadowing
(lying statue; rights of non humans etc).  That has been mentioned
before I think. What I don't think has been mentioned is the fact that
the statue/fountain had a sign on it that said all coins thrown into
the fountain would be given to St Mungos and Harry promised himself
that if he got off on the underage sorcery charge that he would throw
a galleon in the fountain.  When he did get off he made a decision to
throw an entire bag of galleons into the fountain.   I think this is
foreshadowing soemthing, gift giving is often creates some sort of
magical bond.  So by giving a lot of galleons to the fountain Harry
may have created a bond between himseld and St Mungos.  
Just a thought
Daria