[HP4GU-FAQ] Comments on the Geography FAQ :)

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

John -- great comments on the Burrow issue.  My personal opinion is that
maybe you should post an actual message to the group with this info, so
that there can be a message citation in the Burrow section.  But, maybe
others won't think that's necessary.

What do we think?  Can we as a group just edit the FAQs of others based
on our own substantive knowledge & not really worry about creating a
message to the group with that info?  Either way is fine by me .... just
a thought (since we have message #s for support for info).  Or, at least
all my info is supported by footnotes with message #s or page references
(or interviews, articles, etc.).

I was particularly sensitive to being sure everything was documented in
my Romance & Hermione FAQs -- for .... ahem .... obvious reasons of
bias.  :--)

Penny

> Hi all,
>
> I love the new FAQ page layout! One thing I noticed though, in the
> Geography
> FAQ:
>
> Where is The Burrow?
>
> Near Stoatshead Hill and the village of Ottery St Catchpole.
> There is some confusion as to where the Weasley family lives.
> Various UK-based members placed them in Devon as there is a
> village called Ottery Saint Mary, located not far to the east from
> Exeter.  The village of Chudleigh (similar to Chudley, home of
> the Chudley Cannons Quidditch Team) is a similar distance to
> the west of Exeter. However, in GoF, they used Muggle taxis to
> get to Kings Cross Station in London. This suggests that the
> Burrow must be reasonably close to London as it would
> otherwise have cost a fortune to transport the group to the
> Hogwarts Express.
>
> ==
>
> Actually, it's not that expensive, having travelled from Devon to
> London
> myself to go to school. The train would be 15-20 pounds for each child
> under
> 16 and 30-40 for everyone over 16 (Arthur, Molly, Percy). A prebooked
> taxi
> (from past experience) is about 70 pounds to go into London. With four
> to a
> taxi, therefore, it's not a bad bargain. Plus, we assume, the Ministry
>
> "encouraged" the Weasleys to use private transport for safety reasons.
>
> Anyway, we used to share taxis up to London to go home for the
> holidays all
> the time.
>
> Just a thought :)
>
> --John
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