Hogwarts Location (was "Re: HP tourist map of UK etc.")

[windyroselane]

Granted, the tour is about where the movie was filmed (to the immense 
relief of the Ministry of Magic), but for nitpickers like me, Rowling 
has confirmed in writing that Hogwarts is in Scotland. If anyone 
wants to quote her, it appears in her Hogwarts textbook 
"'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,' by Newt Scamander." The 
entry for "Acromantula" ends with the sentence:

"Rumours that a colony of Acromantula has been established in
Scotland are unconfirmed."

Rowling has Harry crossing out the word "...unconfirmed" and writing 
over it so that the final sentence reads:

"Rumours that a colony of Acromantula has been established in
Scotland are confirmed by Harry Potter and Ron Weasley." 

The foregoing is no doubt referring to Harry and Ron's close call
with the colony in Book 2.

So the search for Hogwarts narrows, but its exact location remains 
hidden from us Muggles. The Office of Misinformation at the Ministry 
of Magic is no doubt working overtime on this and sending us all over 
England and as far away as possible from Scotland as a result. 
Official maps and news items have been distributed to this effect and 
a debate is no doubt raging at this moment as to how to address the 
frustration of the Muggle Scottish tourist bureau so that the current 
plan of misinformation doesn't somehow backfire. 

> BTW, the Scottish tourist bureau is upset because the 
> map and brochure don't include any sites in Scotalnd.  
> After all, Rowling wrote the books in a coffee shop in 
> Edinburgh, and Hogwarts is apparently in Scotland.  But 
> since the brochure is about the film, and not much of 
> the film was made in Scotland, apparently it was 
> overlooked.