Chapter 6

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From: vderark
Subject: Re: Chapter 6
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Date: 8/17/00 2:36 pm  (ET)

in re: where the Diggory family lives:

Cedric and his father had to get up at 2 to make the 5 am Portkey. Typical
walking speed is 1-2 miles per hour (I know you can do it quicker,
but this walk involves a fairly steep uphill jag and Amos is likely not
in the same good shape that his son is in, so it's reasonable.) Let's
assume they gave themselves plenty of time, which makes their home
between three and six miles from Stoatshead Hill. If we put the hill
a mile or so from the Burrow as well, we're talking between four and
seven miles distance between the two families, possibly with an entire
Muggle village in between. I don't know people who live that far from
me unless they're good friends or relatives. And even the ones I know,
co-workers for example, I don't know where they live exactly or anything
else about their homes. Heck, some of my co-workers live within two
miles of me and I have no idea where their houses are. And I live in a
society that uses automobiles constantly. If I traveled by Floo powder
or Apparation, where I didn't even see the countryside or buildings or
anything between stops, I wouldn't have a clue.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon