location of Hogwarts

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 24881

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., katzefan at y... wrote:

> 
> I've always thought of Hogwarts as in the north of Scotland,
> partly because JKR lives in Scotland, and partly because, in 
> CoS,  when Harry and Ron are flying the car to the school, it is 
> mentioned that `several uneventful hours later' they are
> still in the air and still not at Hogwarts -- and they set out from 
> London, so it sounds to me as though they are travelling a really 
> long distance.

You're right on the money with that deduction. If you'd like to read 
more about the location of Hogwarts, check out the Geography FAQ:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/geography.html

There are some really interesting speculations and deductions on that 
page. It also talks about the locations of Durmstrang and other 
places in the books.

Those FAQs are absolutely amazing. 

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