Durmstrang's location

[heathernmoore]

No: HPFGUIDX 31975

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Gina G" <normus at h...> wrote:
> My own personal opinion is that Durmstrang is in Eastern Europe, 
just 
> judging from the names used - "Karkaroff" could be an alternate 
spelling of 
> "Karkarov", which is definitely a Russian or Slavic-sounding name. 
There are 
> also a few other students with Slavic names mentioned. Also, in 
GoF, during 
> the Weighing of the Wands, Ollivander mentions that Krum's wand 
comes from a 
> maker named Gregorovitch, which sounds Russian or Slavic as well 
(although 
> in Polish it would be spelled Gregorowicz). Since Hogwarts is in 
Scotland 
> (reportedly), and pretty much all of the students are from the UK, 
it would 
> be reasonable to assume that, since most of Durmstrang's students 
seem to be 
> of Eastern European origin (especially through JKR's expression of 
their 
> accents - trust me, I'm Polish, the accents work out to be Slavic), 
> Durmstrang would be located in Eastern Europe.
> 
> By the way, this is my first time posting here, so hi everyone! I'm 
> twenty-three, and my favorite character recently became Snape, 
because Alan 
> Rickman played him SO well in the movie (and looked SO good doing 
it)! I 
> didn't really have a favorite in the books before I saw the movie, 
but now 
> I'm watching Snape's every move...
> 
> Gina


   All of this recalls to my mind a little speculation I once had 
whether Durmstrang could in fact be in Albania.....

   (cue sinister music)

  But then again, in that case would Karkakoff really be so much at a 
loss what to do when his Dark Mark shows back up?  And the Albanian 
climate isn't really cold enough to support those kids having fur-
lined robes. Unless.. hmm... they have fur-lined robes while staying 
in Scotland because they know the climate is going to be colder than 
what they're generally accustomed to....

  Enh. Scratch it. But it Would Have Been Interesting.

 -- heather (uma)