Durmstrang's location

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No: HPFGUIDX 31978

heathernmoore wrote:
>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....

I recall that it was stated that they have fur-lined robes as part of 
their uniform because the school is someplace very cold.  And Ron 
speculates dreamily that if Draco's mother hadn't been so fond of 
him, Draco could've gone to Durmstrang and someone could've pushed 
him off an iceberg (or something along those lines).

Maybe it's in Siberia.  :-P

By the way, has anyone commented on the way that Durmstrang is a sort 
of backwards version of "Sturm und drang"?  On one hand, the 18th 
century German romantic literary movement of that name was basically 
about "the impulsive man struggling against conventional society," 
which is similar to Durmstrang teaching the Dark Arts while other 
schools teach at most defense against them.  

Er.  Blah blah blah and cetera....

Mahoney