[HPforGrownups] Possible Flint?

[John Walton]

No: HPFGUIDX 29865

Calypso8604 at aol.com wrote:

> Something just occured to me about the location of Hogwarts. I believe it is
> an accepted fact that it is in Scotland. I cannot recall if JKR confirmed it
> but I do remember something from Fantastic Beasts wher a scribble said that
> Acromantula colonies in Scotland have been confirmed by Harry and co.
> 
> However, Hogsmead is near Hogwarts, correct? After all, Harry is able to go
> through a tunnel connecting it and Hogwarts, there are seven tunels leading
> to it, and the students go there on selected weekends. So it and Hogwarts
> must be in the same country. In PoA on the Hogwarts Express didn't Hermione
> comment about Hogsmead being the only all-wizard community in Britain? I
> don't have my books so I can't check but I'm fairly certain she said Britain.

Calypso, Scotland is part of Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland. Think of them as like States of the United States of America.

--John

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John Walton -- john at walton.vu
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