FLIRTIAC-related (KwikSpell + Mandrake Juice + Hermione the Cat) + US Magic School Locale

[Joy M]

No: HPFGUIDX 27081

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Kelly Hurt <klhurt at y...> wrote:

> NYC *would* be perfect for a magic school, but, alas, it's 
impossible,
> as is any other metropolitan area:  magic en masse causes electrical
> devices to go haywire.  People would notice if there was a section 
of
> town where electricity, cell phones, etc. didn't work.

True, but sounds like a bit of a Flint to me.  Diagon Alley is both 
full of magic and located in the middle of London.

Of course, it's possible that Diagon Alley has some sort of magic 
field around it so that its magicness doesn't escape into the muggle 
surroundings.  Or that the Diagon Alley isn't actually physically in 
London -- maybe only the Three Broomsticks is in London and the 
entrance is some sort of portkey-type device that transports anyone 
who walks thru it.  If either of these possibilities is true, then a 
similar setup could exist in NYC.  In fact, I maintain that New 
Hogwarts is located somewhere on the West Side of Manhatten, in 
midtown, not far from the Javits Center in a building that only looks 
like a small, dirty, abandoned two-story warehouse with a sign on the 
door that says CONDEMNED - KEEP OUT.

--Joywitch