Hogwarts is not Unplottable (WAS Re: Hogsmeade and unplottable Hogwarts)
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Fri Jul 26 19:35:59 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 41761
--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "tub_of_earwax" <tub_of_earwax at y...> wrote:
> If anyone can get to Hogwarts, via hogsmeade, then what's the point
> in making Hogwarts unplottable? So my question is: does it state
> anywhere that Hogwarts is unplottable?
>
> Lara
Hi Lara,
I just looked this up on the HP Lexicon:
"Unplottable
incantation not given
A magical effect on a place; makes it impossible to plot its location
on a map.
Hermione suggested that this may have been done to make Durmstrang
and Beauxbatons harder to locate by other witches and wizards. (GF10)
Hogwarts also has wards and spells on it to hide its true nature from
Muggles, but it is apparently not Unplottable."
So that's what the Lexicon has to say about unplottableness (new
word). I don't have my books with me to check, but I'm inclined to
always trust the Lexicon.
Hope that helps the discussion.
Lizbot
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