Hogwarts is not Unplottable (WAS Re: Hogsmeade and unplottable Hogwarts)

lizbot1981 cureluv88 at hotmail.com
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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