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

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No: HPFGUIDX 41772

Lara 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? ">>>>>>>>

then Lizbot wrote:
>"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. 

I think that Hogwarts is one of those special places that has both 
plottable and unplottable properties.  It is plottable because 
Muggles can find the place and put it on a map; however, to Muggles 
Hogwarts appear to be merely castle ruins.  It is unplottable 
because, as Hermione said about 500 times, one can't apparate or 
disapparate from the place.

--Hei Lun