race [book differences?] / cultures of readers

[pamscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 40330

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "N Fry" <nmfry at h...> wrote:

> Is it generally accepted that the school is located in Scotland, 
> or is that just a proposed theory? I'll admit that it never even 
occurred to 
> me that the school could be located anywhere other than England. Of 
course, 
> that could also have to do with the fact that I can never keep 
straight the 
> differences between England/UK/Britain/British Isles etc.

We know that the Hogwarts Express travels north for a good many hours 
and that Harry and Ron fly over Peebles in the Ford Anglia.  Peebles 
is in Scotland.

JKR once said that nobody really knew where any of the schools were - 
but she was fairly sure that Hogwarts was in Scotland, Durmstrang was 
probably in northern Scandinavia near the Arctic Circle and that she 
imagined Beauxbatons would be somewhere on the French Riviera.  

Pam
(Who has just returned to this group after an absence of probably at 
least a year or so. Why I've been absent - I don't know.)