Scotland the Brave...and the Magical!

[Honoria Granger <honoriagranger@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49584

>>Wendy posted:
>>There is canonical evidence that Hogwarts is in Scotland: Firstly
>>in CoS, we  hear that the flying Ford Anglia was seen by someone 
>>from Peebles (which, for those who may not know, is in the 
>>southern part of Scotland, just south of  Edinburgh...


bboy_mn posted:
>I based my guess on the location of Hogwarts but looking for isolated
>areas with mountains and lakes, and the best area seemed to be
>northwestern Scotland either straight north or northeast of Fort
>William. Glen Cannich or Monadhliath Mountains seem like likely
>areas. 


I always, from the first book, believed Hogwarts was certainly 
located in Scotland, simply because of the length of the journey 
involved and the way the countryside is described as changing en 
route. Scotland is the only place it could be, and of course JKR 
being Scottish and all..

I could see Hogwarts in the incredibly beautiful Mamore Forest/Ben 
Nevis area around Fort William (having travelled extensively in the 
area), or Kintail, or up in the Torridon region and beyond: Glen 
Affric, Loch Maree, Achnasheen (it's *really* empty around there) 
area. 

The Cairngorms and Grampians are suitably grand, but I think they 
seem too "populated" these days, what with ski resorts and all that: 
but of course Hogwarts wouldn't be visible to the snow bunnies...
I'm sticking to Glen Affric, a particularly lovely glen...


Honoria Granger
Hermione's Older, Smarter Cousin