Britain, Greater or Lesser - Hogwarts in Scotland

[Shelley]

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Here is a quote from an interview with JKR regarding where Hogwarts is located:
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was the first thing I concentrated on. I was thinking of a place of great order but immense danger, with children who had skills with which they could overwhelm their teachers. Logically, it had to be set in a secluded place and pretty soon I settled on Scotland, in my mind. I think it was in subconscious tribute to where my parents had married. People keep saying they know what I based Hogwarts on - but they’re all wrong. I have never seen a castle anywhere that looks the way I imagine Hogwarts. "
The full interview is here:
http://www.geocities.com/aberforths_goat/archive/Nov02_Fraser_Scotsman.htm
Made
 "lindseyharrisst <lindseyharrisst at hotmail.com>" <lindseyharrisst at hotmail.com> wrote:Well, JK has scottish roots apparently, so it makes sense for her 
to feel that Hogwarts should be situated there. The landscape 
certainly suggest it's around there. Alnwick castle (Hogwarts film 
exterior) is of course in Nothumberland (which is in England, for 
foreign members).
As far as defintions of "Britain" go, in the strict sense, that is 
the one which applies to acts of parliament, "Britain" or 
alternativley "great Britain" is Scotland, Wales and England. The 
United Kingdom is those countries plus Northern Ireland.

Snapesangel 





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