Lack of Hogsmeade Muggle Protection

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 58327

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Melody" <Malady579 at h...> wrote:
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> Gee.  I never wondered about Hogsmeade's protection.  I feel so
> ashamed.  :)
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> So what is so protecting about it?  Maybe its location.  It is in the
> mountains up in north England.  Hard to get to.  The Scottish have
> always been busy fighting England, so maybe they did not notice.  
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> Melody

bboy_mn:

Oooouuuwww! You just make a major faux pas. What you meant to say was
that, 'it is in the mountains up in north BRITIAN'. Most people are in
agreement that Hogwarts is in Scotland which is not in England. Sorry
to be a nitpicker.

Check the location on my maps -
http://www.homestead.com/BlueMoonMarket/Files/Hogwarts/hogwarts1.htm
(WOO-HOO! - another plug for my maps)

Personally, I favor areas (1a) and (1b) with my first preference being
(1a). [That will make sense when you see the maps]


My point is that while I'm sure Hogsmeade has the basic anti-muggle
spells, it's best protection is it's very remote and very rugged
location with few rail lines and few roads. Given the rail lines that
go near area (1a), I suspect the last section of the rail to
Hogwarts/Hogsmeade is a magical (unseen and unknown by muggles) rail
line. Most wizards travel to and from this location by magical means,
so they aren't noticed by muggles, and without roads and rails,
potential access by muggles is very limited. If Hogsmeade is just as
unplotable as Hogwarts then I think it would be a very difficult place
for muggles to find.

Both my Satellite maps and geopolitical maps confirm that area (1a)
[just southeast of Wester Ross, west of Lock Ness/Glen More, north of
the A87 Hwy] is the largest inaccessable expanse of land in Scotland,
so it gets my vote for the Hogwarts location.

I do agree with others that a great deal of Hogwarts protection spills
over onto Hogsmeade. 

Just a thought.

bboy_mn