Geography and accents; further thoughts

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81952

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jeffl1965" <jeffl1965 at h...> 
wrote:


Geoff:
> > On the question of Scots accents and pupils at the Hogwarts, bear 
> in 
> > mind that the pupils and staff are in a boarding school and will 
be 
> > rather isolated from their surroundings; I  wouldn't expect them 
to 
> > develop Scots accents.
> 


Jeff:
>    That makes sense. I've noticed that while the books don't seem 
to 
> indicate that Oliver Wood is a scot and nobody mentions this on the 
> list, how do they feel that he's been cast with a scot? Not that I 
> don' like the actor. I think he's done a great job. I'm mad he's 
been 
> cut from POA as I've been wanting to see him obsess over quidditch 
> practice. ;)
> 
> 


Geoff:
Two things. Practically, Sean Biggerstaff is a good actor and was 
well cast as Oliver Wood.

>From the story point of view, there's no reason why there shouldn't 
be a Scots student at a wizarding school in Scotland....