Quidditch World Cup - Irish vs English

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 97098

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:

bboy_mn:
> Another point of interest, England it hosting, the stadium appears 
> to be in Scotland, but Ireland is playing. If Ireland were a 
> completely unique entity of government, wouldn't they be hosting  
> the World Cup themselves?

Geoff:
Two points.

(1) Judging by Molly Weasley's letter, it would appear that, strictly 
speaking, /Britain/ is hosting... 

'I do hope you will allow us to take Harry to the match as this 
really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; Britain hasn't hosted the 
Cup for thirty years and tickets are extremely hard to come by.'

(GOF "The Invitation" p.32 UK edition)

(2) I haven't found any canon to support the view that the Final is 
being held in Scotland. Anyone like to show me otherwise? I am 
prepared to stand corrected if necessary :-(