The Historical Geography of the Wizarding World

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 90061

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "john_the_walker82" 
<john_the_walker82 at y...> wrote:

John_the_walker
> Hi everybody, first post. The location of Hogwarts has bothered me 
> ever since I read OotP. Note the following:
> "...two figures shrouded in hoods sat at a table in one of the 
> windows; Hary might have thought them Dementors if they had not 
been 
> talking in strong Yorkshire accents..." (OotP Uk edition, Ch. 16, 
> p.300)
> So, two Yorkshire wizards in Scotland, or is Hogwarts a hundred 
> miles south of where we all thought?
> JW, who loves the idea of a couple of soul-sucking demons enjoying 
a 
> quiet pint.

Geoff:
There has been a lot of discussion on the whereabouts of Hogwarts and 
the general consensus is that it is in the Highlands of Scotland.

There is a long and quite involved thread beginning at 83906 which 
might be of interest.

I see no reason why wizards with Yorkshire accents shouldn't be in 
Hogsmeade. They could be working in the area or visiting the village. 
Boys and girls from all areas of the UK come to the school with their 
own accents after all....