How does the WW fit into the MW?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 128029


"Sandra Collins" 
> Here goes:
> 
> After re-reading book two the other night (well, flicked through it) 
> I'm having trouble figuring out what parts of the WW are 
> accessible (either visually or physically) to muggles, and what 
> parts only exist through hidden doorways. For example, even 
> though the Hogwarts Express leaves from a magical hidden 
> platform in some kind of parallel world, Harry and Ron could 
> chase it in their car. They didn't go through any magic gateway... 
> or if they did, I must have missed it, and Ron must be far more 
> magical and 'switched on' than I thought. Besides, the car could 
> be seen in the muggle world, and must have brought the 
> Weasley clan from somewhere, but if that 'somewhere' was a 
> hidden WW place, what was the point of interacting with the 
> muggle world?

Finwitch:

I think the *train* could be seen -- Partially following muggle rail,
I suppose... (of course, fractional platforms cannot be seen or
anything in them, either). But Muggles don't make the connection --
probably thought it was some sort of special historical day or
something if they paid attention to steam train... (unless it has a
special charm making Muggles see what they expect to see -- an
ordinary passenger train - Ron&Harry could see Hogwarts Express
because that's what they expected...)

As for Hogwarts, Hermione explains it (ruins with a sign DANGER DO NOT
ENTER) - and other all-wizard places also have a pose as something
else-- like St Mungos Hospital (and that sort). The Ministry has the
classical Phone-box entrance...

Mostly, it's underground, and Diagon Alley seems to be *inside a wall,
behind a pub*... Don't forget that magic *can and does* make their
trunks, houses, cars, tents and what not bigger from the inside.

And the Weasley Burrow IS connected to Muggle World (At least a Taxi
can find them), but hidden behind trees and in a not-very-populated area.

Finwitch