The Cemetery at Hogwarts

[hogsheadbarmaid]

No: HPFGUIDX 123471



As JKR interviews are treated as canon by this group I believe it is 
appropriate to bring this up here.  

It was just pointed out to me earlier today that in an interview on 
the DVD of PoA JKR reveals that there is a cemetery somewhere on the 
grounds of Hogwarts.  I watched the interview, and sure enough, there 
she is, affirming just that.

There have been several discussions here about what sort of rituals 
there are in the WW around death.  There have been questions about 
why Harry has never been shown the graves of James and Lilly.  I do 
not recall seeing any discussion of this relatively new, and I think 
substantial, bit of information.  (I did do a bit of a search and did 
not find anything specifically about this)

The context is that the director of the movie wanted to put a 
cemetery in the movie, he wanted that to be where the trio is when 
they watch what they believe to be Buckbeak's execution.  Alfonso 
says that Jo said no, because "that is not where the graveyard is it 
is in another part of the castle (or grounds?) and it will play
."  
OK, I put that in quotes, but it is a paraphrase.  But he does end 
with "it is gonna play
.." and leaves that hanging heavy in the air. 

So, what do people make of this?

        --Barmaid