Hogwarts' Cave

[fanofminerva]

No: HPFGUIDX 130622

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jazmyn Concolor <jazmyn at p...> 
wrote:
> John Kearns wrote:
> >wizard-made, like the castle was built out over a part of the 
lake.  
> >And I certainly always read it as though the stairs lead directly 
> >into Hogwarts, though I was probably influenced by the movie 
(which 
> >I saw before I ever picked up the book).  And this doesn't make a 
> >lot of sense with the maps we've seen or with the idea that Harry 
> >and Hermione can walk around the lake several times (if my image 
was 
> >correct, they'd also have to walk around the castle).
> <snip>  
> >Depending on how many steps they walked, the cave might even be 
some 
> >distance from the school.
> 
> 
> The tunnel was created by magic obviously and thus doesn't have to 
> follow the muggle laws of physics.
> 
> It could very well come out in another country or another planet 
if 
> there was enough magic behind it...Passing through lakes, 
volcanos, 
> anything at all... Use your imagination..
> 
> Jazmyn

You used the word "obviously" to say the cave was created by magic.  
What did you notice in canon that made it obvious?

Julie