Thread:Argali1/@comment-27097330-20160418235841

Lately I have been taking it upon myself to find and locate all of the J.K. Rowling schools. It's not as hard as you might think. First off, let's start with Hogwarts. We know, first off, that it is in Scotland. Secondly, we know that the Hogwarts express embarks fro makings Cross, and not Euston, which means Hogwarts is closer to the east coast of England than the west. Our third clue may or may not be considered canon, but should still be taken into account. In the third book, Sirius Black is sighted in an unnamed town, and Seamus excitedly states that that isn't very far. In the book that's the last we hear of it. However in the movie, we get a much larger clue, an actual name. Dufftown. Now where is that exactly. Well it's certainly in Scotland, and on the east coast. Here's a picture.



So we know Hogwarts is somewhere near Dufftown. At this time, it's simply about finding the most logical place. The world is s busy place, Hogwarts can't be near any roads or development. Now if you look within our already set boundaries, only one area makes any sense. Cairngorm National Park. You can see Cairngorm on the picture above, it's the shaved in green area. And it makes perfect sense for several reasons. First off, it's protected. As a national park no development of roads or houses will risk Hogwarts' discover. In fact it makes perfect sense the Wizards would manipulate the muggles into preserving the land around Hogwarts. Next up, it's isolated, the National Park is a refuge, so there won't be muggles running around all the time. Thirdly, the scenery. Hogwarts has spectacular grounds. Cairngorm is known for this.

Now that we've narrowed it down it's more educated guesswork than anything. It can't be too close to the edges or it will be discovered. It can't be too close to the paths for the same reason. It also has to be relatively close to Dufftown. It also must have a lake and be a rather hilly area. So here's my verdict o not he Hogwarts location.







So, what do you think? 