• Event Karl Jenkins boards the Hogwarts Express on Platform Nine and Three-quarters at King’s Cross and starts his first year at Hogwarts (CC1.4). It is not stated whether Karl is sorted into Gryffindor or Slytherin House. However, later on he does call Albus Potter a “Slytherin Squib”, which could… Read More
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It seems a bit weird that everyone would have to go to London to get to Scotland. After all, for quite a few kids it would certainly be closer to go directly to Hogwarts from their homes or possibly to catch the train at some point along the route. Why do they all go to London?… Read More
• Muggle places • Railway places In northwestern London lies Kings Cross Station, a Muggle railway station that is one of the busiest in the city. It’s a perfectly ordinary station, with big plastic numbers over each track and guards who have never heard of Hogwarts School (PS6). However, every September 1, as the clock… Read More
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“Knight Bus” is a play on “Night Bus”—Night Buses run through the night in London and, after the Tube and trains stop running (around midnight)* are the only public transport available. They are a very welcome sight when they (eventually) turn up to take you home, and are the traditional red… Read More
• Transportation The Knight Bus is a triple-decker, “violently purple” bus which provides emergency transportation for the stranded witch or wizard; all they need to do is hold out their wand hand to summon the bus. Background Seeing the need for witches and wizards to have another alternative method of transportation,… Read More
• Place Kopparberg is a town in central Sweden, and the starting line for the annual broom race of Sweden, which has run for over 1000 years (QA2). Read More