Unplottability
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- "Well, you canenchant a building so it's impossible to plot on a map, can't you?"
- —Hermione Granger regarding Unplottability[src]
Unplottability referred to the deliberatemagical concealment of several places around the world.[1][2]
Unplottable locations were eithermagically hidden from plain sight or simply removed from maps.[1][2] One of the main reasons for Unplottability was for individual safety and the protection of certain secrets,[1][2] particularlyschools of magic.[1]
AMasking Spell could be used to achieve unplottability.[3][4]
Known unplottable locations[]
Azkaban Prison, an unplottable location
- Beauxbatons Academy of Magic,[1], theDurmstrang Institute,[1] andCastelobruxo[5] were all rendered Unplottable with powerful magic to protect their students and secrets fromMuggles.
- Notably,Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardryis not Unplottable; it is protected from Muggles but its location is publicly known to wizards.[1]
- 12 Grimmauld Place was made Unplottable to hide theHouse of Black and, later, theOrder of the Phoenix.[2]
- TheRoom of Requirement is Unplottable.[6]
- TheChamber of Secrets may also qualify as Unplottable due to its absence from theMarauder's Map.
- TheIsle of Drear was Unplottable because of its native and highly dangerousQuintapeds.[7]
- Azkaban was located on an Unplottable island in the middle of the North Sea to isolate it from the rest of the world.
- Several forests in Burkina Faso,Africa, had been made Unplottable by theBurkina Faso Ministry of Magic to preserve inhabitingRunespoors.[7]
- Queerditch Marsh was Unplottable to preserve its historic significance.[8]
Behind the scenes[]
- J. K. Rowling stated that wizards could make themselvesuntraceable in a manner similar to making buildings Unplottable, so that they could not be found by someone simply sending them anowl.[9]
- On the old version ofPottermore, an Unplottable locations were depicted on the map in the background of the home page, which would show when the user had signed in: the Isle of Drear. The reason behind this is unclear, though it may simply be artistic licence, as the map featured other inaccuracies, such asLondon andHogsmeade being very close to each other.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages(Mentioned only)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard(Mentioned only)
- J. K. Rowling's official site(Mentioned only)
- Pottermore
- HarryPotter.com
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Dimensions
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery(Mentioned only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.51.61.71.8Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.5Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 4 (Number Twelve Grimmauld Place)
- ↑J. K. Rowling's official site
- ↑Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Owls" at HarryPotter.com
- ↑Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Castelobruxo" at HarryPotter.com
- ↑Hogwarts Legacy
- ↑7.07.1Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- ↑Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 3 (The Game from Queerditch Marsh)
- ↑F.A.Q. Question on J. K. R. Official Site
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