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Here lies Dobby, a free elf. There will be no electricity cables in sight.
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Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’
Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beach Harry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between the UK and Ireland to be relocated after complaining it would desecrate the “grave” of Dobby, a fictional elf. The character was laid to rest on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, during the film Harry Potte…
NYTimes – World NYT
How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Protected Dobby’s Grave From the Path of a U.K.-Ireland Power Line
Here lies Dobby, a free elf. There will be no electricity cables in sight.
BBC News – UK BBC
Harry Potter fans force diversion of UK-Ireland power link to avoid Dobby's grave
Potter fans complained after a project manager suggested cables would go under the grave in a BBC interview.
