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04-17-2007, 11:24 AM
| | |  J.K.Rowling's Scottish inspiration
In an introduction to Reading Round Edinburgh, a guide to children's books set in the city, J.K.Rowling has written about her writing life, in relation to the Scottish city. Quote:
The author took to wandering the halls of the National Galleries of Scotland in a "desperate and random measure" as she sought inspiration.
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Memories of Edinburgh "leap out of the pages of Harry Potter for me", Rowling writes, "the places I wrote particular chapters and passages; where I despaired of ever having another idea; where I experienced all the delights and the frustrations of living in a fictional world."
But while the city has many "Potteresque vistas", she cannot point to particular buildings or streets featured in her books.
She slaps down the idea that Hogwarts was based on a "certain public school" in the city.
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04-17-2007, 12:25 PM
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I see... yeah...
Can't really imagine Hogwarts based on something else... kinda wierd.
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04-17-2007, 01:41 PM
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| | Romanian Longhorn
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Hmm... Sounds good ^^ Now I want to go to Scotland even more 
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We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
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04-17-2007, 01:47 PM
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|  DA's Ultimate FanFirecrab
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Sounds like a great intro to a very interesting sounding book I'd love to get my hands on! I'm sure the city holds very treasured memories and she holds it very dear to her heart! Oh, how it makes me long to visit Scotland even more!!
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04-17-2007, 03:01 PM
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| | Pygmy Puff
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Heh, didn't think Hogwarts would be based on a real school either... | |
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04-17-2007, 03:19 PM
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| | Plimpy
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That's really cool, who would have thought Hogwarts was based on a real school. | |
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04-17-2007, 04:21 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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that would be wried, based on a real school.........
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04-17-2007, 05:45 PM
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| | Kneazle
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Yup, the Harry Potter places do seem a bit like Scotland. Yay for something to do with Britain! 
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04-17-2007, 07:42 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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I didn't think it would be based on anything real
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04-17-2007, 07:59 PM
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| | Mackled Malaclaw
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Oh, that's interesting.
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04-17-2007, 08:16 PM
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|  Keeper of Ginny's AttitudeBatty BellaKnarl
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interestign!!
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04-17-2007, 09:14 PM
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I honestly didn't think Hogwarts would be based on a real thing... it's to magical for the boring real world. | |
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04-17-2007, 09:18 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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04-17-2007, 09:38 PM
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| | Billywig
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How great!
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04-17-2007, 09:45 PM
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That's very interesting! 
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04-17-2007, 09:55 PM
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04-17-2007, 10:48 PM
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cool
it just seems so original but i guess it came from somewhere besides jkr's mind
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04-17-2007, 10:54 PM
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| | Billywig
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how cool
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04-17-2007, 11:06 PM
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| | Nogtail
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I've always wanted to go to Scotland. I can see that Jo has enjoyed herself and the writing there.
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04-17-2007, 11:44 PM
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| | Firecrab
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thats sweet, Edinburgh is one of my favourite places in the world, and its awesome that my favourite books have stuff in it based off of Edinburgh, but it still feels weird for Hogwarts to have been based off of something else...
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04-18-2007, 01:05 AM
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| Tonks Is My Woman Billywig
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I never really thought of that,Cool!
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04-18-2007, 01:10 AM
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| !!!!Awesome!!!! Jobberknoll
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wow I didn't know that
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04-18-2007, 05:05 AM
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| | Erumpent
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Very cool. I've always wanted to go to Scotland.  -stalks Sean-   | |
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04-18-2007, 02:24 PM
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| McG's Pet Jobberknoll
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I wish I could go to Scotland.... it sounds awesome.... ^^^ very interresting stuff | |
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04-18-2007, 10:39 PM
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Sounds awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
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