Harry Potter fans force ₹5,500 crore power cable to change route over Dobby shrine
A major electricity interconnection project linking Britain and Ireland has been rerouted after widespread opposition from Harry Potter fans.
A ₹5,500 crore power cable intended to link Britain and Ireland is being rerouted due to concerns raised by Harry Potter fans about its path passing through a memorial to Dobby, the deceased house elf. The Greenlink interconnector, a 200-km project, was originally planned to pass through Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where fans have established a shrine to Dobby after filming for the movie Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
The memorial, created over the years, features tributes and socks left in memory of Dobby. The National Trust, which owns the beach, initially permitted the shrine but cautioned against leaving souvenirs due to ecological concerns. After receiving numerous calls from fans about the proposed route, project manager Simon Ludlam initiated an alternative plan to avoid the memorial and an archaeological discovery of a Bronze Age pottery vessel near the site.
The rerouted cable will now avoid both the Dobby memorial and the ancient remains. Dobby, a house elf from the Harry Potter series, is remembered for his loyalty and heroic death during the escape from danger with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
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