Harry Potter fans force reroute of Irish-UK undersea power cable to protect fictional grave site
Fans of Harry Potter have successfully forced a £430 million energy infrastructure project to reroute around the fictional grave of house-elf character Dobby.
A major undersea power cable project connecting Ireland and the United Kingdom has been rerouted due to pressure from Harry Potter fans concerned about protecting a fictional burial site. The £430 million energy infrastructure project faced an unexpected obstacle when fans mobilised to preserve the grave of Dobby, a house-elf character from the book and film series. The reroute represents a significant adjustment to the project's original plans.
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Harry Potter fans force a $987m undersea power cable reroute to spare Dobby’s ‘grave’
A £430 million energy project linking Ireland and the United Kingdom has an unexpected obstacle in its path: the grave of a fictional house-elf.