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Harry Potter nerds reportedly forced an undersea cable to be moved to avoid Dobby the house elf's grave, now runs close to Bronze Age remains instead

"The whole thing is fictitious, what are you talking about?"

PC Gamer · Aug 12

Harry Potter Adults have gone too far. They must be stopped

COMMENT: Construction plans for a multi-million-pound power link were altered after it threatened to disturb a memorial to Dobby, a fictional elf. ‘Get a life’ doesn’t quite cover it, writes Louis Chilton

The Independent UK · Aug 12

£430M Undersea Cable Diverted After Harry Potter Fans Say: 'Leave Dobby's Grave Alone'

The £430M Greenlink interconnector between Britain and Ireland was rerouted to protect Dobby's memorial at Freshwater West, demonstrating how fan influence helped preserve a Harry Potter location.

International Business Times UK · Aug 11

Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads

The project is going “quite close to some real Bronze Age remains, but we avoided Dobby’s grave.”

Bored Panda · Aug 10

Harry Potter Fans Rallied To Divert Pricey Project Because No One Wanted Dobby’s Grave Disturbed

A £430 million project met its match in a house elf.

Cinemablend · Aug 10

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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Harry Potter fans force cable diversion of multimillion pipeline project to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’

It has been revealed that Harry Potter fans succeeded in diverting a multimillion-pound power link between the UK and Ireland after they pointed out the project would disturb a memorial to Dobby the House Elf.

Euronews · Aug 10

Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m giant pipeline to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’

Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport energy from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted

The Independent UK · Aug 9