Pipeline route altered after fans rally to protect Harry Potter’s Dobby memorial [Courtesy]
Devoted Harry Potter fans successfully lobbied developers to alter the route of a major cross-border energy pipeline after raising concerns that construction could damage an informal seaside memorial dedicated to the fictional character Dobby the House Elf.
According to the BBC, the Sh74.86 billion (£430 million) Greenlink interconnector project involves laying a 125-mile subsea cable between County Wexford in Ireland and Freshwater West in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Freshwater West served as the filming location for Dobby's death in the Harry Potter series, prompting fans to create an unofficial shrine using inscribed rocks and pebbles.
Etchea Energy founder Simon Ludlam, who managed the project, said a televised news interview about the planned route triggered an immediate backlash from Harry Potter fans.
