The Harry Potter films have an enormous fan base. The fantasy love for the story of the sorcerer’s apprentice goes so far that Potterheads like to travel to the well-known filming locations themselves. But at one location in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, this has now become a real environmental problem.
Harry Potter 7 has been turning Dobby fans into environmental sinners for years
Warning, spoilers for Harry Potter 7.1 follow: Even 13 years after the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1, one scene in particular still touches fans’ hearts: When Dobby frees Harry and Co. from the Malfoy mansion, the house elf gets a dagger and dies in Harry’s poor. The place of Dobby’s sad death scene is a beach. The scene was filmed on Freshwater West Beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
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Even a monument honoring Dobby was erected at this Harry Potter 7 filming location. Fans make a pilgrimage here to see the fictional To commemorate deceased house elveswho gained freedom from Malfoy servitude with one of Harry’s socks in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and who had a tombstone erected on the same beach in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2.
The Problem with Harry Potter fans visiting the beach It’s just that, according to the New York Times, they also leave a lot of trash behind. And not just any waste, but above all Socks. The gesture is clear: the free house elf Dobby is paid respect even in death with the garment of his liberation.
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But the items left behind “could enter the marine environment and food chain and endanger wildlife”. That’s why the Harry Potter monument was allowed to remain as a memorial for the time being conservationists However, a request was made to refrain from the well-intentioned sock gesture and to be content with photos. Unfortunately, it is not known how effective this appeal has been so far.
Here you can watch Dobby’s death and the said beach again in Harry Potter 7.1
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In view of such excessive fan love, should the Prime Minister, who was deleted from Harry Potter 6, have spoken out?
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This has been speculated for a long time, but now it has been confirmed: the first series in the history of Harry Potter is being produced. It will give fans new filming locations to visit, but fans have mixed reactions to the remake.
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