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DANGER, DO NOT ENTER, UNSAFE” {GF 166). The similarities to
Gothic ruins such as Udolpho and Otranto castle are obvious but there is
a more important issue at hand here: Hogwarts is actively hidden and is
set up not only to remain unknowable but unknown to the greater part of
the world. Hermione goes on to explain that it is unplottable, which
means “you can enchant a building so it’s impossible to plot on a map”
{GF 167). Yet, even when Hogwarts is discovered or revealed by
someone with access to it, it remains, to a large extent, impenetrable
because of the Room of Requirement.
Though Harry does eventually learn his way around the cas ѱ