Harry Potter fans force diversion of £430m giant pipeline to protect Dobby’s ‘grave’
A major energy infrastructure project in Wales has been diverted to avoid disturbing a popular memorial site for the fictional character Dobby from Harry Potter. The site at Freshwater West beach has become a shrine for fans, forcing planners to adjust the route of the Greenlink pipeline.
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This highlights the intersection of pop culture fandom, tourism, and large-scale infrastructure development in protected coastal areas.
Harry Potter fans’ outcry meant the project to transport energy from the UK to Ireland had to be diverted
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