Changes: Unplottability

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Akaban Fortress — Azkaban is Unplottable.

Unplottability refers to the deliberate concealment of several areas around the world. Unplottable locations are either magically hidden from plain sight or simply removed on maps. Common reasons for unplottability are for individual safety and the protection of certain secrets, particularly within the schools of wizardry.

Known unplottable locations

Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, the Durmstrang Institute, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry have all been rendered unplottable with powerful magic to protect their students and secrets from Muggles and Dark forces. How this would help Hogwarts defend themselves from other schools is unclear - as it is known to be near Hogsmeade, which is in fact Plottable.
12 Grimmauld Place was made Unplottable to hide the House of Black and, later, the Order of the Phoenix.
The Room of Requirement is regarded as Unplottable due to its absence on the Marauder's Map.

Ror ootp movie — The Room of Requirement, an Unplottable location

The Isle of Drear is Unplottable because of its native and highly dangerous Quintapeds.
Azkaban is located on an Unplottable island in the middle of the North Sea to isolate it from the rest of the world.
Several forests in Burkina Faso, Africa have been made unplottable by the Burkina Faso Ministry of Magic to preserve inhabiting Runespoors.
Queerditch Marsh is Unplottable to preserve its historic significance.

Behind the scenes

J. K. Rowling stated that wizards could make themselves untraceable in a manner similar to making buildings unplottable, so that they could not be found by someone simply sending them an owl.^[1]

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ J.K.Rowling Official Site FAQs

[1] J.K.Rowling Official Site FAQs

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 ==Known unplottable locations==
 *[[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]], the [[Durmstrang Institute]], and [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] have all been rendered unplottable with powerful magic to protect their students and secrets from Muggles and [[Dark Arts|Dark forces]]. How this would help Hogwarts defend themselves from other schools is unclear - as it is known to be near Hogsmeade, which is in fact Plottable.
-*[[12 Grimmauld Place]] was made unplottable to hide the [[House of Black]] and, later, the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
+*[[12 Grimmauld Place]] was made Unplottable to hide the [[House of Black]] and, later, the [[Order of the Phoenix]].
-*The [[Room of Requirement]] is regarded as unplottable due to its absence on the [[Marauder's Map]].
+*The [[Room of Requirement]] is regarded as Unplottable due to its absence on the [[Marauder's Map]].
 [[File:Ror ootp movie.png|thumb|right|300px|The [[Room of Requirement]], an Unplottable location]]
-*The [[Isle of Drear]] is unplottable because of its native and highly dangerous [[Quintaped]]s.
+*The [[Isle of Drear]] is Unplottable because of its native and highly dangerous [[Quintaped]]s.
-*[[Azkaban]] is located on an unplottable island in the middle of the North Sea to isolate it from the rest of the world.
+*[[Azkaban]] is located on an Unplottable island in the middle of the North Sea to isolate it from the rest of the world.
 *Several forests in Burkina Faso, [[Africa]] have been made unplottable by the [[Burkina Faso Ministry of Magic]] to preserve inhabiting [[Runespoor]]s.
-*[[Queerditch Marsh]] is unplottable to perserve its historic significance.
+*[[Queerditch Marsh]] is Unplottable to preserve its historic significance.
 ==Behind the scenes==