{"id":37297,"date":"2026-08-10T22:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37297"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:01:37","slug":"harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-the-reason-has-people-shaking-their-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37297","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><b>Dobby <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remains one of the most beloved characters from the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harry Potter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> franchise, but <\/span><b>Simon Ludlam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the project manager of the $581 million Greenlink Interconnector, was surprised to discover just how strong that affection remained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After announcing plans to connect the UK\u2019s national grid to Ireland through a <\/span><b>125-mile subsea cable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between County Wexford and Freshwater West, a Pembrokeshire beach where the fictional elf\u2019s demise scene was filmed, Ludlam said his team received \u201chundreds of calls\u201d from concerned fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Harry Potter fans flooded authorities with calls after learning a cable could pass through Dobby\u2019s memorial.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The project was ultimately rerouted to avoid the beloved house-elf\u2019s makeshift grave.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>The decision has sparked a wave of mockery, with critics questioning the line between fiction and reality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They vigorously urged them to avoid disturbing the <\/span><b>character\u2019s memorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and their pleas were ultimately taken into consideration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the decision delighted Potterheads, it has also sparked criticism online, with some social media users calling it \u201ccringe\u201d and \u201cexceedingly silly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Harry Potter fans\u2019 fierce defense of Dobby\u2019s memorial forced authorities to reroute $500M cable<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2c765cc0__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2c765cc0__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2c765cc0__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2c765cc0__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2c765cc0__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7bOB770FcF4&amp;t=239s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warner Bros. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans left pebbles reading \u201cDobby Lies Here\u201d and items including socks at the memorial, referencing the moment in the story when the elf, enslaved by the Malfoy family, gains his freedom after Harry gives him a sock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ludlam spoke with the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBC<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on August 10 about the PR nightmare that followed his discussion of the project \u2014 which could bring an end to this long-standing tradition \u2014 on the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy Revolution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> podcast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23b83e9c__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23b83e9c__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23b83e9c__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23b83e9c__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23b83e9c__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/memorial-for-dobby-a-fictional-house-elf-from-the-harry-news-photo\/1244562223?slot=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matthew Horwood\/Getty Images<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter we did the episode, I went back to<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/funny-overheard-conversations-london-overheardlondon\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> London<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they then aired it a couple of weeks later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd we got hundreds of calls. I mean hundreds of calls,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2378f2af__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2378f2af__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2378f2af__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2378f2af__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2378f2af__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UyM0bJr-yiA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cherry Wallis\/YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A colleague informed him about the nature of the calls, saying, \u201cApparently we\u2019re going to go straight through Dobby\u2019s grave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDobby, who\u2019s Dobby? I don\u2019t know Dobby?\u201d Ludlam responded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even after being given the context, he said he still could not grasp the severity of the situation, and said: \u201cHe\u2019s a fictitious character in a fictitious book; the whole thing is fictitious, what are you talking about?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"49975b2c-c6b1-44b6-afa6-6de8c9b3b6d2-6a79ded080e96-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=49975b2c-c6b1-44b6-afa6-6de8c9b3b6d2-6a79ded080e96-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" 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Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"ce519ece-ff53-4313-a0af-a805e1c437bc-6a79dedc6e8d3-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=ce519ece-ff53-4313-a0af-a805e1c437bc-6a79dedc6e8d3-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=ce519ece-ff53-4313-a0af-a805e1c437bc-6a79dedc6e8d3-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ce519ece-ff53-4313-a0af-a805e1c437bc-6a79dedc6e8d3-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ce519ece-ff53-4313-a0af-a805e1c437bc-6a79dedc6e8d3-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"229\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[The colleague] said, \u2018No, it\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/regular-things-actually-dangerous\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> very, very serious.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This followed Ludlam discussing with planners \u201cexactly how to reroute the cable so we wouldn\u2019t go anywhere close to Dobby\u2019s grave.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Potterheads\u2019 successful push to protect Dobby\u2019s memorial has drawn criticism online<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23f9a76e__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23f9a76e__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23f9a76e__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23f9a76e__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23f9a76e__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7bOB770FcF4&amp;t=239s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warner Bros. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, the project is going \u201cquite close to some real <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/i-created-five-reconstructions-of-ancient-women-of-color-using-their-bones-as-reference\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bronze Age<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains,\u201d while avoiding Dobby\u2019s grave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pembrokeshire Council\u2019s planning documents note that archaeological trenches excavated near the underground cable route \u201ccontained the rim of an inverted pottery vessel\u201d whose material appeared to be that of a collared urn dating to around 1700\u20131500 BC, which is typically associated with human burials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24197d0f__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24197d0f__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24197d0f__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24197d0f__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24197d0f__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7bOB770FcF4&amp;t=239s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Warner Bros. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI like Dobby too, but that\u2019s a bit much. There needs to be a difference between reality and fiction, and Dobby, unfortunately, is not real,\u201d one user wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI wish people cared more about ancient forests and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/repurposed-building-conversions-renovations\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">historical buildings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rather than fictional elves,\u201d added another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23988ce0__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23988ce0__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23988ce0__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23988ce0__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e23988ce0__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XGFgbHtFcQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A third user wrote, \u201cI thought this was satire,\u201d while a fourth expressed, \u201cMoments like this are why I am embarrassed to be British.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople are dumb as hell,\u201d a fifth declared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"ab0a544f-2a79-4f10-9260-f62ef5f750be-6a79ded6695e2-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=ab0a544f-2a79-4f10-9260-f62ef5f750be-6a79ded6695e2-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" 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Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"bc6ad23c-3f21-48b7-97f2-b8eac6acb8db-6a79ded88ea4d-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=bc6ad23c-3f21-48b7-97f2-b8eac6acb8db-6a79ded88ea4d-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=bc6ad23c-3f21-48b7-97f2-b8eac6acb8db-6a79ded88ea4d-png__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bc6ad23c-3f21-48b7-97f2-b8eac6acb8db-6a79ded88ea4d-png__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bc6ad23c-3f21-48b7-97f2-b8eac6acb8db-6a79ded88ea4d-png__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"185\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One user, meanwhile, directed their criticism at the team behind the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen fun &amp; fiction get in the way of reality, a spine must be grown and a foot planted,\u201d they said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The cable diversion is not the first time Dobby\u2019s grave has been saved<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2479a4d9__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2479a4d9__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2479a4d9__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2479a4d9__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e2479a4d9__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIu4sFKGi6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HBO Max<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, the National Trust, a major conservation charity in the UK, became concerned that the site\u2019s popularity among tourists was hurting the beach, which is home to a host of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/wildlife-photography\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wildlife<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including lizards, orchids, and rare ground-nesting birds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The surrounding area is also home to large grey seals, harbor porpoises and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They conducted a 30-question survey covering proposed safety policies, including traffic management, parking and toilet facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e245a45ac__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e245a45ac__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e245a45ac__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e245a45ac__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e245a45ac__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIu4sFKGi6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HBO Max<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also asked if Dobby\u2019s grave should be removed or transferred to a \u201csuitable publicly accessible location off-site.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBased on the consultation results,\u201d the National Trust said, \u201cthe <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/dobbys-adventures-cartoon-drawings\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorial to Dobby <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will remain at Freshwater West in the immediate term for people to enjoy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the time, though, an advisory was issued regarding the conduct of those visiting the grave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe trust is asking visitors to only take photos. Items like socks, trinkets, and paint chips from painted pebbles could enter the marine environment and food chain and put wildlife at risk,\u201d it noted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A new generation is about to be introduced to the wizarding world of Harry Potter<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24371c65__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24371c65__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?media_id=harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24371c65__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24371c65__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/harry-potter-fans-forced-authorities-reroute-500m-undersea-cable-6a79e24371c65__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RIu4sFKGi6E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HBO Max<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HBO is preparing to bring<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/j-k-rowling-bio-and-career-highlights\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> J.K. Rowling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s beloved books to the screen once again, with the first series consisting of eight episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stepping into the iconic roles played in the movies by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draco Malfoy, the enemy of the trio who later transforms into a more sympathetic character, is being played by Lox Pratt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adult cast includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/severus-snape-character-details-harry-potter\/\" class=\" staff-link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Severus Snape<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first teaser for the offering was released in March. It is set to debut on December 25.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u201cThis fandom has some issues man,\u201d a netizen said<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2d421437-a477-489d-8e50-dd829f0576f3-6a79dec1aa51d-png__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/harry-potter-fans-force-authorities-to-reroute-500m-dollar-cable\/?image_id=2d421437-a477-489d-8e50-dd829f0576f3-6a79dec1aa51d-png__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Harry Potter Fans Force Authorities To Reroute $500M Undersea Cable, The Reason Has People Shaking Their Heads\" 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