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A £430m energy project had to be diverted because Harry Potter fans were upset it would pass through the ‘grave’ of a fictional elf, and people don’t know whether to laugh or cry

Michael White. Updated August 9th, 2026

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Here’s one that’s going straight into the ‘you couldn’t make it up’ files.

It’s come out that a major £430m energy project in Pembrokeshire, Wales, building an interconnector to carry solar and wind power between Ireland and the UK was rerouted – because Harry Potter fans complained the original plans would cut through the “grave” of the series’ fictional elf, Dobby.

Ah, Britain. Never change.

Per the Metro, the project’s former director, Simon Ludlam, said his team received ‘hundreds’ of calls from outraged Harry Potter fans after he spoke about the pipeline on BBC Wales. The team then decided to reroute the project, so as not to disturb the “grave” of Dobby, who died in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

As you might imagine, there has been a strong reaction to the revelations.

Though, the counter-argument is that it’s a popular tourist site and important to the local economy.

Either way, the good news is fictional Dobby’s fictional grave survives. And now we must go lie down in a dark room for an hour.