Route of UK electricity cable project changed due to a Harry Potter-related grave

Due to strong pressure from Harry Potter fans, authorities have been forced to change the route of a massive £430 million electric cable project proposed to be built between the United Kingdom and Ireland. This change was made because fans complained that the cable could damage the cinematic "grave" of 'Dobby', a popular fictional character, an elf, from the Harry Potter series.

Dobby's virtual grave is located on Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Fans are accustomed to placing stones inscribed with "Here Lies Dobby" at this location, where scenes from the 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' film were shot. However, as this is an environmentally sensitive area, the 'National Trust', which manages the site, had previously requested the public not to do so.

The 'Greenlink' interconnector project, 125 miles (200 km) long, connecting the national grid to Ireland, was initially planned to pass through the area where the grave is located. Fans became aware of this after project manager Simon Ludlam revealed the cable's underground location in an interview with the BBC.

Weeks after this television program aired, hundreds of phone calls began pouring in to the project company, protesting. Mr. Ludlam, who initially did not know who Dobby was, told the 'Energy Revolution' podcast that he was extremely surprised to receive so many calls about a fictional character from a fictional book. However, understanding the seriousness of the situation from his colleagues, he arranged for experts to design a new route bypassing the location in question.

Both Harry Potter fans and project managers are pleased with this new alternative route introduced to protect Dobby's grave. However, there is also an interesting irony embedded here. That is, although this new cable route bypasses Dobby's fictional grave, it is planned to pass very close to several real archaeological remains from the Bronze Age, including vessels with gold threads, believed to be associated with actual human burials.