Harry Potter MOTW [3]: Where would you live as a witch/wizard?

Posted October 16, 2014 by Cristina (Girl in the Pages) in Harry Potter MOTW, Weekly Features/Memes / 12 Comments

HPMOTW (2)

Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme hosted by Uncorked Thoughts, and is a fantastic way to keep the Harry Potter magic alive year round, even when not reading the books! I’m so excited to be participating!

The Theme This Week: If you were a witch/wizard, where would you live?

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Hogsmeade looked like a Christmas card; the little thatched cottages and shops were all covered in a layer of crisp snow; there were holly wreaths on the doors and strings of enchanted candles hanging in the trees.

Hands down, if I had to live in one of the communities in the books, it would definitely be Hogsmeade! I think if I was a muggle-born or a half blood it may be hard to give up my technological conveniences and hobbies (since electronics wouldn’t work in an area with such a high concentration of magic) but the idea of living in a community where magic was the norm and being able to live that lifestyle openly would be fantastic. It’s mentioned in the books that Hogsmeade is the last all-wizard settlement in Britain, and its close proximity to Hogwarts gives it a cool college-town feel, as professors and students often visit the village. I could just imagine having a cute cottage or apartment above one of the shops, and frequenting Honeydukes on weekends for treats and Scriveshaft’s for new quills!

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12 responses to “Harry Potter MOTW [3]: Where would you live as a witch/wizard?

  1. I’d want to live at Hogwarts, (because I’d be a teacher) and that way I’d still get to go home for breaks to have technology. And since Hogsmeade is right next door I’d get to visit.

  2. This is such a cool thing! I would definitely want to live somewhere in London close to Diagon Alley. I’m thinking of this in terms of ‘if I was to continue on with where I want my life to go plus I just happen to have magical powers’. So I want to work in a PR firm and they have tons of great ones in London, but I could frequent Diagon Alley and hang with my awesome magical friends while still being able to work in my field.
    But Hogsmeade would be so pretty! 🙂

    • That’s a great idea! It didn’t occur to me but it would be a great opportunity to experience an otherwise unlivable circumstance! I always found it fascinating how magic could expand in interior space of a location (such as the tents the characters use at the World Cup!)

  3. YUP! Same here! 100%, I even featured the same quote about Hogsmeade that you did ♥ To me, that place is absolute perfection! Imagine the view of Hogwarts throughout the seasons *swoon* And I mean, it’s in Britain!!! Sigh…hey, maybe we’d be neighbors LOL Awesome pick ^^

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