![]() Luckily for humans and dogs, the Jacobite Steam Railway, which starred as the Hogwarts Express in the movies, is still going strong today and you can ride it together for a taste of your own adventure into the wizarding world. Think of Harry Potter and Scotland and you probably first think of that first fateful train journey to Hogwarts, which wends its way through the striking Scottish countryside. It was here that Skye Terrier – now immortalised in a bronze statue on George IV Bridge – visited his owner’s grave daily for 14 years after the man died visitors leave prize sticks in the dog’s memory. While you’re in the graveyard with the dog, look out for the grave of John Gray, “master of Greyfriars Bobby”. Nearby is also the grave of famously mediocre poet William McGonagle, whom Hogwarts’ brilliant headmistress is said to be related to. This name is famously the human moniker for Voldemort, Harry’s arch nemesis. ![]() Head through the gates and pass the church on your left, then in the northwest corner of the graveyard you’ll find a tomb with the inscription: “Thomas Riddell”. Rowling wrote so many of her Harry Potter novels – it’s said she spent many hours in the Elephant House cafe dreaming up her plot twists – but the city is also home to one particularly eerie location that inspired one of the series’ most notorious characters: Greyfriars Kirkyard. ![]() Edinburgh is most famous as the location where J.K. ![]()
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