Mugglenet News Report (Episode 2)

On the ground in the U.K., Magical Tours' 2008 intern Thomas Pardee takes you to the real places in Britain where the Harry Potter books were born, and the films were made.

This week:
- Edinburgh's Balmoral Hotel
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Glenfinnan, Scotland

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Harry
• Potter
• Thomas
• Pardee
• Edingburgh
• Balmoral
• Hotel
• Scotland
• England
• Gloucester
• Cathedral
• Magical
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[iwantme1234]

y is it so important which room she wrote it in

[PardeeHere]

Well, seeing as how the Balmoral Hotel has renamed the room she finished writing the series in "The J.K. Rowling Suite," people are flocking from all over the world to come and stay in it, and they're paying a small fortune to do so - around $2,000 in fact. As a journalist, I'm interested in the details. The fact is this - these people either ARE staying in the place where the series was finished, or they are NOT. That is the difference. And it's a pretty big one when you really think about it.

[archieeps]

was anything shot in edinburgh?

[PardeeHere]

No. Edinburgh has not been used as a filming location.

[acap10000]

Wow! That was a really awesome video! I totally want to go to those places now! Thomas, you rock!

JW, i'm a little confused about the Balmoral thing though. Which room was she actually in? I thought it was the 600s not 500s. But then why would the hotel mark 553 the JKR suite?

[PardeeHere]

That is the question, isnt it?

I tried really hard to get a difinitive answer. I spoke with the manager of the hotel, and he said that regardless of what I see on the bust itself, the room she really wrote in was room 552. It doesn't explain anything in my eyes. The next step as far as clarification is to ask JKR herself, which, unfortunately, I'm not able to do. The manager implied she either made a mistake when she wrote on the bust, or the writing was smudged. In short, no end-all answer.

[cesarcmma]

Awesome I would love to go to some of those places.

[yogertlvr]

ok. is it my imagination, or am I just the only amateur ghost hunter. in this clip at 20 seconds through 33. in the background at the exit. the door is closed at 00:19, and a shadow is seen in a picture on the wall of a head coming in and out. the door opens suddenly but there is no one there. Sorry but blame it on my fascination with the paranormal and I am always looking for this stuff even in regular vids.

[charlieiscool1000]

i wish he would call it Philosphers stone thats the proper right name 

[rockstar244146]

dude that's hella creepy,

good observation though

[rockstar244146]

7 and 12 are the most significant numbers in harry potter.

and the room number is 552...so yeah

but maybe i'm just weird or looking into it too much.

[yogertlvr]

could you explain this comment? I might be a bit lost in the meaning?

[Careline18]

Vary nice, if I was living in GB/Scotland I would love to visit all od these places as well~

[rockstar244146]

that's odd

did she pick room 552?

it seems like she did

since 5+2=7 and 7+5=12

or maybe it's coincidence?

[KoalaMissouri]

Thomas, these videos are excellent! Everyone on your tours must have loved you.

[jovock]

I was actually on this tour with Thomas. I must say that the tour is really one of kind and if you ever get a chance you should go on it. There is just so much on it that you don't expect.

Secondly, Thomas did a great job. Not just on this video but on the tour as well. I'm very glad that he was there to help everything run smoothly, and with a group of 20 people that's very important.

[RuthieCookie]

I STAYED IN THE BALMORAL HOTEL A FEW YEARS AGO!!!!! It's sooooo beautiful--I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves.