一条连接英国和爱尔兰的海底电缆因粉丝抗议而改变路线。[1]这条耗资4.3亿英镑的基础设施项目原定经过威尔士彭布罗克郡的Freshwater West海滩，但遭到《哈利·波特》影迷的强烈反对。[1]粉丝们认为该地具有特殊意义，因为这里是电影《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》中虚构家养精灵角色Dobby举行葬礼的拍摄地点。[1]
长期以来，影迷定期到访该海滩，留下刻有"Here Lies Dobby"字样的石子进行悼念。[1]这片由国家信托组织管理的生态敏感区域成为了粉丝集体行动的焦点。[1]在持续的抗议压力下，电缆运营方同意改变规划路线，新路线靠近一处铜器时代的人类埋葬遗址。[1]
A £430 million undersea cable linking the United Kingdom and Ireland has been rerouted following sustained pressure from Harry Potter enthusiasts objecting to its original path.[1] The project's planned course traversed Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales—a location significant to devotees as the filming site of the funeral scene for Dobby, the house-elf character, in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."[1] Fans have regularly visited the beach to leave stones inscribed with "Here Lies Dobby" as a tribute to the fictional character, creating an informal memorial that ultimately prompted the cable operator to select an alternative route.[1]
The National Trust, which manages the land, had designated the area as ecologically sensitive.[1] The revised cable route now runs closer to a Bronze Age human burial site, reflecting a compromise between the project's infrastructure needs and the cultural significance the location holds for the franchise's fan community.[1]