Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Yorkshire Moors====== =====Location Information===== * **Type:** Moorland, [[Quidditch World Cup]] Campsite * **Location:** Yorkshire, [[England]] (Harry Potter Film Wizardry) * **Owner/Residents:** Temporarily managed by the [[British Ministry of Magic]]. During the 1994 [[Quidditch World Cup]], it was temporarily inhabited by hundreds of thousands of [[witches]] and [[wizards]] from around the globe. * **Key Features:** Desolate and misty landscape, extensive [[Muggle-Repelling Charms]], a magically concealed campsite, a nearby forest, and a purpose-built [[Quidditch]] stadium. =====Description and History===== The Yorkshire Moors served as the clandestine location for the 422nd [[Quidditch World Cup]] in August 1994. The [[Ministry of Magic]] selected this vast, unpopulated area precisely because [[Muggles]] were unlikely to stumble upon it. To ensure complete secrecy, the [[Ministry]] deployed a massive security operation, which included placing powerful [[Muggle-Repelling Charms]] over the entire area. According to [[Arthur Weasley]], it took a team of two hundred [[Ministry]] workers a full year to prepare the site. The primary arrival point for many attendees was [[Stoatshead Hill]], which was designated as a landing site for [[Portkeys]]. From there, visitors proceeded to a massive campsite situated on the gentle slope of a large field. The campsite was a sprawling, chaotic city of hundreds of tents, ranging from simple, [[Muggle]]-like canvas tents to extravagant, magically expanded dwellings that resembled palaces on the inside. A dense forest separated the campsite from the [[Quidditch World Cup Stadium]]. This stadium was a colossal, golden structure capable of holding one hundred thousand spectators. It featured a prestigious Top Box for [[Ministry]] officials and other important guests, such as [[Harry Potter]] and the [[Weasley family]]. The entire location was dismantled and returned to its natural state by the [[Ministry]] immediately following the event. =====Role in the Story===== The moors are the setting for the opening chapters of //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]// and play a crucial role in establishing the book's major themes and conflicts. The location serves to expand the reader's understanding of the [[wizarding world]], showcasing its international scale and cultural diversity for the first time. [[Harry Potter]]'s experiences at the campsite, from meeting [[Ministry]] officials like [[Ludo Bagman]] and [[Bartemius Crouch Sr.]] to witnessing the global excitement for [[Quidditch]], immerse him in the wider magical community. The most significant event to occur here is the riot instigated by a group of [[Death Eaters]] following the [[World Cup]] final. This attack shatters the celebratory atmosphere and marks the first major public act of [[Dark Magic]] since the end of the [[First Wizarding War]]. The chaos culminates in the casting of the [[Dark Mark]] into the sky by [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]], an act that causes widespread terror and signals the rising power of [[Lord Voldemort]]. This incident directly sets up the dark, fearful tone of the rest of the novel and foreshadows the beginning of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. The events on the moors also introduce the plight of the [[house-elf]] [[Winky]] and the strained dynamics of the [[Crouch family]]. =====Known Areas Within===== * **[[Stoatshead Hill]]**: A bald hill on the moor used as the arrival point for a boot [[Portkey]]. * **The Campsite**: A large field where spectators set up hundreds of tents. It was the site of much of the initial [[Death Eater]] attack. * **The Forest**: A dark wood situated between the campsite and the stadium. The [[Death Eaters]] terrorized the [[Roberts family]] here, and it was from a clearing within this forest that [[Bartemius Crouch Jr.]] conjured the [[Dark Mark]]. * **[[Quidditch World Cup Stadium]]**: The immense, magically constructed stadium where the final match between Ireland and Bulgaria was held. =====Behind the Scenes===== While the location is only described as "a desolate patch of moorland" in //[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]//, supplementary materials, including the book //Harry Potter Film Wizardry//, specify the location as the Yorkshire Moors for the film adaptation. An unrelated, and likely unreliable, mention of Yorkshire appears in //[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]//. [[Stan Shunpike]], conductor of the [[Knight Bus]], claims to have seen [[Sirius Black]] in "Axminster. In... Yorkshire." This is a geographical impossibility, as Axminster is located in Devon, and the statement likely serves to highlight Stan's lack of reliability as a narrator.
