Godric's Hollow

Harry Potter Locale
Godric's Hollow
Location	United Kingdom
Affiliation
Permanent Residents	The Potters (former residents)
First Appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Godric's Hollow is a fictional village in the Harry
Potter series.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or
ending details follow.

It was the final hiding place of James and Lily Potter prior to being
murdered by Lord Voldemort on October
31, 1981. It was at this same time that
Harry Potter was left with his
lightning-bolt-shaped scar.

Some readers speculate that Godric's Hollow may have been the
home of James Potter's family, and/or the home of long-dead
Hogwarts founder Godric Gryffindor. There is also
speculation that one of Lord
Voldemort's Horcruxes could be at Godric's Hollow. At the end of
Harry Potter and the
Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter says he will revisit the
village and his parents' graves.

As for the town's exact location, there are speculations that
Godric's Hollow is somewhere in Wales (possibly
making Harry Potter of Welsh origin). The reason for this
speculation is the fact that, when carrying baby Harry from
Godric's Hollow to Little Whinging in Surrey, Rubeus
Hagrid flew over Bristol - which is at the border between England and
Wales.