National Trust Cymru ("Wales" in Welsh) announced its decision in a press release last week: The memorial can stay, for now, with one important caveat. The proposal to relocate the gravesite to a "suitable publicly accessible location" elicited mixed responses at the time, with some people saying it would be pointless to move the memorial and others questioning the need for having one for a fictional character at all.
It was part of a broader questionnaire soliciting public input on sustainability initiatives for the beach, which is a legally protected conservation area and increasingly popular tourist attraction (both for its connection to movies like Harry Potter and 2010's Robin Hood, as well as its great surfing). conservation organization National Trust released a survey asking for opinions on whether the memorial should remain on the beach.
So devotees as well as locals had strong opinions back in May, when the U.K. Dobby's ensuing loyal friendship with Potter takes a haunting turn in the final book (and penultimate movie) when the elf is killed while shielding him from a Death Eater's knife - and buried on the beach with a headstone reading "Here lies Dobby, a Free Elf." His death so devastated fans that author J.K.
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