Diagon Alley

So I was just wondering today whether Diagon Alley had always been invisable/hidden to Muggle's or if they used to have access it to regardless of the fact most of the things they would find in there would probably be useless to them....

Since the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy didn't go into effect officially until 1692 would they have only put magical protection over it when that went into place or do you think ever since Diagon Alley was built in London they had kept Muggle's from accessing it?

Anyways, I was just thinking about this and wondered what you guys think.

When was Diagon Alley built? :/

It could also be an elitest thing: It's a huge snub that Muggles couldn't get in, because they don't have a wand or Floo. In other words no magic, no entry. Segregation at its finest.

I've no idea when it was actually built but we can't even know for sure that the brick wall was there whenever it first was...it could've been built after they went into hiding....

I think they probably never could get in though because they really would have nothing useful there to buy....

Right? But that would be way before London even existed...I'm wondering if they mean the business in general? Like Ollivander's family had been making wands since then...unless Diagon Alley is really that old. O.o

But then all the architecture and stuff would've been really advanced. Haha

Very true xDDDD

They are pretty awesome...

Unrelated question: Anyone know when Hogwarts was built?

Right? I feel like I used to know but now I don't...and I can't find it online either. Grrrrr.

stephy wrote:

Haha they're wizards. We don't know what they're capable of XD

I tend to disagree that Wizard architecture was advanced, as they seem to be stuck in some weird timewarp where they use quills, have really old cameras, and only have the Wireless radio as their most advanced technology, so I doubt that they would have had modernish shops when they have all these other things weird. Besides, towns spring up where there were massive markets back in the Middle Ages, so it's more likely that Ollivander didn't build that shop until later, or adapted it from something that existed previously, but was very different.

I agree with Melly on the fact that Diagon Alley probably wasn't there until at least Medieval Times but I agree with stephy that the wizards don't really need to advance

Lol how agreeable of you :D

Mm they don't need to advance, I quite agree. Advances in technology happened 'cause muggles don't have magic, whereas Wizards do so it'd be redundant for Wizards to adopt a lot of Muggle things.

I can't imagine a digital wizard camera

Hahahha, Harry should get a digital camera as a birthday present for Mr. Weasley.

Lol we're like that with my grandma and technology: just the rudiments

Mr Weasley would surely love it!