India, Aug. 11 -- A proposed £430 million (around Rs.5,500 crore) power cable linking Britain and Ireland is being rerouted after Harry Potter fans raised concerns that its planned path would pass through a beloved memorial to Dobby, the house elf who died in the series.

The Greenlink interconnector, an approximately 200-km power project linking Britain's National Grid with Ireland, was originally planned to pass through the area around Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where Harry Potter fans have created a memorial to Dobby.

The site became a pilgrimage spot for fans after Freshwater West was used as the setting for Dobby's death scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. In the film, Harry buries Dobby a...