This could either be a wall that encloses the entire forest, or it could be a wall that runs through the forest (i.e. I think it is therefore likely that there is some sort of boundary wall preventing one from simply entering the grounds through the forest. If the latter, though, why didn't they just come in through the forest without having to smash through the boundary? Hagrid of all people should have no trouble entering through the forest. It would either mean that there is a boundary (wall) preventing one from entering the forest, or that they came through the boundary near the forest but there is actually no boundary around the forest. I take this to mean that he did not simply come in through the forest with no physical obstacle. Smashed our way through the boundary by the forest, Grawpy was carryin' us, Fang an' me. Why not enter the forest there and pass through it to reach the castle? Or at least it could be considered as an option when you try to protect the castle grounds from unwanted intruders.ĭoes that mean that this huge forest is also surrounded by the castle walls as a part of the castle grounds? That's a strange thing to imagine as it's going to be huge like the Great Wall of China really and it makes the centaurs trapped in the forest like in a natural reserve.Īre there any indications in canon sources of how the Forbidden Forest is protected from the sides that are not facing the castle?Īt the end of Deathly Hallows Hagrid explains how he got back in to the school grounds:
However big and dangerous the forest is, it surely should have an end somewhere miles away from the castle.
Even then, there is enough space left for a convict on a run to hide, Death Eaters to put their rest camp, Hagrid to organize lessons, and four Dragons to be kept without bothering other inhabitants.
And while they give lots of additional magical protection to it, the main thing that divides the inside and outside of Hogwarts' territory is the wall.īut I was always wondering why no one ever thought of entering the castle grounds through the Forbidden Forest? The forest seems huge - it's big enough for centaurs, acromantulas, thestrals, unicorns and occasional giants to live there without fighting for space. There are lots of occasions in the books when Hogwarts grounds are hard or impossible to enter.
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