Dark Forest [WAS:Re: Miserable Myrtle?]

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Reese" <fuelchic at e...> wrote:
> I have a guess on why they changed "Forbidden Forest"to the "Dark 
Forest". We all know that despite the warnings that Dumbledore gives 
the students about the forest being out of bounds etc...Still, Harry 
and co. find themselves going there (like for detention). If in the 
movie, the word Forbidden was used, then why would Hagrid allow them 
to go there for detention? It will defeat the purpose of the 
name "forbidden". And people could get the wrong message from this 
also by asking, "Hey! If it's alright for Harry and co. to go to the 
Forbidden forest, then there is nothing really wrong with it being 
*forbidden* right?" Wrong.


But that's what happens in the book.  For detention, Harry, Hermione, 
Neville, and Malfoy go into the forest to help Hagrid find the hurt 
unicorn.  That's why Malfoy goes crazy saying he'll tell his father 
and all.

The forest is forbidden to students, but not necessarily to 
teachers.  As they are going in the forest with Hagrid, it is 
seemingly okay.  The forest is still otherwise forbidden to pupils.

Dawn