where are Lake, Forbidden Forest, etc?

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 23853

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at w...> wrote:
> Does anyone know where there is a plausible map of Hogwarts Campus? 
> In GoF, starting from Hagrid's Hut, they walk around the perimeter 
of 
> the forest until they are out of sight from the castle, and that is 
> where the dragon enclosure is set up for the First Task. How big is 
> the Forest, is the castle between the Forest and the Lake, how big 
is 
> the Lake, where is Hogsmeade relative to the Forest, the castle, 
and 
> the Lake, and isn't Hogsmeade further upslope the hillside from the 
> castle? Where is the Quidditch pitch in all this?

Well, you could try the Wizard's Atlas: Atlas of Hogwarts at
http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/atlas.html

It has maps of Hogwarts and environs, Hogsmeade, the ground floor of 
Hogwarts castle, and the Gryffindor dormitory. Each of these maps is 
based on careful analysis of the text and therefore each is about as 
acurate as you can get but at the same time not "official." For 
example, the direction of the front doors is known from a reference 
in PA. The Forbidden Forest we know is on the opposite side of the 
castle from the Quidditch pitch, but which side is which? The map in 
the Atlas assumes that the Quidditch pitch is on the west side since 
Harry sees the setting sun glinting on the castle windows as he walks 
toward the castle from the field in SS. However, just the other day I 
noticed this sentence in PA:

   "Walking very close together so that nobody would 
   see them, they crossed the hall on tiptoe beneath 
   the cloak, then walked down the stone front steps 
   into the grounds. The sun was already sinking 
   behind the Forbidden Forest, gilding the top branches 
   of the trees."

This strongly suggests that the forest is on the WEST side of the 
castle. I haven't worked up the energy to redo the map, but I think 
that I'll have to reverse the Quidditch pitch and Hagrid's Hut/the 
Whomping Willow/the Forbidden Forest. Or maybe I can figure out a way 
to convince myself that the forest encircles the lawns and is on BOTH 
sides of the castle...

By the way, there is also an Atlas of Wizarding Britain, which 
features a map of Diagon Alley. I'm particularly happy with that one.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
http://www.i2k.com~svderark/lexicon