idle musings on the FF

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No: HPFGUIDX 32394

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:
> The forbidden forest (no upper case there, by the way...) is where 
> anything large and nasty is released to live on its own. Fluffy was 
> released there, for example, at the end of the 1991-92 school year. 
> I think it's likely that there are charms around the forest of the 
> type Hagrid wanted to put around his henhouse to protect his 
> roosters in CS. Like you say, otherwise there would certainly be 
> incidents of creatures wandering out of the forest and causing 
> mayhem. What else lives there? 


Hmmm, your post made me start to think (a rarity indeed!):

Perhaps the ban on entering the forest is double-edged: keep the 
children safe from the more dangerous denizens of the forest 
(werewolves, unreliable Ford products, etc.) *as well as* protecting 
the habitat, society, and welfare of the threatened species 
(unicorns, et al).

There can be no doubt that these creatures are endangered species. I 
suggest that the long-standing Hogwart's policy is as much about 
protecting *them* as it is protecting the kids.

A Barkeep in Diagon Alley