HBP: Hagrid and the Forbidden Forest

[Catherine Coleman]

Still

Doing 

This

But

I 

Can't

Believe 

Anyone 

Is 

Still 

On

Their

First 

Reading


So, I'm firing off random thoughts while rereading, and one thing which occurred to me yesterday
wsa the fact that the forest is becoming even more of a hostile environment.  Hagrid was always
the one person, with perhaps the exception of Dumbledore, who was never in any real danger there -
he was respected by the inhabitants, and essentially had a free pass.  This has been eroded over
the past couple of books - in OoP the centaurs turned on him, and in HBP so did the acromantulas,
after the death of Aragog.

So now there are vast areas of the forest Hagrid can no longer access safely.  Could this be of
significance, or is it just adding to the general theme of the environment around Hogwarts being
hostile?  I can't help thinking about the rumours about werewolves in Philosopher's Stone might
come into play.  I have a vision of them amassing forces in the forest, without Hagrid's
knowledge, biding their time before attacking the whole Hogwarts' population....

Catherine, who likes JKR's use of the word "culpable" in relation to Snape.


		
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