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- Harry: "Where are we?"
- Hermione: "The Forest of Dean. I came camping here once, with my mum and dad."
- — Hermione and Harry upon their arrival at the forest[src]
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. The forest is a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the city of Gloucester to the east.[1] It is widely considered as a beautiful and calm place. There is a lake within this forest which contained at least one anglerfish.[2]
History[]
Pre 1990s[]
Hermione Granger in the Forest of Dean
In 1928, Rubeus Hagrid was born in or near the Forest of Dean, where he developed his strong West Country accent.[3][4] The Forest of Dean once played host to Hermione and her parents during a camping trip for the summer holidays.[5] This camping trip took place before Hermione received her Hogwarts letter and began her magical education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Horcrux hunt[]
Harry keeping watch in the forest while Hermione is in the tent
A few days after Christmas in 1997, Hermione Granger would return to this location with Harry Potter and would camp in the forest during their Horcrux search, trying to avoid captivity and staying in one place for too long. Hermione and Harry would take it in turns to watch the tent for trouble sharing one wand between them. Whilst there, the forest was snowy, and its lake was frozen.[5]
Harry and Ron destroy Slytherin's locket in the Forest of Dean
It was during their stay in the forest that Severus Snape anonymously delivered the Sword of Gryffindor to Harry by placing it inside the frozen lake that resides in the forest and using his Patronus, a doe, to guide him to it. As Harry attempted to retrieve the sword from the lake, the locket horcrux around his neck began to strangle him. Fortunately for Harry, Ron Weasley, having previously abandoned his friends, rejoined the group and saved Harry's life. Ron then destroyed the Horcrux, Salazar Slytherin's Locket, with the Sword of Gryffindor.[5]
The Misty Dell, The Quarry and The Ruins within this forest was used to imprison enemies of the Death Eaters during this time and the Snatcher Camp was used by Snatchers for same purpose. An area of the forest have been infested by Acromantulas, called "The Acromantula", and the spiders began to imprison Muggle-borns. Also some Inferi infested the forest in the late 1997 winter periods.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- The Forest of Dean is located in Gloucestershire, where some parts of the Hogwarts Castle are filmed and also near where J. K. Rowling was educated at Wyedean School.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Voldemort's Snatchers search for Harry in this forest.
- In the video game adaption they even set up a camp close to an abandoned closed-off viaduct.
- J. K. Rowling lived on the southern edge of the Forest at Tutshill from 1974 to 1983, which might have been the influence of her putting the forest in the novel.[1]
- Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the Forest of Dean scene is extended with Hermione musing about her past relationship with the place and despairingly asking Harry if they should forget about their destinies and just stay in the forest and grow old together.
- In the handheld versions of LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, there are Merpeople living in the forest pool.
External links[]
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Pottermore
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Appears in the spell book)
