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Forbidden Forest

The Forbidden Forest stands on the edge of the Hogwarts grounds. Students are not allowed in it. It holds unicorns, centaurs, Aragog’s descendants, and the thestral herd. Harry serves a detention there in his first year, meets Aragog in his second, and walks into the forest in the last book to meet Voldemort.

Illustration of Forbidden Forest

First mention

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Chapter: The Forbidden Forest

Harry, Hermione, Neville, and Draco serve detention with Hagrid and see a hooded figure drinking unicorn blood.

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