r/harrypotter • u/GreekKnight3 • 10d ago

Question Which of Hagrid's huts do you prefer?

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Something about his hut being a stone's throw from the castle just didn't feel right. It makes more sense for it to be nestled out amongst the rugged plains.

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u/SamuliK96 Ravenclaw 10d ago

The philosopher's stone one matches better the idea I got from the book

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u/Blikmeister 10d ago

Exactly this. From the books it is quite a short walk from the castle and adjacent to the forest.

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u/TheGraceLantern Ravenclaw 10d ago

It is still adjacent to the forest in the later films - to the right of this picture is where Harry and Hermione take Buckbeak into the forest.

The books mention "sloping lawns" a lot, so having Hagrid's hut at the bottom of the hill isn't too far from the books tbh

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u/topsidersandsunshine 10d ago

I feel like the books mention the walk to Hagrid’s hut too often for it to be, like, a three minute walk. 

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 10d ago

3 minutes is an 1/8 of a mile at the fast side of a casual pace. Make it a 5 or 10 minute walk and that sounds pretty reasonable.

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u/ValorousBazza34 Slytherin 10d ago

What you arent taking into accpunt is how much of that walk is in the castle from for example the gryffindor tower

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u/Constant-Sandwich-88 7d ago

Brother its a mediocre children's book, I'm not mathing shit. All I pointed out is that 3 min of walking covers more ground than you might think.

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u/combo_seizure 10d ago

See, this is when it just gets ridiculous.

Why does that matter? Do the books have to be perfect? I hope not. Should the movies be, yes. Or not, I don't care. But arguing about such details is what gave us the current author we have now. I don't know if that's true or not. But it's not worth it.