02-J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life
When Jo was 9 years old, the family moved to a village outside Chepstow on the edge of the Forest of Dean.
Here was a location that offered a whole range of imaginative possibilities. . . magical creatures, mystery and intrigue.
I'm very drawn to forests.
And it's my favorite part of the Hogwarts grounds.
The advantage of a forest is it can be so many things.
It can be a place of enchantment.
You never imagine a crowd in a forest. It's a solitary place.
Is it because it used to be a place of shelter and safety to us, I suppose.
So I think- I'm very drawn to them. Even though they can be spooky.
Jo wrote stories from an early age.
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