[HPforGrownups] The Chamber of Secret Chamber Pots (was Re: New places in Order of the Phoenix)

[Vicky Ra]

No: HPFGUIDX 19345

Mark:
I immediately thought JKR was referring to the room Dumbledore 
mentions at the Yule Ball which he discovered on the way to the 
bathroom-- the room full of chamber pots.

I thought Rowling meant that upon her arrival at Hogwarts, she'd want 
to go that chamber to ..er.. freshen up first.  I thought the whole 
chamber pot room was just a gag.  But, then (in true HP-fan fashion) 
I thought about it some more (probably too much!)  What if that room 
does possess a secret, one of those of which Dumbledore humbly claims 
ignorance?

It is now one of my favorite pet theories that there's more to the 
"Chamber of Secret Chamber Pots".  The chamber could actually have 
the magical property of producing what one needs or wants (a "Chamber 
of Desire"?)  Dumbledore, with his simple wants (and his full bladder 
at the time), sees only a room full of magnificent vessels for 
bedroom relief.  But to anyone less serene than the headmaster, who 
knows what the chamber would provide?  =) 

Yes, I have thought the "chamber-pot chamber" was something more than a joke, after reading that passage a few times. It was a very funny joke. I was cracking up. But I never took the time to outline a theory on it. That's plausible. The Mirror of Erised was that way. Dumbledore often claims ignorance of things he truly does know about, a wise tack for getting other peoples' viewpoints and not getting flamed.

Vicky


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