Marauders' Map Blocked Passage

[s_luhtanen at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 27535

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., devika261 at a... wrote:
> 
> 1)  The passage leads to the Chamber of Secrets, not to Hogsmeade, 
unless there's another branch of it that goes somewhere else.  But 
then if it was the same passage, wouldn't Fred and George have 
explored it before--and come across the Chamber?
> 
> 2)  Since Harry was the only one with the ability to open the 
passage, I doubt that this particular tunnel was on the Marauder's 
Map at all.  The Map was made as a result of MWPP's explorations of 
Hogwarts, and they certainly did discover many secrets about the 
school.  However, unless one of them could speak Parseltongue, I 
doubt that they would have found this passage.  And then, if they 
had, they would probably have discovered the Chamber of Secrets as 
well.
> 
> I hope this helps!

I agree - no one knew where it was until then - not, I believe, even 
Dumbledore.

> Devika, who is now wondering if the other Hogwarts founders, namely 
Gryffindor, had their own secret chambers inside the school....

Good idea! Gryffindor's - which only a true Gryffindor can open - 
Harry Potter(with the sword?). Ravenclaw - well, the key is to solve 
a riddle or something like that - Hermione/Cho Chang could open that 
one, I guess. And, Hufflepuff... Helga Hufflepuff's chamber to open 
anyone cabable of hard work... (Probably doing something very boring).