which room?

[kangasboy]

No: HPFGUIDX 41501


> Denise wrote:
> "(Taken from Comic Relief online chat March 2001)
> Q: Isaac -If you could travel to Hogwarts for an hour, what 
would you do
> there?
> 
> A: Go straight into a certain room, mentioned in book four 
which has certain
> magical properties Harry hasn't discovered yet!"

To which Rosie replied:
> Isn't it in Book 4 that Dumbledore finds the room full of 
chamberpots? If so... this should be a good candidate I think! 

Initially this seems to be what JKR is hinting at. . .  But why on 
earth would she want to go there first? She could be joking of 
course, but why wouldn't she answer seriously to a serious 
question?
My take on the reply is it is only the *magical* properties that 
Harry is so far unaware of; however he is aware of the room 
*itself*. We know that Hogwarts seems to possess  a magic of 
its own, independent of wizard influence ;look at the moving 
staircases, plus that would explain all the ghosts and why 
Peeves isn't evicted. 
So maybe there is a room that *seems* fairly straightforward to 
Harry, but actually possesses important magical properties 
unbeknownst to him.
Which room cold this be?
Well, I really don't have a strong conviction on one particular 
room, but it could be any number of them. However, my favourite 
possibilities are:
1) The Gryffindor Common Room: it makes sense that Rowling 
would want to go here, given the role it plays in the series. Plus if 
it has always been the Gryffindor Common Room , it would 
make sense that some significant part of the Gryffindor heritage 
would be contained nearby. This works particularly well with the 
Heir of Gryffindor theory, as Harry could in his possible role as 
heir discover some of Gryffindor's power. 
2) The Owlery. The Owlery plays much less of a role than the 
Common Room, and thus is only ever really "mentioned", while 
the GCR is actually discussed, featured, etc. I can just see JKR 
hiding a powerful magical secret in a place that we have all 
accepted as being relatively mundane and unimportant 
compared to other places.

So what do you think? Have I just misinterpreted? Or is JKR 
being manipulative again?
Roo, who is just picturing JK Rowling reading these messages 
in a dark, gloomy tower, cackling evilly to herself as we try to 
delve into her mind.. .