Magic of Hogwarts (was Clue to the COS?)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "smellee17" <smellee17 at h...> 
wrote:
> I have been following the discussions about how Voldemort 
found out 
> he was the Heir of Slytherin. I read a post mentioning 
Voldemort 
> probably found the bathroom tap with the snake etched into the 
metal, 
> and I had a thought. If Voldemort found the tap, that meant 
Salazar 
> Slytherin must have made the mark when the school was 
founded about 
> thousand years ago. I hadn't noticed that detail before, but now 
it 
> is bothering me.  They couldn't have had running water, pipes, 
and 
> toilets back then, could they? I think Voldemort had made the 
snake 
> as a clue to those who would come after him. Voldemort says 
he knew 
> he couldn't reopen the chamber without suspicion, so I 
assumed he  
> was leaving clues. Any thoughts? 
> signed smellee

My personal opinion is that Hogwarts possesses a magic of its 
own, that cannot be controlled by any wizard. Hogwarts was 
created by the Hogwarts four, and I believe they imbued the 
castle with a magic that continued to exist independently  of the 
minds that created them. We know from things like Riddle's 
Diary that objects can possess a "mind" of their own. Here's a 
list of other aspects that suggest Hogwarts possesses its own 
magic:
*large concentration of ghosts
*the stairways that move, and go different places, etc
*the talking portraits, gargoyles, etc, and the fact that passwords 
are used.
*Dumbledore's comment in GoF where he says that he would 
never claim to know all of Hogwarts' secrets.
*The fact that Hogwarts was considered such a safe haven 
during the Reign of Terror
*the chamberpot room
And there may be the others.
The point I'm trying to make is that Hogwarts possesses a mind 
and magic of its own; meaning that it would have the ability to 
adapt itself to chanigng times. One of the most striking aspects 
of Hogwarts is that it seems to possess little obvious order or 
symmetry; contrast this to Gringotts, which, like Hogwarts, is 
considered to be the safest place in the WW. The bank is the 
picture of order- goblins being as meticuloous as they are. A 
stark contrast to the almost random nature of Hogwarts.

It is quite plausible, IMO, that the whole plumbing/snake issue 
could be the actions of Hogwarts itself (or at least the part that 
Slytherin contributed), simply adjusting itself to fit the 
contemporary culture and society.

Once again, I have rambled. Oh well. . .
Roo