Rowling's favorite room??

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From: Jonathan Pessin

I don't really know if there's a thread on this already; if there is, I'm
sorry.  I was just reading the chat transcripts to some of JKR's interviews,
and I noticed the bit where she mentions what room she'd be in for an hour
in Hogwarts.  To quote the interview,

"If you could travel to Hogwarts for an hour, what would you do there?

Go straight into a certain room, mentioned in book four, which has certain
magical properties Harry hasn't discovered yet!"

Now, most "facts and theory" pages I've seen just mention that Harry has
seen this room and doesn't know what it means, and leave it there.  I think
there's an important part here which these pages lack.

"...mentioned in book four..."

This strikes me as a clue, possibly a VERY big clue, about just what this
room may be.  There are a very large number of rooms mentioned throughout
the series, but this quote makes me think that this room has, perhaps,
recieved some special attention in book 4.

I, personally, think this room is the Prefects' Bathroom.  I mean, think
about it.  It's a large room with a gigantic swimming pool in the middle,
which is almost literally overflowing with magical bubbles and waterjets.
That sounds like a lot of fun, even without any added magical extras.  Any
thoughts?

Me:

The first one that comes to mind for me is the room that Dumbledore
mentioned he found with "a rather magnificant collection of chamber pots" on
his way to the bathroom one morning...he had not seen it before or since.
(This was when he was telling Karkaroff that he did not pretend to know all
of Hogwart's secrets.)

No, I have *no* reason why anyone would want to visit a room full of
chamberpots, but it does sound like a magical room.

~Cathy~