OOP: "ARGH!" the List, the Names, The Room

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 67781

bboy_mn wrote:
> So I don't see why Harry didn't just explain what the room does, and
> that since Umbridge was looking for evidence to convict Harry, the
> room just created what she needed. HOWEVER, since the room will 
create
> what you need, regardless of what you need, there is know way of
> knowing if it is genuine, or a ficticious fabrication of the room.
> 
Ginger (me) responds:

Dawgoneya Steve, you got me thinking again! ;)

When Umbridge went back in that room, was it fulfilling *her* 
requirement or was it still "programmed" to Harry and co.'s 
requirement?  Was she looking for evidence or was she just looking to 
see what was there and happened to find some evidence?

Which ties in with:
Can the room be used for 2 or more requirements (or sets of 
requirements) at once?  Say if HRH wanted to brew up another illegal 
potion and they decided at 8:10 pm to go to the room of requirement, 
but someone else had gone in there at 8:05 pm, would they (1) get 
their own room which coexisted without their knowledge with the 
earlier needed room or (2) get some version of a "busy signal", or 
(3) walk in on the other occupants, say Ginny and Malfoy sharing a 
bubble bath? 

What killed me upon reading OoP (p. 389) was that, following Dobby's 
instructions, they had to walk past a certain part of the wall three 
times concentrating on what they needed.  Just how lost was 
Dumbledore if he walked past the same part of wall three times trying 
to find the bathroom?  No wonder he was concentrating!

Yeah, you've *really* got me thinking now.  Kind of reminds me of 
Holodecks (Star Trek).

Ginger, who is still giggling at the "pecker" thread.