[HPforGrownups] Re: What's hiding in CoS?

[EnsTren at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 70381

In a message dated 7/14/2003 1:26:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
bard7696 at aol.com writes:

> I mean, there is now evidence that the Chamber of Secrets, thought to 
> be a legend, exists. It throws all kinds of new light on Salazar 
> Slytherin, Voldemort, the treatment of muggle-borns, and Hogwarts 
> itself. Not to mention, there is probably some rare and valuable 
> stuff down there.
> 

It is, after all, called the Chamber of *Secrets.* Plural, not singular.  
There might be something in the snakes, or in the giant head (who would want to 
go up there anyways?)

> It really seems far-fetched to just say, "Ah, the Chamber is closed, 
> let's leave it be." There isn't THAT much rubble blocking the way -- 
> especially not for magic -- and there is a handy Parselmouth to open 
> the entrance up again.
> 

Yep.  Which is why I was yelling at the book for Harry to have the meetings 
in the chamber.


> If that Chamber wasn't picked clean already, I would think Dumbledore 
> would have had to use every ounce of influence he has to keep 
> gawkers - legitimate and otherwise -- from doing so. 
> 

I don't think it was picked clean.  And I can't help but wonder if Dumbledore 
has some knowledge of the chamber, perhaps in some books left to the 
Headmasters that only Dumbledore bothered to flip though.

> And maybe he did. Maybe it got mostly hushed up. It is not publicly 
> known until GoF that Harry is a Parselmouth. Fudge doesn't even know 
> until Rita breaks the story. So, maybe it never was opened again.
> 

I think it was hushed up, after all, no one died, and it was hushed upi in 
Riddle's time.

> But if it was investigated, and something was found down there, the 
> next question is, "Who's got it?"
> 

Damn good question.  but it wasn't opened again.

> Darrin


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