JK's Favourite Room, and Room of Requirement

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 70639

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mtwelovett" <mbush at l...> wrote:
> Josephine wrote:
> I remember reading somewhere that JKR, when asked which room at 
> Hogwarts she'd want to spend an hour in, said that it was one Harry
> had already been in, without knowing its secret/importance. 
> <snip> it came to mind again during OoP, what with the DA meetings 
in
> the secret room. I'm wondering, could this be the room JK spoke of? 
I
> think it seems unlikely, as Harry has never been in it before, plus 
it
> changes depending on what you need.
> 
> Lauri replied:
>  Excellent question, Josephine!  The quote from Quick Quotes is:
> 
>  "Go straight into a certain room, mentioned in book four which has
> certain magical properties Harry hasn't discovered yet! "
>  
> I also suspected it was the Room of Requirement but wonder when 
Harry
> may have been there in book four?  Perhaps she meant the Prefects
> Bathroom instead? It sounded marvelous to me! :)
>  
>  Lauri
> 
> Now Me (mtwelovett):
> 
> What if the Room of Requirement was the room in which Harry found 
the
> Mirror of Erised in SS? Then he would have been in it before without
> knowing it's secret/importance, but was also mentioned in book 4 by
> Dumbledore at the Yule Ball as the room with the Chamber pots.
> Although I really like Lauri's idea of the Prefect's Bathroom
> especially if it has more secrets and importance. 
> 
> I keep wondering too if the Room of Requirement changes locations as
> well as "what's inside." (kind of like the staircases at Hogwarts,
> which we haven't heard much about since SS, was this just a fun 
detail
> or will it be significant later?) Dobby showed Harry where Dobby 
knew
> the room to be, but what's to say it is always on the 7th floor? 
Maybe
> this is something to look for on the Maurader's Map... or does the
> room even show up if you're outside of it. Would be something
> interesting for Harry to study... in trying to find a new Home for 
DA
> to continue since Malfoy and others know more or less the location
> they were using for the secret meetings... although it would be 
realy
> funny for Draco to go back and try to find it and discover it as a
> broom closet or something.
> 
> Mtwelovett

JKR just says the room was mentioned in book four (ie DD mentioned 
room full of chamber pots), and that Harry had not yet discovered its 
properties-she never said Harry had been in it.  So, it could still 
be room of requirement-which because DD had to pee was full of 
chamber pots

Susan