Magical Rooms

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 53748

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anne" <urbana at c...> wrote:
 
> 
> I believe this has been mentioned once recently, but what about the 
> prefects' bathroom? Harry did spend some time in there figuring out 
> that egg. Perhaps something in there is even more magical than the 
> Jacuzzi-esque bath? 
> 
> Anne U
> (who thinks all hot tubs are, de facto, magical :-)

bboy_mn:

The candidates are (the envelope please) -

1.) The Great Hall Antechamber

2.) The Prefects Bathroom

3.) The Chamber Pot Room

Are there any others? Any other rooms at all, even rooms that had
passing mention; new rooms, old rooms, any other rooms at all?

Moaning Myrtle's bathroom was mentioned in passing during the
Perfect's bathroom scene.

Others???

1.) Why would the antichamber room be of any magical significants?
Although, I did like someone's idea that Harry would find a picture of
his mother in there and be able to talk to her. But I must add, as
nice as that might be, it's even spookier than the Mirror of Erised.

I could possibly have the only Floo networked fireplace in the castle,
so it could act as an escape route in an emergency. But that would
also give Death Eaters a possible entrance point. Of course, the Death
Eaters already have several tunnels they can use as entrance points.

Note on this last point: If we assume that Dumbledore now has the
infamous MAP, then he knows about the tunnels that Filch doesn't know
about. The secret Honeydukes tunnel is no longer secret.

2.) Again, why would the Prefect Bathroom have any magical properties,
and what could they be? Certainly fun and games for the Prefects. Do
both the boy and girl prefects us that same room? 

I could speculate things like the main door exits to the hallway,
which we already know, but the door on the far side that looks like a
closet could exit into the bathroom of the Leaky Cauldron. Again, nice
escape route, but also an unsecure entrance point. And of course, very
far fetched.

3.) We already know that the Chamber Pot Room IS a magical room, so it
would not be unreasonable for it to have more magical properties we
don't know about. It could be a secure hideout in case the castle was
ever invaded. It could be a 'gives you what you need when you are
desperate' room. Since it's already a magical room, the magical
possiblities are huge.

Sorry, I'm voting for the Chamber Pot Room. It's feels like something
she would throw in that seems like a joke at the moment, but becomes
significant later. On the other hand, since it is a very obvious room,
it could just as easily be a misdirection. Well, it still gets my vote.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn