Chamber of Secrets same as Room of requirement.

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 101864

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
 
> Carol:
 
> In any case, it wasn't the Chamber that provided Harry with what he
> needed (Fawkes and the sword of Godric Gryffindor by way of the
> Sorting Hat), it was Dumbledore, who had arranged for help to be 
given
> to those who needed it and loyalty to him to be rewarded. Geoff or
> someone will find the right quotes if you want them; they're in the
> scene where Hagrid is being arrested by Fudge and Dumbledore is 
being
> relieved of his duties by Malfoy.

Geoff:
I seem to be getting a reputation as a loose can(n)on here... :-)

The bit you mean is:

'Dumbledore had not taken his bright blue eyes off Lucius Malfoy's 
cold grey ones.
"However," said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly so that 
none of them could miss a word, "you will find that I will only  
truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me. You will 
also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask 
for it."
For a second, Harry was almost sure Dumbedore's eyes flickered 
towards the corner where he and Ron stood hidden.'

(COS "Cornelius Fudge" p.195 UK edition)

Looking this and the next quote up triggered a thought in my mind....

'"First of all, Harry, I want to thank you," said Dumbledore, eyes 
twinkling again. "You must have shown mw real loyalty down in the 
Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you."'

(COS "Dobby's Reward" p.244 UK edition)

How was Fawkes called? Did Dumbledore sense something or did the 
bird? The import of Dumbledore's words seems to suggest that Fawkes 
made a decision himself - to go to the Chamber and to take the hat. 
Also the bird also knew how to get to the Chamber. OK, how 
intelligent are phoenixes?