What became of the Chamber of Secrets?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 114676


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, macfotuk at y... wrote:
> 
> Have just posted on another thread the not original idea of the CoS 
> possibly figuring later on as a weapon for LV to fight Harry.
> 
> Please someone alert me and other elative newbies to any posts there 
> may have been in HPfGU (or other sources) about what was done with 
> the chamber after the end of CoS.
> 
> Was it sealed forever? Destroyed? or what? Is it still there? Does 
> it still have secret(s) (I do recall this question asked in the last 
> three months)?
> 
> A great place for DD to disappear to in OoP since noone, but noone 
> knows where it is apart from Harry, Ron and, arguably, Myrtle.

Finwitch:

Except that you need parseltongue to open it. I it stayed open, any
girl visiting Myrtle's toilet would know it was there. (but most avoid
it, and probably wouldn't be atelling)- I know Dumbledore has many
skills, but I do not think parseltongue is one of them. Or did he ask
Ginny who might have gained the ability due to her being possessed by
the memory of Tom Riddle? (He did not ask Harry, obviously).

I myself think that DD visited his brother Aberforth, rather than the
Chamber. Then again, if Aberforth IS parselmouth... (for some reason I
don't believe Albus is one). He probably needed to ask him to rejoin
the order anyway...

But, of course, if HARRY wants a place to hide frome *everybody*, it'd
be a good place, considering how few can get in, and Myrtle could keep
watch! Maybe they'll even have DA meetings there, now that the
basilisk is dead?

Finwitch