Chamber of Secrets

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 150724

Donna Asks:

I know this has been discussed long before I joined the group but I'm
rereading "the Chamber of Secrets" and, being as slow as I am, I just
realized that the entrance to the chamber is a large pipe located under a
sink complete with water taps.  Now, my question is:  did people living over
a thousand years ago have sinks and water taps for plumbing?  I'm not quite
1,000 years old but I did grow up with an outhouse and a water pump and I
knew flush toilets, sinks, and running water weren't new inventions but 1
000 years old? If these "modern" conveniences were added much, much later
after the chamber was built, when installing the new conveniences, why didn
t someone investigate the huge pipe and check it for leaks, etc?

Comments?  Thought?  Corrections?  

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