4 Founders, 4 Elements, and Secret Rooms

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 155550

In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Phil Vlasak" <phil at ...> wrote:
>
> > Tonks said:
> > OK. So we have the Chamber of Secrets, Water and Slytherin.
> > We could say that the Room of Requirement was Ravenclaw, comes
> > out of the Air. That leaves Hufflepuff and earth, and 
> > Gryffindor and fire.
> 
>   <snipped>
>   
> Now Phil:
> I think the secret room of Hufflepuff  was revealed in the first  
> book was entered through a trap door and was guarded by Fluffy.
<snip> 

Mike:
I love this idea, so I really hate postulating that the castle was 
probably nowhere near as big in the times of the founders. If wizard 
population is proportionate to the muggle population there would 
have only been about 50 - 75 kids at Hogwarts back then. Hardly any 
need for an eight floor castle (G, 1-7 Fl.), not counting the 
turrets/towers. That would rule out the RoR on the 7th floor being 
original to the castle. Then again, JKR admits she's terrible with 
numbers.

Oh, hang logic, I'm in.

OK, we need a fire room. It's not a room, but travelling by Floo 
Network is via fire. How about one has to step thru a fireplace to 
get to Gryffindor's room. Chuck in floo powder and call out the code 
word for his room. Is anything engraved on the back side of his 
sword? You can only get there from one fire in Hogwarts. My vote is 
for that handsome fireplace in the room off of the Great Hall, you 
know the one where the champions went after their name's came out of 
the GoF. This could have been GG's study, back in the day.

Now, what is in this room that makes it worth keeping secret? Hmmm
I'm stumped here. I don't have near the imagination of JKR, that's 
why nobody blogs about my books (besides the fact that I haven't 
written any). How's this? You have to pass a challenge proving your 
bravery, and if you do, a Phoenix will be summoned to become your 
faithful pet. This is how DD got Fawkes.

Well, I tried!