DH reread CH 26 - 29

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 187276

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> "It's all down to Neville, he really gets this Room. You've got to ask it for exactly what you need - like "I don't want any Carrow supporters to be able to get in" - and it'll do it for you! You've just got to make sure you close the loopholes! Neville's the man!" - p.464
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> Now, does it mean that Neville has special relationship with the room? Or does it mean that he just figured out and taught everybody how to phrase their demands? Why is it such a big deal how to phrase it? Wouldn't the room read what you wish in your heart? I mean, I understand that wording is important for the spells, charms, incantations magic, but why is it important here?
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bboyminn:

I think of that group Neville was the first to discover the room,
from then on, it was a matter of other joining him there. So,
in a sense it is Neville that created the room, and it is his
wishes that expand it.

I don't think it is so much a matter of how you 'phrase' it,
as I don't think anything is actually said out loud. I think
it is more a matter of 'be careful what you wish for'. 

In creating the room and, having spent the most time there, it
is probably Neville's wishes that control the room. But as more
and more people become involved, how the room acts and what it
does become more complex and more prone to error. Consequently,
Neville has to make sure his desires for the room do not have
any loopholes that could get them caught.

This isn't simply a matter of a schoolboy prank. The stakes 
are very real and very high, perhaps even death. So, what 
the room does and how it acts is extremely important. 
Consequently, Neville's desires for the room are also extremely
important and complex. 

But as Neville wished the room into existence, it is logical 
that he controls the room. If doesn't so readily yield to the
wishes of others, though it may still be influence by them.

So, Neville 'gets the room' because he created it, and it
responds most strongly to his will. But also because 
Neville understands the situation and how grave it really is.
He carries the weight of that grave responsibility on his
shoulders. 

And, I think Neville, in Harry's absents, has become a real
leader. He's taken charge, people yield to him and respond to
his requests, they follow his directions. They look to him 
for leadership and he seems to have taken to the role nicely.
He seems to deliver the decisive leadership that is needed, 
and part of that is providing and controlling to room to keep
everyone safe. 

Steve/bboyminn