"... Okay, I know what the Whomping Willow is, but why did you lead an attack on it? What did it ever do to you?" He affected a tone of mild reproach. "Good thing we have a decent hospital wing here." Charles knew that from firsthand experience, unfortunately. "Ah, here we are."
He walked in front of the door the requisite three times before opening it to reveal a Room of Requirement quite different from the festive chamber where the wedding had been held. It looked like a big warehouse full of forgotten things, or like a particularly capacious attic. "It's just a passageway," he explained, holding the door open for Susan. "The point of it's here," following her inside and letting the door close before crossing the room to a wall hanging behind which was --
-- another door.
Which led to a real passageway, this time, and where they ended up was the upstairs sitting room of the Hog's Head Tavern (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizworld/places/hogs_head.html#inside).
"Here we are. There are guest rooms down the hallway. They're not recommended very highly. But if you ever wondered what was upstairs in the Hog's Head, now you know."
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Date: 2007-12-07 11:50 pm (UTC)He walked in front of the door the requisite three times before opening it to reveal a Room of Requirement quite different from the festive chamber where the wedding had been held. It looked like a big warehouse full of forgotten things, or like a particularly capacious attic. "It's just a passageway," he explained, holding the door open for Susan. "The point of it's here," following her inside and letting the door close before crossing the room to a wall hanging behind which was --
-- another door.
Which led to a real passageway, this time, and where they ended up was the upstairs sitting room of the Hog's Head Tavern (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizworld/places/hogs_head.html#inside).
"Here we are. There are guest rooms down the hallway. They're not recommended very highly. But if you ever wondered what was upstairs in the Hog's Head, now you know."