GOF Chapter 25: The Egg and the Eye

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Harry plans his excursion to his one recorded bath in great detail. The prefects' bath is deep enough to have a diving board. Now I imagine Percy and Penelope having a great time during their years as prefects. Did Ron and Hermione come here during OOTP? That would be a good way to avoid Harry when he was CAPSLOCKING. OTOH in HBP Harry had the privilege to use the room too but as far as canon tells he did not. (Well, he was following Draco who also had the privilege to use this bathroom, but preferred working on the cabinet). We know portraits can move around in the castle. So any deceased school Head can in principle show up in the mermaid's portrait and spy on prefects having baths. Maybe it isn't such fun then.

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