Slytherin Dungeons

[mamadeb]

Why do people seem to believe that the dungeons are cold?

They're not only underground, they're under the Lake. They may be damp, but I would think that, far from being cold, they'd maintain the closest thing to an even temperature all year round. Water and earth are, after all, wonderful insulators.

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[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Water in large volumes acts as an insulator. It absorbs heat very slowly and releases it slowly. If you prefer, it modulates temperatures. It's why it's more comfortable to swim in the ocean in late September rather than early June (for those in the Northern Hemisphere), and why hurricane season is in the autumn.

Your experience just proves my point. The lower floors, being more insulated, maintained their coolness longer than the upper stories. If it got very hot at Hogwarts in the summer, the dungeons would still be cool, insulated by the earth and the Lake.

[notrafficlights.livejournal.com]

The lower floors, being more insulated, maintained their coolness longer than the upper stories. If it got very hot at Hogwarts in the summer, the dungeons would still be cool, insulated by the earth and the Lake.

And I'm not disputing that. But I would question their warmness in winter compared to the other areas of the castle, is all.