======The Love Room======
=====Location Information=====
  * **Type:** Chamber within a government department
  * **Location:** [[Department of Mysteries]], Level Nine, [[Ministry of Magic]], [[London]], [[England]]
  * **Owner/Residents:** [[Ministry of Magic]] (specifically, the [[Unspeakable]]s)
  * **Key Features:** Always kept locked; contains the power of [[love]] as a subject of study.
=====Description and History=====
The Love Room is a chamber located within the [[Department of Mysteries]], accessible from the circular, black-tiled entrance hall that connects the department's various research areas. The door to the room is a plain, handle-less black door, indistinguishable from the others in the entrance chamber.
The room is kept perpetually locked and is protected by powerful [[magic]]. During their infiltration of the [[Department of Mysteries]], [[Harry Potter]] attempted to open the door by inserting a magically-heated knife into the lock. The powerful enchantments on the door, however, caused the blade of the knife to melt, leaving the door unbreached. Harry noted a strong sense of curiosity about the room's contents, feeling it was something good.
The chamber's name is not explicitly stated in narration but is derived from [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s subsequent explanation of its purpose. It is one of the many rooms where [[Unspeakable]]s conduct research into the most profound mysteries of existence. The contents of the room have never been seen in the novels, as no character is ever depicted successfully entering it.
=====Role in the Story=====
The Love Room plays a significant, though brief, role in //Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix//. While searching for the [[Hall of Prophecy]], [[Harry Potter]] and the members of [[Dumbledore's Army]] who accompanied him tried the door to this room, only to find it locked.
The true significance of the chamber is revealed by [[Albus Dumbledore]] following the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]. He explains to Harry that the room contains "a force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death, than human intelligence, than the forces of nature." He identifies this force as [[love]]. Dumbledore elaborates that this power, which Harry possesses in great quantity, is what protected him from possession by [[Lord Voldemort]] in the [[Ministry of Magic]] atrium.
This revelation serves as a crucial point in the series, giving a physical location to the abstract concept of love's power, which Dumbledore has long championed as the most powerful form of [[magic]]. It contextualizes why the [[prophecy]] concerning Harry and [[Voldemort]] was kept in the [[Department of Mysteries]], as the [[prophecy]]'s mechanics are inextricably linked to this fundamental and mysterious force.
=====Known Areas Within=====
The contents and layout of the Love Room are unknown, as no character is ever depicted entering it within the novels. It is only known to contain the power of [[love]] itself, which is studied by the [[Unspeakable]]s.
=====Behind the Scenes=====
In the film adaptation of //Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix//, the Love Room is omitted. The sequence in the [[Department of Mysteries]] is condensed, and the students do not encounter the locked door. While [[Albus Dumbledore]]'s speech to Harry about the power of [[love]] is retained, it is not connected to a specific, physical chamber within the [[Ministry of Magic]]. (film)