Chapter 16: Hufflepuff's Lounge
Led by the old students, Alan and a group of first-year Hufflepuff freshmen descended from the upstairs cafeteria, crossed the marble staircase, turned to the door on the right, and came to a hallway, stopping in front of a large pile of barrels. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The leading senior paused and thought for a moment, and then everyone noticed that he bent down and began to beat the two wooden barrels on the penultimate level in a rhythm of back and forth, the sound was very crisp, and he whispered the command while tapping, and after he had completed all the movements, the lid of a huge barrel next to him opened.
"Remember where I typed and the password, this semester's password is Helg Hufflepuff, but you can try it with the wrong password or the wrong barrel, although I don't recommend you do that. The leading senior said with a smile: "But you have to admit that every year, there are a few unlucky people who don't go into the lounge for various reasons and go into the vinegar bucket." ”
As they climbed down the barrels one by one, Alan found himself entering a large circular space.
It is a space that seems to be opened up underground, and the surrounding walls are made of earthy materials, but with the help of magic, the mud seems to be separated from the interior by a transparent wall, which does not affect the warmth of the room at all.
The dome is forcibly divided by a circular roof, and the moonlight from the outside can sweep in directly - obviously, this is the same magic used in the restaurant, and it is conceivable that there is absolutely no shortage of sunlight here, even underground.
However, it is clear that the décor here is a little less majestic and more ingenious than the atmosphere of the dining room - because from time to time Alan can see the pale green transparent dandelions and rippling grass used for decoration.
The décor in the lounge was mostly bright copper, and the gleaming copper shelves were filled with all sorts of magical plants, and they could even pull themselves out of their pots to sing and dance - as for what they were, Alan knew nothing, but the only thing he knew for sure was that there were no mandrakes among them.
The mandrake is a magical plant -- people sing for money, and it sings to death! Because its singing directly hurts the soul, which makes Allen think that this is purely a plant-based version of a dead song。。。。。。
With a long yellow couch and black-upholstered chairs beside the wide fireplace, Alan had the illusion that the Hufflepuff lounge was a little more magical than the other lounges described in the book, but he was soon relieved that Hogwarts' first elves were sheltered by Hufflepuff - and that Hogwarts was in a good place compared to the persecution of other families.
Obviously, when renovating the castle, Ms. Hufflepuff used a little more than that snack when building the common room of her house, but Alan didn't mind at all.
However, at this time, what the newcomers needed was not a common room, but a warm and comfortable bed, but fortunately, the seniors knew this very well, and after pointing out the dormitory where the girls were going, their group of male freshmen were quickly brought into their dormitory.
It was still a bed decorated with brass, but the warm quilts and curtains allowed them to take care of everything else—and after a long day's exertion, the group did not even have the strength to converse, and fell asleep.
As soon as he woke up the next morning, Alan looked at the four roommates who had not yet woken up, and then considered the terrifying staircase maze in Hogwarts legends, and gave up his plan to walk with them after waking them up.
He wasn't in a hurry to eat, but he wanted to take the opportunity to get a rough idea of where the classrooms were for today's lesson, and as for breakfast, as long as it wasn't too late, it would be there anyway.
There are a total of 142 staircases in Hogwarts. Some of them are wide and large, some are narrow and small, and they are wobbly, some go to different places every Friday, and some of them are halfway up and a staircase suddenly disappears, and you have to remember where to jump over.
In addition, there are many doors that will not open for you if you unceremoniously ask them to open or poke them in the right place, and some of them are not real doors at all, just solid walls that appear to be doors. It's hard to remember what's in what place, because everything seems to be constantly moving. The people in the portrait also visit each other constantly, and it is certain that even the armor can walk.
However, under Allen's pestering questions, a strange senior finally confided a small trick - each floor has at least one staircase that will not move, although sometimes it is far away, but it is undoubtedly the most convenient way compared to not being able to find the way.
As for memorizing the stairs, hehe, the fastest record was set by a Ravenclaw student, who spent two whole weeks exploring。。。。。。
Just as he was having breakfast, Alan met the twin brothers again, who had just appeared when Alan was about to get a sugar cookie.
"Hey Alan, how was yesterday? Let me tell you, the Hogwarts common room is amazing!"
The twins didn't notice the look on the way their new friend looked at the two elementary school students discussing how they would carry the Bronze to Silver Qualifiers, and began to describe their own lounge with all the words they could think of.
However, the only word Alan can think of at this time is - cub, Abba is very disappointed in you。。。。。。
Even Dumbledore's office he knew what it was like - even if he hadn't been there.
Where's the twin adventure party that crawled the ground, why are they now all show-offs? Does Alan want to tell them that the rest room of his house is the most luxurious because of the petty selfishness of some unnamed Hufflepuff lady?
However, Alan was not that kind of person, he just calmly said a word to the twins - I knew where the kitchen was, it was close to our lounge, and the house-elves inside were very welcoming.
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The devastated twin brothers eventually explain their intentions - they have a class schedule with Allen.
Although I learned from the seniors that we sometimes take classes together, it is clear that the twins, who had just made new friends yesterday, were not satisfied with this uncertain factor, and decided to decide on the next class first.
This touched Alan very much - but if he knew the real reason why the twins abandoned their roommate they met yesterday and came to him, he would probably be crying and laughing - in the eyes of the twins, Eren was already a senior-level existence - in the prank。。。。。。
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PS again: The Hufflepuff lounge is from Hufflepuff, I rewrote it myself after the English translation.
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