The atmosphere at Hogwarts is relaxed most of the time, especially when the students are eating. In the laughter of everyone, this lively welcome dinner finally came to an end.

When Maca had picked out a few of the desserts on the second batch, the plates on the table were magically emptied, and they looked as clean as new.

At this point, Professor Dumbledore stood up again, and the cafeteria immediately fell silent.

"Oh, now that you're well fed and drunk, I thought I'd say a few more words to you. At the beginning of the semester, I would like to make a few points to note with you. Dumbledore paused, his gaze swept over the Weasley twins at the Gryffindor table, "Attention first-year students, the woods on campus are off-limits to students. Some of our old classmates should also remember this. ”

"Also, Mr. Filch, the administrator, wants me to remind everyone not to cast magic in the hallways between classes."

"The Quidditch player review will take place in the second week of the semester, so if you are interested in joining the House team, please contact Madame Hooch."

"Finally, I must tell you that anyone who does not want to suffer an accident or a painful death should not enter the corridor on the right side of the fourth floor."

Hearing this, a few people laughed, as if thinking that it was Dumbledore's humor again. But most people didn't laugh, and Professor Dumbledore never joked about danger.

Maca thought to herself, this is mostly related to the Philosopher's Stone, as for the specific arrangement, where can he remember it clearly. Besides, what does this have to do with him? He was clearly more interested in the Philosopher's Stone itself than in the game levels where he didn't know if he was defending against Voldemort or training Harry.

Of course, he didn't want to be rubbed on the ground with his little thumb.

In general, Maca didn't want to participate in the events of this school year, he still thought that there was too little time to study, and it was simply not enough! It would be nice if he didn't mess up the three little lions.

"Now, before everyone goes to bed, let's sing the school song together!" Dumbledore said loudly, and almost all of the teachers froze.

Dumbledore flicked his wand, and a long ribbon of gold flew out of it, twisting like a snake over the high dining table.

"Each person chooses their favorite tune." Dumbledore said, "Ready, sing!" ”

All the teachers and students, well, I mean most of them sang aloud. Maca opened her mouth, and found that she couldn't do such an embarrassing thing, so she had to open and close her lips like a fool, and mingle with everyone's jumbled singing.

When Dumbledore announced that bedtime had arrived, Maca finally breathed a sigh of relief. But as soon as he thought about it six more times in the future, he felt that his eyes seemed to be a little moist.

"Alright, let's go! First-year students follow me, and I'll show you the way. Beside Maca, the senior who had been chatting with him just now suddenly stood up and said aloud with a gentle smile.

Is this that Cedric? Although Maca only remembered his name, and couldn't even remember his surname, he had a vague impression of that handsome prefect who was very good and had a great sense of justice.

"But it doesn't look as handsome as I thought." Maca muttered in a voice that only she could hear.

"What's wrong? Little Maca, what are you looking at? The Charlotte senior just now walked up to him and whispered, "That's Senior Darren Chris, who is in the sixth grade this year, and he has been the Hufflepuff boys' prefect since last year. ”

"Uh," Maca paused, which seemed to be a bit different from her memory, "...... I'm wondering, who is Cedric's senior? I had heard of him before I entered the school and seemed to be a very nice person. ”

Charlotte nodded in realization, then smiled and said, "Cedric?" Indeed, if it were two years from now, he would be a popular candidate for prefect. ”

Maca looked in the direction Charlotte was pointing, and a handsome big boy immediately came into his eyes. At the table, Cedric sat at the other end of the long table, and no wonder Maca didn't notice.

Oh, I see, there are grade restrictions on prefect selection, and Cedric hasn't become a Hufflepuff boy prefect yet!

"That'...... What about female prefects? Looking at the lonely figure of Darren in front of her, Maca couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, I am!" Charlotte grinned and patted Maca on the shoulder, then whispered, "I'm not used to leading people, so I usually leave things to Darren, and he seems happy to do them." ”

Maca looked at the beautiful senior sister beside her, who was not in shape, and shook her head helplessly.

The Hufflepuff freshmen walked through the first-floor side corridor with the easy-going Darren Senior, and then all the way down to the basement directly below Hogwarts.

"There's the Hogwarts kitchen in the back, if you're hungry at night, you can grab something to eat, and the house-elves will be more than happy to welcome you." As she passed by a still life painting of fruits, Charlotte pointed with her chin and said, "Just scratch the pear on it, it will sometimes smile and be cute." ”

The entrance to Hufflepuff's common room was not far away, but Maca was a little dazed when she looked at the barrels of iron hoops that almost filled the entire wall.

"As you've probably seen, it's a mess of big barrels," Darren said with a smile, "and the entrance to our Hufflepuff common room is in these barrels." ”

"Of course, I'm not asking you to open the lid and climb in. Ernie, that bucket you picked is too small. Darren stopped Ernnie's attempt at a suspicious barrel before continuing, "Please note that the common room entrance to our Hufflepuff House is the only common room entrance at Hogwarts that repels the magic of the infiltrator. ”

"The way to turn it on is simple, you just need to take out your wand and tap the bottom lid of the two large barrels in the middle of the second row to the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff' and the lid will automatically spin open."

As he spoke, Darren drew his wand and tapped it back and forth on the bottom of one of the two barrels. Suddenly, the two bottom covers automatically rotated and opened in different directions, and immediately after, the entire barrel pile moved with it, and an irregular doorway immediately appeared in front of the eyes of the new students.

Darren looked at the commotion and amazement of everyone, and a somewhat proud smile appeared on his face, and he waited for a moment before continuing.

"However, there is one more thing that please pay attention to! The entrance to our Hufflepuff common room is the only one at Hogwarts that repels the magic of the infiltrator, and if the lid is knocked on the wrong way, or the rhythm is wrong, the trespassers will be doused with enchanted vinegar from the buckets above. ”

Speaking of this, Darren shrugged his shoulders and said, "Believe me, you will never want to try that feeling, the smell of vinegar is difficult to wash off, and you can smell the sour smell that makes the roots of your teeth soft two hundred meters away." ”

Ernie immediately trembled when he heard this, and suddenly felt a great sense of gratitude to Senior Darren who had stopped him from "blowing himself up" just now.

"Sister Charlotte, if this method is known by others, won't it be useless?" Maca asked, a little confused.

"It's one of our Hufflepuff secrets, and no one wants to tell it," Charlotte said, spreading her hands, "The Hufflepuff common room and dorm rooms have never been seen by outsiders in more than a thousand years. We know exactly how to hide – how to protect ourselves, just like our house badge. ”

Maca looked up at the badge on the wall of the common room, on which the badger was radiating a dim glow, looking low-key and composed.

"Hufflepuff, integrity, loyalty, perseverance, honesty, and fearlessness." Maca chewed on the words on the nameplate below the coat of arms, and the puzzled look on his face returned to the sorting session, "If it were me, would I reveal how to enter here if necessary?" ”

He himself felt unsure about this question.

The Hufflepuff common room is a round, low-ceilinged room with a faint earthy scent.

It's enchanted, and it's always sunny during the day and glowing at night.

Through the circular windows, you can see swaying grass and dandelions. There are many places with shiny bronze ornaments, and many plants that hang from the ceiling or are placed on the windowsills, and the dean, Professor Pomona Sprout, who teaches the herbology class, always brings the most interesting specimens to decorate this small but intimate room.

Everyone sits or stands here, relaxing as if they were at home. Hufflepuff is the largest house at Hogwarts, but it is also the most cohesive house, and little has changed in the millennia, which cannot but surprise the other houses.

After a while, the freshmen all went to the dormitory to rest one after another, and after a busy day today, these little badgers were already exhausted.

At night, Maca leaned back on her bed, opened her textbook again, and began to read, several of his roommates were already asleep, but he was not very sleepy.

In the past two months, he has basically adapted to the normal schedule, but today he can't sleep a little. His mind kept repeating what he had seen today, and although he appeared calm, it didn't mean that his heart was just as stable.

Although he held the book in his hand and read it line by line, word by word, he barely remembered it in his heart, and it was not until late at night that he quietly slept in his robe.