Unlike other colleges, the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room comes with its own eviction device.

Whenever the young wizard strikes the barrel in the wrong rhythm, he is judged as an trespasser and is punished with "waterboarding", which is a pouring of 'vinegar'.

Neville is probably a fish, and his memory can only last for seven seconds, and he has long forgotten the percussion rhythm of the prefect's teaching, so it is only natural that Rove will be drenched in vinegar.

The last time Rove was so unlucky, it was last time.

But speaking of the last time, he still remembers it vividly, when he was tricked by a crazy woman into catching a soft-clawed land shrimp, and then was bitten back.

The Soft-Clawed Shrimp has its own curse magic, and every creature it bites will have a bad time for a week.

At that time, Rove, who was still ignorant and ignorant, didn't know this, and was tricked by that crazy woman into playing wizard chess, and lost seventeen games in a row, and lost all his underwear!

The physical sense is gone!

As for who that crazy woman is?

Rove's sister Margaery, but not her own sister, Margaery is the granddaughter of her aunt Queenie, a few years older than Rove.

Relying on her age, her greatest pleasure is to bully poor honest man Rove.

Fortunately, Margaery was in Ilvermorny, and Rove came to Hogwarts and finally escaped from the clutches of the devil, of course, she must have been mad, after all, during the summer vacation, she was promised to go to Ilvermorny.

Rove was standing in the hallway, covered in vinegar, but he was distracted for a moment, remembering that Margaery, and wondering what she was doing now?

Soon, the entrance to the common room opened, and the Hufflepuff students, who had heard the alarm, stepped out to investigate the situation, and Rove had already used the Cleansing Charm to clean the vinegar from himself and Neville.

It was Cedric, who looked at the two of them and said suspiciously, "Are you all right?" ”

"It's alright, Neville forgot how to hit the barrel." Rove explained: "We can't get into the break room right now. ”

"I'll teach you, see clearly."

Cedric drew his wand and tapped the bottom of the second barrel in the middle of the second row, the lid of which rotated open to reveal a long, narrow passage.

Seeing Neville's dazed expression, Cedric demonstrated it again, and then said in a gentle voice, "Remember?" ”

Rove bowed his head slightly, he closed his eyes and recalled, after the passage closed, he knocked it to the rhythm himself, and no vinegar sprayed down.

"Good!" Cedric turned his head to glance at the round-faced boy and asked, "What about you, Neville?" ”

Neville frowned and sighed, "I only remember the last few steps...... I don't remember exactly. ”

"It's okay, I'll show you a little bit more. Look closer! Cedric was patient, and after repeating it, he said in a gentle voice:

"And now?"

"I've only remembered half of the steps." Neville stood still, scratching his head, apparently feeling a little bit out of his own way.

"It's okay, we have time tonight, I don't believe it!" Cedric, not realizing the seriousness of the problem, knocked the barrel again.

"And now?!"

"I only remember the first few steps!" Neville gave a forced smile.

"I'm going to move slower this time, and you're going to do it too!!"

Cedric's face was a little dark, but he was still patient, and he even did it five times in a row to deepen his impression before stopping.

"And now?!"

Neville looked up and grinned, "I've forgotten everything!" ”

“……”

Luo couldn't help but hold his forehead, you put this aside to learn Tai Chi Sword, there are no tricks to win?

"Cedric, I'll go back and teach Neville slowly." He had no choice but to speak.

"Well, that's all there is to it, I'm sorry for you, Rove." Cedric wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief, "I will also call on my classmates to help Neville more." ”

With such a poor memory, and without much help, Cedric was afraid that Neville would sleep at the door every day.

The three of them entered the passage, and Cedric felt that he couldn't let the two juniors' first impression of Hufflepuff deteriorate, so he scratched his ears and cheeks, and thought for a while:

"Our defense device is not without any benefits. Last school year, the kitchen was vandalized by Peeves and all the vinegar was contaminated.

Only our academy can dip it in the freshest vinegar when eating fried fish! ”

"Also, if you are short of pocket money, you can find a large bottle to pick up some vinegar and sell it to Hogsmeade's Hogsmeade's Pig's Head Bar, our Hufflepuff vinegar is still guaranteed."

“……”

Hog's Head Bar is it...... It seems that there is a big hidden danger in the food safety of this store, and it is still open near the school.

Who's the boss?!

Rove thought about it, and the boss seemed to be Aberforth, Dumbledore's own brother...... That's fine.

The three of them walked to the end of the passage, there was a round wooden door with a brass knob in the center, Cedric lowered his voice and smiled:

"Welcome to the Hufflepuff common room."

When he opened the door, he was greeted by a tube-shaped, tunnel-like public rest, and Rove looked around:

The room is warm in earthy yellow, and on the opposite wall, there is a giant honey-yellow wooden mantelpiece carved with the image of a badger, and the stone "monster dripping spout" of the fireplace serves as a wood stand, and their mouths are wide open, revealing their frightening throats.

Above the fireplace, a portrait of Hufflepuff in her hand and a house-elf stood beside her.

It's just that when Rove looked again, the house-elf had disappeared, and the boy was stunned, it was the first time he had seen a portrait of a house-elf!

On the floor of the lounge, there is a soft carpet, and there are many polished chairs and soft-seated sofas around.

In addition, you can see shaking pothos and bluegrass hanging from the ceiling.

The smell of plants, fireplaces, boiled tea leaves, and the earthy smell of the stone buildings mingle to make it less like a lounge and more like a small garden for afternoon tea.

"You're late, sit down quickly." Prefect Truman beckoned.

Every year after the opening dinner, Hufflepuff House hosts a first-year orientation party in the common room, both to increase the bond of the little badgers and to teach life lessons to first-year students.

It's a tradition that other houses don't have, after all, they're too far from the kitchen, unlike Hufflepuff, where desserts and juices are always available.

At this moment, the party has come to an end, and the final question session begins.

"Seniors, isn't it difficult to teach at Hogwarts?" Hannah Abbott, who wore two pigtails, was the first to raise her hand and asked, "Will you not be able to finish your studies if your grades are too bad?" ”

"It's not like you can't finish your job." Prefect Truman explained with a smile:

"I only got one certificate in the O.W.L exam, and I graduated in the end. If you can't finish your studies, the college is more anxious than you, and the deans' bonuses are linked to the employment rate of the students, and they will urge you to sign a tripartite agreement and find a job as soon as possible......"

Many young wizards breathed a sigh of relief, since this was the case, the first year could be in the dormitory with peace of mind...... It's rotten.

"I heard that our dean, Professor Sprout, is a teacher of herbology." Ernie McMillan raised his hand and said with a worried expression:

"Do we Hufflepuff really have to dig up the ground every day?"

"We don't have to dig every day, we're here to learn magic." Cedric stood up, and a small shovel accidentally fell out of the pocket of his robe.

All the little wizards stared at the shovel, and there was still some fresh dirt on it, and Cedric hurriedly bent down to pick it up, coughed and said:

"As a gardening enthusiast, it makes sense for me to carry a shovel with me, right?"

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