Wizards would paint their own portraits during their lifetimes and take them with them to pass on their memories and knowledge.

So, in a way, portraits, like ghosts, are a kind of mark of the wizard's life in this world, and a continuation after death.

Other humanoids do not have the habit or ability to draw portraits, but the exception is Hufflepuff's assistant, the house-elf Addo, who has its own portrait.

On the night he entered Hogwarts, Rove had seen a portrait of Addo in the Hufflepuff House common room, but he didn't pay attention to it at the time.

Later, in Nichol's Book of Abraham, Rove saw four prophetic paintings related to himself.

The fourth of the paintings, depicting a house-elf, wiping a tiny golden cup.

Since then, Rove has been particularly interested in the house-elf, trying to find it and find out about Hufflepuff.

It's just that the portraits, most of which have many frames, can be shuttled back and forth, so that Rove has not had a chance to meet the house-elf again.

Unexpectedly, it took the initiative to appear today and brought such bad news:

Someone is trying to get into the Hufflepuff Chamber of Secrets!

The Big Four all have secret rooms, which are said to be secret rooms, or more accurately, where the Big Four study magic.

There are also passageways in the four rooms where they can meet and exchange magical ideas.

Rove had entered the Slytherin and Ravenclaw chambers, but had not yet entered the Hufflepuff chambers.

Since the Hufflepuff Chamber of Secrets was at stake, Rove stood up, walked over to the frame, and asked:

"Is there an entrance to the Chamber of Secrets?"

"Yes!" Addo said, "You hit the golden cup with your wand, and the password is the same as in the Hufflepuff Lounge. ”

Rove nodded and said softly, "Shirley, use the Patronus to send a message to Dumbledore and inform him to come over immediately." ”

The ponytail girl snorted, raised her wand and said, "Calling God Guard!" ”

At the end of the wand, a dazzling silver unicorn emerged, which landed beside Shirley, and she whispered a few words, and the unicorn galloped merrily through the wall.

Hermione raised an eyebrow. "Shirley, you've mastered how to get the Patronus to speak?"

In addition to banishing dark creatures, Patronus also has a purpose, which is to have the Patronus relay messages and speak in the voice of the spellcaster.

But this method is only in the hands of a few.

"Yes." Shirley smiled, "Rove and I learned. ”

"Go back and teach me." Hermione said, pulling the ponytail girl's hand.

Fleur on the side was secretly frightened, she didn't expect that at Shirley's age, she could summon a physical guardian god, a magic that many adult wizards would not have.

She heard Hermione ask Shirley to teach her how to make the Patronus speak, could even Hermione know the Patronus Charm?

Is this Hogwarts?

Terrifying!

Rove stood next to the frame, and instead of rushing to tap the gold cup, he lowered his voice and said, "Ado, do you remember me?" ”

"Of course, Mr. Scamander." The old elf looked at Rove, owed his body, and said with a smile on his face:

"I was waiting for you in the Hufflepuff lounge the night you started school three years ago, but you didn't know me at the time, so I didn't say hello."

Rov sighed, it turned out that the meeting was not a coincidence, he thought for a moment and asked:

"I've been looking for you for a long time, but you always don't show up, where have you been?"

Rove has been looking for Addo, and he even found Hufflepuff's descendant, Hepzibah Smith, who had a portrait of Hufflepuff and Addo.

But after Hepziba Smith was killed by Tom, all the contents of Smith's old mansion were sold to the Borgin-Bock shop.

While Rove was investigating the whereabouts of the portrait in the old mansion, Bokin was reluctant to tell him, and the clue was interrupted.

Rove had asked Dumbledore and Nicol to help him get to Bokin, but he had been very busy, so the matter was delayed.

But since I've met Ado, it's good to ask him directly.

"I've been in another frame, guarding the Hufflepuff Gold Cup." Addo said, "If you find the golden cup, you will naturally find me." ”

Rove narrowed his eyes, I see.

Unexpectedly, it was Bellatrix Lestrange who bought the portrait and put it in her vault, no wonder Bogin was reluctant to say.

"Mr. Scamander, remember, the gold cup is important." Addo reminded, "You'll have to find it to get what Professor Hufflepuff left you." ”

"Is that so?" Rove nodded, and he raised his wand to the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff", tapping the gold cup lightly.

I saw the fireplace beneath the portrait, suddenly turning into the wall, moving around a central pivot like a revolving door.

A huge room was revealed behind the fireplace, and Rove walked in, stunned, followed by Shirley, Hermione, and Fleur, who were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

It's not so much an entrance to the Chamber of Secrets as it is a ...... Wine cellar!

On the long shelves, there are many wines, and the bottles extend straight into the darkness in rows.

Rove picked up a bottle of wine and looked at the label, the number 95 was written on it, indicating the year of production, but not 1895, but 895.

These wines are 1,000 years old!

"Look at this, there's the coat of arms of the Capetian dynasty with a golden iris on a blue background." Hermione also picked up a wine bottle and said in amazement:

"The Capetian dynasty fell in 1328 A.D."

Everyone looked shocked, any bottle of wine here is worth a fortune.

However, wine is not always better as it gets, and most wines are not over 5 years old.

Only those top wines can survive hundreds of years of wind and frost.

The oldest wines known to be auctioned in the world are: Jura rice from 1774 and noble rot sweet white from Château d'Igin from 1811 and 1787...... It was only more than 200 years ago.

And Hufflepuff has left behind a staggering 1,000 years of wine.

It's a relic, not a wine!

However, Rove could feel that the bottles were protected by magic, and they should still be able to drink.

It seems that Hufflepuff has put a lot of effort into preserving these wines.

Wait a minute...... The other three of the co-authored Big Four are all studying magic in the Chamber of Secrets, but what about Hufflepuff studying the sauce and strong flavor here?!

You are Hufflepuff!

The group continued to walk forward, and at the end of the room, a spiral staircase appeared.

Rove led the three girls into the spiral staircase, and it began to move slowly downward, just like the staircase in the headmaster's office.

When the stairs stopped, a hallway appeared in front of them.

As soon as Rove stepped out of the stairs, he saw a huge griffin, flying towards him.

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