Next to the entrance hall of Hogwarts Castle, the school auditorium.
This is the main gathering place of the school. Students will inevitably come to the auditorium every morning when they wake up. They will have meals here and receive mail and packages delivered by owls.
The four long tables belong to Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin and Hufflepuff houses from left to right.
It was almost meal time, and many students were already sitting at the long table on the right side of the auditorium. In comparison, the long tables of Hufflepuff and Slytherin houses on the left side of the auditorium seemed particularly empty.
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You know, as the two colleges closest to the auditorium, such a breakfast absence rate may be the first time in Hogwarts in the past thousand years.
"Have you heard? Slytherin and Hufflepuff suddenly started fighting this morning."
"Yes, it is said that hundreds of people from both colleges participated in the gang fight. All the professors rushed over. You can see that the faculty seats are still empty."
"Slytherin is really going too far. The good gentlemen of Hufflepuff must have suffered a lot. If it were us Gryffindor, we would definitely not make it easy for them."
"No, the rumor I heard said that it was Hufflepuff who killed them all and blocked all the Slytherins in the common room, leaving no one alive."
"Nonsense. Turn your head and look. Isn't there a student sitting on the table over there? I heard that Hufflepuff teamed up and ambushed a group of Lytherins at the door of the common room and killed them.
The door was blown off."
"Hey, do you know the reason? I heard that there was an upperclassman in the Slytherin team who fell in love with the freshman named Elena. He failed to confess his love to her. He became angry and was about to use force. In the end, he was raped by someone who also had a crush on Elena.
Cedric bumped into him, and the two houses started fighting."
"No, I heard that it was because Slytherin wanted to rob the school cafeteria and was discovered by Hufflepuff's first-year students. After their deeds were exposed, the two sides started fighting."
"What you are saying is wrong. In fact, it was just Cedric and Marcus leading the Quidditch teams from two colleges to have a private fight, which resulted in a large-scale fight accidentally. Just watch, the professors will cancel them later.
Qualified for the Quidditch match between the two houses."
"..."
In the auditorium, students from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor Houses were whispering with excitement and curiosity.
Everyone's version is slightly different, but the general framework is similar - Hufflepuff and Slytherin got into a fierce group fight for some reason, and judging from the final result, Slytherin's side was obviously
It was a defeat.
This alone is enough to become a topic for students from the other two colleges to happily discuss with each other.
Bang.
The stone door on the right side of the auditorium was pushed open.
I saw a large group of Hufflepuff students passing through the stone door, walking into the auditorium talking and laughing, and occasionally waving and smiling at the students at other tables. They did not appear to have experienced any large-scale fights.
In addition to being more energetic and sunny than before, his face and expression are as gentle and friendly as before.
However, if you observe carefully, you can find that there is a slight change in the eyes of many people, like a flame hidden under the water, shining brightly.
After all the Hufflepuff students had entered and sat down, it took about a minute or two before the young wizards of Slytherin House wearing the silver and green house emblem appeared behind the stone door.
Compared to Hufflepuff, who had a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, the latter group of Slytherins who entered the auditorium were obviously much quieter and quieter. They were different from the arrogance of the past, and their faces were not too good. They seemed to have just
It felt like he had been severely scolded. But from the outside, it didn't look like he had been hurt in any way.
As the two houses entered the auditorium, the chatter at the long tables of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw couldn't help but turn down, and they looked nervously at the reactions of the students from the two houses next door. Many people noticed,
At least one-third to one-fourth of the seats on the long tables in both chambers are vacant. It is obvious that those who are absent are most likely the legendary "killed personnel."
"You guys, don't be too happy too early. Next time..."
Beside the Slytherin table, a first-year boy who had been sitting in the auditorium very early looked at the dejected classmates around him and the Hufflepuff table opposite, which had a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere. He felt more and more uneasy and fearful in his heart.
Big, couldn't help but stood up and said to the table opposite, "Next time, we Slytherins will definitely..."
"Um?"
Hearing the sound coming from the long table next door, the Hufflepuff students who were talking and laughing before instantly fell silent. They all turned around and looked at the first-year Slytherin boy who was talking.
say.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little scary.
"Brace, are you crazy? Sit down quickly!"
Pansy Parkinson, who was sitting next to the boy, pulled Brace Shabini back to his seat with a panicked look on his face, and said to the opposite side with some anxiety, "Sister Elena said first that the misunderstanding is over. Four.
Everyone in the house is a friend, and Hufflepuff will never refuse kindness. She even invited us to play in the Hufflepuff common room later."
"..."
After a short silence.
A Hufflepuff girl with a ponytail looked carefully at Pansy with short hair, smiled, and nodded gently.
"Of course, you are right. Hufflepuff is always the most friendly and hospitable house. What's your name, lovely new student?"
"Um, Pansy, Pansy Parkinson, first year in Slytherin."
"Hello, little Pansy, I am Christian, Christian Goyette, fifth year Hufflepuff."
As the two of them talked, the suddenly stagnant atmosphere relaxed again. The somewhat harsh edge lingering on the Hufflepuff students gradually dissipated and became warm again.
Then, under the shocked eyes of the other two houses, the students of the once arrogant Slytherin House took this opportunity to take the initiative to introduce themselves to the Hufflepuffs, whom they had once looked down upon the most.
Even, it seems that as the topic gradually opened up, the relationship between the students from the two houses unexpectedly began to move into a strange and heated state, which made Gryffindor, who originally thought he would see a big fight again,
And the Ravenclaw students began to doubt the authenticity of the previous rumors.
"Ah, I remember you. You were standing in the front row of Hufflepuff. At that time, I thought you were going to rush in directly. Many people were frightened. My name is Felix Steiner.
What about you?" A tall, thin Slytherin boy stood up and patted the Hufflepuff boy with several freckles on his face in front of him.
The Hufflepuff boy was slightly startled at first, then laughed and spread his hands helplessly.
"My name is Alexandre Rowe. Haha, to be honest, we were all stunned at the time. You know, I have never been to your common room before, and I don't know how I rushed to you.
The door is coming. I heard that you can see fish in the common room? Our Hufflepuff common room is the only place where you can't see the outside scenery."
"Of course, right outside our common room is the bottom of the Black Lake. The interesting things in the Black Lake are not only fish, but also magical creatures such as mermaids and giant octopuses." When mentioning this, Steiner proudly puffed up his chest and said seriously.
said.
"Is it really a mermaid? Does it look good? Is it really a beauty with big breasts like the legend says?" Justin suddenly came over and asked excitedly.
"Big breasts? Maybe so. I haven't observed this carefully. If you don't dislike beauties with fish faces, you can go look for them in the Black Lake when you have time." The Slytherin senior glanced at
He glanced at Justin and Luo Wei, who looked expectantly, and replied with a narrow expression.
He discovered that Hufflepuff was actually still such a gentle and friendly group of wizards - if they were just friends.
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Chapter 2, rua~ (This is the down payment~I did it anyway.)