Unlike other houses, the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room has its own expulsion device.
Whenever the little wizard knocks on the barrel in an incorrect rhythm, he will be judged as an illegal intruder and then be subjected to "waterboarding", which is an attack with pouring vinegar.
Neville was probably born in the year of the Fish, and his memory could only last seven seconds. He had long forgotten the percussion rhythm taught by his prefect, so it was natural for Rolf to be showered with jealousy.
The last time Rolf was so unlucky was the last time.
But talking about the last time, he still had fresh memories. At that time, he was tricked by a crazy woman into catching soft-clawed land shrimp, and then he was bitten in return.
The soft-clawed land shrimp has its own curse magic. Every creature bitten by it will have bad luck within a week.
At that time, Luo Fu, who was still ignorant, didn't know this, and was tricked by that crazy woman into playing wizard chess. He lost seventeen games in a row and even lost his underwear!
Lost in the physical sense!
As for who is that crazy woman?
Rolf's sister, Margery, is not a biological sister. Margery is the granddaughter of her aunt Queenie, who is a few years older than Rove.
Taking advantage of her age, her greatest pleasure was bullying the poor honest man Luo Fu.
Fortunately, Margaery was in Ilvermorny, and Rolf came to Hogwarts, finally escaping from the clutches of the devil. Of course, she must have been mad, after all, she was promised to go to Ilvermorny during the summer vacation.
Luo Fe stood in the corridor, smelling of jealousy all over his body, but he was distracted for a moment, thinking of that Margaery guy, wondering what she was doing now?
Soon, the entrance to the lounge opened, and the Hufflepuff students who heard the siren came out to investigate the situation. Rolf had also used a cleaning spell to clean away the vinegar from himself and Neville.
The visitor was Cedric. He looked at the two of them and asked suspiciously: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, Neville forgot how to knock the barrel." Rove explained: "We can't enter the lounge now."
"I'm here to teach you, see clearly."
Cedric took out his wand and tapped the bottom of the second barrel in the middle of the second row. The lid of the barrel rotated open, revealing a long and narrow passage.
Seeing Neville's confused look, Cedric demonstrated it again, and then said in a gentle voice: "Do you remember?"
Luofu nodded slightly, closed his eyes and recalled it. After the passage was closed, he knocked it again according to the rhythm, and no vinegar sprayed down.
"Very good!" Cedric turned to glance at the round-faced boy and asked, "What about you, Neville?"
Neville frowned and sighed: "I only remember about seven or eight, but the last few steps... I can't remember clearly."
"It's okay, I'll demonstrate it to you again. Look carefully!" Cedric was very patient. After demonstrating again, he said in a gentle voice:
"What now?"
"I only remember half of the steps." Neville stood there and scratched his head, obviously feeling a little embarrassed himself.
"It's okay, we have plenty of time tonight, but I don't believe it!" Cedric didn't realize the seriousness of the problem and knocked on the barrel again.
"What now?!"
"I only remember the first few steps!" Neville showed a forced smile.
"I will move slower this time, and you have to follow suit!!"
Cedric's face was a little dark, but he was still very patient. In order to deepen the impression, he even did it to Neville five times before stopping.
"What now?!"
Neville raised his head and grinned stupidly: "I have completely forgotten it!"
"..."
Luo Fu couldn't help but hold his forehead, why don't you just learn Tai Chi sword?
"Senior Cedric, I'll go back and teach Neville slowly." He had no choice but to say.
"Well, that's all I can do. Sorry to bother you, Rolf." Cedric wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a breath, "I will also call on my classmates to help Neville."
His memory is so bad that if he doesn't get more help, Cedric is afraid that Neville will sleep at the door every day.
The three of them got into the passage. Cedric felt that he could not let the two juniors have a bad first impression of Hufflepuff, so he scratched his head and thought for a while:
"Our defense device is not without its benefits. Last school year, the kitchen was destroyed by Peeves, and all the vinegar was contaminated.
Only our college can use the freshest vinegar when eating fried fish!"
"Also, if you are short of pocket money, you can get some vinegar from a big bottle and sell it to the Hog's Head Bar in Hogsmeade. The vinegar produced by our Hufflepuffs is still guaranteed."
"..."
The Pig's Head Bar, right... It seems that the food safety of this store has great hidden dangers. It is also open near a school. Is there any way to stop it?
Who is the boss?!
Rolf thought for a while, the boss seemed to be Dumbledore's biological brother Aberforth... That would be 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 said with a smile:
"Welcome to the Hufflepuff common room."
After opening the door, what came into view was a public rest room that was round and tube-shaped, like a tunnel. Luofu looked around:
The whole room has warm earthy tones. On the opposite wall, there is a giant honey-yellow wooden mantel with the image of a badger carved on it. The stone "gargoyles" used as firewood racks in the fireplace have their mouths wide open.
, revealing the scary throat.
Above the fireplace hangs a portrait of Hufflepuff, holding a small gold cup and a house elf standing beside her.
But when Rolf looked again, the house elf had disappeared. The young man was stunned. This was the first time he saw the portrait of a house elf!
The floor of the lounge is covered with soft carpets, and there are many polished chairs and soft sofas scattered around.
In addition, you can also see shaking pothos and orchids hanging from the ceiling.
Plants, fireplaces, the smell of brewing tea, and the earthy smell from the stone building are mixed together. This place is less like a lounge and more like a small garden for afternoon tea.
"You are late, please sit down quickly." Prefect Truman waved.
After the opening dinner every year, Hufflepuff House holds a first-year welcome party in the common room, which not only increases the relationship between the little badgers, but also teaches life experience to the first-year students.
This is a fine tradition that other houses do not have. After all, they are too far away from the kitchen. Unlike Hufflepuff, they can get desserts and juice at any time.
At this moment, the party has come to an end and the final question-and-answer session has begun.
"Seniors, are the courses at Hogwarts difficult?" Hannah Abbott, who was wearing two braids, raised her hand first and asked, "Will I be unable to graduate if my grades are too poor?"
"It's not like I won't be able to graduate." Truman, the prefect, explained with a smile:
"I am a senior who only got one certificate in the O.W.L exam and finally graduated. If you can't graduate, the college is more anxious than you. The deans' bonuses are linked to the students' employment rate, and they will urge you to sign a tripartite agreement.
, find a job quickly..."
Many young wizards breathed a sigh of relief. If this was the case, the first graders could feel at ease in the dormitory... being ruined.
"I heard that our dean, Professor Sprout, is a teacher of herbal medicine." Ernie MacMillan raised his hand and said with a worried look:
"Do we, Hufflepuffs, really have to dig in the ground every day?"
"There is no need to dig the ground every day, we are here to learn magic." Cedric stood up and accidentally dropped a small shovel from the pocket of his robe.
All the little wizards were staring at the shovel, which still had some fresh soil on it. Cedric hurriedly bent down to pick up the shovel, coughed and said:
"As a gardening enthusiast, it makes sense to carry a shovel with me, right?"
