Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 28 Helga Hufflepuff
Naturally, there is no need to say much about the process of eating, but John still noticed it during the process, just like in memory.

Harry was frightened by the wound on Sir Nicholas's neck opening his neck, and also because of the pain of the scar, and Snape, who was sitting on the teacher's seat, looked at each other.

As John took the last bite of dessert, all the food on the table disappeared, Dumbledore stood up, and the auditorium returned to silence.

"Oh, now that everyone has eaten and drunk, I want to say a few more words to everyone! As the term begins, I want to give you a few notes.

"Attention first-year students, no students are allowed to enter the forest area on the school grounds! Some of us old students should also remember this well."

Dumbledore's shining eyes flicked towards the Weasley twins, but the Weasley twins didn't notice this scene, but were winking and grinning.

"Besides, Mr. Filch, the administrator, wants me to remind everyone not to use magic in the hallway between classes."

Only then did John notice Filch standing in the corner, holding a Maine Coon cat named Mrs. Norris in his arms, but it was at this moment that he noticed that Filch was looking at him with burning eyes .

It seems that the news that he was a Squib before and then went on to have a successful magic riot somewhat stimulated this old Squib, making the flame of his desire for magic burn again.

But this may also be an omen. John does have some thoughts about the group of squibs in his heart. Because he has experienced it, he understands the pain.

He already has a rough plan, and it happens that he can get in touch with Mr. Filch later, make some preparations in advance, and he can also ask Principal Dumbledore to improve his plan later.

If the plan is successful, not only will he gain a lot of prestige, but he will also have a group of followers. Even the Ministry of Magic will not dare to offend him easily.

After all, compared with enemies, having more friends is the last word.

"The review of Quidditch players will be held in the second week of this semester. Anyone who is interested in joining the college team, please contact Ms. Huo Qi."

"Finally, I have to tell everyone that those who don't want to suffer an accident or a painful death, please don't enter the corridor on the right on the fourth floor."

John looked at the old man speechlessly, as if he was tempting those restless little wizards to explore, he could even hear Harry's hearty laughter.

"Now, before everyone goes to bed, let's sing the school song together!"

Compared with when he spoke before, Dumbledore was obviously much more excited at this moment, with joy in his tone.

If it weren't for the frozen faces of other professors and some old students covering their faces and bowing their heads, many freshmen might really think this is a good thing.

Soon, everything that will happen in the auditorium will perfectly explain what is called a group of demons dancing wildly.

Dumbledore flicked his wand lightly, and a long golden ribbon flew out of the wand, twisting and coiling lines of words high above the dining table like a snake.

"Each choose their favorite tune," said Dumbledore. "Get ready, sing!"

Then all the teachers and students sang loudly:

Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hogwarts,
Please teach us knowledge,
Whether we are bald old people
Or a child with a broken knee,
Our minds can accept

some interesting things...

The mix of various tunes is simply torture for the ears, so John directly closed the earplugs to himself to block out all the noise.

Finally, when John lifted the spell, only the twin brothers of the Weasley family continued to sing along with the slow melody of "Funeral March".

Dumbledore conducted the final bars for them both with his wand, and when they were done, he gave the loudest applause.

"Music," he said, wiping his eyes, "is more glamorous than anything we've done here! It's bedtime, everyone, go back to your dorm."

As Dumbledore's words fell, Professor McGonagall stood up and shouted: "The freshmen of all colleges follow the prefect back to the dormitory!"

Waving goodbye to Harry and the others, John, like students from other colleges, walked among the large groups of their respective colleges, and followed the prefects to the dormitories of their respective colleges.

This is actually to protect the new students, because the stairs of Hogwarts are constantly changing, and many of them have defensive magic, which is also a measure for defense when there is an enemy invasion.

The era when the four founders founded Hogwarts was not as peaceful as the current wizarding world.

The entrance to Hufflepuff's dormitory is in the right corner of the kitchen corridor, in a pile of large wooden barrels on a dark stone trough.

While Gabriel was giving his prefect's speech enthusiastically, he led the freshmen through the usual corridor, walked to the fruit painting that was the entrance to the kitchen, and finally stopped at the end of the corridor, standing in front of the pile of large wooden barrels .

Seeing that he was a little proud, he turned to the little wizards and said, "Students, this is the entrance to our college. Have you seen these wooden barrels?"

"Unlike other houses, we don't need passwords or riddles to get into the Hufflepuff common room, just tap the second in the big barrel to the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff" line the bottom of the second bucket, and the lid will automatically swing open."

"But you have to be careful, because the entrance of our college is the only one that has a resistance device. If the person who knocks hits the wrong melody, hits the wrong barrel, or hits the wrong number of times, the lid of the other barrel will burst Open, pour vinegar on the intruder."

"like this!"

I saw Gabriel randomly knocking on the wooden barrel with his wand, and he quickly stepped back, and saw a wooden barrel suddenly exploded in the next second, and a large amount of vinegar sprayed out, almost drowning Full body of Gabriel.

"See, that's it!"

"You may often hear other colleges showing off their security arrangements in the future, but I would say that they are not as good as our Hufflepuffs. You must know that our common rooms and dormitories have not been used by other colleges for more than 1000 years. People have entered."

"Like badgers, we know exactly how to hide... how to protect ourselves."

After speaking, Gabriel stood in front of the pile of large wooden barrels again, and struck again with his wand, but this time he used the correct melody.

Then the lid of a certain large wooden barrel was slowly turned from the center, revealing an entrance as tall as a person.

Gabriel jumped in first, and then the little wizards followed behind him.

Passing through some narrow and long passages, everything suddenly became clear.

The Hufflepuff common room has low ceilings and is generally a large, unassuming circular room.

Due to the uneven terrain of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry castle, although it belongs to the underground part of the castle building, it is actually sunny. Through the circular windows of the common room, you can see the green grass and dandelions shaking outside the window.

The common room is equipped with upholstered sofas decorated in yellow and black. The copper decoration used in the interior decoration of the room is very smooth, and there are many interesting plant decorations as points. There is a large carved badger against the wall. Honey yellow wooden mantelpiece.

The portrait of the founder of the academy, Ms. Helga Hufflepuff, hangs above the fireplace, watching every little wizard who comes to Hufflepuff with a kind smile.

The overall environment highlights a natural, warm and peaceful environment, just like Ms. Helga Hufflepuff, accepting all little wizards inclusively.

And Ms. Helga Hufflepuff built the dormitory underground, not only because it helps to eliminate noise interference, so that students can sleep more easily than in the tower.

It is also possible to have sufficient space, leaving sufficient space for each dormitory to avoid conflicts caused by insufficient dormitory space.

John came to his dormitory, which is a standard four-person dormitory with a separate bathroom, not crowded, and even a little too spacious.

After all, there is even a marble bathtub in the bathroom that can allow four people to take a bath at the same time and fully stretch their bodies.

Moreover, the hot water has been put on at this moment, and the little wizard who is staying in is just waiting to take off his clothes and take a bath.

Ms. Hufflepuff who gave the house elves a sanctuary in history, so that they can work in the school and not be abused, is really prescient. Without them, I really don’t know how Hogwarts can be maintained. go down.

It is also because of the sufficient space that everyone sleeps on a double four-poster bed, so as to avoid the situation that the bed is not big enough as the little wizard grows up in the future.

Copper lamps emit a warm glow, and the dormitory has a very functional copper bed warmer.

John's luggage has been packed in advance by Tom, his textbooks and magic books for research have been placed on the desk, the clothes have also been hung in the closet, and Ramses is standing on the bird stand beautifully Eating nuts.

I don't know if it's because there are more of him. John is in a separate dormitory. After all, the number of wizards assigned to Hufflepuff this year is very small, and most of them are girls.

But that's good too, it's more beneficial for John to conduct magic research and alchemy experiments alone. In many cases, these are still a bit dangerous, and it would be bad if they hurt the students in the same dormitory.

After choosing a bed near the door, John took off his robe and hung it in the closet.

Then he took out a change of clothes and began to enjoy his time in the bath alone. While the heat was rising, John was also looking forward to the magic time in the future and the scenery of the new world after the system cooling down.

After taking a shower, John turned off the lights, put on his pajamas and went straight to bed, but before going to bed, John shouted to the empty dormitory

"Tom, remember to wake me up at six tomorrow morning."

"Also, good night!"

After speaking, John covered the quilt directly and fell asleep.

After a long time, after John's breathing gradually stabilized, the empty position in the room was accompanied by a twist of air, and Tom appeared in the dormitory.

First, he tucked John into the quilt, and then said in an inaudible voice, "Good night, master."

(End of this chapter)