harry potter book of crimes

The student dormitories of Hufflepuff House are located underground like Slytherin. However, compared to the Snake Yard dormitory, which is known as the "Slytherin Dungeon", the little badgers' accommodation is extremely comfortable.

Back then, Helga Hufflepuff was a witch with a lazy temperament. She not only liked all kinds of food, but also had a special emphasis on the living environment. On the contrary, she was not very interested in the appearance that other ladies always paid attention to. Therefore, Helga, who was famous for her beauty when she was young, turned into a round and kind figure in her middle and old age.

Of course, let's not mention the old things from thousands of years ago. If we talk about the most comfortable common room and dormitory among the four major houses of Hogwarts today, it must be the Hufflepuff basement.

The first thing that must be mentioned is naturally the common room of Hufflepuff House. This lounge is originally a circular room. Although it is not too big, it can bring a sense of atmosphere to the students. Particularly outstanding sense of warmth.

Although this place is underground, you can see the scenery above ground through the round windows.

During the day, the place is filled with gentle sunlight, and Professor Sprout often places flowers and plants here. The fragrance of soil and plants can make people feel like they are in a spring wilderness meadow.

And at night, the grass and dandelions outside the window will turn into dots of fireflies, echoing the distant starry sky. Even diligent students who stay up late to read will feel a special feeling.

However, what is more worth mentioning is the dormitory where the little badgers live.

There is an arched doorway around the common room, and after passing through the doorway, you will see more circular passages. The passages here can be said to be winding, and if you really want to compare them, I am afraid they are quite complicated. It won't be much worse than the Hogwarts moving stairs designed by Ravenclaw.

The only difference is probably that none of these interconnected passages move on their own. They are all solid non-magical structures.

It is precisely because no outsiders have ever entered the Hufflepuff basement, and most of the little badgers keep a low profile, that this amazing underground building remains unknown to this day.

To be honest, Maka also explored here many times back then, but even he dared not say that he knew these intricate underground passages well. In fact, he had also discovered some uninhabited places deep in some passages. Unfortunately, the room I was using was mostly filled with worthless knick-knacks.

Today, Enns, who is sorted into Hufflepuff House, lives in a dormitory branched off one of the passages.

"... Judging from what is said in the "Book of Potions", Elixir of Fortune is a very difficult potion to make. In this case, it is definitely impossible to make it yourself... Then, what should I do? Where to do it?"

The night outside the castle was getting darker, but Enns still couldn't fall asleep. He looked at the slightly bulging pockets on the pants on the bedside table, and he felt a vague desire to obtain more elixirs. A growing trend.

There was no way, once he tasted that wonderful taste, he couldn't help it.

"If it's Professor Slughorn, there should be..." He huddled in the bed, muttering silently to himself, but soon shook his head, "No, the chocolate was given by others on his own initiative, so that's nothing. ...But if you want to steal it..."

However, this sudden idea lingered in his mind endlessly after he denied it.

"That's enough! What am I thinking about?" Enns knocked on his forehead hard, then turned over on the bed, trying to get rid of this oppressive impulse, "Stop thinking about the elixir."

...Besides, it is also stated in the book that the Spiritual Fortune Potion must not be taken frequently. By the way... Is this the recklessness and arrogance brought about by the Spiritual Spiritual Potion? Well... that should be right...

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After a while, Enns, who forced himself to close his eyes, couldn't stand it anymore and had to sit up suddenly. After looking around, he decided to get dressed and go to the common room to sit - over there

Without lighting the fireplace, it would be much cooler than the bedroom, which might help him calm down a bit.

But he didn't realize that this anxiety and desire did not come from the elixir, but from his true heart.

After putting on the wizard's robe lightly, Enns walked out of the dormitory in the dark, and then walked slowly along the winding circular passage to the common room.

There were no lights here, so it was naturally quite dark, but the fluorescent lights outside the round window still brought some light to the room. Full of irritation, Enns randomly chose a seat by the window and sat down.

One hand was supporting his cheek, while the other hand was subconsciously placed on the pocket of his pants.

Through the faint light from the window, you can see the unclear outline of his face. Although it is difficult to identify his expression at the moment, his tightly pursed lips have fully revealed his mood.

The air in the common room is still mixed with the aroma of new mud. Occasionally smelling it may make people calm down involuntarily, but if you smell it too much, it won't actually have much effect on calming your mind. But here.

The temperature in the room was indeed lower than that in the dormitory, and Enns' gradually heated mind also cooled down a bit.

"We can't think about the elixir anymore... No, it's just chocolate. It's best not to eat it for the time being." He smoothed his slender black hair and took a deep breath, "Well...

Why don't you go to the kitchen to get something to eat? Maybe you're thinking about things here because you didn't have enough for dinner..."

He sat on the armchair for a while longer, and then he casually found a reason to force his thoughts elsewhere.

The Hogwarts kitchen is not far from the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room. This is also where the little badgers occasionally take the initiative to take a look. Because the distance between the two is so close, even if

If you feel hungry at night, you can run there without fear of being caught by Filch who is on night watch.

By the way, the location of the kitchen is a little bit of knowledge that old students from Hufflepuff House often mention when admonishing new students. Back then, Maka was mentioned casually by Charlotte.

As for Enns, this little badger is not a very obvious Hufflepuff freshman, but he has been there a long time ago.

Not long after, when the pile of iron-hooped wooden barrels deep in the underground corridor of the castle quietly opened the entrance, a sneaky figure immediately came out, turned around and trotted along the corridor for a few steps. When he stood

In front of the fruit painting, after scratching the pear in the painting quickly and accurately, with a few slight laughs, the pear turned into a yellow doorknob.

"Squeak——"

The sound of the portrait being opened was actually louder than Li Zi's laughter. But fortunately, this corridor under the castle has several corners, so as long as you are not too close to here, there is no risk of being heard.

With just a flash of movement, Enns quickly slipped into the doorway exposed behind the portrait, and in the blink of an eye the portrait was closed again.

The kitchen of Hogwarts Castle occupies a large area and is home to hundreds of house elves. In the center of the kitchen, the most conspicuous thing are four long dining tables with the same specifications as the auditorium. When three meals a day are served,

Those rich and delicious foods were laid out one by one by the elves and then moved there together.

Of course, generally speaking, it is impossible to eat all the food in each meal. Therefore, after the principal removes all the food in the auditorium, they will return here and be handed over to the house elves for freedom.

disposal.

"Crack---"

Just as Enns hurried into the kitchen, there was a slight but continuous explosion sound, and half-asleep house elves appeared in front of him one after another. Yes, the sound just now was basically impossible.

It was heard by Filch or the Night Watch Professor, but it was impossible to hide it from these house elves who were particularly smart.

"Snapped."

When an elf yawned and snapped his fingers, torches lit up in the originally dark kitchen, illuminating the place.

"Oh... Dear little wizard, come to this simple kitchen so late, is there anything you need the elves to do for you?"

These people standing in front of Enns are the house elves who have lived in Hogwarts Castle for generations, not the liberals brought back by Maka.

Although they live a better life than the house elves in other pure-blood family mansions, they have not gotten rid of the narrow-minded idea of ​​loyally serving wizards, and they also wear all kinds of tattered clothes - I mean,

If these pillowcases and torn sheets could be called "clothing".

"Help me heat some food -" Enns casually pointed to the dining table and said, "Just pick some from the leftover dinner on the table."

House elves all have one characteristic, that is, they will never say anything they shouldn't. And the students of Hogwarts are also regarded as their masters, so even if they will clearly remember that Enns has been here, they will not say anything.

Will not proactively report it to professors without asking other "masters".

After the elves diligently heated the food for Enns and brought it to him respectfully, he did not want to take the food away, but stayed in the kitchen and ate to his heart's content.

But after he ate some, he realized that he didn't seem to be that hungry. Even though the food the elf heated for him wasn't much, he still couldn't finish it all.

But his goal was achieved - now, he could already feel the strands of sleepiness coming up. Unfortunately, he had just run from the kitchen to the corridor outside, and a regular sound of footsteps stunned him.

The sleepiness that had come so easily was instantly dispelled...