Chapter 23: Hufflepuffs Really Don’t Need to Farm

Unlike other houses, the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room has its own expulsion device.

Whenever the little wizard knocks on the barrel at the wrong rhythm, he will be judged as an illegal intruder and then be punished with "waterboarding", which is an attack of 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. Margaery is the granddaughter of her aunt Queenie, who is a few years older than Rove.

Relying on her age, her greatest pleasure is 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.

Rolf stood in the corridor, his whole body smelling of jealousy, 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 again, and then said in a gentle voice: "Do you remember?"

Luofu nodded lightly. He closed his eyes and recalled. After the passage was closed, he knocked again according to the rhythm. 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. Watch 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. 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 gave 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?

"Cedric, I'll go back and teach Neville slowly." He had no choice but to say.

"Well, that's all I can do. Please excuse me, Rolf." Cedric wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a breath, "I will also call on my classmates to help Neville."

His memory was so bad that if he didn't get more help, Cedric was afraid that Neville would 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, thought for a while and said:

"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."

"..."

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 circular tubular, tunnel-like public rest room. Luofu looked around:

The entire 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 boy was stunned. It was the first time he saw a portrait of a house-elf!

On the floor of the lounge, there was a soft carpet, and many polished chairs and soft sofas were placed everywhere.

In addition, you can see swaying green radishes and orchids hanging from the ceiling.

The smell of plants, fireplaces, and boiling tea, mixed with the earthy smell of stone buildings, this place is not like a lounge, but a small garden for afternoon tea.

"You are late, sit down quickly." Prefect Truman waved his hand.

After the opening dinner every year, Hufflepuff College will hold a first-year welcome party in the common room, which is not only to increase the affection of the badgers, but also to teach life experience to first-year students.

This is a fine tradition that other colleges do not have. After all, they are too far away from the kitchen, unlike Hufflepuff, who can get desserts and juice at any time.

At this moment, the party has come to an end, and the final question session has begun.

"Seniors, are the courses at Hogwarts difficult?" Hannah Abbott, who had two pigtails, raised her hand first and asked, "Will I not be able to graduate if my grades are too bad?"

"No," said the class leader Truman, smiling and explaining:

"I, a senior, only got one certificate in the exam, and I graduated in the end. If you can't graduate, the college is more anxious than you. The bonuses of the deans are linked to the employment rate of the students. They will urge you to sign a three-party agreement and find a job quickly..."

Many young wizards breathed a sigh of relief. If that's the case, the first grade can just sit there in the dormitory with peace of mind... and rot.

"I heard that our dean, Professor Sprout, is a teacher of Herbology." Ernie Macmillan raised his hand and said with a worried look:

"Do we Hufflepuffs really have to dig every day?"

"No need to dig every day, we are here to learn magic." Cedric stood up, and a small shovel accidentally fell out of the pocket of his robe.

All the little wizards stared at the shovel, which still had some fresh soil on it. Cedric quickly bent down to pick up the shovel, cleared his throat and said:

"As a gardening enthusiast, it makes sense for me to carry a shovel with me, right?"

"..."

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