A Certain Magical Hogwarts

Chapter 263 The Last Supper (Seeking monthly votes!)

On Saturday night, William takes Hermione and Anne to the kitchen for a "cruel" solitary confinement punishment.

It was truly cruel... The two of them had to clean the entire kitchen.

Harry and Ron, who were caught driving an unlicensed car at school, received much easier punishments.

Harry was taken away by Lockhart under the guise of writing replies to fans.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor had been eyeing the boy who had miraculously survived for a long time, but had never had the chance to be alone with him. Tonight, he finally got his chance.

So Harry's only punishment is to make Lockhart feel better!

This requires a pair of dexterous right hands, and possibly even the ability to use both hands simultaneously; otherwise, no one could withstand such high-intensity work for several hours.

Fortunately, Harry, as the youngest Seeker at Hogwarts in a century, is exceptionally talented, has seen countless thieves, and possesses a strong and powerful arm... He is even known at Hogwarts as the Golden Right Hand.

Helping Lockhart is not a simple matter.

Ron was even more comfortable, as he had to polish the silverware in the prize display room by hand.

Ron must cherish this rare opportunity to handle and examine precious silverware.

He had a whole night to himself with the silverware, where he could do whatever he wanted, even putting it in his pocket and experiencing the feeling of sudden wealth.

Of course, he had to return it when he left.

Ron also has the opportunity to receive further education and learn about the outstanding deeds of the wizards who left their mark at Hogwarts... This is a good opportunity to transcend vulgar interests and continuously elevate oneself.

Meanwhile, the unfortunate trio of William and his companions made their way through a corridor toward the kitchen.

"Isn't this Hufflepuff's common room?" Anne asked, puzzled.

When she had nothing to do, she would bring Ginny and Luna here for adventures, and she saw that the little badgers always disappeared in this corridor.

William nodded.

The Hogwarts kitchen and the Hufflepuff common room are on the same corridor.

This demonstrates Ms. Hufflepuff's foresight.

While other students eat three meals a day, the badgers eat four meals a day. Some even have a daily feast, eating seven or eight times a day without any problem.

Whether you study well or not is one thing, but you must eat your fill!

Honey badgers are most afraid of being hungry. When they are extremely hungry, they will dare to provoke not only venomous snakes and eagles, but also lions.

Therefore, the location of the college is a very important matter. If the location is not chosen well, not only will the college not get any sunshine, but all sorts of minor rheumatic problems will also appear.

You've made your choice... After graduation, you'll be the fattest kid at Hogwarts.

"This is the entrance to Hufflepuff's common room."

After the three walked for a while, William pointed to a certain spot and said...

Hufflepuffs don't have Gryffindor portraits or Ravenclaw eagle knockers; they have a more special door-opening mechanism.

—A pile of large barrels located in a dark stone trough.

If you knock on the second bucket from the bottom in the middle of the second row, to the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff," the door will open.

This is a method of opening doors similar to Morse code.

Although William didn't know what the Hufflepuff rhythm was, he just followed along and kept tapping.

"What if you type it wrong?" Hermione asked curiously.

"You can give it a try," Anne encouraged from the side. "Hermione, you're not scared, are you?"

"Fine, I'll knock!" Hermione rolled her eyes and fearlessly tapped the barrel with her wand.

Having tried it before, Anne immediately took out a pink umbrella from her ring and held it over her head.

Sure enough, the next second, the wooden bucket made a gurgling sound.

Large amounts of liquid poured down, splashing onto the narrow corridor.

Anne glanced smugly at Hermione, but her smile froze the next second.

Hermione didn't panic; she stood there without even reacting, continuing to examine the barrels.

William waved his wand, conjuring an umbrella that sheltered the two of them.

"Hermione, you're cheating!" Anne said, displeased.

William ignored the little girl, gently put his arm around Hermione's slender shoulder, and the two squeezed under the umbrella to avoid getting splashed with liquid.

"What is that?"

"Vinegar, aged vinegar, extra-aged vinegar!"

Hermione reached her hand into the rain and indeed felt the liquid was viscous, with a sour vinegar smell.

Hufflepuff has such a twisted sense of humor.

William tapped the barrel with his wand.

The vinegar disappeared, and the large barrel was opened, revealing a sloping earthen passageway leading to the Hufflepuff lounge.

William and his group didn't go in; at this time, Hufflepuff's students were probably doing square dancing.

After dinner, they would usually dance a set of extremely embarrassing dances in the common room, led by their prefect, and then go to bed.

It's said to be used to aid digestion and incidentally solve the problem of same-sex friendships.

Cedric has always been very popular and is said to be the most handsome guy in the square dancing group.

He had the most male friends among William and the twins.

The three left the barrel and continued towards the next stone step. Below was not a dark and gloomy underground passage like the one leading to Snape's underground classroom.

Instead, it was a wide stone corridor, brightly lit by torches, decorated with delightful paintings, mainly depicting food.

The food is also dynamic:

For example, a large plate of milky white French snails;

A disgusting pot of bat sashimi;

There were also steaming hot Australian lobsters.

William doesn't like lobsters.

That kind of thing smells good, and tastes... even better.

Soon, the three arrived in front of a painting: a huge silver bowl filled with fruit.

William stretched out his index finger and gently scratched the large, bright green pear. The pear wriggled and chuckled, then suddenly transformed into a large green doorknob.

Hogwarts has many rooms, and without someone to guide you, many people simply cannot find where the kitchen is.

William grabbed it, pulled the door open, and went into the Hogwarts kitchen.

This is a large room with a high ceiling, as big as an auditorium. Along the stone walls around it are piles of gleaming copper pots and pans, and at the other end of the room is a large brick fireplace.

Above the fireplace, there is also a painting.

The Last Supper

The painting depicts the scene of the four giants' last meal together.

Hufflepuff held up a cup, a small, double-handled gold cup.

Ravenclaw, wearing a crown and a bronze ring on his right hand, quietly flipped through a book made of bark.

Gryffindor is having a barbecue.

He tugged at his wizard's hat and placed the sword, skewered with dragon meat, on a rough wooden goblet.

The cup immediately burst into flames.

Slytherin is playing with snakes by himself.

A basilisk was wrapped around his left hand. The basilisk was not large, only a little over a meter long, and its snake eyes were fixed on the basilisk wand in Slytherin's right hand.

On Slytherin's right hand was an ugly black gemstone ring.

On one side of the table, there was also a plate.

The plate is very clean.

Just leave it there.

Seven eggs.

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