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"What?! That's not fair!" The Weasley wins cried out again followed by the complaints by several other students. Dumbledore waited and slowly everyone settled down.
"I understand someone off you find this unfair," the twins snorted at this, "but it is for your own safety I assure you. This tournament is a dangerous thing, not to be taken lightly, I cannot stress this enough. Now...this is of course the triwizard tournament, meaning there will be two other schools participating. The magical school from Bulgaria, Durmstrang and the french school Beauxbatons will arrive on campus on Halloween night marking the official start of the Triwizard tournament. Think long and hard before you decide to participate, because once you are selected, there is no turning back," Dumbledore glared at the students sending a wave of nerves down their spines. The man was serious, they could all see that.
"Now, let's not end this night on such a derry note yes? Everyone up! Select a tune and let us begin singing the Hogwarts theme!"
Percy blinked as suddenly the mode in the hall changed instantly. Everyone was up on their feet as they started to sing, horribly at that, a song.
Everyone sang at a different note, the twins especially dragged out the song as long as possible. Percy was left standing confused and silent, he had no clue what was going on.
When they were done Dumbledore wished them all a goodnight and dismissed them.
"Come on Percy, we'll show you around." Gordon said as the Hufflepuff table started to walk out off the Great Hall.
"Right behind you dude," Percy looked over and saw Harry, he waved at the boy who smiled back.
The Hufflepuff took a right at the Great Hall and walked down a set of stairs toward the floor below. Percy looked up and saw the other houses go in different directions.
The Gryffindors and Ravenclaws went up while the Slytherins went towards the dungeon on the other side of school.
The Hufflepuff walked down a long corridor and quickly reached a dead end. A pile of large barrels was stacked in a shadowy stone recess on the right-hand side of the corridor.
Percy saw Cedric walk up to the barrel second from the bottom, in the middle of the second row, and tap it with his wand.
He tapped it five times, the exact number of syllables in the name 'Helga Hufflepuff'. Suddenly the nine barrels around the tapped barrel opened forward like a door, swinging open revealing a sloping, earthy passage inside that traveled upwards a little.
Slowly everyone walked into the passageway, the kept walking until the passage opened up into a cosy, round, low-ceilinged room.
The room was decorated in the cheerful, bee-like colours of yellow and black, emphasised by the use of highly polished, honey-coloured wood for the tables set all around. There were potted plants hanging from the ceiling all around giving the room a very homely and earthy feel to it.
In the back of the rom there was a very large fireplace casting the room in a warm and friendly glow. On the mantle above was a still portrait of Helga Hufflepuff toting her students with a giant two hand goblet that had her crest on it.
Small, round windows just level with the ground at the foot of the castle sat on the very top of the common room walls. They showed the rainy night outside, but none of the water poured in through the windows, probably charmed that way.
Percy looked around in awe, the common room felt more like a pub than anything, warm and inviting. The different sets of furniture here served everyone's unique tastes, from a large lonely couch in one corner to the family sized furniture set near the fireplace. Even the aroma of food in the air just derived to prove this place was more bar than school dorm.
Cedric and the other older students gave an introduction speech for the first years. Percy tried to pay attention, but found it was too boring for him.
Eventually they were done and Gordon dragged Percy off towards a couch. The demigod quickly found himself surrounded by the sixth year Hufflepuffs.
They talked long into the night and Percy got to learn all their names and hobbies. That night when he went to bed he was so excited he had to drink a dreamless sleep potion to go to bed. He was finally here. He was finally at Hogwarts.
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Percy woke up early the next day and got Gordan to show him where the bath was. After a nice hot shower, much to the irritation of Gordan who kept complaining Percy took too long, Percy unpacked his trunk and got dressed.
He grabbed a small napsack for himself and put his writing items inside it along with a book for light reading. He then grabbed Hoothoot cage and made his way to the Great Hall.
The Great Hall was empty this time of day, there was no one here yet, other than a few people in the Ravenclaw table and a hand full of girls in Slytherin.
Percy sat down at his house's table and opened Hoothoot cage. The elf owl hopped outside and Percy grabbed a plate for him filling it with bacon and vegetables.
"Here boy, the breakfast of champions," Percy pushed the plate to the owl.
"Hoot? Hoot!"
"Yes, everything, including the vegetable."
"Hoot!"
"Don't start with me man, it's too early in the morning for that! Anyway after you're done I need you to deliver a letter for me? Can you do that?"
"Hoot!"
"Well I know, but it's quite far away, I'm not really sure where they are, so you might need to fly far."
"Hoot!"
"Right, thanks," Percy used to feel strange talking to his owl, but from what Hecate told him it seemed Hoothoot was at least somewhat sentient as he was able to understand whatever Percy told him.
"Hoot!" Hoot Hoot hooted as he ate his bacon, avoiding the vegetables.
"You better not leave those behind Hoothoot, Hecate will have my head and yours if you don't eat healthy."
"Hoot!"
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