Hufflepuffs are weird.

Well, Maddie only really knows a handful of Hufflepuffs, but the one she met most recently was odd.

She had actually met this girl back in Diagon Alley, when she was aimlessly wandering and considering buying a Pygmy Puff. But then, by chance, she met up with her again in the hall, just outside the common rooms.

They were talking for a while, and then Hufflepuff girl invited her into the Hufflepuff common room.

Well, seeing as the Slytherins were getting better treatment than the Hufflepuffs, Maddie was sure that this girl wanted to kidnap her and hold her for ransom. That had to be the reason why she wanted her to visit, right?

Well, not exactly. The Hufflepuff girl assured her that she did not want to kidnap her and Maddie snorted, she had not really thought that. Er, um yeah.

In an attempt to cover up her insane moment, she held up her hands with a laugh, turning her palms up and smirking, saying "Bring on the handcuffs."

That's when it got really weird. The Hufflepuff girl was staring at her wrists.

Staring.

Staring made Maddie feel uncomfortable, like someone was appraising her, trying to decide how much she was worth.

And the way she was staring was another issue. Maddie was sure that not even her ex had stared at her wrists in that way, and he was a vampire.