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| | Term 50: September - December 2018 Term Fifty: Austere Academy (Sept 2096 - June 2097) | |
08-15-2018, 02:26 AM
| | |  Common Room
 The circular common room emits a warm, welcoming glow as you enter from the sloping passageway; a cosy nook burrowed away at the castle’s basement level. Somehow the low-ceilinged room always manages to appear as if basked in natural sunlight, even though the small round windows are barely above ground level. They’re the perfect height for watching the seasons pass by - the orange-reds of autumn leaves giving way into the white snow of winter; the daffodils and tulips signifying new beginnings in spring giving way to a pleasant grassy meadow of wildflowers come the summer.
Inside, the room is every bit as cheerful and cosy as you’d expect for the home of the Hufflepuffs. The walls are covered in a mottled buttercup yellow with black detailing, whilst the woodwork is warm and honey-toned with a polished natural beeswax finish. Comfortable, worn in couches, ottomans and beanbags are clustered in small groups throughout the space, freely moved according to conversations being held and games being played at any given time. The main feature is of course the fireplace, with a tiled surround and intricate carved mantle of dancing badgers. Above it hangs the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff herself, holding a golden cup up in a toast to the hive of activity below.
Whether you want to relax with a book, check out the latest additions to your Chocolate Frog Card collection, play a game of exploding snap or finish up homework, the Hufflepuff Common Room is the perfect home from home. | |
09-26-2018, 09:52 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 2,482
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Fat Friar
|  Resident Ghost of Hufflepuff | Friendly & Cheerful
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Originally Posted by Fitheach 
Lizzie thought long and hard breaking down the clues in the riddle out loud hoping the others might help with the one's she was stuck on.
"Where Eagles think...well the Ravenclaw symbol is actually an eagle and not a raven so it could be their tower. Where Lions slumber could be the Gryffindor common room and dormitories, but neither were on the same floor. Gryffindor being on the 7th and Ravenclaw's on the 5th. Eagles thinking could also be the library."
Lizzie starred at the card again.
"Then there are these bold letters O,T,S,P & R. They could spell a clue. Any ideas?" she asked those around her. "Sport...Quidditch? Games Keeper? Hagrid?"
She was utterly stumped.
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Originally Posted by Devina Wellheart Cal made his way into the common room in hopes of finding Bel, the Quidditch captain. He had decided he just didn't have the time needed to be part of the quidditch team. Even if he was only just a reserve player.. The truth was he'd been getting so many detentions that he needed the time he did have for doing his assignments and making sure his marks didn't get too low. His priority was, afterall, his eduation. The Friar floated quietly in mid-air, giving the students space to think the puzzle through. And it was then he spied the newcomer. "Coming to join us on the Huffle-Hunt, Callum? The more the merrier!" Plus...Professor Noble rather expected everyone to. The leadership team had put a lot of effort into today's entertainment!
And it seemed like they were a little stuck on the riddling front. Perhaps he could help them out with a clue? "Who is on the front of the card, Lizzie? Perhaps she might help identify the corridor you seek..." The face on the front was not only a famous former Hufflepuff, but also the 'she' of the riddle was referring to. Maybe seeing Bridget Wenlock would help refresh their memories from Arithmancy?
And yes...he had let 'corridor' slip in his excitement. Oops?!
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09-26-2018, 11:47 PM
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|   DMGSRamora
Join Date: May 2011 Location: Adirondacks
Posts: 5,253
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Silas Rainier Montesh Jr
First Year | 1 of 4 Amigos Don't underestimate me!
" Sorry, Friar.. I don't have the time to go on a Huffle-hunt.. I'm lookin' for Bel.. Have ya seen 'er? ", Cal replied. He didn't care who came up with the event.. Or even if the Head of House expected everyone to attend. He just simply wasn't going to participate.
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09-27-2018, 01:11 AM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 2,482
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Fat Friar
| Resident Ghost of Hufflepuff | Friendly & Cheerful
Well...that wasn't the response the Friar was expecting. Had the boy got yet another detention? What a sobering thought indeed.
Regardless...Callum wasn't going to find the Quidditch captain in here. "She's helping set up for the Huffle-hunt," he replied. She was a student leader, so of course she was involved in today's event. "So you might as well join us! It'll be worth it, I promise."
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09-27-2018, 02:08 AM
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| | Murtlap
Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Canada
Posts: 64
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marie Dowitcher
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Originally Posted by Fat Friar The Friar floated quietly in mid-air, giving the students space to think the puzzle through. And it was then he spied the newcomer. "Coming to join us on the Huffle-Hunt, Callum? The more the merrier!" Plus...Professor Noble rather expected everyone to. The leadership team had put a lot of effort into today's entertainment!
And it seemed like they were a little stuck on the riddling front. Perhaps he could help them out with a clue? "Who is on the front of the card, Lizzie? Perhaps she might help identify the corridor you seek..." The face on the front was not only a famous former Hufflepuff, but also the 'she' of the riddle was referring to. Maybe seeing Bridget Wenlock would help refresh their memories from Arithmancy?
And yes...he had let 'corridor' slip in his excitement. Oops?! Lizzie flipped the card over Bridget Wenlock starred back at her.
"She's studied the number 7. And you said corridor and Arithmancy."she replied back to the Friar. "Could that be the tea room outside the Arithmancy class? It has numbered doors. Or does Bridget have a portrait somewhere? Sorry, I'm still learning the castle!"
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09-27-2018, 05:19 PM
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| MO Murtlap
Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Canada
Posts: 58
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Arthuria Ambrosious
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Arthuria felt tired and elected to stay out of the scavenger hunt ut wished Lizze good luck and went up to the dormitory to nap.
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09-28-2018, 03:17 PM
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| DMGS Ramora
Join Date: May 2011 Location: Adirondacks
Posts: 5,253
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Silas Rainier Montesh Jr
First Year | 1 of 4 Amigos Don't underestimate me!
" Oh.. I see.. ", Callum said with a sigh. " Nah.. That's okay. I'll just catch her later when she comes back to the common room.. Thanks though. ", he added before heading up to his dorm.
Sorry, Badgers, but this kid wasn't all about participating in stupid school events. So far this term had been a crap-shoot. The place was under siege as far as he was concerned. So, why would he make it easy for them to break his spirit?
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10-08-2018, 11:13 PM
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| | Streeler
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hogwarts
Posts: 223
| *HICCUP!*
*POP*
Pips scurried around a chair looking around quickly to see if any of the studentsies were around. Stepping outside of the shadow Pips began to dust the common room and straighten the knicknacks in the room that students had left around.
*hiccup*
Pips big eyes grew wider with the hiccup as they swept the common room again for studentsies, he wanted to make sure that they felt at home in their common room.
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