Hufflepuff House Table
 

Large quantities of food are spread before you. Whether breakfast, lunch, or dinner, the Hogwarts' house elves are the best in the world. The food is superb and the company is as well.

Loving and sweet, loyal and true
Anything you ask us we will do.
When it's down to the wire,
We'll be there for you.


But we Huffies aren't all as dumb
Like we were made out to be
We're strong, smart, we're tough
Don't think that all we do is watch and see.


Our bravery can match the Gryffindors'
Our brains as quick as Ravenclaws'
We have our cunning moments like the Slyths
We're loyalty plus all of this.


So don't look down on us
It may be the last thing you do.
We may be sweet
But, we're vicious too.



~by Nabiya~

Food, food, food
Miranda basically ran inside the Great Hall, she was soooo hungry and the only thing on her mind was to get a huge big, juicy, fleshy bite of a chicken leg!

Almost skidding on her bum along the seats, she positioned herself between the massive roasted bird
Chicken chicken chicken chicken- Oh, chocolate cake!

Gosh she had missed Hogwarts...

And then she was inside. It was way warmer than she'd expected the Great Hall to be, what with all the robes wet and all. Wait. Was she that stupid as if to not dry her robes? Oh, but her robes were no issues, because now Mr. Masterson's books were wet. Great.

AND...

That's when she noticed him. Kazimeriz! He was ALIVE! And, walking rather slowly, but ALIVE! All was good in the world. Awesome. She wanted to scream now, but that would've been rather foolish of the girl, no?

And...look who's here! "Mirandaaa!" she exlaimed, as she rushed down to the...third?..year. Yes, third year. "Where have you been?! You weren't in the dungeons, were you?" she asked, all too fast, and her wet robes were starting to be annoying, which is why she took her wand out and began to take the wet out, as much as she could.

Now the books.

Now that was scary.

Lyra and all her cleanliness glided back into the Great Hall after hearing Kazi's roaring voice. Poor thing, she didn't know the man had it in him to yell so loud. She walked over to the Hufflepuff table and slowly took her seat like the old man yelled at them to do. Sitting gently down on the bench, Lyra folded her hands to her lap and waited to hear what was going on. Yes she was nosy and yes she was going to stay here until she found out something.

Mind another badger? *whistle*
 

Taking only a quick peek up at the Staff table, Katie moved swiftly towards the table of black and gold, badgers already seated as commanded not even a moment ago. She did not need to be told twice, the Potions master was scary! Plopping herself down immediately, as soon as she reached an empty spot on the bench, the first year looked around her at the other Hufflepuff's. There was Cy, but he was the only one she recognized by name. The others were obviously familiar too, she just hadn't met them properly. And now definitely was not the time for that. Again, do NOT cross mister grumpy Potions master. EVER. "Is he always that scary?" Katie asked in a murmur to the older girl she happened to plop herself down by, taking a deep breath to soothe her nerves. "What's going on anyway?"

Robert walked into the Great Hall again after a quick jaunt to get some fresh air. Everyone was pushing him for information and all he wanted was for it to not be mentioned. Not even bothering to look toward his own table he walked over to the Huffie table and sat down next to Lyra ignoring the boy who was talking to her. "What is he going on about?" he askked with a not toward the podium and the professor who had been speaking.

Lyra raised a brow when she heard the weeee lil' voice of the Australian, Cyrus. He may have been cute, but he was a naughty little thing for jumping on her back and getting her wet, not that she would get wet anyway but...he started it.

"If your inquiring about the scent of squid and lake on top of the green slimy stuff that is not clinging to me anymore, then you are correct," she said as she turned up her nose a little, but this kid was fun to play with and he was cute annndddd he was a boy. There were few that she would get mad at and she was not going to start with the little Hufflepuffian.

"I'm...glad to see you made it out okay." There that was her good deed for the evening, none the less.

Lyra smiled as another firstie seemed to join them. What cute curls the girl had as Lyra was not fond of the curls in her hair. But the seventh year, classy girl couldn't help but smirk at the comment the girl made. OH she could play with this one.

Her eyes looked pathetically up to the staff table as the fear began to grow. "Yes," she whispered, leaning into the table. "He is always scary and...if you don't do what he asks..." she paused to lower her voice even more. "He will turn you into a pig and you will have to go home and explain to your parent, in Pig-gian, what happened to you."

She looked back to the first year and couldn't help but play serious. She couldn't stand Kwazimoto, Old Man Krazi. If the man demanded respect from all students, then he needed to prove himself worthy of her R-E-S-P-E-C-T. "By all means, Don't.Make.Him.Mad."

If that didn't scare them then...

OH Yes! Rob could help her. "The dungeons are flooded and he feels the need to overpower all students in the school," she smarted off at a whisper. "I was just explaining to the little first years here just how scary that old man can be." She began nodding her head yes in direct way as her eyes stared back and forth between each Huffie student.

Robert glanced at Lyra curiously and then his eyes caught sight of the two first years and he smirked slightly. "I'm surprised he just hasn't turned whoever did it into tadpoles and made them swim around in it yet." He glanced at the old man and shook his head deciding to go along with Lyra's game fully. "You remember what happened last year don't you Ly....with that poor Gryffindor third year...such a shame."

And, whoever was now in the table was not to her interest..because...Kazimeriz has now spoken...

'Silence'. Yes. Everyone SHHHHHHHH.

Someone might need to mention that the Hufflepuff Captain narrowed her eyes at those who were still talking. Their conversation could be continued after Kazi's announcement, and they'll probably hear whatever they need to hear from him, if he was going to say what she thought he was.

Ack! So much confusion! Maybe it was the water from the dungeons.....well, at least she was all dry now. Except for Mr. Masterson's books, but she'll get to it afterward.

Kaika was currently focused on Kazi, and the Staff table....because...was there something more important?

Kaikaaaaaaa :D
 

Miranda snapped her head around at the sound of someone calling her name. And it was Kaika! Swallowing her food, she grinned at her captain and then just now took in her appereance. She was soaking wet. Miranda did not notice all the other badgers filing into the Great Hall but kept her eyes on Kaika, looking like she had jumped into a pool. Huh.
"Kaika! What happened to you-"

And then suddenly, making Miranda jump a few feet in the air, still clasping her chickenleg, someone's voice roared around the hall. Frantically searching for the source, she noticed Professor Kazimeriz had climbed that...thingy and was now demanding the attention of the students. Oh dear...

"Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!" Sarah screamed and dropped her fork on the table,as she heard the loudest voice ever in the history of ever.It was Kazimeriz and he was being scary again.The man was imtimidating enough without resorting to that amount of decibels.What the hell was going on? He had something to tell us and we had to sit down and listen? Well I am sat down so there is NO NEED TO SHOUT! Calm down,Sarah.Calm down.

This had to have been something to do with the flooding,and maybe the continued absence of the Headmaster.She had heard about both things,although wasn't present when the flooding happened.Good news for her as she still didn't know how to swim.
Oh god I hope it doesn't keep going and make it to he kitchen level! Not our common room too!
Deciding that to find out what was happening it would be best to listen,Sarah shifted position and directly faced the Staff Table,awaiting more from Mr Scary Man.

Lyra's eyes watched Rob's reaction and then the words that followed. OH! He was so perfect sometimes with the way he played along with things and kept her going. A sly smile curved on her lips as the little first year was taking the bait.

"He would do that to everyone," she whispered as the Hufflepuff, Captain of the Quidditch team, seemed to be eying them through narrowed eyes. "You know, maybe that is why....the Headmaster is missing. That mean, old man professor punished him and...." -GASP- "...carried him off and locked him away somewhere." Inside she was dying with laughter but had to hide her true feelings with only a smirky look.

Christine almost choked on a biscuit when she heard Professor Kazimeriz shout for everyone to be quiet. Coughing, she grabbed her pumpkin juice and took a gulp. She looked up at the staff table very curious as to what was going on. It must be serious Christine thought to herself.

Robert had grabbed one of the cups on the huffie table and poured it with pumpkin juice almost nonchalantly. Glancing up at the staff table he had started to take a drink of the juice when he heard what Lyra said and choked in laughter. Coughing he set the glass down and winced at the first years, "Sorry, wrong pipe." He forced himself to look serious which really wasn't hard since his mood hadn't lifted that much. "The Gryffie? Well...she was in his class and spoke out of turn," his voice was in a hushed whisper as he leaned in toward Lyra and spoke to the two firsties. "The screaming was the last anyone heard from her. Some say she was turned into his pet but no one can really be sure. We just know she wasn't seen again even on the train."

He glanced at Lyra, meeting her eyes and said with a low voice, "I wonder if he's got the Headmaster locked in that dungeon of his. Maybe that's why it's flooded..."

Lyra's eyes widened as she just wanted to burst out with laughter. She lifted her hand up to her mouth and placed her other hand on Rob's arm. "You...You weren't supposed to s-s-say t-t-that." Her hands began to shake as this was just too much fun. "Just don't make the man mad," she continued whispering as her eyes moved back to the two first years. "His temper is...well you just witnessed his good side."

*glomps* I <3 Miranda
 

Aha! Yes, well, Miranda must have been slightly taken for surprise by the former wet robes of the Hufflepuff, but...she'll find out soon enough.

Still, Kaika's eyes were flickering from the dias to Miranda, and, trying to be as quiet as she could muster she mouthed a "I'll tell you later" followed by a wink and pointing back at Kazi. Because...the third year will be listening to what Kazi had to say as well, no?

However, the sixth year smiled, as she noticed the chicken leg in Miranda's hand, oh, now Kaika was as hungry as ever, but it was listening time at the moment.

I love you Gracie! I didn't know that Kazi's speech would go along with this!
 

Could this get any better? Was her luck really this good? Her green eyes looked towards the staff table and listened to Kwazimoto giving his speech. He'd taken over potions and now...he was taking over the school.

OH.MY.MERLIN!

She looked back to Robert with a snap of her head. "This Krazi-Kazi really wants to take over the school," she said keeping up the crazy antics they were both giving, but it didn't seem far from the truth. "We're all...." She had to keep her voice down but the last word she spoke was a loud whisper.

"...doooooooomedd." She looked back to the girl at the table as she placed her head down and began to cry. "Don't worry, it's...not...soooo bad. I will keep him away from you." And she meant every word on that part. That KraziKazi was NOT going to lay another hand on another student if she had to...well...whatever. It was NOT going to happen.

Sarah looked around the hall she was a bit scared, she had no idea what was going on but she listened to the Deputy Head speak with interest, she hoped that the Head was alright and that everyone else was alright, she looked around the room for both her sisters but once again she couldn't see them, she hoped that they were alright, she had this feeling they were, she couldn't discribe the feeling but she thought that she would know if they had been down in the dungeons when they started to flood, suddenly she remembered that Steven was Slytherin and was a bit upset, she hoped that her cousin was okay. She would look for him later, she thought to herself.

Lyra heard Professor Kazi speak and now he was beginning to freak her out with the water bit. "It's just water with green slim and I'm fine! I touched it, I'm not sick so what it is about the water that makes him not want to touch it and for everyone to give us that vile crap to drink?" She had to gather her wet clothing that she changed out of and bring it to the ones that needed to gather the clothing. Hopefully the house elves hadn't cleaned after her yet.

Coming over from the Ravenclaw house table, Anna began walking the length of the Hufflepuff table, addressing everyone, groups at a time. "Alright, everyone. Make sure you do just as the professor asked. Remove shoes, socks, and outer robes," she said, making sure every student was aware of the announcement. "Keep them nearby, so that a professor can come along shortly and collect them from you." When she was sure everyone was aware of what to do, she simply took a nearby seat and waited to see what else would happen.

OOC: This was meant only for those who were in the dungeons when they flooded. Everyone else is okay.

This was getting weird.Kazimeriz had now been installed as temporary Headmaster and he wasn't telling them where Bontecou was.Plus the fact he seemed perturbed about the flooding.Surely it was just old stone under the lake wearing out....right?
Oh dear what if it's still rising...where would we go? Where are the Slytherin's going to go? Why is he talking all hushed like to the other professor's? What isn't he telling us? Why am I asking myself so many questions I don't know the answer to?!?!

The announcement about dry clothing didn't apply to Sarah as she was nowhere near the flooding when it happened,she was at the lake,funnily enough.She sat and watched as the students around her removed their wet things and waited for help.
Life at Hogwarts is never simple, she thought,sitting facing the Dais still,waiting for something...anything...more from Kazimeriz.