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− | {{Quote|It is round and earthy and low-ceilinged; it always feels sunny, and its circular windows have a view of rippling grass and dandelions. There is a lot of burnished copper about the place, and many plants, which either hang from the ceiling or sit on the windowsills. Our Head of house, Professor Pomona Sprout, is Head of Herbology, and she brings the most interesting specimens (some of which dance and talk) to decorate our room – one reason why Hufflepuffs are often very good at Herbology. Our overstuffed sofas and chairs are upholstered in yellow and black, and our dormitories are reached through round doors in the walls of the common room. Copper lamps cast a warm light over our four-posters, all of which are covered in patchwork quilts, and copper bed warmers hang on the walls, should you have cold feet.|[[Gabriel Truman]]|Pottermore}} |
+ | {{Quote|It is round and earthy and low-ceilinged; it always feels sunny, and its circular windows have a view of rippling grass and dandelions. There is a lot of burnished copper about the place, and many plants, which either hang from the ceiling or sit on the windowsills. Our Head of house, Professor Pomona Sprout, is Head of Herbology, and she brings the most interesting plant specimens (some of which dance and talk) to decorate our room – one reason why Hufflepuffs are often very good at Herbology. Our overstuffed sofas and chairs are upholstered in yellow and black, and our dormitories are reached through round doors in the walls of the common room. Copper lamps cast a warm light over our four-posters, all of which are covered in patchwork quilts, and copper bed warmers hang on the walls, should you have cold feet.|[[Gabriel Truman]]|Pottermore}} |
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− | The '''Hufflepuff Basement''' serves as the |
+ | The '''Hufflepuff Basement''' serves as the Hufflepuff Common Room at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. In general, it sports several motifs, such as circles, nature, copper and the colours yellow and black (all associated with the house). It also emphasises comfort, said to be "the coziest common room of them all". It is at one floor below the ground and is very sheltered from the elements, generally allowing students to sleep easier than those in the towers (like [[Gryffindor]] and [[Ravenclaw]]).<ref name="Pottermore">[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/j-k-rowlings-pottermore-releases-backstories-and-history-of-four-hogwarts-houses-84167/ Transcription of new Pottermore information]</ref><ref name="LadySlytherin">[http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/9001123651/hufflepuff-spoilers More detailed transcription of Pottermore info]</ref> |
==Entrance== |
==Entrance== |
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+ | [[File:PlayStation(R)Home_Picture_06-01-2013_15-13-50.jpg|thumb|275px|left|The barrel entrance to the Hufflepuff common room.]] |
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− | The entrance to the common room is located "in a nook on the right hand side of the kitchen corridor", concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of ‘Helga Hufflepuff’, which will make the lid swing open, exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through. |
+ | The entrance to the common room is located "in a nook on the right hand side of the kitchen corridor", concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of ‘Helga Hufflepuff’, which will make the lid swing open, exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through. However, if the wrong lid is tapped or the wrong rhythm is used, the intruder will be doused in vinegar and barred access.<ref name="Pottermore"/><ref name="LadySlytherin"/> |
==Common Room== |
==Common Room== |
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+ | [[File:PlayStation(R)Home_Picture_06-01-2013_15-17-37.jpg|thumb|275px|The Hufflepuff common room and tunnels]] |
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− | The actual basement itself is round, earthy |
+ | The actual basement itself is round, earthy, low-ceilinged, welcoming, warm, and sunny. There are lots of yellow hangings, burnished copper, and overstuffed sofas and armchairs upholstered in yellow and black,<ref name="webchat">[http://www.bloomsbury.com/harrypotter/content.asp?sec=3&sec2=1 Bloomsbury] - Webchat with J.K. Rowling, 30 July 2007</ref><ref name="LadySlytherin"/> and circular windows that provide a vista of "rippling grass and dandelions".<ref name="Pottermore"/> The head of house, [[Pomona Sprout]], also teaches [[Herbology]] and as such brings many interesting plants in to decorate the common room (some of which dance and talk), placing them on the windowsills or having them hang from the ceiling, encouraging interest in Herbology (and hence part of why Hufflepuffs tend to be good at it). There is also a large, honey coloured, wooden mantelpiece with carvings of badgers on it. This is located underneath a portrait of the house's founder, [[Helga Hufflepuff]].<ref name="LadySlytherin"/><ref name="LEGO">''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''</ref> |
==Dormitories== |
==Dormitories== |
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− | The Hufflepuff dormitories are also located in the cellar, with lots of little underground tunnels leading off from the common room |
+ | The Hufflepuff dormitories are also located in the cellar and have perfectly circular doors, with lots of little underground tunnels leading off from the common room.<ref name="webchat"/> One of them leads to the girls' dormitory, the other to the boys'. In each dormitory four-poster beds covered in patchwork quilts. The dormitories are illuminated by warm copper lamps, and copper bed-warmers hang on the wall, in case of cold feet.<ref name="LadySlytherin"/> |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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+ | [[File:HufflepuffBasement2.png|thumb|right|200px|Another view of the Hufflepuff basement]] |
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*The Hufflepuff Basement was the only common room that [[Harry Potter]] did not enter at some point. |
*The Hufflepuff Basement was the only common room that [[Harry Potter]] did not enter at some point. |
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− | *Indeed, the Hufflepuff Basement has not been seen by non-Hufflepuffs for over a thousand years at least. |
+ | *Indeed, the Hufflepuff Basement is the only common room that has not been seen by non-Hufflepuffs for over a thousand years at least, making it the most secure of them all.<ref name="LadySlytherin"/> |
− | *JK Rowling had previously described the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room as being close to the |
+ | *JK Rowling had previously described the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room as being close to the kitchens, the entrance of which is behind a still life painting of a bowl of fruit; one must tickle the pear for access (see ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'').<ref name="webchat"/> This is consistent with [[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]].<ref name="Pottermore"/><ref name="LadySlytherin"/> Pottermore states that the barrel reveals a passageway — through which one may crawl to the common room. |
− | *On Pottermore.com, if a player gets sorted into Hufflepuff, a new chapter, written by J.K. Rowling, will be unlocked and enabled to read, describing the common room in full detail. |
+ | *On Pottermore.com, if a player gets sorted into Hufflepuff, a new chapter, written by J.K. Rowling, will be unlocked and enabled to read, describing the common room in full detail. However, as part of the redesign in August of 2013, the information on the Hufflepuff common room became freely accessible to all members (though, due to what was presumably a glitch in the system, the content could be read by any member beforehand by directly navigating to the proper URL). |
− | *Hufflepuff is the only house that also employs a repelling device against intruders as opposed to simply barring access.<ref name="Pottermore"/> |
+ | *Hufflepuff is the only house that also employs a repelling device against intruders (they are doused in vinegar should the pass-rythm be wrong) as opposed to simply barring access.<ref name="Pottermore"/><ref name="LadySlytherin"/> |
*The Hufflepuff Basement is the only common room that is decorated with vegetation. |
*The Hufflepuff Basement is the only common room that is decorated with vegetation. |
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+ | *In its entry for the [[Fat Friar]], the [http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/glossary/ glossary] on the [[Scholastic]] official website mistakenly refers to the Hufflepuff common room as Hufflepuff ''Tower''. A similar error is made with the [[Slytherin Dungeon]]. |
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+ | *Hufflepuff is the only house that has a Portrait of its founder hung in the common room. |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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[[de:Gemeinschaftsraum von Hufflepuff]] |
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[[fr:Salle commune de Poufsouffle]] |
[[fr:Salle commune de Poufsouffle]] |
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[[Category:Hufflepuff House|Cellar]] |
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[[Category:Common Rooms]] |
[[Category:Common Rooms]] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 26 February 2016
- "It is round and earthy and low-ceilinged; it always feels sunny, and its circular windows have a view of rippling grass and dandelions. There is a lot of burnished copper about the place, and many plants, which either hang from the ceiling or sit on the windowsills. Our Head of house, Professor Pomona Sprout, is Head of Herbology, and she brings the most interesting plant specimens (some of which dance and talk) to decorate our room – one reason why Hufflepuffs are often very good at Herbology. Our overstuffed sofas and chairs are upholstered in yellow and black, and our dormitories are reached through round doors in the walls of the common room. Copper lamps cast a warm light over our four-posters, all of which are covered in patchwork quilts, and copper bed warmers hang on the walls, should you have cold feet."
- — Gabriel Truman[src]
The Hufflepuff Basement serves as the Hufflepuff Common Room at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In general, it sports several motifs, such as circles, nature, copper and the colours yellow and black (all associated with the house). It also emphasises comfort, said to be "the coziest common room of them all". It is at one floor below the ground and is very sheltered from the elements, generally allowing students to sleep easier than those in the towers (like Gryffindor and Ravenclaw).[1][2]
Entrance
The entrance to the common room is located "in a nook on the right hand side of the kitchen corridor", concealed behind a stack of barrels. In order to reveal the entrance, no password is required. Instead, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, in the rhythm of ‘Helga Hufflepuff’, which will make the lid swing open, exposing a passageway that will lead to the basement when crawled through. However, if the wrong lid is tapped or the wrong rhythm is used, the intruder will be doused in vinegar and barred access.[1][2]
Common Room
The actual basement itself is round, earthy, low-ceilinged, welcoming, warm, and sunny. There are lots of yellow hangings, burnished copper, and overstuffed sofas and armchairs upholstered in yellow and black,[3][2] and circular windows that provide a vista of "rippling grass and dandelions".[1] The head of house, Pomona Sprout, also teaches Herbology and as such brings many interesting plants in to decorate the common room (some of which dance and talk), placing them on the windowsills or having them hang from the ceiling, encouraging interest in Herbology (and hence part of why Hufflepuffs tend to be good at it). There is also a large, honey coloured, wooden mantelpiece with carvings of badgers on it. This is located underneath a portrait of the house's founder, Helga Hufflepuff.[2][4]
Dormitories
The Hufflepuff dormitories are also located in the cellar and have perfectly circular doors, with lots of little underground tunnels leading off from the common room.[3] One of them leads to the girls' dormitory, the other to the boys'. In each dormitory four-poster beds covered in patchwork quilts. The dormitories are illuminated by warm copper lamps, and copper bed-warmers hang on the wall, in case of cold feet.[2]
Behind the scenes
- The Hufflepuff Basement was the only common room that Harry Potter did not enter at some point.
- Indeed, the Hufflepuff Basement is the only common room that has not been seen by non-Hufflepuffs for over a thousand years at least, making it the most secure of them all.[2]
- JK Rowling had previously described the entrance to the Hufflepuff common room as being close to the kitchens, the entrance of which is behind a still life painting of a bowl of fruit; one must tickle the pear for access (see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).[3] This is consistent with LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.[1][2] Pottermore states that the barrel reveals a passageway — through which one may crawl to the common room.
- On Pottermore.com, if a player gets sorted into Hufflepuff, a new chapter, written by J.K. Rowling, will be unlocked and enabled to read, describing the common room in full detail. However, as part of the redesign in August of 2013, the information on the Hufflepuff common room became freely accessible to all members (though, due to what was presumably a glitch in the system, the content could be read by any member beforehand by directly navigating to the proper URL).
- Hufflepuff is the only house that also employs a repelling device against intruders (they are doused in vinegar should the pass-rythm be wrong) as opposed to simply barring access.[1][2]
- The Hufflepuff Basement is the only common room that is decorated with vegetation.
- In its entry for the Fat Friar, the glossary on the Scholastic official website mistakenly refers to the Hufflepuff common room as Hufflepuff Tower. A similar error is made with the Slytherin Dungeon.
- Hufflepuff is the only house that has a Portrait of its founder hung in the common room.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (First appearance)
- Pottermore (First described)