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.
the hufflepuff boys’ and girls’ dormitory is a dormitory
located in the hufflepuff basement in the dungeons near the
kitchens. it is reached through a round door and is covered
by copper lamps that casts light on their four-posters which
are covered in patchwork quilts. copper bed warmers hang
on the walls and are able to give a warm floor.