"Freshmen!
Follow me! "Abigail shook her cloak and stood up to gather the freshmen.
Strangely enough, Anna realized that the patterns on the black cloak had turned dark green at some point in time. It looked mysterious and beautiful.
Abigail nodded at the freshmen and gestured for them to keep up. She then led the Slytherin snakes through the crowd and up the marble stairs.
Anna could see Fred and George waving at her as they followed Gryffindor's headmaster up the marble stairs.
Anna waved back at them and followed Slytherin's team.
"Slytherin's common room is under Hogwarts Castle. Yes, it's under the Black Lake. You guys took a boat across the lake when you came here."
"The structure of this castle is very complicated. I know you guys are tired …" Abigail paused for a moment. "But please remember the route. I don't want any of you to be late for the first class and cause Slytherin to lose points."
Abigail led the freshmen to the left side of the marble stairs. There was a spiral staircase that led downwards.
"The first basement is where the Potioneering classroom is. Professor Snape is our Potioneering teacher and also the headmaster of Slytherin." Abigail pointed at a large wooden door in the corridor with a look of admiration.
"Professor Snape is the youngest among all of us. He used to be Slytherin's student. He's very, very powerful."
"By the way," Abigail gestured for the freshmen to look at the wooden door in the corner of the first basement. "His office and dormitory are on this floor. It's very close to our common room …"
She became serious. "Professor Snape is a light sleeper and has a bad morning temper. So when you come back from your night tour … ahem, I mean studying too late, don't make too much noise around here."
"Even if he won't deduct points from Slytherin, you won't see him in a good mood in the Potioneering class tomorrow." Professor Snape didn't seem to be in a good mood. Abigail continued to walk down the stairs. "Keep up, freshmen. Don't fall behind!"
Anna felt like she had joined a top-class Hogwarts tour. From 'Important places for freshmen' to 'How Hogwarts Become Hogwarts', 'How Freshmen Can Avoid Deducting Points', and 'Recommended Routes for Night Tours' … Abigail was very meticulous. No wonder she was the head of Slytherin.
The group followed the stone spiral staircase and came to a large corridor. It was getting colder on the second floor of the basement, and the air was humid. There were many interesting paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor. Anna saw a woman with a watermelon on her head teasing a two-headed cat that was playing with a yarn.
There were many large wooden barrels stacked against the wall. They were even bigger than the ones Anna's great-grandfather used to store wine. A group of freshmen wearing yellow patterned robes surrounded the barrels.
"Excuse me, excuse me," a voice came from the spiral staircase on the other side of the corridor. A tall boy appeared with a group of freshmen.
"That's Hufflepuff's lounge. That man is their head. He's not an important person …" Abigail was about to leave when the tall boy saw her.
"Abigail!"
The boy looked very excited. He wanted to come over, but he felt that he shouldn't leave his job behind. "I didn't expect to see you here …"
"Why not, Watt? Slytherin's lounge is on the next floor. We met here more than 30 times last semester," Abigail rolled her eyes.
"Oh … Oh, you remember it so clearly," Watt scratched his head with a red face. "It's actually 32 times …"
Wow, Anna smelled something unusual.
Abigail didn't want to continue arguing with Watt. She led the freshmen downstairs. "We saw Hufflepuff's lounge just now. You need to …"
"Goodbye!
Abigail!
See you tomorrow! "Watt grabbed the railing and shouted down." Good night! "
"You're so clingy," Abigail complained with a red face. "Go to sleep!"
"Yes, ma 'am." Watt ran away happily.
"Ahem, where was I …" Abigail coughed twice and continued down the stairs.
"Go to sleep!" A freshmen snake raised his hand.
"Not this!"
Abigail glanced at him. "Oh … Speaking of entering Hufflepuff's lounge … You need to follow a certain rhythm to knock on the barrel."
"Professor Snape, who causes light sleep, is very good at catching Hufflepuff's students at night. When he heard the noise, he rushed out in his pajamas!"
"Hufflepuff also has a legend about him, 'Wandering Black Bat' or something. He's scarier than a ghost …"
They finally arrived at the entrance of Slythrin's lounge on the third floor of the basement. Abigail brought the first-year students to stand in front of a wall. "We're here. Behind the stone wall is Slythrin's lounge … Oh, someone will definitely ask, 'This wall doesn't look any different from the other walls, how do we remember it?'"
A small snake with two ponytails put down the hand that she had just raised.
"Look here." Abigail pointed at the corner of the wall. "Look carefully. There's a small sculpture of a snake … If you're too blind to see it, I suggest you look for it by touching the wall. You'll find it eventually."
"One more thing. The lounge's secret signal. Remember it clearly. Otherwise, you'll be locked outside like your seniors." Abigail pointed at Marcus Flint, who was leaning against the wall with his hands crossed.
"Hey!
I didn't forget the secret signal! "Flint hurriedly walked away.
"Okay, okay." Abigail turned around. "The secret signal may change every month, or once every two months. Sometimes, it changes once every three months. There's no regular pattern. It mainly depends on the dean's mood."
"I'll paste the secret signal on the bulletin board. Remember to take a look if you have nothing to do. The secret signal for this month is …"
"Squash the slug," Abigail said to the wall.
There was a sound of friction. The stone tiles rotated and opened in two directions, just like the opening of the Broken Cauldron's wall. Anna could smell the sweet taste of the gummy bear candy.
"Tsk, Angelica, can you not always bring food to the lounge like a Hufflepuff to eat?!
At least not today! "
Abigail frowned and drove away the girl who was sitting on the European-style sofa. "Be careful. You're going to the infirmary!
Can't you leave a good impression on the freshmen? "
"Hmph." The blonde Angelica rolled her eyes and snorted. "I shouldn't have left it for you!"
Actually, she had a good impression of the lounge. Anna looked around the Slytherin's lounge.
It was about two hundred square meters. The main theme was green, and the wallpaper was dark green with European-style patterns. The ceiling was low, and a huge chandelier full of candles hung down from above. The walls were decorated with colorful ribbons. Hogwarts did not have electricity. She did not know how these colorful lights were lit up. Perhaps it was magic.
Entering the study area on the left side of the door, there was a huge bookcase, a globe, and neatly arranged dark brown desks and emerald cushioned chairs. A few Slytherin were sitting together, and they seemed to be studying seriously. Anna nodded. She felt that in such an environment, she could definitely calm down and study magic seriously.
"Oh no, oh no, I haven't finished my Potions homework!" A little snake who seemed to be 'seriously studying' hugged her head. "What should I do?
What should I do? "
"Potions?"
Another little snake who was drinking pumpkin juice sneered. "You're finished. I just haven't finished my History of Magic homework. I'll finish it soon …"
"History of Magic?
Are you sure? "
The little snake who was hugging her head also sneered. "This History of Magic homework is' Exploring the Importance of Secrecy. 'It has to talk about the influence of magic in history on the Muggle world. There's a lot of Muggle-related content. I think you probably don't even know what the Muggles call' crop circles', right?"
"Bro." The pumpkin juice snake held onto the little snake who was hugging her head. "My Potions homework is done well … Do you want?"
"Slytherin, we help each other." The two shook hands.
Anna did not hear this conversation. She stood at a distance and watched the two shake hands and nod. Not bad, encouraging each other to study. She did not expect the learning atmosphere of Slytherin to be so strong.
"This is the bulletin board. The class schedule is on top." Abigail walked to a position near the window and gestured for everyone to come over. "Your room numbers are also here. Your luggage has been sent to your rooms —"
"Okay, if there are no other questions, you can be dismissed." Abigail waved her hand and suddenly thought of something. "Oh!
One last thing!
You should know that there's a giant octopus in the Black Lake, right? "
"This is very important." She pointed to the few large windows in Slytherin's lounge without curtains. It was now pitch black outside. "Show it some respect and don't joke about 'squid tentacles' … It has a bad temper. The soundproofing of this glass is not good, and it's not as strong as you think!"
"Giant octopus?
But how can we see the giant octopus? "A boy frowned and raised his hand to ask.
"You'll know tomorrow during the day," Angelica answered his question.
"Now, go and rest. Dismissed!" Abigail waved her hand and sat next to Angelica. She snatched the soft candy from her hand.
"Confiscated."