God Is In The Details, Even If They're A Little Late

God Is In The Details, Even If They're A Little Late

2007-07-30-Hufflepuff.gifFrom the transcript of a chat with J.K. Rowling hosted by original U.K. publisher Bloomsbury and linked on the faithful MuggleNet:

Smallbutpowerful: On behalf of all harry potter fans who consider themselves to be hufflepuffs could you please describe the hufflepuff common room as it is the only common room harry hasn't visited

J.K. Rowling: The Hufflepuff common room is accessed through a portrait near the kitchens, as I am sure you have deduced.

J.K. Rowling: Sorry - I should say 'painting' rather than portrait, because it is a still-life.

J.K. Rowling: It is a very cosy and welcoming place, as dissimilar as possible from Snape's dungeon. Lots of yellow hangings, and fat armchairs, and little underground tunnels leading to the dormitories, all of which have perfectly round doors, like barrel tops.

Over 120,000 questions were submitted for J.K.'s consideration in the chat; like crack for the Potterhead desperate for more. Per Mugglenet: "It's the first time J.K. Rowling has been able to answer questions so freely in a fan chat" β€” so the usual spoiler cautions apply β€” but otherwise, go crazy here. Happy to see some love for the Hufflepuffs; for a long time, all they had was Cedric Diggory, and, well, look how THAT ended up. Otherwise, it was pretty much limited to Hannah Abbott β€” not the most well-developed character even if she did all right in Herbology β€” and Justin Finch-Fletchley, remarkable mostly for his melodious name.

Related:

Hufflepuff Pride Website
β€” note the banner, which pre-dated our HP on HP banner β€” great minds think alike! But still, we're pretty sure we're Gryffindors.

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