The Progenies

Chapter VIII

*. The password .*°

The first few weeks at Hogwarts went by swimmingly. Diane was able to keep up with her homework and spent a lot of time with her friends either gazing up at the sky in the astronomy tower or experimenting with the instruments in the music room, which they'd cleaned out a bit.

They were able to store the broken and unusable instruments in the cupboards and dressers, dust off most of the torches and make it an overall cozy and pleasant space.

The two Hufflepuffs were even able to sneak some blankets and pillows out of their common room, seeing as they had an excessive amount of them already.

Lloyd had proven many times by now that he was very skilled at all things musical. From singing to being able to play multiple instruments. One evening he even bewitched a few instruments to play at the same time, making themselves a mini party.

Saoirse began showing a lot of interest in the old drum set placed in the very corner of the room, practising the same tune for hours and ultimately being able to provide some additional rhythm to Lloyd's guitar tunes.

Lorcan on the other hand, started getting regular guitar lessons from Lloyd when they were up in the music room.

The three of them formed a small band and practiced songs to perform for Diane, Lysander and Roxanne. The only thing they needed now was a decent name.

'What about magically musical?' Roxanne pitched in after brainstorming to find a name for about half an hour. 'Too complicated.' Lloyd stated.

'Oh, The Womping Willows!' Lorcan yelped. 'I'm pretty sure that band already exists.' Lysander added, shooting his brother an annoyed look.

'What do you guys think about the Slytherpuffs?' Diane said. 'You know, since you're a Slytherin and you two are Hufflepuffs.' She clarified.

The three band members seemed to think this idea over and nodded to themselves. 'I actually really like that!' Lorcan laughed. 'The Slytherpuffs it is.' Lloyd said with a wide grin.

After being up in the room for a good hour, the teens decided to retreat to their common rooms. Lloyd and Diane making their way down to the dungeons, chatting excitedly about the new formed Slytherpuffs.

When they reached the doors to their common room, they were greeted by a couple of elder students sitting in a circle on the ground in front of the door. Including David and Haru, the former waving to them as they approached the group.

'Uhm-Hey guys.' Diane said, eyeing Lloyd in confusion. 'What's going on?'

'Oh, we're protesting!' David excitedly stated. 'Uh-What? Why?' Lloyd asked slightly panicked.

'The new password is a disgusting word we absolutely refuse to say.' Haru stated. 'So, now we're going to sit here until someone changes it.' She further explained as the three other sitting students nodded in agreement.

'Can't you just take it up to Professor Zabini?' Lloyd asked. 'Oh, we did. He said he's not in control of the whole password generator thing anymore, but he was going to talk to McGonagall about it.' David stated.

Their conversation was interrupted as they heard another student descending the stairs toward the dungeons. To their surprise it was Saoirse who appeared from around the corner.

'What are you doing down here?' Lloyd shouted as he waved to the girl. She waited until she was closer to reply.

'I heard some students in the corridor whisper about Slytherins not being able to go into their common room, so I wanted to come check if you guys were okay.' Saoirse said as she looked behind them at the group of elder students.

'Oh, we can get in just fine. These ones just decided to boycott everyone from getting in because the password is apparently some disgusting word.' Lloyd explained.

'Wait, what word?' Saoirse asked the teens sitting down.

'You know, the word used to described someone who has muggle parents. The opposite of pureblood.' David said.

Lloyd gasped loudly and Saoirse clapped her hands over her mouth. 'Why would they ever do that!' She exclaimed.

'Okay, all of you come with me. There's always place for you guys in our common room.' She said as she went back up the stairs, the others standing up and following her lead.

A lot of Hufflepuff students eyed the seven Slytherins weird as they took place on the dark yellowish sofa's, Saoirse immediately handing out blankets.

'Does anyone want anything to drink? I can sneak into to Kitchens if you want. The house elves are really fond of me, you see.' Saoirse offered.

'Firewhiskey for me.' Haru said. Saoirse eyed Lloyd and Diane for a while, panic growing on her face. 'Oh Uhm- I don't know if...'

'I'm just kidding love! Some pumpkin juice would be great thank you.' She said before the others asked for the same drink.

They were seated in the common room for a while before Lysander came walking in, his hands in his pockets and trailing behind a young Hufflepuff boy. He scanned the room for a while before seeing his friends and walking over to them.

'How did you get in here?' Saoirse asked confused. 'Oh, Jacob told me that Jack told him that some Slytherins were lounging in the Hufflepuff common room because their password was an unspeakable word. Eli let me in, figured I would check out what was going on.' Lysander explained while looking at all the plants that decorated the walls and tables.

'Oh also, I wanted to help you change the password. An older student taught me some very useful jinxes.' He smirked.

'I'll come with you.' Diane offered, the two of them leaving the comforting warmth of the Hufflepuff common room.

'Hey, wait up!' They heard someone shout as they were making their way down to the dungeons. Upon turning around, their panting friend came into view. 'Hey Roxanne.' Lysander and Diane said in unison, watching her lean against the wall to catch her breath.

'I heard that some Slytherin students-' 'Couldn't enter their common room, yeah we know. Follow us.' Lysander finished before turning around and continuing his way down.

'Rude.' Roxanne murmured after which Diane shot her an apologetic smile.

The three reached the heavy door that led to the Slytherin common room, Lysander telling them to get back and slinging all kind of jinxes at the door. Some seemed to do nothing, while others turned the door into a vibrant purple or making heart-like leaves grow all over it.

It took the Ravenclaw a good twenty minutes to realize his jinxes weren't helping their situation at all. He too sat down against the wall next to the two girls, sighing loudly.

'All right, I've had enough.' Roxanne said as she got up and physically started pushing on the door. 'Come....On....Stupid....door....'

Lysander and Diane started roaring with laughter, making someone on the other side of the door open it to see what was going on. Which caused Roxanne to almost fall face first onto the floor, but she was luckily able to hoist herself up using the side of the wall.

Diane let the Slytherins know they could go back to the dungeons, to which they all let out dissatisfied groans. The group had gotten way too comfortable in the Hufflepuff Common room, Saoirse even providing them with snacks and such.

After thanking Saoirse for her hospitality, Diane too made her way down to the dungeons and was able to sleep soundly in her own bed.