Originally Posted by laurange

Brian laughed. This one was blunt, which was actually very refreshing considering that most Hufflepuffs either honestly had nothing mean to say or sugar-coated it to the point of the insult being totally unrecognisable. "Well, if they were trying to prove that Barnabus was Barmy, they've hit the nail on the head." Which was probably the point of the tapestry. Everyone knew Barnabus was actually quite barmy, but this just proved the point beyond belief. Seeing the trolls' indignant expression, he grinned sheepishly at the tapestry's occupants. "You know I still like you guys."

"Ah, sorry," he said, scratching the back of his neck nervously. "House stereotypes are pretty much all I have to go on, considering I haven't actually met very many Ravenclaws." Muggleborn and all that, y'know? Sometimes it was cool, learning all this, but more often than not, the whole secrecy thing made him just a little sad. Why would they hide such a huge world from people like his ma? It seemed unfair that she couldn't actually see what he could do, what he was learning. "If I had to pick a word to describe it, it'd probably be 'warm'. It's got a lot of circles in its design and it's all homey and welcoming. We also have bedwarmers hanging on the walls, which is great because this castle is COLD." It also meant that he spent most of his free time under the covers trying to maintain his body heat. Did wizards not have any heating systems? Stone walls didn't insulate a lot of heat at all.

The Hufflepuff's eyebrows furrowed a little in thought. "I know Timmy's in Gryffindor and she's got her twin in Slytherin? And Echo's in Slytherin too, but other than that, I think we're a pretty small batch." It was either that or nobody wanted to show up for classes, but that was unlikely. Besides, he didn't actually know everyone.