Ariadne had sent her Hufflepuff friend a note, to meet her in front of this statue on the third floor. She hoped Jory did get the note. Waiting for him to get there, Ari realized that if they were going to explore the castle, it would be better to do that logically, from top to bottom or bottom to top, but not like this, starting from the third floor.

However, she couldn't help it. The firstie was very curious about the Humpbacked Witch Statue, which, as her mother had told her, used to lead all the way to Hogsmeade. Oh, how Ari wished the tunnel wasn't blocked!