The dungeons are the last place you’d expect to find a Hufflepuff.
Lydia couldn’t possibly remember who had said that but it was always on repeat in her mind whenever she came down there.
The dim light, the cool, lightly moist air and dark corners was soothing, and she never had to wear spectacles down there.
The sun was nonexistent.
She always wore black whenever she went down there, it made her blend in with the shadows easier, making her less visible to those who actually did live there.
Though she did have one or two casual friends among the Slytherin’s, she found most of them to be, for lack of a better word, unnerving.
Which was why the the witch held her book up against her face when the steps and voices became gradually louder as they approached her.
I am not here
I’m just a shadow.
Go on, the Slytherin corridors are right ahead.
Don’t mind me.