Som dlanod sägs i sitt svar evakuerades studenten genom målningen i kravets rum som ledde till Hogs Head, att försvaga från Hogsmeade (eller förmodligen upptas av föräldrar eller släktingar, kanske Hogwarts Express uppmanades till tjänst) Detta inträffade före slaget vid Hogwarts.
‘There’s a way,’ said Harry quickly, and he explained about the passageway leading into the Hog’s Head.
‘Potter, we’re talking about hundreds of students –’
‘I know, Professor, but if Voldemort and the Death Eaters are concentrating on the school boundaries they won’t be interested in anyone who’s Disapparating out of the Hog’s Head.’
‘There’s something in that,’ [McGonagall] agreed.
Deathly Hallows - page 479 - UK - chapter 30, The Sacking of Severus Snape
Personligen kan jag inte hitta någon kanonreferens till Hufflepuffs som bor i större antal. Ernie Macmillan och Hannah Abbott nämns under slaget vid Hogwarts. Zacharias Smith bultade:
Harry saw Zacharias Smith bowling over first-years to get to the front of the queue...
Deathly Hallows - page 492 - UK - chapter 31, The Battle of Hogwarts
Det nämns att Ravenclaws och Gryffindors stannade för att slåss:
Slowly, the four tables emptied. The Slytherin table was completely deserted, but a number of older Ravenclaws remained seated while their fellows filed out: even more Hufflepuffs stayed behind, and half of Gryffindor remained in their seats, necessitating Professor McGonagall’s descent from the teachers’ platform to chivvy the under-age on their way.
Deathly Hallows - page 491 - UK - chapter 31, The Battle of Hogwarts
(Du kan se att mer Hufflepuffs stannade än Ravenclaws och hälften av Gryffindor stannade, det står inte heller huruvida halva Gryffindor som stannat numrerade mer än Hufflepufferna)
Voldemort hävdade att Slytherins gick med i hans sida efter att ha lämnat storalen.
‘If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins. Perhaps he has decided to befriend Harry Potter?’ (Voldemort)
Deathly Hallows - pages 515-516 - UK - chapter 32, The Elder Wand
Huruvida det var sant, kom de tillbaka till Hogwarts och kämpade mot Voldemort tillsammans med sina klasskamrater.
JKR: A part of the final battle that made me smile was Slughorn galloping back with Slytherins, but they’d gone off to get reinforcements first, you know what I’m saying? But yes, they came back, they came back to fight, so I mean- but I’m sure that many people would say “Well, that’s common sense, isn’t it? Isn’t that smart, to get out, get more people and come back with them?”
J.K. Rowling - Pottercast No. 131 - The Leaky Cauldron - 01.02.08
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