Cottage Black sat near a cliff overlooking the English Channel. The hatch roofed stone building sat inside a stone wall with a wooden gate. Bellatrix disabled the security wards. The inside of the building matched the quaintness of the outside. "This is lovely," Hermione remarked. She waved her wand placing Helga Hufflepuff's private security wards. No living thing, plant, or animal would be leaving the area.