In honor of International Hufflepuff week (that’s not a thing [it is now]), I’m going to go full-on nerd and list a few of the great things about the least appreciated and most unknown Hogwarts House. I mean, the books never even tell us where the Common Room is.
Hufflepuffs get a bad wrap because the only two students from that House we really see either *spoiler alert* die or turn to stone.
- The Common Room is the most secure. No non-Hufflepuff has visited it in “over a thousand years”, according to Gabriel Truman {who? [he’s on Pottermore {what?}]}(the the Marauders might be an exception).
- The Common Room is near the kitchen, making midnight snacks a great option.
- Hufflepuffs are exceedingly loyal. Sometimes to a fault like during the Tri-Wizard tournament: they cheered exclusively for Cedric, some even mocking Harry as a false champion. Loyalty can go a bit too far.
- Speaking of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, the Tri-Wizard Cup chose a Hufflepuff as Hogwarts’ champion.
- Fan favorites Tonks and Newt Scamander are notable members. Both brave, loyal, and hardworking heroes.
- They may not be the smartest, the bravest or the most ambitious, but I’m willing to bet that there are more Hufflepuff students than any other House…unless the Sorting Hat manages to divide the first years up evenly every year (unlikely).
- Since it’s original founder, Helga Hufflepuff, didn’t mind who she took in, Hufflepuff House is probably the most inclusive House at Hogwarts.
- Deadpool is a Hufflepuff. *spoilers ahead*
From redditblog.com
- They can be brave and patient but not fool-hardy
- It’s J.K. Rowling’s favorite House.
So remember:
“You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,
And unafraid of toil.“
I’ll leave you with a quote from the author’s oldest daughter: “We should all want to be Hufflepuffs.”
I think we could all learn to be a little more like Hufflepuffs. The world needs more patient, kind, tolerant, loyal, hard-working, just people in it.
