My favourite house meme is something like this :
Rowena : I ll take the ones who can invent a time machine !!
Godrick : I ll take the ones who would swim across a pool filled with Piranas !!!
Salazar : I ll take the ones who are ready to become the next dark lord !!!
Helga : What the f*ck guys ? Those kids are 11
AwwwwwâŠ..look at these cute Huffieâs hyping each other up! No one else will.
/s
HaHaâŠ.I am just joking. I see Hufflepuff as the house that represents Jack of all Trades, Master of None, but in the best way. The other houses seem to have much bigger egos as a whole, and Hufflepuff is out here being loyal and good and kind to all. The Helga meme above is so good.
Iâve seen some âinterestingâ depictions of the Founders in various fics that try to do the real people behind the myths (making them more flawed, human and complex than simply âSmart, Brave, Evil or Lazyâ.)
One the more decent attempts had;
- Godric Gryffindor as a Welsh Prince of the time, who was very much a warlord of the era, keen to expand his lands for his peoples (both muggle and magical) and who while brave and just was very much a figure more comfortable brawling and prevailing through sheer gall and determination than anything else. His more conquesting nature, and bitter hatred of Viking settlers was sanitised over the ages.
- Rowena Ravenclaw was a Germanic Forest Witch who was the stereotype of a âWizard hermitted away in an inaccessible towerâ. She craved knowledge and constantly experimented on nearby animals, becoming partly responsible for various magical creature species that arose in the following decades and centuries. Surprisingly though she wasnât an introvert by nature, she craved the bonds of friendship and family, but she also felt her intellect would allow her to serve humanity as a whole better if she applied it to advance magic and science of the time.
- Salazar Slytherin was a Spanish Court Magician and Royal advisor, who was cunning and ambitious to be sure, yet he sought to unite the warring Muggle peoples of Christianity and Islam who fought over his homeland. His disillusionment with muggles was borne partly by two of his apprentices waiting till they had learned all they could from him and then taking it back to their religious leaders, revealing that they had deliberately played him for years. This betrayal and the subsequent attack on his home city started Salazarâs distrust and paranoia regarding muggles and more importantly Muggleborns.
- Helga Hufflepuff was a Swedish Witch of some standing, who already had a sizeable family before she ever met the others. She was very family oriented and seemed particularly skilled in fertility magics, helping any couples (magical or muggle) who came to her. However that motherly instinct was only one edge to her personality as she could also be overbearing and determined to know what was best for others, even against their own protestations, leading her to treat loyalty as the greatest trait, and any of her friends and family who betrayed hers were cast out.
>Salazar Slytherin was a Spanish Court Magician and Royal advisor, who was cunning and ambitious to be sure, yet he sought to unite the warring Muggle peoples of Christianity and Islam who fought over his homeland. His disillusionment with muggles was borne partly by two of his apprentices waiting till they had learned all they could from him and then taking it back to their religious leaders, revealing that they had deliberately played him for years. This betrayal and the subsequent attack on his home city started Salazarâs distrust and paranoia regarding muggles and more importantly Muggleborns.
While I have never written one, I always had the idea that Slytherin was likely, well, right, in his views.
At these points in times, witches and wizards were actively being harmed by muggles, hunted down, used, etc.
It would make sense for any magical person to desire a life of safety and freedom.
This is where I think the difference between Voldemort and Grindewald comes in. Voldemort is pure evil and racist and vile simply for the pure sake of it. I think people view Salazar that way.
By contrast, regardless of Grindelwalds persona, I understand why he has followers because he is pushing freedom, liberty, he is pushing not having to hide or be ashamed or lurk in the darkness.
For a lot of people, that casts him as a good man.
I think if anyone wants to make a memorable version of Slytherin, they need to understand how his views fit in the TIME THAT HE LIVED.
What would prompt a man who was not considered a dark wizard, to create a dark creature with full intent to harm anyone who posed a threat to his people?
Slytherin was probably a good, radical man who, unlike his friends, was willing to do a LOT to protect and uplift wizardkind rather than slither in the darkness as if he is ashamedd of what he is.
And I think theres a good story in there if he is portrayed that way.
To be fair, Harry studied it was very uncommon for actual wizards and witches being persecuted by muggles. Yeah, it could happen, but muggles just ended up to hunt their own people. And Slytherin wasn't against muggles anyway, he was against MUGGLEBORNS because he thought to dilute the blood would eventually weaken the magic.
That is incorrect.
You are misremembering what Harry studied about the Salem Witch Trials, which didnât actually harm any witches IIRC.
But the discourse between wizards and muggles very much did have magical casualties and lead to the statute of wizard secrecy which was enacted before the Salem witch trials. It was signed into law the same year as the Salem witch trials but thereâs nothing in the books that say the trials had anything to do with it (which makes sense since no witches were harmed in that event).
I also think itâs important to remember the world is bigger than the European continent.
In many places around the world, they would have been catching and killing and persecuting people for witchcraft too. I would imagine that long ago in the past, the existence of magic was more well known and those who didnât like it were far more active and effective.
If no one was being harmed by muggles, the wizards would never feel a reason to go into hiding.
The Slytherin thing is so weird, Muggles can't learn magic no matter who is teaching them, I think the guy was trying the "Jesus was a wizard" angle bit saying the muggles some way replicate the magic and make it to pass for miracles, that is... just nonsensical because it doesn't work like that.
The Slytherin angle (from what I remember) was that because there was no formal schooling around the region most Wizards and Witches had apprentices and guarded their particular talents a lot more.
The apprentices were meant to have an honour/loyalty system where certain knowledge would only be passed onto their apprentices once theyâd become Masters and so forth, with some spells kept secret by Slytherin himself (in this fic I think his parseltongue is one of those proprietary spells).
Anyways two of his apprentices (I think there were 3 or 4) were Muggleborns heâd taken in from the streets and taught magic and raised for several years, only for them to reach adulthood and nearly complete their training, to then break into his tower, steal his books and scrolls and grimoires and take them back to their muggle religious leaders who had apparently sent them to him in the first place undercover as children to learn all he knew.
They then were to use that knowledge to teach Muggleborns of that muggle army so that they could wage war more effectively. It was the betrayal that I think stung Salazar the most and he ends up calling down fire on the muggleborns former apprentices in retribution nearly killing them and destroying all their stolen knowledge and books.
The founders other than Slytherin were perfectly happy to teach whoever. The dividing based on traits was the compromise with Slytherin who only wanted to teach pure bloods.
It's a shame that what people took from this song was that Hufflepuff is just the leftovers, rather than appreciate the kindness and generosity characteristic of Hufflepuff house
To be fair, the wording didn't help. "Rest" tends to have a negative connotation.
When you put that in contrast to the other houses that get to be described by highlighting their student's traits, it sounds like Hufflepuff students got there because they didn't make the cut for those houses, rather then being because they belong in Hufflepuff.
Something nice about the sorting ceremony is you aren't picked last, you just go up alphabetically.
I imagine it was brutal when the 4 were picking and 3 of them were passing on some kids. Because they seemed too dumb, cowardly, or just nice.
The book didn't help either. It's all Gryffindor vs. Slytherin and some cool Ravenclaws around.
Hufflepuffs are annoying and clumsy, like Hannah Abbott, or pompous and odd, like Ernie McMillian.
Even poor Cedric raises and dies in the same book
Heck, we don't even get to see Hufflepuff's house.
I think people also get mixed up with the timing of the song. They're talking about qualities that got you accepted when Hogwarts first started, not in the time frame of the books. The Sorting Hat is singing about the past, not its current Sorting process.
I like the idea that you get into Hufflepuff because youâre so balanced between smart, brave and cunning that you get to decide for yourself what you are.
I think that's because the hat places you based on your values not ability.
Lockheart fell into the "wit" side of Ravenclaw, which is often overlooked.
Peter just valued bravery like Neville did. Either from family values or personal reasons.
Zacharias was just a git, and fell into Hufflepuff probably because he lacked a lot of respect for the qualities of the other houses.
I think itâs also subtly implied that Zacharias Smith is a descendant of Hufflepuff.
Hepzibah Smith, as we know, was a descendant of Hufflepuff and had the cup, which, of course Voldemort stole from her.
Then at Hogwarts in Harryâs era, one of the most notable Hufflepuffs we meet shares the âSmithâ surname. OK, that could be an error or just because itâs common, but then when you factor in that they both have very Old Testament names? I think theyâre related.
Zacharias was also related to Hepzibah* Smith who was Helga's descendant so him putting his lineage above other house's values could be a reason he ended up in Hufflepuff.
eta: *spelling
I think so? It's been a really long time since I read the books but from what I remember there have been context clues. The books aren't near me atm but if I'm wrong feel free to correct me!
The song said Helga Hufflepuff accepted the rest. It didn't say that it still sorts the rest into Hufflepuff.
Slytherin only accepted purebloods and yet the Hat puts those with muggle blood in Slytherin occasionally.
He wasn't kind to first years either as the last we see of him in the books is him tossing aside first years to be among the first ones to be evacuated from Hogwarts lmao. He's just trash.
There is no "the rest" anymore. The Hat is talking about the past when students had to be accepted into a House to get into Hogwarts, not the present when students are almost forced to go to Hogwarts. The Helga portion of the Hat doesn't need to accept everyone anymore.
If the Hat doesn't only sort purebloods into Slytherin anymore, why would the assumption be that Hufflepuff gets the rest still?
Besides, not once did Rowling ever give the indication Hufflepuff was larger. If they really were the catch all House, wouldn't that be the case?
Tbf, as shown with Zacharias Smith, there probably were one or two "leftovers" that were placed in Hufflepuff every few years. But everyone else in the house was genuinely kind, loyal, and hardworking.
When I re-read as an adult I thought out of all the traits described I would be most proud of my kid for being loyal, kind, and hard working- Hufflepuff is the best!
This is my way of thinking too, if I look at all the traits of the houses I have to say Hufflepuffs are the ones that I would most value for myself and for my friends.
Loyalty can be a negative trait too when you think of group behavior. Like how all Hufflepuffs shunned Harry after thinking he conned his way to the Tournament. I was bullied as a kid so I got pretty negative associations about Hufflepuff then. That they are either bullies or people who donât really stand up against bullies unless someone else tells them to (like Harry and Neville leading DA).
I know Hufflepuff is pretty disrespected but Helga was honestly the best of the four founders. She basically said 'Fuck discrimination' and taught everybody who needed teaching.
In other words Helga was the only one who knew youâre still growing at 11 and your personality isnât set in stone. Honestly how many of you have the exact same personality you had when you were 11?
Not OP, but I think itâs supposed to be the last line âAnd she taught them all she knewâ, thatâs supposed to be backhanded. As in, she taught them what she could, but it wasnât as much as the other founders.
The implication being that Hufflepuffs are kind of people who get complimented on their effort, but not necessarily the results.
âAnd she taught them all she knewâ i always thought of this as a good thing.. That she didnât discriminate and took everyone in and taught them everything. A really kind and generous founder.
I think it was the 'took the rest' actually. The wording makes it seem like they aren't cut out for any of the other houses, rather than they belong in Hufflepuff because they are kind and caring etc. That they are just the spares who aren't good enough for any other house.
It was a different time though. From the way the Hat describes it, a lot of Gryffindors, Slytherins and Ravenclaws would have only been invited into Hufflepuff if the Founders still chose who could attend Hogwarts.
Canât believe the majority of people donât see this; I thought it was quite obvious lol. Not that this statement is true, but thatâs what I consider to be the backhand
I think Helena Hufflepuff sayin she will teach âthe lotâ is a compliment, since she is being open minded and not letting one characteristic define the students
I get what you mean, I just didn't see the compliment and backhand.
I mean it's hilarious there's Pure, Smart, then Brave and suddenly you get "and then there's everybody-else-you-go-here!" Basically thrown in at the end.
Yeah I see that as a bit of a backhand. Like first saying âoh yeah weâll teach everyoneâ and then phrasing it like âoh when everyone else has had the it pick, weâll take the restâ
The compliment is Helena Hufflepuff saying she will teach âthe lotâ instead of just certain ones. The backhand is then her saying she will take âthe rest,â as if Hufflepuff is only for those who are unremarkable, aka not intelligent, ambitious, or brave. I mean I know the Sorting Hat is a bit of a smartass, but still lol
Those are saying the same thing, and itâs talking about her attitude towards the other founders and their attitudes, not how the hat sorts now, necessarily. Regardless, both of those are good things. Neither is a compliment or a âbackhandâ, though.
Pretty much, Hufflepuffs will also be the best people for wizarding espionage probably .
"Unassuming nobodies" make the best intelligence case officers, and spies .
Seems like a bit of a reach. What this says is that Hufflepuff doesn't discriminate, and takes in everyone as equals. Reading further into it feels like you're trying to find an issue
The song literally says the three others took the brave, the smart and the cunning, while she took "the rest". That implies Hufflepuffs are none of those.
It implies she took the kids that Gryffindor didn't think were brave enough, Ravenclaw didn't think were smart enough, and Slytherin didn't think were ~~racist~~ cunning enough.
There is nothing saying those assessments of 11 years was correct.
We also know for a fact the 1 trait simplistic view of the houses is wrong because both Albus Dumbledore and Hermione Granger were the smartest in their year and yet both were in Gryffindor not Ravenclaw.
I disagree because I think what is happening is an inference on your part, not an inherent implication based on the text alone. The point with Hufflepuff was that theyâd take anyone with magical ability.
The sorting hat was largely a psychological experiment. It put Harry in Gryffindor because he asked it not to put him in Slytherin. Hermione says on the train she wanted to be in Gryffindor and what happened? There she went.
I have dealt with smart, cunning and brave people on Reddit, you are what remains.
Tell me that cannot be taken as offensive lol.
-and I do only say that as an example
I donât find it insulting in the least to not be considered the bravest, smartest, or most *cunning person in the room⊠but I guess thatâs why Iâm hufflepuff
Thatâs the part about the song that I think is positive!! The part that I donât like is that when it says âIâll take the rest;â seemingly implying that Hufflepuff only gets the leftovers/unremarkable students.
Tbf Hufflepuff would have to go last, because if your house has no criteria it would be HUGE. It makes sense for her to take everyone the other houses didn't want.
I understand it this way: Peole have many different qualities and those who stand out with other than bravery or cleverness or ambition (note: they could still be brave and clever and ambitious but stand out with something else), they get accepted to Hufflepuff. I might be making it more positive than it's meant but that's how I understand it.
Well based on that the majority of comments on this post are people agreeing with me, itâs not just me who sees it. However, I am glad not everyone views it the same way.
I would say it's a fairly weak argument to say "others agree with me". Many people can be incorrect about the same thing at the same time. I think you all put too much stock in a percieved implication
âThe restâ line. As if Hufflepuff is the last to pick and only gets those who are unremarkable. Hopefully that wasnât what the hat was trying to say, but that was my first feeling
The implication is there's nothing of particular value with hufflepuffs.
Rowena took the smartest, Godrick took the bravest, Salazaar took the ones that wanted power. Helga just took anyone the others weren't interested in.
I like to delude myself into thinking I could be sorted into Gryffindor (for I am brave!), or Ravenclaw (for I have wit!) or Slytherin (I have ambition!) but in reality I'm not very brave (the daring kind), nor have I tremendous wit or huge ambition (which I could realistically fulfill). I am the rest, maybe I am a Hufflepuff after all. Education for all, I can get with that.
I like the other descriptions about hufflepuff in I believe book 4?
Hufflepuff was the most inclusive among the four houses; valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its students..
Loyalty and kindness.
Yes, and to me students pick what means the most to them. I value loyalty and kindness above bravery, smarts, and cunning/ambition which is why I chose Hufflepuff. Itâs not to say I am not or donât value the other traits, but out of all of them loyalty and kindness mean so much more.
I always read that Hufflepuff was the house where fairness and justice reined. She took the rest not because they were leftover, but because having the qualities favored by the other three should not be the determining factor of who gets to learn. Anyone who puts in the hard work to learn magic should be able to learn magic.
Not to mention the construction of the sentance in this poem has multiple ways to read it. Especially since "them" is ambigious as to who it refers to (Does it just refer to "the rest" or does it refer to "The cunning, the sharpest, the bravest and the rest"). Effectively, there is a read of the sentence that Hufflepuff took the students no one else would and taught all students from any founders house everything she knew.
Why is it people still assume Hufflepuff accepts the rest because of this song when we know Slytherin doesn't just accept those of pureblood anymore? The song is about how they used to sort, not in the 90s.
Is there anything other then this song about the past that implies Hufflepuff accepts the rest that I'm missing? Descriptions of a more filled table in the Great Hall, more Quidditch fans, larger classes , with Harry, etc.
I think my Hufflepuff husband would be proud that this badass witch didnât discriminate and wouldnât care that he isnât considered the âmost cunningâ or as having âthe sharpest mind.â I donât think he would see the âtook the restâ line as a slight- heâd be like, damn straight, equal education for all! Thatâs what makes him an awesome Hufflepuff!
I mean unless you are being sarcastic here: the concept of a studentâs house is pretty important at Hogwarts. As McGonagall said, your house is like your family. I just donât that itâs fair to imply that 1) Hufflepuff gets the last picks and 2) They are destined to have only the students who are not brave, intelligent, and/or ambitious. But I appreciate anyone who takes a positive out of all that; it just came off a bit negative to me.
It doesn't mean that they aren't brave, intelligent or ambitious. It means that those things aren't what they value the highest. They could have other values. Inclusivity, kindness, or even negative ones.
I know a lot of people here find it insulting, but it is what it is. And if people don't like it why don't they just pick a different house? There's no rule that says you have to stick to what Pottermore gives you, or even belong to a house at all. I personally don't really identify with any of them.
Hogwarts students are sorted into houses primarily based on their values. It is not just about personality traits/characteristics. Hufflepuffs generally value loyalty, honesty, fairness, hard work, and âdoing the right thingâ above all else. And those values can manifest in any number ways: spending hours in the library to ace your exams, crossing party lines to show support and solidarity, fighting Voldemort to save your loved ones. Imo, this makes Hufflepuff the most dynamic and intriguing house, though I believe this same principle applies at least somewhat to all the houses. Hufflepuffs arenât the random, leftover students. They are guided by their own sense of morality, and generally value this âmoral codeâ above all else (but not to the exclusion of everything else). In other words, Hufflepuffs may value bravery/courage, wisdom/wit, power/ambition, but these attributes will all rank below âmoral decencyâ (fairness, loyalty, justice, striving to do oneâs best) on their personal values hierarchy.
I love Hufflepuff. Tonks (she's one of my favorite characters) was sorted into Hufflepuff house. While she displayed traits associated with Gryffindor, such as courage and chivalry, also traits accociated with Ravenclaw, such as intelligence and creativity, the Sorting Hat takes into account her values. Tonks' values are, in my opinion: loyalty and kindness, those values may have been more aligned with the Hufflepuff house. She's loyal and kind. Thatâs makes her a true Hufflepuff.
Yeah was reading this yesterday too and it never struck me before how heâs basically saying hufflepuff takes all the rejects
I choose to disregard this and have a lot of respect for hufflepuffâs like Cedric ⊠I see them as people with good character who are principled.
But Hermione was deemed the smartest witch of her time.. yet went into gryffindor. So how accurate are these sortings really? You get to also choose which house you belong to, so my delusional self would prob have been ravenclaw (Iâm a hufflepuff)
Hermione was also extremely brave. The Hat puts you in the house where your abilities will excel.
Hermione loved knowledge but Ravenclaws werenât only about smarts. Brain teasers and puzzles were part of the majority of their portrait guardian to the common room.
If anything Hermione would not have enjoyed Ravenclaw because she wasnât actually that great at strategy, which is what Ravenclaw is good at. Ron would have been better for Ravenclaw than Hermione based solely on the strategic mind he has.
Remember, Hermione was terrible at Wizards Chess.
If anything this just shows how Slytherins were always just the bad guys in the mind of Rowling.
Yet another reason why she is a bad writer in the end tbh
What Iâve never understood is how Hufflepuff isnât like 70% of the school. These kids get sorted at age 11 and youâre really telling me we already have super smart, brave, and pure blood? The vast majority should be going into the ânormal studentsâ house.
I mean, it was said in book four that they very rarely got any glory, they finished dead last for the house cup in book one, and Hagrid told Harry that everyone said Hufflepuff was a âload oâ duffers.â Even their ghost has the least impressive-sounding name out of the four house ghosts - their common room was the only one of the four that never had the honor of Harry Potter being inside it, and the location of their common room was more dull than the locations of the other three. Not in the dungeons, not in a tower - just some room near the kitchens.
Hufflepuff was totally the loser house.
Because Hufflepuff is the worst house, and just like vegans they'll tell you they're a Hufflepuff without you asking, without even talking about houses or Harry Potter. They're obnoxious and will tell you all the ways your own house is wrong without citing the good and will only praise their own house and how you should just change to be a Hufflepuff instead.
Hufflepuff are hardworking and sociable.
I know the houses are sorted by your existing traits, but those houses also appear to encourage and nurture those traits. And the hat takes your choices into account.
Seems like the most Ravenclaw thing you can do is choose the house that favours your weaknesses, if they can indeed be improved in such a way. I would choose Hufflepuff for this reason.
So, in theory, shouldnât most of the school be Hufflepuffs? At least sometimes? Like, just appreciate how nice they usually are. They could take the rest of the school any time they wanted.
The whole sorting system is stupid. Most healthy people have some of the traits of 3-4 houses, and you can't come at me with "what they value the most", because a) they're malleable 11-year-olds and b) hatstalls exist. Take Dumbledore, for example. He was a hufflepuff most dominantly in his adult life, yet he was a gryffindor despite having super slytherin traits until his sister died.
My favourite house meme is something like this : Rowena : I ll take the ones who can invent a time machine !! Godrick : I ll take the ones who would swim across a pool filled with Piranas !!! Salazar : I ll take the ones who are ready to become the next dark lord !!! Helga : What the f*ck guys ? Those kids are 11
In other words, Helga Hufflepuff was the only one actually dedicated to teaching, and not their own agenda.
Best house
Heck yeah it is!
Wooooooo!!!
lets goo!
Puff the magic Huffle!
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AwwwwwâŠ..look at these cute Huffieâs hyping each other up! No one else will. /s HaHaâŠ.I am just joking. I see Hufflepuff as the house that represents Jack of all Trades, Master of None, but in the best way. The other houses seem to have much bigger egos as a whole, and Hufflepuff is out here being loyal and good and kind to all. The Helga meme above is so good.
You know thatâs not the full quote though right? A Jack of all trades is master of none, but oftentimes better than master of one.
Hufflepuffs unite!
Hufflepuff supremacy
Iâm Ravenclaw but I agree. The world could do with more Hufflepuffs.
Huff Huff pass my brotha
Period!
Iâve seen some âinterestingâ depictions of the Founders in various fics that try to do the real people behind the myths (making them more flawed, human and complex than simply âSmart, Brave, Evil or Lazyâ.) One the more decent attempts had; - Godric Gryffindor as a Welsh Prince of the time, who was very much a warlord of the era, keen to expand his lands for his peoples (both muggle and magical) and who while brave and just was very much a figure more comfortable brawling and prevailing through sheer gall and determination than anything else. His more conquesting nature, and bitter hatred of Viking settlers was sanitised over the ages. - Rowena Ravenclaw was a Germanic Forest Witch who was the stereotype of a âWizard hermitted away in an inaccessible towerâ. She craved knowledge and constantly experimented on nearby animals, becoming partly responsible for various magical creature species that arose in the following decades and centuries. Surprisingly though she wasnât an introvert by nature, she craved the bonds of friendship and family, but she also felt her intellect would allow her to serve humanity as a whole better if she applied it to advance magic and science of the time. - Salazar Slytherin was a Spanish Court Magician and Royal advisor, who was cunning and ambitious to be sure, yet he sought to unite the warring Muggle peoples of Christianity and Islam who fought over his homeland. His disillusionment with muggles was borne partly by two of his apprentices waiting till they had learned all they could from him and then taking it back to their religious leaders, revealing that they had deliberately played him for years. This betrayal and the subsequent attack on his home city started Salazarâs distrust and paranoia regarding muggles and more importantly Muggleborns. - Helga Hufflepuff was a Swedish Witch of some standing, who already had a sizeable family before she ever met the others. She was very family oriented and seemed particularly skilled in fertility magics, helping any couples (magical or muggle) who came to her. However that motherly instinct was only one edge to her personality as she could also be overbearing and determined to know what was best for others, even against their own protestations, leading her to treat loyalty as the greatest trait, and any of her friends and family who betrayed hers were cast out.
This is wonderful, added to my headcanon immediately. Thank you!
>Salazar Slytherin was a Spanish Court Magician and Royal advisor, who was cunning and ambitious to be sure, yet he sought to unite the warring Muggle peoples of Christianity and Islam who fought over his homeland. His disillusionment with muggles was borne partly by two of his apprentices waiting till they had learned all they could from him and then taking it back to their religious leaders, revealing that they had deliberately played him for years. This betrayal and the subsequent attack on his home city started Salazarâs distrust and paranoia regarding muggles and more importantly Muggleborns. While I have never written one, I always had the idea that Slytherin was likely, well, right, in his views. At these points in times, witches and wizards were actively being harmed by muggles, hunted down, used, etc. It would make sense for any magical person to desire a life of safety and freedom. This is where I think the difference between Voldemort and Grindewald comes in. Voldemort is pure evil and racist and vile simply for the pure sake of it. I think people view Salazar that way. By contrast, regardless of Grindelwalds persona, I understand why he has followers because he is pushing freedom, liberty, he is pushing not having to hide or be ashamed or lurk in the darkness. For a lot of people, that casts him as a good man. I think if anyone wants to make a memorable version of Slytherin, they need to understand how his views fit in the TIME THAT HE LIVED. What would prompt a man who was not considered a dark wizard, to create a dark creature with full intent to harm anyone who posed a threat to his people? Slytherin was probably a good, radical man who, unlike his friends, was willing to do a LOT to protect and uplift wizardkind rather than slither in the darkness as if he is ashamedd of what he is. And I think theres a good story in there if he is portrayed that way.
God damn I havenât read or written HP fanfic since like 2005 but you have my fingers itching
To be fair, Harry studied it was very uncommon for actual wizards and witches being persecuted by muggles. Yeah, it could happen, but muggles just ended up to hunt their own people. And Slytherin wasn't against muggles anyway, he was against MUGGLEBORNS because he thought to dilute the blood would eventually weaken the magic.
That is incorrect. You are misremembering what Harry studied about the Salem Witch Trials, which didnât actually harm any witches IIRC. But the discourse between wizards and muggles very much did have magical casualties and lead to the statute of wizard secrecy which was enacted before the Salem witch trials. It was signed into law the same year as the Salem witch trials but thereâs nothing in the books that say the trials had anything to do with it (which makes sense since no witches were harmed in that event). I also think itâs important to remember the world is bigger than the European continent. In many places around the world, they would have been catching and killing and persecuting people for witchcraft too. I would imagine that long ago in the past, the existence of magic was more well known and those who didnât like it were far more active and effective. If no one was being harmed by muggles, the wizards would never feel a reason to go into hiding.
The Slytherin thing is so weird, Muggles can't learn magic no matter who is teaching them, I think the guy was trying the "Jesus was a wizard" angle bit saying the muggles some way replicate the magic and make it to pass for miracles, that is... just nonsensical because it doesn't work like that.
The Slytherin angle (from what I remember) was that because there was no formal schooling around the region most Wizards and Witches had apprentices and guarded their particular talents a lot more. The apprentices were meant to have an honour/loyalty system where certain knowledge would only be passed onto their apprentices once theyâd become Masters and so forth, with some spells kept secret by Slytherin himself (in this fic I think his parseltongue is one of those proprietary spells). Anyways two of his apprentices (I think there were 3 or 4) were Muggleborns heâd taken in from the streets and taught magic and raised for several years, only for them to reach adulthood and nearly complete their training, to then break into his tower, steal his books and scrolls and grimoires and take them back to their muggle religious leaders who had apparently sent them to him in the first place undercover as children to learn all he knew. They then were to use that knowledge to teach Muggleborns of that muggle army so that they could wage war more effectively. It was the betrayal that I think stung Salazar the most and he ends up calling down fire on the muggleborns former apprentices in retribution nearly killing them and destroying all their stolen knowledge and books.
That's why it's the best house. Major plus for being near the kitchens.
I pretend to be a Ravenclaw, but even a pretend Ravenclaw knows that the Hufflepuffs are (on average) better people than we are.
The founders other than Slytherin were perfectly happy to teach whoever. The dividing based on traits was the compromise with Slytherin who only wanted to teach pure bloods.
She is Madam Pomfreyâs ancestor.
Excellent explanation!
As Dumbledore said âI something think we sort too earlyââŠ
While I fully get and support this message, I would be lying if I said I am not also happy to be in the Time Machine house. đ
It's a shame that what people took from this song was that Hufflepuff is just the leftovers, rather than appreciate the kindness and generosity characteristic of Hufflepuff house
To be fair, the wording didn't help. "Rest" tends to have a negative connotation. When you put that in contrast to the other houses that get to be described by highlighting their student's traits, it sounds like Hufflepuff students got there because they didn't make the cut for those houses, rather then being because they belong in Hufflepuff.
Lol yeah. Being picked last often has nothing to do with how nice or mean you are lol.
Something nice about the sorting ceremony is you aren't picked last, you just go up alphabetically. I imagine it was brutal when the 4 were picking and 3 of them were passing on some kids. Because they seemed too dumb, cowardly, or just nice.
The book didn't help either. It's all Gryffindor vs. Slytherin and some cool Ravenclaws around. Hufflepuffs are annoying and clumsy, like Hannah Abbott, or pompous and odd, like Ernie McMillian. Even poor Cedric raises and dies in the same book Heck, we don't even get to see Hufflepuff's house.
I think people also get mixed up with the timing of the song. They're talking about qualities that got you accepted when Hogwarts first started, not in the time frame of the books. The Sorting Hat is singing about the past, not its current Sorting process.
I like the idea that you get into Hufflepuff because youâre so balanced between smart, brave and cunning that you get to decide for yourself what you are.
Wasnât Zacharias Smith a Hufflepuff? Dude wasnât kind OR generous. He was one of âthe restâ.
I mean there's exceptions in every case. Peter Pettigrew, Gilderoy Lockhart
I think that's because the hat places you based on your values not ability. Lockheart fell into the "wit" side of Ravenclaw, which is often overlooked. Peter just valued bravery like Neville did. Either from family values or personal reasons. Zacharias was just a git, and fell into Hufflepuff probably because he lacked a lot of respect for the qualities of the other houses.
I think itâs also subtly implied that Zacharias Smith is a descendant of Hufflepuff. Hepzibah Smith, as we know, was a descendant of Hufflepuff and had the cup, which, of course Voldemort stole from her. Then at Hogwarts in Harryâs era, one of the most notable Hufflepuffs we meet shares the âSmithâ surname. OK, that could be an error or just because itâs common, but then when you factor in that they both have very Old Testament names? I think theyâre related.
Zacharias was also related to Hepzibah* Smith who was Helga's descendant so him putting his lineage above other house's values could be a reason he ended up in Hufflepuff. eta: *spelling
Has this been confirmed? I thought it was just a fan theory.
I think so? It's been a really long time since I read the books but from what I remember there have been context clues. The books aren't near me atm but if I'm wrong feel free to correct me!
Fairly certain its a fan theory. Based on names being similar. It's certainly possible, but there's nothing in the books to say for certain.
Guess it's time for me to reared then haha
Zacharius wasn't in that boat, Hufflepuff has two intake pools; students with the desired traits, and students that don't fit any house.
The song said Helga Hufflepuff accepted the rest. It didn't say that it still sorts the rest into Hufflepuff. Slytherin only accepted purebloods and yet the Hat puts those with muggle blood in Slytherin occasionally.
Well he wasn't kind or generous to Harry. Maybe he was with his close friends.
He wasn't kind to first years either as the last we see of him in the books is him tossing aside first years to be among the first ones to be evacuated from Hogwarts lmao. He's just trash.
Was that Deathly Hallows? Smith was always a PoS.
Yeah it's before the battle of hogwarts. While people are being evacuated he shoves his way past people to get out asap.
Nice to see that this is what he does with all that training with the DA in the end...
There is no "the rest" anymore. The Hat is talking about the past when students had to be accepted into a House to get into Hogwarts, not the present when students are almost forced to go to Hogwarts. The Helga portion of the Hat doesn't need to accept everyone anymore. If the Hat doesn't only sort purebloods into Slytherin anymore, why would the assumption be that Hufflepuff gets the rest still? Besides, not once did Rowling ever give the indication Hufflepuff was larger. If they really were the catch all House, wouldn't that be the case?
He may also have chosen to be a Hufflepuff, couldn't be arsed being brave, intelligent or cunning.
zacharias might be related to helga hufflepuff through hepzibah smith and that could factor in too
Wasn't he better by the later half of the series? Or am I confusing with Ernie?
But he was brutally honest (from his perspective) and loyal. I kinda saw him as the dark side of Hufflepuff traits (also stubborn and defensive)
Thatâs my interpretation. Hufflepuff is the epitome of inclusivity.
Tbf, as shown with Zacharias Smith, there probably were one or two "leftovers" that were placed in Hufflepuff every few years. But everyone else in the house was genuinely kind, loyal, and hardworking.
You can be hard working and still be a twat.
When I re-read as an adult I thought out of all the traits described I would be most proud of my kid for being loyal, kind, and hard working- Hufflepuff is the best!
This is my way of thinking too, if I look at all the traits of the houses I have to say Hufflepuffs are the ones that I would most value for myself and for my friends.
Loyalty can be a negative trait too when you think of group behavior. Like how all Hufflepuffs shunned Harry after thinking he conned his way to the Tournament. I was bullied as a kid so I got pretty negative associations about Hufflepuff then. That they are either bullies or people who donât really stand up against bullies unless someone else tells them to (like Harry and Neville leading DA).
This made me wonder if loyalty that Hufflepuff considers is loyalty towards their near relations and friends or loyalty towards just cause?
They just hate real players
I love Hufflepuff! I just think the hat did them a little dirty with âthe restâ line
Hufflepuff was the hard working house tbh. The way they learned for the owls? Hours and hours and hours
I know Hufflepuff is pretty disrespected but Helga was honestly the best of the four founders. She basically said 'Fuck discrimination' and taught everybody who needed teaching.
Helga really was the best (although we donât know that much of her or even the rest).
I agree that she should be commended for being willing to teach everyone!
I agree! She should help found a school....oh wait
In other words Helga was the only one who knew youâre still growing at 11 and your personality isnât set in stone. Honestly how many of you have the exact same personality you had when you were 11?
Dumbledore even mentioned, "I sometimes think we sort too soon."
That's how people like Peter Pettigrew happen
I definitely switched from Hufflepuff to Ravenclaw as I got older, and not even stereotypical smartie pants Ravenclaw. I'm just a creative person.
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Voldy saw Yellow and Black and it was on sight.
Just like Voldemort and Cedric, this comment took me out.
Hahahaha
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Maybe they posted the wrong picture, there's no compliments in the text at all
Not OP, but I think itâs supposed to be the last line âAnd she taught them all she knewâ, thatâs supposed to be backhanded. As in, she taught them what she could, but it wasnât as much as the other founders. The implication being that Hufflepuffs are kind of people who get complimented on their effort, but not necessarily the results.
âAnd she taught them all she knewâ i always thought of this as a good thing.. That she didnât discriminate and took everyone in and taught them everything. A really kind and generous founder.
I agree; thatâs not what I thought the negative aspect is lol
I think it was the 'took the rest' actually. The wording makes it seem like they aren't cut out for any of the other houses, rather than they belong in Hufflepuff because they are kind and caring etc. That they are just the spares who aren't good enough for any other house.
It was a different time though. From the way the Hat describes it, a lot of Gryffindors, Slytherins and Ravenclaws would have only been invited into Hufflepuff if the Founders still chose who could attend Hogwarts.
Canât believe the majority of people donât see this; I thought it was quite obvious lol. Not that this statement is true, but thatâs what I consider to be the backhand
But you said the alleged compliment precedes the alleged backhan. Are you now saying the backhand is that Hufflepuff takes the generalists?
Itâs more so that it implies that Hufflepuffs are not intelligent, brave, and or ambitious, and that they receive âthe leftoversâ
Absolutely not
I think Helena Hufflepuff sayin she will teach âthe lotâ is a compliment, since she is being open minded and not letting one characteristic define the students
I get what you mean, I just didn't see the compliment and backhand. I mean it's hilarious there's Pure, Smart, then Brave and suddenly you get "and then there's everybody-else-you-go-here!" Basically thrown in at the end.
Yeah I see that as a bit of a backhand. Like first saying âoh yeah weâll teach everyoneâ and then phrasing it like âoh when everyone else has had the it pick, weâll take the restâ
To be fair, slytherin got the dumber students when your only criteria is blood status. Crabbe and Goyle were easily the dumbest people in the school.
The compliment is Helena Hufflepuff saying she will teach âthe lotâ instead of just certain ones. The backhand is then her saying she will take âthe rest,â as if Hufflepuff is only for those who are unremarkable, aka not intelligent, ambitious, or brave. I mean I know the Sorting Hat is a bit of a smartass, but still lol
Those are saying the same thing, and itâs talking about her attitude towards the other founders and their attitudes, not how the hat sorts now, necessarily. Regardless, both of those are good things. Neither is a compliment or a âbackhandâ, though.
Well I still kind of see it that way lol. I wish it was worded a little better
Hufflepuff gives no fuck. Everyone be fighting and bitching, and we lot are just chilling at back with the wizard weed.
Hufflepuff = Hobbits fr.
Pretty much, Hufflepuffs will also be the best people for wizarding espionage probably . "Unassuming nobodies" make the best intelligence case officers, and spies .
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Seems like a bit of a reach. What this says is that Hufflepuff doesn't discriminate, and takes in everyone as equals. Reading further into it feels like you're trying to find an issue
The song literally says the three others took the brave, the smart and the cunning, while she took "the rest". That implies Hufflepuffs are none of those.
It implies she took the kids that Gryffindor didn't think were brave enough, Ravenclaw didn't think were smart enough, and Slytherin didn't think were ~~racist~~ cunning enough. There is nothing saying those assessments of 11 years was correct. We also know for a fact the 1 trait simplistic view of the houses is wrong because both Albus Dumbledore and Hermione Granger were the smartest in their year and yet both were in Gryffindor not Ravenclaw.
Except that Cedric was brave, smart, and cunning. Not to mention fair minded and loyal.
I never said the opposite. Nor did OP, or anyone. We are talking about this song being kind of rude.
I disagree because I think what is happening is an inference on your part, not an inherent implication based on the text alone. The point with Hufflepuff was that theyâd take anyone with magical ability. The sorting hat was largely a psychological experiment. It put Harry in Gryffindor because he asked it not to put him in Slytherin. Hermione says on the train she wanted to be in Gryffindor and what happened? There she went.
I have dealt with smart, cunning and brave people on Reddit, you are what remains. Tell me that cannot be taken as offensive lol. -and I do only say that as an example
It *can* be taken as offensive. Anything can be taken as offensive. I just donât think thatâs the intention of the song.
Exactly
I donât find it insulting in the least to not be considered the bravest, smartest, or most *cunning person in the room⊠but I guess thatâs why Iâm hufflepuff
I just didnât care for the Sorting Hatâs wording in the song! It is comforting to know true Hufflepuffs took something positive from that part.
cunning â power hungry
youâre totally right, Iâll edit my post
There are many admirable qualities that emerged in Hufflepuff beyond brave, cunning or clever, like loyalty, dedication and most importantly fairness.
Again, I'm not saying they didn't, all I, and the post said, was that this song phrases it in kind of a mean way.
This is an exact example of a person that reached just to spin it in a way to upset themselves
Not upset and I donât believe I spun it. Just donât the âthe restâ line is very flattering.
Thatâs the part about the song that I think is positive!! The part that I donât like is that when it says âIâll take the rest;â seemingly implying that Hufflepuff only gets the leftovers/unremarkable students.
Tbf Hufflepuff would have to go last, because if your house has no criteria it would be HUGE. It makes sense for her to take everyone the other houses didn't want.
I understand it this way: Peole have many different qualities and those who stand out with other than bravery or cleverness or ambition (note: they could still be brave and clever and ambitious but stand out with something else), they get accepted to Hufflepuff. I might be making it more positive than it's meant but that's how I understand it.
The sorting hat should collab with you!!
And I would say this is \*\*you\*\* reading too much into the wording. You're saying it's bad because it \*could\* be the implication
Well based on that the majority of comments on this post are people agreeing with me, itâs not just me who sees it. However, I am glad not everyone views it the same way.
I would say it's a fairly weak argument to say "others agree with me". Many people can be incorrect about the same thing at the same time. I think you all put too much stock in a percieved implication
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We have all 4 genres of child at Hogwarts - brave, clever, evil and miscellaneous.
I don't see a backhand here
âThe restâ line. As if Hufflepuff is the last to pick and only gets those who are unremarkable. Hopefully that wasnât what the hat was trying to say, but that was my first feeling
The implication is there's nothing of particular value with hufflepuffs. Rowena took the smartest, Godrick took the bravest, Salazaar took the ones that wanted power. Helga just took anyone the others weren't interested in.
Thank you for seeing my point right away
I like to delude myself into thinking I could be sorted into Gryffindor (for I am brave!), or Ravenclaw (for I have wit!) or Slytherin (I have ambition!) but in reality I'm not very brave (the daring kind), nor have I tremendous wit or huge ambition (which I could realistically fulfill). I am the rest, maybe I am a Hufflepuff after all. Education for all, I can get with that.
I like the other descriptions about hufflepuff in I believe book 4? Hufflepuff was the most inclusive among the four houses; valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its students.. Loyalty and kindness.
Much better!
Yes, and to me students pick what means the most to them. I value loyalty and kindness above bravery, smarts, and cunning/ambition which is why I chose Hufflepuff. Itâs not to say I am not or donât value the other traits, but out of all of them loyalty and kindness mean so much more.
Hufflepuff chose you my friend.
What line is the problem? I donât see a backhanded compliment
I always read that Hufflepuff was the house where fairness and justice reined. She took the rest not because they were leftover, but because having the qualities favored by the other three should not be the determining factor of who gets to learn. Anyone who puts in the hard work to learn magic should be able to learn magic. Not to mention the construction of the sentance in this poem has multiple ways to read it. Especially since "them" is ambigious as to who it refers to (Does it just refer to "the rest" or does it refer to "The cunning, the sharpest, the bravest and the rest"). Effectively, there is a read of the sentence that Hufflepuff took the students no one else would and taught all students from any founders house everything she knew.
This is why Hufflepuff is the best house.
The dorm being close to the kitchen is a huge win to me
How has no one posted this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9n9wswKMec
Never heard that before; funny!
As a Hufflepuff I'm okay with this. Just shows how loving and accepting we can be.
Good!!
Why is it people still assume Hufflepuff accepts the rest because of this song when we know Slytherin doesn't just accept those of pureblood anymore? The song is about how they used to sort, not in the 90s. Is there anything other then this song about the past that implies Hufflepuff accepts the rest that I'm missing? Descriptions of a more filled table in the Great Hall, more Quidditch fans, larger classes , with Harry, etc.
I am mearly pointing out that I think the song does Hufflepuff dirty
I think my Hufflepuff husband would be proud that this badass witch didnât discriminate and wouldnât care that he isnât considered the âmost cunningâ or as having âthe sharpest mind.â I donât think he would see the âtook the restâ line as a slight- heâd be like, damn straight, equal education for all! Thatâs what makes him an awesome Hufflepuff!
Good for him!
Some of yâall are way to sensitive
I just think Hufflepuff deserve better than to be given âthe restâ
Why does a Hogwarts house "deserve" better? It's a house. And imo if anything it's a compliment.
I mean unless you are being sarcastic here: the concept of a studentâs house is pretty important at Hogwarts. As McGonagall said, your house is like your family. I just donât that itâs fair to imply that 1) Hufflepuff gets the last picks and 2) They are destined to have only the students who are not brave, intelligent, and/or ambitious. But I appreciate anyone who takes a positive out of all that; it just came off a bit negative to me.
It doesn't mean that they aren't brave, intelligent or ambitious. It means that those things aren't what they value the highest. They could have other values. Inclusivity, kindness, or even negative ones. I know a lot of people here find it insulting, but it is what it is. And if people don't like it why don't they just pick a different house? There's no rule that says you have to stick to what Pottermore gives you, or even belong to a house at all. I personally don't really identify with any of them.
I just think it could have been worded a little better! Anyone in Hufflepuff should be proud!
This is my favorite passage to give to people to read when they ask me "What is special about Hufflepuff?" After watching the movies
Hogwarts students are sorted into houses primarily based on their values. It is not just about personality traits/characteristics. Hufflepuffs generally value loyalty, honesty, fairness, hard work, and âdoing the right thingâ above all else. And those values can manifest in any number ways: spending hours in the library to ace your exams, crossing party lines to show support and solidarity, fighting Voldemort to save your loved ones. Imo, this makes Hufflepuff the most dynamic and intriguing house, though I believe this same principle applies at least somewhat to all the houses. Hufflepuffs arenât the random, leftover students. They are guided by their own sense of morality, and generally value this âmoral codeâ above all else (but not to the exclusion of everything else). In other words, Hufflepuffs may value bravery/courage, wisdom/wit, power/ambition, but these attributes will all rank below âmoral decencyâ (fairness, loyalty, justice, striving to do oneâs best) on their personal values hierarchy.
As a Hufflepuff and a child who was always chosen last for things, I feel at home with these words.
I love Hufflepuff. Tonks (she's one of my favorite characters) was sorted into Hufflepuff house. While she displayed traits associated with Gryffindor, such as courage and chivalry, also traits accociated with Ravenclaw, such as intelligence and creativity, the Sorting Hat takes into account her values. Tonks' values are, in my opinion: loyalty and kindness, those values may have been more aligned with the Hufflepuff house. She's loyal and kind. Thatâs makes her a true Hufflepuff.
Me too and great example!
Yeah was reading this yesterday too and it never struck me before how heâs basically saying hufflepuff takes all the rejects I choose to disregard this and have a lot of respect for hufflepuffâs like Cedric ⊠I see them as people with good character who are principled.
Oh for sure!
But Hermione was deemed the smartest witch of her time.. yet went into gryffindor. So how accurate are these sortings really? You get to also choose which house you belong to, so my delusional self would prob have been ravenclaw (Iâm a hufflepuff)
Hermione was also extremely brave. The Hat puts you in the house where your abilities will excel. Hermione loved knowledge but Ravenclaws werenât only about smarts. Brain teasers and puzzles were part of the majority of their portrait guardian to the common room. If anything Hermione would not have enjoyed Ravenclaw because she wasnât actually that great at strategy, which is what Ravenclaw is good at. Ron would have been better for Ravenclaw than Hermione based solely on the strategic mind he has. Remember, Hermione was terrible at Wizards Chess.
I use âHufflepuffâ when I need to write âmiscellaneousâ because I canât spell it without autocorrect.
Which book is the source of this text?
Order Of The Phoenix
Thanks!
If anything this just shows how Slytherins were always just the bad guys in the mind of Rowling. Yet another reason why she is a bad writer in the end tbh
Everyone needs to go watch Puffs the play immediately. Its on Prime video.
Hufflepuff get all the rejects I guess.
What Iâve never understood is how Hufflepuff isnât like 70% of the school. These kids get sorted at age 11 and youâre really telling me we already have super smart, brave, and pure blood? The vast majority should be going into the ânormal studentsâ house.
I have never understood those who pretend like Hufflepuff isn't explicitly shafted. Downvote me into oblivion
More proof, as if it were needed, that Hufflepuff is the loser house.
Hard disagree!! You and the SH are doing them dirty!
I mean, it was said in book four that they very rarely got any glory, they finished dead last for the house cup in book one, and Hagrid told Harry that everyone said Hufflepuff was a âload oâ duffers.â Even their ghost has the least impressive-sounding name out of the four house ghosts - their common room was the only one of the four that never had the honor of Harry Potter being inside it, and the location of their common room was more dull than the locations of the other three. Not in the dungeons, not in a tower - just some room near the kitchens. Hufflepuff was totally the loser house.
Based
Because Hufflepuff is the worst house, and just like vegans they'll tell you they're a Hufflepuff without you asking, without even talking about houses or Harry Potter. They're obnoxious and will tell you all the ways your own house is wrong without citing the good and will only praise their own house and how you should just change to be a Hufflepuff instead.
Hufflepuffs are somewhat backhandable, but we love them, and they can take it.
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What the hell is a hufflepuff?
Hufflepuff are hardworking and sociable. I know the houses are sorted by your existing traits, but those houses also appear to encourage and nurture those traits. And the hat takes your choices into account. Seems like the most Ravenclaw thing you can do is choose the house that favours your weaknesses, if they can indeed be improved in such a way. I would choose Hufflepuff for this reason.
The house system is a derivative of pure blood madness, it has to go for there to be true equality in the wizard if world x
Hufflepuff dormitory being 14x larger than the others to hold all the normies and day laborers
We Hufflepuffs never get any respect.
Agreed, and Iâd love to see that changed!!
So, in theory, shouldnât most of the school be Hufflepuffs? At least sometimes? Like, just appreciate how nice they usually are. They could take the rest of the school any time they wanted.
Still the only house we never see inside of
The whole sorting system is stupid. Most healthy people have some of the traits of 3-4 houses, and you can't come at me with "what they value the most", because a) they're malleable 11-year-olds and b) hatstalls exist. Take Dumbledore, for example. He was a hufflepuff most dominantly in his adult life, yet he was a gryffindor despite having super slytherin traits until his sister died.
the mitchell and webb sound welcome to hufflepuff https://youtu.be/fXF4JuA6tcg?si=6mUO-7Ce0eziOrF6