Hufflepuffs have evil potential?

[zora_djevojka at yahoo.com]

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Doreen wrote:
><< So, what else makes you
>  think that those who were loyal, such as the couple who are still in
>  Azkaban, were Hufflepuffs?  >>

Wicky wrote:


>Well, I think that the few loyal ones were NOT slytherin, because Slytherin
>doesn't go with the weaker guy, IMO. They go with the strongest and are loyal
>to them until their powers are toned down or they 'go out of style'.

That definitely applies to people like Lucius, but IIRC Mr. and 
Mrs.  Lestrange were Slytherins [part of the gang of Slytherins that almost 
all became DE], and they definitely are counted among the most loyal ones.
Whenever I read the trial scenes [one of the most chilling in the GoF, and 
IMO even more disturbing than the rebirthing party ones-- I always mention 
them when I try to convince people that HP are not just children books] I 
cannot escape the impression that Lestranges' "loyalty" really is due to 
pride [of the dangerous blinding varierty].
The Hufflepuff kind of loyalty I always tend to associate with attributes 
like "steadfast and true". I think that  Dumbledore said something like 
that about Cedric.
However, all this does not mean that  Hufflepuffs cannot have evil potential.
Just like I do not think that all Slytherins are bad  ;-)


Vlatka


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