Was Hagrid a Hufflepuff

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 20534

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., aaronnicky95 at y... wrote:
> I'm new here and I searched and searched to see if this question 
had been definitively answered, but I couldn't find anything.  I read 
in the messages that JKR said he was in Gryffindor, but that didn't 
seem certain.  I was sure when Hagrid said, "People say Hufflepuffs 
are a lot of duffers, but..." he was going to say, "but I was in 
> Hufflepuff."  That makes the most sense to me, yes he is brave like 
a Gryffindor, but his qualities as a friend are what make him unique 
> and interesting.  There doesn't seem to be any support for this 
> theory, but I can't shake it.  I apologize if this ground has 
already been covered. >>>>>>

Oh, don't apologize at all; it's been mildly discussed, but that was 
a while ago.

I believed Hagrid was in Huff, too, both from the cite you give, and 
from the fact that on the train in SS/PS when he was taking Harry 
into London (to the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley) to buy his 
school supplies, he begins knitting what looks like 'a canary yellow 
circus tent' (Huff color).  Also, I thought I had remembered it being 
stated straight out that he was in Huff, but couldn't find it in 
canon.  Susan helpfully pointed out that I was remembering it from 
the Scholastic quiz--a question asked what house he was in, and 
the 'correct' answer was Huff.  Apparently this question has been 
removed from the quiz, since JKR confirmed in a chat that he was in 
Gryff.  (She was definite in her answer, btw.)  Personally, I believe 
she originally intended for him to be Huff, but maybe there's some 
future plot point that hinges on him being a Gryff.  Regardless, I 
find I still think of him as a Huff, so you're not alone.

Kelley