MWPP, Houses, and Quidditch

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 46043

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ats_fhc3" <the.gremlin at v...> wrote:

> One last thing: Are Hufflepuff doomed forever to sit on the 
> sidelines and watch the more prominent Houses fight for the glory? 
> Will Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw ever win ANYTHING that doesn't 
> constitute someone having to die?

JKR has set it up that Hufflepuff almost never wins anything: that 
statement about Cedric bringing glory on Hufflepuff House such as it 
had not known for several hundred years. However, it seems to me that 
Hufflepuff House would win *sometimes* -- in real life, hard work 
does help a sports team win, especially if that year's Slytherins 
aren't all that talented at cheating and that year's Gryffindors are
 a bit clumsy -- in real life, there are people with talent who are 
hard-working and honorable more often than once (Cedric) in several 
centuries ...

And the Ravenclaws should rack up the points for schoolwork in most 
years.