Hufflepuffs (WAS:Neville and the sorting hat)

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 43979

It seems to me that the reason Hufflepuffs gets a bad rep among the
students at Hogwarts is that most adolescents haven't learned to value
"non-glamorous" virtues like diligence, loyalty and fairness.  These
are the sort of thing that people appreciate more as they grow older
and move into the adult world.  I bet that the teachers (except for
Snape <EG>) are quite fond of the Hufflepuffs -- a bunch of
well-behaved kids who always do their homework and never get obnoxious
in class.  And I would think that out in the professional world, most
employers would rather hire someone who's hard-working and loyal than
someone who's, say, recklessly brave or ruthlessly ambitious.

I would also expect that of all the houses, Hufflepuff would be the
one least likely to produce Death Eaters.  Courage, intelligence or
ambition won't necessarily prevent you from being a sadistic,
power-grubbing bastard, but a strong sense of justice probably will.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com