[HPforGrownups] Evil Hufflepuffs

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 49854



Sushi wrote:
> 	Hey, all.  Just some thoughts I've had on the most neglected of our 
> beloved Houses.
> 
> 	In canon, Hufflepuffs are described as loyal and hard-working.  This may 
> be my natural cynicism talking, but doesn't that mean that if any 
> Hufflepuffs were swayed to Voldemort's side, they could easily become some 
> of his most dangerous weapons?
>
I distinctly remember a word "just" in one of the Sorting ceremonies.
Voldemort and justice do not sit well together in my mind.

But it got me thinking about one of the old discussions about Hufflepuff 
- all the characteristics of this house sound negative: Hufflepuffs are 
not clever enough to be Ravenclaws, not brave enough to be Gryffindors 
and not ambitious enough to be Slytherins.
So, what is the point of this House, so to speak?
If it's OK to make comparison with LoTR, Hufflepuffs are the Hobbits of
Potterverse. Elfs have more knowledge, Dwarfs are more brave and Men are
more power-hungry, but when they needed someone to save the world, 
little hobbit was the best person for the job.
Maybe it's not by accident that the Goblet of Fire had chosen Hufflepuff 
to be a Hogwarts champion then?

Irene