Discriminatory admissions process (Re: OOP: Sorting hat's song)

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 63263

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bibphile" <bibphile at y...> 
wrote:
> The song goes:
> 
> 
> Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those 
> Whose ancestery is purest."
> 
> Said Ravenclaw "We'll teach those whose
> Intelligence is surest."
> 
> Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those
> With brave deeds to their name."
> 
> Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot,
> And treat them just the same."
> 
> 
> Why does Huffulepuff use "I'll" when everyone else uses "we'll"?  It
> must mean something, but I don't know what.
> 
> bibphile

The three had definite ideas on what kind of student Hogwarts should 
admit. Hufflepuff, on the other hand, did not. She was willing to 
teach pure-bloods, Muggle-borns, the courageous, the not-so-
courageous, the geniuses, and the average of intellect. Hufflepuff 
didn't believe in any admissions quota for Hogwarts: she just wanted 
to teach magical children the craft. In other words, Hufflepuff 
didn't discriminate against a child due to origin (Muggle born or 
pure-blood), personality (brave or not), or intellect. She was an 
equalist, meaning she was willing to give EVERYONE a chance to learn.

In comparison, Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw were a bunch of 
elitist snobs who discriminated against children who did not satisfy 
their quota. They were not equalists, like Hufflepuff: they were 
exclusionists. That in itself is terribly sad, as Hogwarts is the 
only wizarding school in the UK. The 3 were willing to deny hundreds 
of magical children of an education. 

Imo, Hufflepuff distills the true quality of a teacher. Someone who 
is willing to teach any child, regardless of origin (Muggle born or 
pure blood), personality (brave or not), or intellect.

~Milz