The Virtues of Hufflepuff House and Cedric Diggory (Was: Snape and . . .cour

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> Then in CoS, Ernie's bunch of Hufflepuffs appear quite stupid, 
coward
> and even ridiculous for believing so easily that Harry is the Heir 
of
> Slytherin and for making up huge stories about Harry and Justin.
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Potioncat:
When I read the section where Ernie (I think) gives his explanation 
supporting Harry as Heir of Slytherin, it made me think of our own 
group, with our theories and canon support.  His theory actually was 
as well supported with facts as ours often are. Of course, some of 
ours turn out to be pretty stupid too cough*MarkEvans*cough.

I just read Mansfield Park by Jane Austen...boy it was just like 
Harry Potter...lots of people with incorrect assumptions or biases 
against certain groups or behaviors.  And all of it presented 
as "fact" then slowly revealed as wrong.

Also, we often think of Ravenclaw as bookish, but I think the 
description is "clever."

Potioncat