Why a Badger?

[lagattalucianese]

No: HPFGUIDX 139716

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "AliMcJ" <alimcj at y...> wrote:
>
> I've looked around through posts and this has had some discussion.  
> Does anyone have any insight on why the Hufflepuff mascot is a 
Badger 
> and what sort of symbology it might have?
> 
The badger digs tenaciously in the earth; if we follow the four-
elements theory of the Hogwarts houses, Hufflepuff is the earth house, 
and Hufflepuffs are known for their slow-and-steady qualities--not 
much imagination or esprit, but they get the job done. They are also 
tenacious and fierce in defense of their sett.

--Gatta