No: HPFGUIDX 149209 In CoS, Harry was able to get Gryffindor's sword from the Hat because he was a true Gryffindor. Would a true Hufflepuff be able to recover the Cup and a true Slytherin be able to find the Locket in the same way? It's almost too easy. But it could work. And it fits with uniting the Houses. Pippin