What makes someone a Hufflepuff from Harry Potter? Hufflepuff, along with Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin make up the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It falls to the Sorting Hat to decide which House an incoming student belongs in.

The official Hufflepuff House colors are yellow and black. Their mascot is a badger and their House is said to correspond with the element of earth. Hufflepuff was founded by Helga Hufflepuff, a Welsh witch. She was an expert in food-related charms and many of Hogwarts’ long-time recipes originated with her. Unlike the other three founders of Hogwarts, Helga accepted all types of students. Her mindset helped Hufflepuff figure out what kind of values the House should hone in on.

Hufflepuffs are known for their dedication, loyalty, and fairness. Members of the Hufflepuff House are hardworking and patient, something that pays off in their academics. They aren’t as competitive compared to Slytherins or Gryffindors. Instead, Hufflepuffs tend to be more modest in their success. Hufflepuff students make great friends as they value everyone and keep up with moral codes. The House has produced several extraordinary wizards and witches in the world of Harry Potter.

Professor Pomona Sprout served as the Head of Hufflepuff House as well as the Head of the Herbology at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series. Many Hufflepuff students study some form of herbology. Other notable Hufflepuffs include Nymphadora Tonks, Cedric Diggory, and Hannah Abbott.

Of course, the most famous member of Hufflepuff would be Newt Scamander. Newt was expelled from Hogwarts after taking the fall for someone else’s dangerous actions. After joining the Ministry of Magic, he later became a famous Magizoologist and wrote the book, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Newt’s adult life is the focus of the Fantastic Beasts movie franchise. Besides dealing with magical creatures, Newt had multiple run-ins with the dangerous wizard, Gellert Grindelwald.

Hufflepuff has had the least amount of Dark wizards in their history. Most of the members from the House are good-natured and deeply care about their reputation. Hufflepuff students demonstrated their intense loyalty during the Battle of Hogwarts; besides Gryffindor, Hufflepuff had the most students disobey the evacuation orders to stay behind and defend their school. Most Harry Potter fans would be proud to at least have a few Hufflepuff traits in them.

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