Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff


Hufflepuff, founded by Helga Hufflepuff, values hard work, loyalty, tolerance, and fair play above all else. The house mascot is the badger, and canary yellow and black are its colours. According to Rowling, Hufflepuff corresponds roughly to the element of earth. The Hufflepuff dormitories and common room are located somewhere in the basement (corresponding to earth), their entrance found through a still-life painting that is somewhere near the kitchens. You must give a password to the painting to enter. The Hufflepuff common room is filled with yellow hangings and fat armchairs and it has little underground tunnels leading to the dormitories, all of which have perfectly round doors, like barrel tops (very much like a badger sett).[3] Very few Hufflepuff members are specifically mentioned, and, in general, they are not seen much in the Harry Potter books.
A few notable Hufflepuffs (for a complete list, see List of characters in the Harry Potter books):
• Cedric Diggory
• Nymphadora Tonks
• Ernie Macmillan
• Hannah Abbott
• Pomona Sprout is the current Head of Hufflepuff House.
• The Fat Friar is the house ghost.