Hufflepuff House
The Hogwarts house of hard work, patience, loyalty and fair play.
Hufflepuff was one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Helga Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff was the most inclusive among the four houses, valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its members.
Quick Facts
- Founder
- Helga Hufflepuff
- Colours
- Yellow and black
- Animal
- Badger
- Element
- Earth
- Head of house
- Pomona Sprout
- Ghost
- Fat Friar
- Common room
- Hufflepuff Basement
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Background
The emblematic animal was a badger, and yellow and black were its house colours. The Head of Hufflepuff was Pomona Sprout, and the Fat Friar was the House's patron ghost.
Hufflepuff corresponded roughly to the element of earth, and it was for that reason that the House colours were chosen: yellow represented golden wheat, while black was emblematic of fertile soil. The Hufflepuff point hourglass contained yellow diamonds. Students sorted into Hufflepuff often demonstrated strong abilities in Herbology, owing to their correspondence to earth.
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