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"You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,
And unafraid of toil.
"
Sorting Hat[src]

Hufflepuff was one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[15] Its founder was the medieval witch Helga Hufflepuff.[1] 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.[7][6]

The emblematic animal was a badger,[3] and yellow and black were its house colours.[2] The Head of Hufflepuff was Pomona Sprout,[9] and the Fat Friar was the House's patron ghost.[6]

Hufflepuff corresponded roughly to the element of earth,[4] and it was for that reason that the House colours were chosen: yellow represented golden wheat, while black was emblematic of fertile soil.[2] The Hufflepuff point hourglass contained yellow diamonds.[16] Students sorted into Hufflepuff often demonstrated strong abilities in Herbology, owing to their correspondence to earth.

Traits[]

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Hufflepuff's founder, Helga Hufflepuff

Students belonging to this house were known to be hard-working, friendly, loyal, honest and rather impartial. It might be that due to their values, Hufflepuffs were not as competitive as the other houses, and were more modest about their accomplishments. 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 students.[7][6]

Hufflepuffs were known to have a strong moral code, and a sense of right and wrong. Hufflepuffs were usually accepting of everyone. Students in Hufflepuff were known to value everyone and treat them as equal.[7]

Hufflepuff appeared to have the least rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch, although the Triwizard Tournament did temporarily put a great deal of strain on the relationship between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, due to unusual circumstances of the selection of both Gryffindor student Harry Potter and Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory as champions.[17][9] This was mended by 1998, where a majority of Hufflepuffs rose to defend Harry from Pansy Parkinson and later helped to defend Hogwarts.[18]

Reputation[]

"Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o' duffers,"
— Wizarding opinion of the House[src]
Badger

The badger, Hufflepuff's symbol

According to Minerva McGonagall, all four of the houses produced exceptional witches and wizards in their time,[6] but due to Helga Hufflepuff's policy of accepting any student Hufflepuff is often thought to be the house of less talented wizards and witches. However, this was merely a misunderstanding of the Sorting Hat's poem.

The Hufflepuff house had produced a great number of wizards and witches who would go on to be extremely successful and have great influence upon the history and course of the wizarding world, examples of such individuals including the famous Magizoologist Newton Scamander (a pioneer in the field of Magizoology), Arithmancer Bridget Wenlock (who discovered the magical properties of the number seven), Hengist of Woodcroft (founder of the all-wizard village of Hogsmeade) and former Minister for Magic Artemisia Lufkin (who was the first woman to hold the office and established the Department of International Magical Co-operation).

What made Hufflepuff differ from the other houses was the fact that they didn't tend to boast about these accomplishments. It was not considered to be part of their nature.[19]

Fat Friar Profile

The House ghost, the Fat Friar

Hufflepuff was the house that produced the fewest Dark wizards throughout its history. Their cheerful and friendly demeanour could probably account for this achievement of the House. Hufflepuff firmly demonstrated its loyalty during the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998, when they were second only to Harry Potter's own house of Gryffindor in the number of students willing to stay and fight against Voldemort and his forces in the defence of their school.[18]

Hufflepuff's nature and reputation was perhaps best exemplified by its mascot, the badger. Though a quiet and largely unassuming creature that most perceive to be harmless, the badger can be surprisingly vicious if provoked and capable of fighting off animals many times its size, especially if there is a threat to what it cares about.[19] Their capacity to be far more dangerous and cunning than their reputation would suggest, was also shown by the fact that of the four house common rooms, theirs was the only one that possessed an active defence mechanism against those who would try to seek unauthorised entry.[19]

Common room[]

Hufflepuff common room

The Hufflepuff common room, containing Helga Hufflepuff's portrait

The Hufflepuff dormitories and common room were never seen by outsiders, and was the only house common room with repelling devices in case of intruders. They were accessed through a pile of large barrels, found stacked in a shadowy stone recess on a right-hand side corridor near the kitchens. The barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, would open if tapped in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff".[11]

As a security device to repel non-Hufflepuff students, tapping on the wrong barrel, or tapping the incorrect number of times, resulted in one of the other lids bursting off, drenching the impostor in vinegar.[11]

However, once one made it through the tunnel entryway, the Hufflepuff dormitory was a quite cosy and welcoming place; it always felt sunny. The common room was a large, earthy, round room with low ceilings. The view from the round windows was of dandelions and rippling grass.[11]

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The Hufflepuff common room back side

The decor emphasised the earthy-feel of the room with plants hanging and resting all about the room, some that even sung and danced. Burnished copper touchings with plush, cosy yellow and black patterned sofas and chairs welcomed Hufflepuff students to relax and discuss the interesting specimens brought in by the Head of House, Professor Sprout. A Hufflepuff student retired through big, round doors in the walls of the common room to their dormitory.[20][21]

Head of House[]

The Hufflepuff's Head of House before and during Harry Potter's time was Pomona Sprout.[9][10][22] She was the Herbology Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[23][24]

Known Hufflepuffs[]

Hufflepuff Period Attending Hogwarts Notes
Fat Friar[25] Founders' time[26] Kind clergyman who was executed on behalf of his own monastic order for his magical cures and penchant for pulling rabbits out of the communion cup. Later became the house ghost.
Hengist of Woodcroft[8] Middle Ages Founded the all-wizard village of Hogsmeade.
Bridget Wenlock[8] c. 12131220 Famous Arithmancer who discovered the magical properties of seven.
Percival Rackham 15th century
Artemisia Lufkin[8] c. 17651772 Minister for Magic from from 1798 to 1811. First female who established the Department of International Magical Co-operation.
Grogan Stump[8] c. 17811788 Minister for Magic from from 1811 to 1819. His legacy includes the creation of the Being, Beast and Spirit Divisions of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, and the establishment of the Department of Magical Games and Sports.
Giffard Abbott Before 1993 Wizard who was a member of the Abbott family, whose portrait was hung in Hogwarts Castle after his death.[27]
Dugald McPhail Minister for Magic from 1858 to 1865.[8]
Mirabel Garlick Professor of Herbology in the late 19th century.
Adelaide Oakes 1880s1890s
Arthur Plummly
Benny Stokes
Charlotte Morrison
Evangeline Bardsley
Lenora Everleigh
Poppy Sweeting
Sacharissa Tugwood
Willa Weholt[12] Late 19th century-c. 1908[12] Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team. Later died and became a ghost.[12]
Theseus Scamander[28] 1899/19001906/1907 First World War veteran; Head of the Auror Office, c. 1927.
Newton Scamander[8] 19081913/1915 Considered for expulsion for endangering a human life with a beast in 1913[29], whether enforced or not is unknown. Famous magizoologist author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Known for duelling and apprehending the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald.
Bunty Broadacre[30] Unknown Personal assistant to Newton Scamander.[30]
Unidentified Hufflepuff girl (V) c. 19081914 Cast Riddikulus on a Boggart.
Pomona Sprout[25] 19421949 or 19521959[31] Later professor of Herbology and Head of Hufflepuff House.
Silvanus Kettleburn Later professor of Care of Magical Creatures.[13]
Jane Court 19801987 Prefect;[32] sentenced to a short period in Azkaban shortly after graduation for unknown reasons.[33]
Diego Caplan[34] 19841991 Best duellist at Hogwarts.[35]
Penny Haywood Most popular girl in her year, known for skills at Potions.[36]
Nymphadora Tonks[37] Auror and a member of the Order of the Phoenix. Wed to Remus Lupin and mother of Teddy Lupin. She was killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Chiara Lobosca[38] A Werewolf and Healer at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
Chauncy 1980s (possibly up til 1991) Helped Philip prepare for a Charms exam.
Philip Chauncy helped him prepare for a Charms exam.
Beatrice Haywood 19881995 Younger sister of Penny. Had a tendency to wander off.[34]
Gabriel Truman[8] 1980s1990s Prefect.
Girl whose quill was taken by Cedric
Cedric Diggory 19891995 Prefect, Captain and Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, Triwizard Champion; killed in his sixth year by Peter Pettigrew under orders of Tom Riddle.
Tamsin Applebee 1990s Chaser for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Patrick Bagby Usually spent time by the second-floor stairs. Didn't like Quidditch or Potions.
Martin Beccles Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Wayne Bostock
Robin Botesdale
Trisha Buttermere Extremely fond of Butterbeer.
Cadwallader Chaser for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Melvin Catterick Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Poppy Caxton Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Linda Chaddesley Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Luke Cholderton Played informal Quidditch matches.
Martine Copplestone Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Rohit Das
Irene Denholm Usually spent time in the first-floor corridor. Played Exploding Snap.
Thora Dinnet Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Nitin Divekar
Nicola Dodworth
Craig Dunn Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Haruka Endoh Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Annabel Entwhistle
Sullivan Fawley
Amelia Fittleworth Usually spent time in the Owlery.
Rhonda Fladbury Name was seen on Marauder's Map. Member of Duelling Club.
Herbert Fleet Keeper for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Kay Formby Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Michael Frimley
Trudy Galston
Brendon Halkirk
Gwendoline Hedgeflower Present during the Battle of Hogwarts
Raashid Hussain Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Doris Irlam
Matthew Kettletoft Usually spent time in the Viaduct Courtyard. Enjoyed playing Gobstones.
Hamish Knighton Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Duncan Knottingley
Karl Limpley Exchanged various items with Harry. Leader of Duelling Club.
Heidi Macavoy Chaser for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Sisi Makerere Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Bernard Maltby
Benjamin McEwen
Gregory Munslow Usually spent time in the Transfiguration classroom.
Grace Nutley Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Harvey O'Brien Competed in the Wizard Skittles in the 1996–1997 school year.
Maxine O'Flaherty Beater on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Hecate Oakham Often roamed Hogwarts alone.
Kouta Ohnishi Exchanged various items with Harry. Member of Duelling Club.
Madeline Ormskirk Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Gillian Ossett Lover of Wizard's Chess. Usually spent time in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom.
Anthony Otterburn Usually spent time in the Herbology greenhouse.
Manoj Pandit Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Madhumati Parmar Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Ashish Patel
Bhavana Patel Usually spent time in the Herbology greenhouse.
Edna Patridge Usually spent time in the Tapestry Corridor.
Sean Peakes Bought the last Reusable Hangman that Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes had in stock.
Eldon Pembroke Usually spent time in the Charms Classroom. Enjoyed playing Exploding Snap.
Gareth Pewsey Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Gayle Pocklington Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Malcolm Preece Chaser for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Gladys Prescott Played informal Quidditch matches.
Sidney Puckeridge Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Caroline Purvis
Anthony Rickett Beater for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Graham Romsey Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Lynette Sawley Planned on giving her mother a Self-Stirring Cauldron for Christmas.
Satinder Singh Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Adrian Speke
Manish Sreenivasan
Stebbins Attended the Yule Ball with S. Fawcett.
Aki Sugiyama Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Summerby Seeker for the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Summers Attempted to cross the Age Line surrounding the Goblet of Fire to enter his name into the Triwizard Tournament.
Natsumi Suzuki Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Malcolm Swannage
Lina Tande Exchanged Cleansweep for two chess pieces with Harry.
Gabriel Tate Prefect.
Siobhan Templeton Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Alistair Thaxted
Agatha Thrussington Usually spent time in the Exterior Walkway.
Isabella Tintwistle Competed in the 1996–1997 Wizard Skittles tournament.
Lesley Toddington Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Jessica Tring Usually spent time in the Transfiguration Courtyard. Enjoyed playing Gobstones.
James Tuckett Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Darrel Turner
Zara Valli Had to go to the library to write a fifteen-inch essay for Charms.
Eugene Warmsley Competed in the Wizard Skittles in the 1996–1997 school year.
Dora Williams
Katsuji Yamazaki Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Kousuke Yoshioka
Albert Wished there was an Heir of Hufflepuff. Received a bag of beetle pincers by owl.
Arthur Collected beetle pincers.
Emily Trusted Harry that he was not the Heir of Slytherin, but blamed him for the attack on Mrs Norris.
Heather Member of the Duelling Club.
James Member of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team.
Boy in Study Hall Studied in the Study Hall with Ernie, Hannah and an unidentified boy.
Cedric Diggory's friends Resented Harry for being the second Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
Hufflepuff Duelling Club Captain Duelling Club Captain for Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff boy that blames Harry Potter (I) Blamed Harry for being the second champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
Hufflepuff boy that blames Harry Potter (II)
Hufflepuff Wizard Duelling Champion Duelling champion for Hufflepuff.
Potions Club girl Leader of Potions Club.
Unidentified Choir Member (I) Performed in the Frog Choir.
Unidentified Hufflepuff boy (II) Blamed Harry for being the second champion in the Triwizard Tournament.
Unidentified Hufflepuff boy that greets Sir Nicholas (I) Greeted Sir Nicholas after he had been petrified.
Unidentified Hufflepuff girl that greets Sir Nicholas (I)
Unidentified Hufflepuff girl at the Battle of Hogwarts Present during the Battle of Hogwarts
Unidentified Hogwarts Hufflepuff boy who carried a body during the Battle of Hogwarts
Hannah Abbott 19911998 Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army. Married to Neville Longbottom.
Susan Bones Member of Dumbledore's Army. Was the first to Splinch herself in Apparition lessons.[39]
Justin Finch-Fletchley Member of Dumbledore's Army. Due to Muggle-born status, most likely did not attend his final year, during which Lord Voldemort controlled Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic.
Megan Jones
Wayne Hopkins
Ernie Macmillan Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army.

Zacharias Smith

Chaser and Captain of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team;[40] member of Dumbledore's Army (abandoned).
Leanne Friend of Katie Bell and witnessed her being cursed. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Survived the war.
Unidentified Hufflepuff girl (I) Has a twin sister who was Sorted into Gryffindor. May be Susan Bones or Megan Jones.
Unidentified Hufflepuff girl (III) 19921999 Asked Harry to the Yule Ball.
Eleanor Branstone 19942001 Shared a dormitory with Laura Madley.
Owen Cauldwell
Laura Madley Shared a dormitory with Eleanor Branstone.
Kevin Whitby
Rose Zeller 19952002
James Tuckett 19962003 Caught Draco trying to steal birds in the Seventh-floor corridor, but was too scared to tell anyone.
Grim Fawley Later joined the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the Department of Mysteries.[41]
Alys Left a rat tail behind on her desk one Potions lesson.
Teddy Lupin 20092016 Orphaned son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks. Head Boy during the 2015-2016 school year.
Abraham Grimblehawk Investigator of the Beast Division in the British Ministry of Magic.
Eustace Fawley Unknown Involved in a fire at the Boathouse.[42]
Eglantine Puffett Inventor of the Self-Soaping Dishcloth.[43]
Unidentified boy who attended Charm School's father Father of an unidentified boy who attended Charm School.
Constance Pickering's grandmother[41]
Constance Pickering Prefect, later became the leader of the Statute of Secrecy Task Force.[41]
Karl Jenkins[44] 2017–?
Hrithvi Also worked at Zonko's Joke Shop while attending Hogwarts.[45]

Behind the scenes[]

@privetdrivex: "Joanne, there are people who have a certain prejudice against Hufflepuff. What do you think about this?"
@jk_rowling: "They do not understand the special mystique of the badger. Do not hate them - pity them."
— J. K. Rowling responds to a fan's comments on Hufflepuff on Twitter.[46]
Hufflepuff symbol - PAS

The Hufflepuff symbol as seen in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells

  • In J. K. Rowling's earliest concepts for the series, Hufflepuff's mascot was a bear rather than a badger.[47]
  • Hufflepuff has produced the fewest Dark wizards of all the four Houses.[20]
  • Gabriel Truman states that Hufflepuffs are often good at Herbology, likely stemming from their house element of earth.
    • Interestingly, Neville Longbottom, known to excel at Herbology, was placed in Gryffindor, despite begging the Sorting Hat to place him in Hufflepuff.
  • Amos Diggory may have been a Hufflepuff if he attended Hogwarts, as his son Cedric was.[48]
  • The Hufflepuff Basement was the only common room that Harry Potter didn't enter during his years at Hogwarts.
  • On Harry Potter: Beyond the Page, J. K. Rowling had this to say about Hufflepuff House; "This may surprise people, but it is the truth...In many, many ways, Hufflepuff is my favourite House. Here's my reasoning, bear with me. (Again, I don't want to spoil things too much for people who haven't read the whole series, so I'm going to say what I'm about to say quite carefully). There comes a point in the final book where each House has the choice whether or not to rise to a certain challenge, and that's everyone in the House. The Slytherins, for reasons that are understandable, decide they'd rather not play. The Ravenclaws, some decide they will, some decide they won't. The Hufflepuffs, virtually to a person, stay, as do the Gryffindors. Now, the Gryffindors comprise a lot of foolhardy and show-offy people, that's just the way it is, I'm a Gryffindor, I'm allowed to say it. You know, there's bravery, and there's also showboating, and sometimes the two go together. The Hufflepuffs stayed for a different reason; they weren't trying to show off, they weren't being reckless, that's the essence of Hufflepuff House. Now my oldest child (my daughter, Jessica) said something very profound to me, not very many days ago, actually, she said to me --and she, by the way, was not sorted into Hufflepuff House-- but, she said to me, 'I think we should all want to be Hufflepuffs.' I can only say to you, that I would not be at all disappointed to be sorted into Hufflepuff House."
  • Hufflepuff House won the fourth[49] and eighth[50] House Cups on Pottermore.
  • In the video game adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Hufflepuff robes are purple, instead of yellow. This is most likely because yellow is a difficult colour to animate.
  • The fact that Hufflepuff's secondary colour is black and emblematic of the soil is symbolic of the fact that unlike the other three houses whose secondary colours are those of precious metals, Hufflepuff house is humble, down-to-earth, and enduring, unlike gold, silver, and bronze, which are soft metals that are easily broken or warped. It shows the Hufflepuff house's ability to act as a shield, protecting the precious metals, which in this analogy are the other houses' students, and serves as the humble foundations of their unified strength.
  • Hufflepuff is the only house which Harry and Ginny did not name any of their children after a member of.
  • Hufflepuff's House ghost, the Fat Friar, is the only house ghost to not have a significant role in the plot of the series.
  • Hufflepuff was the only Hogwarts house that was never mentioned once in a chapter title in any of the seven books.

Pottermore House Cup[]

  • Hufflepuff came fourth for the first house cup with 62,596,368 house points.[51]
  • Hufflepuff came third for the second house cup with 48,438,276 points.[52]
  • Hufflepuff came fourth for the third house cup with 26,715,401 points.[53]
  • Hufflepuff won the fourth house cup with 24,915,860 points.[49]
  • Hufflepuff came third for the fifth house cup with 27,350,412 points.[54]
  • Hufflepuff came fourth for the sixth house cup with 32,259,036 points.[55]
  • Hufflepuff came second for the seventh house cup with 50,109,456 points.[citation needed]
  • Hufflepuff won the eighth house cup with 26,796,774 points.[50]

Translations[]

In translated editions, "Hufflepuff" remains the same and is used for the Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Faroese, German, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese editions. The following translations have changed the name:

  • Albanian: Baldozkuqi
  • Bulgarian: Хафълпаф (Hafălpaf)
  • Chinese (Simplified): 赫奇帕奇 (Hèqípàqí) (phonetic)
  • Chinese (Traditional): 赫夫帕夫 (Hèfupàfu) (phonetic)
  • Czech: Mrzimor
  • Dutch: Huffelpuf
  • Finnish: Puuskupuh (onomatopoeic)
  • French: Poufsouffle
  • Georgian: ჰაფლპაფი (Haplp'api)
  • Greek, Modern: Χάφλπαφλ (Háflpafl) (the translator mistakenly added an "l" (greek letter "λ") in the end)
  • Hebrew: הפלפאף
  • Hindi: मेहनतकश (Mēhanatakaś) ("Hardworking")
  • Hungarian: Hugrabug
  • Icelandic: Huffelpuff
  • Italian: Tassorosso ("Redbadger" in the movies); Tassofrasso (in the books and games; "frasso" doesn't have a meaning, it's used as a way to rhyme with "tasso" (Badger))
  • Japanese: ハッフルパフ (Haffurupafu)
  • Korean: 후플푸프 (Hupŭlpupŭ)
  • Latvian: Elšpūtis
  • Lithuanian: Švilpynė
  • Norwegian: Håsblås
  • Persian: هافلپاف
  • Polish: Hufflepuff (But the inhabitants are called Puchoni; puch = puff, feather)
  • Portuguese (Brazil): Lufa-Lufa (onomatopoeia for a person making a hard effort - like this house's students)
  • Romanian: Astropuf ("astronomical puffs")
  • Russian: Пуффендуй (Puffenduĭ)
  • Serbian: Хафлпаф (Haflpaf)
  • Slovak: Bifľomor ("Swots")
  • Slovenian: Pihpuff (note: in book 6 the new transator changed it to Pihpuf)
  • Thai: ฮัฟเฟิลพัฟ
  • Ukrainian: Гафелпаф (Gafelpaf)
  • Vietnamese: Nhà Hufflepuff ("House Hufflepuff")
  • Welsh: Wfftitwff (onomatopoeic)

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9 (The Writing on the Wall)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Colours" at Harry Potter (website)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling
  5. 5.0 5.1 A very important ceremony from Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 All About Hufflepuff from Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 Pottermore introductions to Hogwarts Houses from Pottermore (Archived)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 36 (The Parting of the Ways)
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hufflepuff Common Room" at Harry Potter (website)
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Season 2: Beaters, Bludgers, & Broomsticks, Chapter IV: The Endless Seeker
  13. 13.0 13.1 Pottermore Presents: Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies, Chapter 4 (Silvanus Kettleburn)
  14. X (formerly Twitter) logo J. K. Rowling on X: "Have just heard that James S Potter has been Sorted (to nobody's surprise) into Gryffindor. Teddy Lupin (Head Boy, Hufflepuff) disappointed."
  15. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  16. X (formerly Twitter) logo J. K. Rowling on X: "@HarmonicalHero Diamonds, of course. Because that's what Hufflepuffs are (some a little rougher than others). X"
  17. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 17 (The Four Champions)
  18. 18.0 18.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Pottermore introductions to Hogwarts Houses#Hufflepuff (Archived)
  20. 20.0 20.1 transcribed Pottermore House information dead link
  21. "A transcript of a web chat with J.K. Rowling" from The Leaky Cauldron
  22. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)
  23. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
  24. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
  25. 25.0 25.1 F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling's Official Site
  26. https://www.pottermore.com/features/the-secret-lives-of-the-hogwarts-ghosts
  27. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
  28. SnitchSeeker: "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald cast on the final trailer and major spoilers"
  29. Second teaser trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  30. 30.0 30.1 Victoria Yeates (Bunty): "Hopefully Fantastic Beasts 4 will be made. Bunty has only touched her potential - The Portkey (interview in Spanish)
  31. Pottermore biography of Minerva McGonagall (transcription available here)
  32. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, Chapter 1 (Year Two Begins)
  33. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Yer a Prefect"
  34. 34.0 34.1 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 1 (Year Five Begins)
  35. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 16 (A Dance With Diego)
  36. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 6 (A Curious Corridor)
  37. F.A.Q. question at J. K. Rowling's official site
  38. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, "Ordinary Wizarding Levels" Achievement
  39. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 18 (Birthday Surprises)
  40. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
  41. 41.0 41.1 41.2 Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
  42. Fantastic Beasts: Cases from the Wizarding World, Case 7: Flames of Attraction
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See also[]

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Hogwarts Houses
Gryffindor ClearBG
Hufflepuff ClearBG
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Slytherin ClearBG
Namesake Founders
Godric Gryffindor · Helga Hufflepuff · Rowena Ravenclaw · Salazar Slytherin
Heads of House
Minerva McGonagall · Pomona Sprout · Filius Flitwick · Horace Slughorn
House Ghosts
Nearly Headless Nick · Fat Friar · Grey Lady · Bloody Baron
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