Why hufflepuffs are awesome

Choosing to embrace your identity as a Hufflepuff just means that kindness is the quality you value most in yourself. Learn how to write for Quartz Ideas. We welcome your comments at ideas qz. By providing your email, you agree to the Quartz Privacy Policy. Skip to navigation Skip to content.

Discover Membership. Editions Quartz. More from Quartz About Quartz. Follow Quartz. But not to fret, dear badgers. Their common room is right next to the Hogwarts kitchens.

You could argue that she single-handedly saved the lives of those who were Petrified by the Basilisk through her growth of mandrakes. She knew that having Hogwarts as a safe place for the students was more important than just about anything. She recognized talent in students e. Pomona showed brains, bravery, and resourcefulness the qualities admired by the other Houses alongside her Hufflepuff traits.

Even J. Read more about the most playful shade of all here. Sign up for the latest news and must-read features from Stylist, so you don't miss out on the conversation.

Skip to content. Sign in. You may also like. Now that I am — a few — years older and a little bit wiser I realise how wrong I was. I think it might be. And it would be just like Hufflepuff to not brag about it, too.

Enter your email address Let's go! It's the popular kid who picks the snot-nosed weirdo for their team in P. That's real courage. WHO in their right mind would not want that as a common room? So green, so airy, so welcoming, so not full of assholes — because it's the only common room that hasn't had an intruder in over years.

No, she was cooler and more fun than any of us. Just imagine what she must have gotten up to in that leafy common room. Her chocolate frog card says she was "loyal and charming" and "particularly famous for her dexterity at food-related charms.

Why don't people respect the badger? As fellow Hufflepuff John Green reminds us, people should fear the badger. When a Slytherin smoulders, it's because they're thinking something evil. When a Gryffindor smoulders, it's because they're not getting enough attention. When a Ravenclaw smoulders, it's because they're being judgemental.