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House Founder - Helga Hufflepuff

House Ghost - Fat Friar

Common Room Location - Next to the Kitchens

Traits - Tolerance, Loyalty, Hard Work, Fair-play, Kindness

History of Hufflepuff
History: 

Professor Helga Hufflepuff  was a witch from a Welsh background who lived in the early Middle Ages. She, along with friend Rowena Ravenclaw and colleagues Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin founded Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and is the namesake of Hufflepuff House. Unlike the other founders who chose their students based on certain qualities such as bravery, intellect, or ambition, Hufflepuff accepted them all, and while this has given the House a somewhat unfair view for centuries, it should be noted that it is not without its share of exceptional individuals. If Hufflepuff House were to be described in a few words however, fairness and loyalty would sum it up well as these were qualities that, if any, its founder prized above all else. Many students of Hufflepuff embody these traits as well.

Hufflepuff was said to bring others of different backgrounds together in the building of Hogwarts due to her charming and kind ways. Helga also had an aptitude for cooking charms as many of her recipes are still used at the school to date. It is unknown when she died.

She does not appear to have applied particularly strict standards of selection to her house, which sets her apart from the other Founders by making her an egalitarian. She left behind a relic which is a small golden cup. It is supposed to have many magical abilities, but none are known.

The name Helga is from Helge, from Old Norse heilagr, meaning "prosperous" or "brave." Their symbol is the badger, a large mammal related to the weasels with distinctive white stripes on its head. In Celtic mythology, a badger was a guide. The badger also can symbolize a tendency to be hard-working, strong and tenacious (sticking to something and not giving up). Hufflepuffs are known for loyalty and hard work. Hufflepuff could mean "huff and puff", or blustery. "Huff" also means to breathe; "Puff" is a Medieval term for pastry.

What the orting hat says about Hufflepuff:

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