I Solemnly Swear That The Series Is Own By J.K. Rowling.
A/N - Please Read and Review! This is from a perspective of an anonymous Hufflepuff student. This is his thoughts and reflections. Please enjoy!
I am from Hufflepuff.
That's the only thing you need to know about. You won't want to know my name, my age nor my year. After all, I am only a student from Hufflepuff. Nothing more, right?
Hufflepuff. Even our name sounds weak! It's not as daring as 'Gryffindor', Scary as "Slytherin' Or even interesting as 'Ravenclaw'. Our name sounds like something made-up. But I don't want to disrespect Helga Hufflepuff. No, she was a great witch. But sometimes, well, all the time, I think that we are overlooked. That we are dead weight against the three other houses.
But why do people look down on us? If not, they've probably forgotten that there is a fourth house in Hogwarts. Do you know why? Because we are only Hufflepuff.
Gryffindors are brave, daring and are always the heroes, aren't they? They are the precious gem of Hogwarts. Everyone who has succeeded in life is from Gryffindor. Did you know that our headmaster, Professor Dumbledore, was from Gryffindor? Of course, you do. The boy who lived, the chosen one…Yes, I'm talking about Harry Potter. Who else? He's in Gryffindor too. Have you ever seen them close to fourth place in the house cup or Quidditch? No. The last time where Gryffindors came close to fourth place in the house cup was on Harry Potter's first year. But we, Hufflepuffs, knew that Dumbledore would give them points for protecting the stone. I'm not saying that the teachers favor them but I wish that we could get the chance to experience at least half of their glory. Do you know the last time Gryffindor placed last in Quidditch? Well, it was before my great grandparents' time. And I'm not joking. I believe that those who are put in the Gryffindor house usually succeed in life. No one could tell me otherwise because they will never find proof. What are we compared to them?
Slytherins are awful and evil. They thirst for power. Maybe that's why many hate those who are from them. But I think they like their current state, their current reputation. They are happy with their house, full of purebloods…full of racists. Though, the other houses, including ours, despise them for their attitudes, we, the lowly Hufflepuffs, cannot deny that they, too, are powerful. They are talented! These two houses are always neck in neck for first place. Do you know that the most powerful wizard of the century was from Slytherin? Yes, the dark lord was from there. But it wouldn't be a surprise, would it? No one would believe a powerful wizard would come from Hufflepuff.
We don't hate them or anything. And even thought we sound like we're jealous, we're not. We just ask that we, our house, are appreciated. Is it hard to ask that we win one game? No! We just want to be in the spotlight for a moment. That's all we ask.
Do you know the number that we, Hufflepuffs, hate? It's the number 4. We are too familiar with it. Fourth place-Hufflepuff. Yes, again and again. Who can we beat? Gryffindors and Slytherin? Not by a long shot. Ravenclaw? Those geniuses? No. We try hard to at least make it into third but we never expect much.
We are losers, aren't we?
So am I just another loser spending seven years in Hogwarts to grow up and become…what? Another faceless wizard? No!
Yes, we work hard. Harder than anyone you'll ever meet. We lack talent, I confess, but we provide hard work to make up for that. Maybe that's one thing I could be proud of. Have you heard of our unofficial motto? There is no substitute for hard work.
Such a nice motto, isn't it? Geniuses are all over the place in Hogwarts and many envy them. But we, Hufflepuffs, don't. We tell ourselves that hard work always beats talent. You might be born with it but we work hard with it.
Can you imagine our joy when Cedric became the Hogwarts Champion?
It showed that the hard work we've done paid off. We didn't mind that Harry Potter was chosen as well; we'd somehow felt that our glory would be shared. But one of us was chosen as a champion! Not Slytherin, not Ravenclaw…Us! And from there, a door of opportunities opens for us. People would take more notice of us. They would know that we are not just a house where all the talentless and unwanted students are put in.
That was a wonderful year for us. Well, until he died. But he gave us hope that we, too, could achieve what the other houses easily get. We are overlooked.
Have you noticed it? That I use 'we' instead of 'I'? That was certainly not my intention. It is sort of a habit I have formed since I entered Hufflepuff.
Since we are the lowest of the low, we tend to stay together. The bonds we make in this house never breaks. My grandmother, who was Hufflepuff, gets letters everyday from her friends from Hufflepuff. My mother, who was in Ravenclaw, doesn't even remember half of her friends' names anymore.
I like the bonds that the House of Hufflepuff taught us to make. You'll never be lonely in our house. I think my house is the friendliest of all. Did you know that I hang out with first years? Other houses ignore their first year or maybe their first years are too shy to make friends. But here, in our house, it's a common sight. My friend, Hannah, has four first years tailing after her whenever she sets her foot on the common room. The first years turn to us, the older ones, for advice.
I remember when I was a first year. I was shy, even among my peers. But a group of girls in their seventh year approached me. They befriended me and helped me find friends. Now, I do that whenever I see a first year all alone. Hufflepuff has taught me to be friendly with everyone and anyone who needs friends.
Yes, I'm glad to be put into my house.
No matter what place we get, we still cheer because we know we worked hard. No matter how they tease us or fight with us, it's ok because we got each other.
You do not need to know my name, my age or anything about me.
I am a Hufflepuff. I am someone who's proud to be talentless and faceless.
Do you know why?
Because I am also part of a house who's hard working, loyal and kind.
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