DISCLAIMER: The ideas are mine, the characters are not. If they were, Hufflepufs would not have been regarded as losers for the better part of the seven books. After all, where in the Sorting Hat's song is written that loyal means cute, or worse than that, fool?
"DIGGORY, CEDRIC!"
"What an admirable mind you have, young man!"
"Thank you, sir!"
"And you are polite! It had been years since a student called me 'sir'. You could be great, Cedric, your personality and brightness might lead you to make all the right choices."
"Is there anyway I'm not in Hufflepuff, sir?"
"Why would you ask that?"
"Well, everyone in my father's family was in Hufflepuff, and it's not that I'm not proud of them, but... One does not hear of Hufflepuff winning many glories, nor Hufflepuff graduates becoming important in the wizardry world..."
"It didn't use to be like that..."
"It didn't?"
"Not at all. There was a time, when the best students in this school belonged in Hufflepuff house. They had an advantage, you see- They were talented young people, but almost all of you are. But Hufflepuffs support each other. That makes all the difference. It used to anyway, and I think that it will be like that again."
"..."
"Cedric, it's not the house that makes the wizard, it's the other way around! In the old days, I'm telling you, Rowena would fight to have you among her students, but you have Hufflepuff written all over yourself. There you'll meet people like you, you'll make true friends, and for all I see you might be the one to bring Hufflepuff some glories."
"Are you sure?"
"There can be no doubt...
"HUFFLEPUFF!"
AN: Finally! I wrote about someone who was sorted somewhere other than Gryffindor! I find the idea that Cedric was not all that confident about his potential very amusing. In fact, I am writing another story write now about how he felt a little scared when his name was chosen by the Goblet of Fire.
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