A/N: If you have suggestions for house words, feel free to let me know – put the name of the house, the suggested motto, and your reasons why you believe it would fit and I'll see what I can do.

The Potter family motto is in Welsh; do not quote me on it being the correct prose, however (Google Translate is very unreliable, but it's all I've got). If something is wrong and if you can provide me with the correct translation that would be greatly appreciated! This goes for any and all of the chapters as well!

Finally, this one might be much longer than the others (obviously since it's about the Potters).

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Title: House Words

Rating: K

Pairing: N/A

Summary: The words of a house can tell you a lot about what they value. It is the words that pureblood children learn first before everything else, and it is these words which carve a house's place within Wizarding society.

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Anthi35: The Black family motto is in French; this one I found out from the wiki. The same goes for Rosier – this is mainly because Rosier is actually a French last name (though it could be used in other places, who knows). Also, this chapter and the next will be dedicated to you :)

Potter: Rydych Reap Beth 'ch Hau

You Reap What You Sow.

The Noble and Most Ancient House of Potter, in vast contrast to the Houses of Black and Rosier, prided themselves to be not warriors, but rather, defenders of peace.

This resulted in many Potters becoming famous potioneers and healers; from these professions, their vast fortune sprung up, though many remain humble in regards to it. However, when a disastrous situation threatens to come to its breaking point, no Potter would ever stand idly by and watch as the world around them burned. Just as there are many potioneers and healers within their family, there are just as many fighters.

Much like their fellows the Blacks and Rosiers, the Potter family is old. Their ancestral home is speculated to be located somewhere in Wales, though no respectable pureblood would ever dare to enquire; it is rumored that only a Potter in both name and blood would be able to find it, and while many other families share blood with the Potters, there still remains a living heir (much to the others' consternation).

There are two things that the Potters are infamously known for, aside from their straight forward personalities and propensity for charging into situations no matter the risk. The first is their appearance. The second is their spouses.

All Potter sons are born with messy black hair and terrible vision, forcing them to wear glasses. However, they wear these glasses as a badge of honor, a trademark that has been a part of the family genes for generations. Despite the horrendousness of their prescription, this does not normally affect anything in particular and most Potter sons grow up without ever needing to see a mediwizard or witch to have their eyesight corrected. The same cannot be said for Potter daughters, who are known to be free spirited without any detriment to their vision. They do, however, share the infamous raven coloured hair that all Potters do.

It is also a well-known fact that Potter wives oftentimes have red hair. No one is truly sure of why this is nor how it came to be, however, the name of Mrs. Potter and a red-haired beauty have become synonymous.

One would not normally associate such free-spirited folk with words that sound like such an ominous warning. However, there is one more fact about the Potters that they keep buried under wraps, a story and lesson that they learned many, many generations ago.

Everyone has heard the Tale of the Three Brothers. While the first brother's throat was slit as a result of his pride and arrogance, and the second brother hung himself due to his greed and eventual despair, the youngest and smartest of all three remained humble, keeping his secret hidden and safe, and refused to use it discriminatorily until it came time for him to pass on.

From this story, the Potters honor their ancestor in both their crest, a circle surrounded by a triangle with a line running down the center, as truly, you do reap what you sow.