So yeah. Gryffindors value courage, Ravenvlaws intelligence, Slytherin ambition. There are a lot of jokes about Hufflepuff being the C students of the HP universe, afterall, Helga Hufflepuff said she'd "take the rest."
So the sorting hat houses you based on 2 things. What you can do, and what you value. And we've seen it put values over skills. Capability, after all, can be nurtured and cultivated.
What is it that Hufflepuff students are suppossed to value most?
Busting your ass.
So yes, Hufflepuff is full of kids who got put there because they've got good hustle, but you know who else is there?
The genius who credits their intelligence primarily to hours of laborious study.
The athlete who's on the field running herself ragged every day.
The social climber making his connections and creating owed favors now instead of waiting for some dark lord to grace him with gifts.
Basically everyone who would have been in another house if not for the fact that they value putting their noses to the grindstone more than they value the way in which they do so.
And they have a network of lesser acheivers willing to work their asses off to help their more talented friends.
Hufflepuff is the house you join if you actually want to accomplish anything in life without having to be some chosen one or a person meant to aid in someone else's special destiny.
So the sorting hat houses you based on 2 things. What you can do, and what you value. And we've seen it put values over skills. Capability, after all, can be nurtured and cultivated.
What is it that Hufflepuff students are suppossed to value most?
Busting your ass.
So yes, Hufflepuff is full of kids who got put there because they've got good hustle, but you know who else is there?
The genius who credits their intelligence primarily to hours of laborious study.
The athlete who's on the field running herself ragged every day.
The social climber making his connections and creating owed favors now instead of waiting for some dark lord to grace him with gifts.
Basically everyone who would have been in another house if not for the fact that they value putting their noses to the grindstone more than they value the way in which they do so.
And they have a network of lesser acheivers willing to work their asses off to help their more talented friends.
Hufflepuff is the house you join if you actually want to accomplish anything in life without having to be some chosen one or a person meant to aid in someone else's special destiny.
