After the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry founded the school, each created their own house to spread and perpetuate the young wizards they wanted to train. In addition to the representative colors and character concepts of the colleges, the most recognizable thing about the four colleges is actually the animal image of the college's symbol.

Each of these symbolic animals carries a trait that the four founders wanted their students to embody – the Lion of Gryffindor for courage and adventure, the Eagle of Ravenclaw for wisdom and freedom, the Serpent of Slytherin for shrewdness and patience, and the Hufflepuff Badger for equality and hardship.

However, over time, as generations of wizards understood and grew, more well-known labels were attached to the meaning of each house.

Gryffindors, for example, tend to be branded as righteous, Slytherin as cunning, and Ravenclaw as eccentric...... The most incredible thing is Hufflepuff, I don't know when the "honest people" labels of mediocrity, honesty, patience, and honesty have been frantically pasted on them one after another, so that later the teachers and students of Hufflepuff House began to believe in it.

"Do you mean that we shouldn't be friendly and welcoming to everyone in the school? ”

Cedric Diggory interrupted with his arms folded.

I don't know why, although his brain keeps telling him that he just needs to listen quietly to the beautiful silver-haired little Lori, but the faint sense of uneasiness and crisis in his heart is getting stronger and stronger, and this tearing uncomfortable opposition makes him vaguely dizzy.

"Of course not, in fact I quite identify with and like the atmosphere of Hufflepuff House, which is why I am so eager to get into Hufflepuff House. ”

Elena stroked her hair a little shyly, smiled, and the bright smile made Cedric's heartbeat, who was thinking silently, suddenly skip a beat, and said sweetly, "I just think, perhaps, that we should not forget the original intention of Ms. Helga Hufflepuff when she founded the Academy." ”

"Look at the emblem on your chest......" Elena said quickly, glancing around the Hufflepuff wizards, most of whom were still in their pajamas, "Well, I mean look at the logo on the House flag in the common room." ”

"Our Hufflepuff symbol animal is a badger. Elena proudly straightened her small chest, which was still flat for the time being, and said earnestly.

Hannah Abbott looked at the emblem bulging out of her chest, tilted her head cutely, and her tone was full of confusion, "But what does that mean? ”

"Wait...... Ordinary, down-to-earth, ?!! safe"

Elena frowned, looked at Hannah with a strange expression, her gaze slowly swept over a bunch of Hufflepuff wizards with expressions of approval on their faces, and patted her forehead incredulously, "You don't know what kind of badger is at all, do you?!Oh my God, are you really Hufflepuff?!"

"Ahem, animals of the non-magical world are not taught in class. Prefect Shanna coughed lightly, a trace of unnaturalness flashed on her face, nodded frankly and acknowledged, and then asked generously, "If Elena knows, don't sell it, tell everyone quickly." ”

It is undeniable that the power of example is a very powerful subtle effect.

Ever since Mr. Newt Scamander, a Hufflepuff Graduate, became a celebrity in the wizarding world, many students have unconsciously adopted him as an imitation of their own lives.

Therefore, Hufflepuff can be regarded as the group of people who are most interested in animals and plants in the whole of Hogwarts.

In fact, Hufflepuff's curiosity about new knowledge is no less than that of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, except that more often than not, shame and self-perceived mediocrity limit their access to knowledge.

"There are many species of badgers, but the more common ones are the wolverine and the honey badger (Mellivora). Judging from the emblem of our college, it seems to be more inclined to the latter. The honey badger is a brave, strong, and just animal. It never relaxes or despises weaker animals, nor does it flinch in the face of beasts larger than it—everything is equal in size and height in the eyes of the honey badger. And this admirable quality and nature is the perfect expression of the idea that Ms. Hufflepuff has always wanted to advocate: we should learn to treat everyone equally. ”

Elena raised her eyebrows, her fingers gently stroking the Hufflepuff badger on her left chest, and said solemnly word by word.

"Acceptance of the weak and general mediocrity is nothing more than a condescending pity and cowardice for warmth. True equality, equality and integrity are not only for those who are lower than us, but to be able to face each other bravely without fear of all powerful opponents, without fear or arrogance. That's what Ms. Hufflepuff wants to convey. ”

"But isn't our Hufflepuff standard for accepting only honest, honest, honest and hard-working people?"

A new Hufflepuff student hiding next to the stairs asked, a little confused, as a young wizard who had just arrived at Hogwarts, what Elena said was too powerful for his cognition, and it was completely different from what her parents had taught her.

She was not the only one who felt this way, in fact all the Hufflepuff students present were shaking slightly in their hearts - Elena's words seemed a little unusual, but every theory was too solid to refute.

"Oh, do you really think that Hufflepuff House has the same selection criteria as the other three houses? ”

The silver-haired little Lori raised her eyebrows, turned her face, and said seriously, "Listen, if Hufflepuff really only recruits students who are honest, loyal, hardworking and stoic. Quite a few people are likely to hear something like this when they put on the Sorting Hat—"

Elena cleared her throat and said in a slow voice mimicking the Sorting Hat, "Hmm...... Let me think about which college you should be assigned to...... Without Gryffindor's courage, not ambitious enough, doesn't like to study, and is still a lazy person. I'm sorry, little wizard. You don't have any of the qualities that a college needs. Let's take the train home tomorrow morning!"

"So, are we all the most mediocre people that no one wants......

Hearing Elena's voice, the little wizard who mustered up the courage to ask almost didn't cry directly, and the morale that had just been raised in the entire lounge looked like it was about to fall to the bottom en masse.

"No! quite the opposite!"

At this moment, the corners of Elena's mouth raised, and her tone was crisp and confident.

After looking around at the little wizards whose eyes were beginning to be confused, the silver-haired little witch smiled softly—integrity, honesty, hard work, justice and tenacity...... These attributes are not so much innate character traits as they are goals that a person can rely on their own efforts in the upbringing environment and achieve the goals they will achieve.

"We, the uncharacterized, the wizards with endless possibilities. To be precise, we can have all the qualities of the Academy, and there is no limit to what each individual can achieve. ”

This can actually be seen from the very beginning of the division, compared to the other three houses for talent, Hufflepuff is actually more focused on the possibility of a person, and this is the most critical reason why human wizards are so powerful.

As an indispensable and important house of Hogwarts, Hufflepuff with the largest number of wizards should never be a symbol of mediocrity, to be precise, Hufflepuff has no fewer great wizards than any other house.

(Click here for details: The Great Wizards from the Badger House)

As she spoke, Elena took out a golden-red bow tie from her robe that she hadn't had time to put in her suitcase, shook it, and took the last dose of the pot.

"See! Professor Dumbledore personally granted me the right to wear Gryffindor clothes and enter the Gryffindor common room, as he recognized my courage as well. But actually, as you all know, I'm a Hufflepuff. ”

"But, even so, Slytherin is ......," said Darth Sanna, a tall girl, with some concern, as the atmosphere in the common room was about to reach its peak.

"Slytherin, why should we fear them who are the least numerous, who have been at the lowest level since time immemorial?"

Fearlessly looking directly at the senior girl prefect who was a head taller than her, Elena spread out for some reason, and said with a relaxed face, "Not to mention that neither eagles nor lions are afraid of snakes. You know, in the whole of nature, honey badgers are one of the few apex predators that are immune to snake venom. ”

Elena licked her lips, a look of danger flashed in her eyes, "It's them who should really be scared - the honey badger is the natural enemy of the little snake! It's been too long, it's time to get everything back on track." ”

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I'm so tired, I'm sleeping~ I've written almost 7,000 words today!