Houses

Hufflepuff

Founded by Helga Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff takes the students the other founders might have ranked second. Helga Hufflepuff said she would teach the lot and treat them fairly, and the house still means patience, loyalty, and hard work rather than a talent for show. Cedric Diggory is the clearest example in the novels: a champion who shares a victory and is murdered for being in the way. The house’s relic, Helga’s cup, spends years as a Horcrux in the Lestrange vault.