Hufflepuff should be disbanded

Introduction Thank you for your response. I apologize for any factual blunders I made in my last round. I tried to go off what I remembered from reading the series and failed to fact check some of my statements. Luckily no false statements are detrimental, or really harm my case at all. Onto my arguments. Hufflepuff Hufflepuffs exhibit traits the other houses do not. What is the point of each house except to sort people according to their kind? The courageous go with the courageous, the ambitious with the ambitious, the intelligent with the intelligent, and the loyal with the loyal. My opponent states that the members of Hufflepuff could be so much more and could pursue something more than just doing what is right. However, this is simply a misunderstanding of the Hufflepuff house. Hufflepuffs like all human beings have dreams; some have become ministers, others have become scientists. Just because Hufflepuffs pursue what is morally right does not mean that their dreams stop there. The same principle applies to all of the houses. Each member of each house has their own hopes and dreams, but different members of different houses pursue these dreams according to the traits of their house. A Gryffindor may achieve his desire through risky yet highly rewarding decisions. A Slytherin may achieve his desire through manipulation for power. A Ravenclaw may achieve his desire through wit and intelligence. A Hufflepuff may achieve his desire through honest hard work and loyalty towards a certain cause. It is fair to say that if Hufflepuff was disbanded then the members would not fit well in other houses. The same applies to all the other houses. The point of the house system is to appreciate the students for certain traits they exhibit. Disbanding the Hufflepuff house would betray those who particularly exhibit loyalty, patience, kindness, and hard work. Just because it is feasible that members of Hufflepuff could be sorted into other houses does not mean that Hufflepuff should be disbanded all together. My opponent has yet to give us a good reason as to how disbanding Hufflepuff would contribute to the greater good of the students. In fact, Hufflepuff house was created mostly for those students who did not fit into the other houses. “Hufflepuff helped to build the school and admitted students into her House that were loyal, fair, and unafraid of hard work. While the other founders took students based on either ambition, bravery, or intelligence, Helga Hufflepuff took the rest, treating them all equally and teaching them all she knew.”[1] Sorting What I meant when I stated that the Sorting Hat does not sort students based on potentiality is that if a student has a tendency towards a certain trait, then the Sorting Hat will not sort that student into a house other than the trait that student best tends to exhibit, unless of a course a student desires strongly not to be put into that house (such as the case with Harry). For example, if a student particularly exhibits loyalty, kindness and hard work, then the Sorting Hat will not sort that student into Slytherin just because that student has the secondary traits of ambition and power. The Sorting Hat would sort that student into Hufflepuff because that student already exhibits and most exhibits the traits of a Hufflepuff. In regards to Hermione, it is probable that even though she greatly possessed the trait of intelligence, she possessed the traits of a Gryffindor moreso and was thus sorted into that House. The original point here though is that students are sorted into houses based on their primary traits. To disband Hufflepuff would betray students who primarily exhibit Hufflepuff traits, and thus the entire point of the House system, which is to sort students into similar groups, would be counteracted. The Role of Hufflepuffs in the Series Specific people who were allies with Gryffindor include Susan Bones, Cedric Diggory, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Ernest Macmillan, and Hannah Abbot. Of course in the beginning of the series, particularly in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the Hufflepuffs are untrustworthy of Harry. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire tension is once again created when Harry is selected as a Triwizard competitor alongside Cedric Diggory. Despite times of tension between the two houses, Gryfindors are shown to be strong allies with Hufflepuff throughout the series, talking in the hallways, in classrooms, etc. Nearly all Hufflepuffs join Dumbledore’s Army and support Harry and Hufflepuffs were shown to be the most trusting of Harry when he claimed Voldemort had returned. On Ravenclaw’s involvement in the Second Wizarding War, Ravenclaw severely lacked the loyalty that both Hufflepuff and Gryffindor possessed. Some Ravenclaws joined the fight, but many did not. [2] All houses ultimately fought to defeat Voldemort, but each house came to fight against Voldemort with a different kind of mindset. Gryffindor as mentioned, had zest, courage, and honor among their reasons for fighting. Ravenclaw lacked enough loyalty towards the cause to fight against Voldemort. Those Ravenclaws who did fight did so because I assume they thought defeating Voldemort would be much more preferable than Voldemort winning the war (a logical conclusion I think many Ravenclaws could fairly make.) Hufflepuffs did not fight necessarily out of logic or courage. They fought in support of their values of the good in of itself. They fought out of support for justice, acceptance, and kindness, and loyalty to the cause of good. All fought for the good, but each house had different reasons as to why they fought for this good or what pushed them to fight for this good. Hufflepuffs’ only reason was for the good in of itself, and that is what makes Hufflepuff a great house. Sources [1] http://harrypotter.wikia.com... [2]