Hufflepuff

**"Point me!"**

This article is about **the house in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry**. You may be looking for **the founder of this house, Helga Hufflepuff**.

## House information

### Traits

* Dedication
* Hard Work
* Fair play
* Patience
* Kindness
* Tolerance
* Unafraid of Toil
* Loyalty

### Head

* Brittany S. Pierce
* Patrick Dunbar (Formerly)
* Pomona Sprout (Formerly)
* Helga Hufflepuff (Formerly)

### Members

* Pomona Sprout
* Cassandra Howell †
* Chris Martin
* James Corden
* Stefani Germanotta
* Christopher Hudson †
* Carole Howell
* Alice Dunbar †
* Hugo Howell
* Melissa Delgado
* Nate Kulina
* Finn Hudson
* Moose Mason
* Cedric Diggory
* Blaine Anderson
* Danny Māhealani
* Brody Hudson
* Patrick Dunbar
* Scott McCall
* Stiles Stilinski
* Isaac Lahey
* Brittany S. Pierce
* Liam Dunbar
* Max Russo
* Jason Turner
* Corey Bryant
* Lori Talbot
* Teddy Douglas
* Chris Hudson
* Phoebe Dunbar
* Hugo Whittemore
* Daniël Hudson

"*You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,
And unafraid of toil*"
—The Sorting Hat[src]

**Hufflepuff** is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Helga Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff is the most inclusive among the four houses; valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its members. The emblematic animal is a badger, and yellow and black are its colours. The Head of Hufflepuff is Brittany S. Pierce and the Fat Friar is the House's patron ghost.

Hufflepuff corresponds roughly to the element of earth, and it is for that reason that the House colours were chosen: yellow represented wheat, while black was emblematic of soil. The Hufflepuff points hourglass contains yellow diamonds.

## Traits

Students belonging to this house are known to be hard-working, friendly, loyal, honest and rather impartial. It may be that due to their values, Hufflepuffs are not as competitive as the other houses, and are more modest about their accomplishments. Hufflepuff is the most inclusive among the four houses; valuing hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play rather than a particular aptitude in its students.

Hufflepuff appears to have the least rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch.

## Reputation

"*Everyone says Hufflepuff are a lot o' duffers,*"
—Wizarding opinion of the House[src]

According to Minerva McGonagall, all four of the houses have produced exceptional witches and wizards in their time, but due to Helga Hufflepuff's policy of accepting any student and its usually poor performance in the House Cup, Hufflepuff is often thought to be the house of less talented wizards and witches. However, this is merely a misunderstanding of the Sorting Hat's poem. The Hufflepuff house has produced a great many of successful and influential members of the wizarding world, such as the renowned Magizoologist Newton Scamander. It wasn't until the era of the Elementals, all of whom were Hufflepuffs, that the wizarding world began to respect the House and to see how great it can be alongside the other Houses.

Hufflepuff has produced the fewest number of dark wizards than any other house at Hogwarts. Their cheerful and friendly demeanour can probably account for this property of the House.

Hufflepuff has also produced a number of exceptionally skilled witches and wizards, including noted Arithmancer Bridget Wenlock, former Minister for Magic Artemisia Lufkin, and magical creatures expert Newton Scamander.

## Common Room

*Main article: Hufflepuff Basement*
The Hufflepuff dormitories and common room have never been seen by outsiders and is the only house with repelling devices in case of intruders. They are accessed through a pile of large barrels, found stacked in a shadowy stone recess on a right-hand side corridor near the kitchens. The barrel two from the bottom, middle of the second row, will open if tapped in the rhythm of 'Helga Hufflepuff'.

As a security device to repel non-Hufflepuff students, tapping on the wrong barrel, or tapping the incorrect number of times, results in one of the other lids bursting off, drenching the impostor in vinegar.

However, once you make it through the tunnel entryway, the Hufflepuff dormitory is a quite cosy and welcoming place; it always feels sunny. The common room is a large, earthy, round room with low ceilings. The view from the round windows is of dandelions and rippling grass.

The decor emphasises the earthy-feel of the room with plants hanging and resting all about the room, some that even sing and dance. Burnished copper touchings with plush, cosy yellow and black patterned sofas and chairs welcoming a Hufflepuff student to relax and discuss the interesting specimens brought in by the Head of House, Professor Sprout. A Hufflepuff student retires through big, round doors in the walls of the common room to their dormitory.

## Head of House

Pomona Sprout
(1959-2000)Patrick Raeken
(2000-2024)Brittany S. Pierce
(2024-)
Pomona Sprout used to be the Head of House during the Hudbars generation. She was the Herbology professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She resigned in 2000 after the First Wizarding War had ended, giving her Head of House and Professor Herbology titles to Patrick Dunbar, who returned to the school to teach.

Patrick Raeken resigned as Professor Herbology and Head of Hufflepuff House in 2024 after he became the new Headmaster since Albus Dumbledore had decided it was time for a younger generation to lead the school. Patrick immediately promoted Brittany S. Pierce to become the new Head of House. However, Brittany kept working in the Hospital Wing alongside Liam Dunbar, making her one of the few Head of Hufflepuff House that wasn't the Professor in Herbology. Stiles Stilinski got hired by Headmaster Raeken to become the new Professor Herbology instead.

The current Hufflepuff's head of house is Brittany S. Pierce.

## Known Hufflepuffs

Helga Hufflepuff †Fat Friar †Hengist of WoodcroftBridget Wenlock †Artemisia Lufkin †Grogan Stump †Hepzibah Smith, descendant of Helga HufflepuffNewton "Newt" ScamanderCassandra Howell †Pomona SproutChris MartinJames CordenStefani GermanottaChristopher HudsonCarole HowellAlice Dunbar †Hugo HowellMelissa McCallNate KulinaFinn HudsonMoose MasonCedric DiggoryDanny MāhealaniBlaine AndersonBrody HudsonPatrick DunbarScott McCallStiles StilinskiIsaac LaheyBrittany S. PierceLiam DunbarMax RussoJason TurnerCorey BryantLori TalbotTeddy DouglasChris HudsonPhoebe DunbarHugo WhittemoreDaniël Hudson

## See also

* Helga Hufflepuff
* Helga Hufflepuff's Cup
* Hufflepuff Quidditch team
* Hufflepuff basement
* Gryffindor
* Ravenclaw
* Slytherin