"Said Hufflepuff 'I'll take the lot, and treat them all the same!'"

       -The Sorting Hat

        Most of the information in these "houses" chapters can be read about in the Harry Potter series. However, for those of you who've wanted to know more about Hufflepuff, you might want to stop and read this chapter. The first hidden piece of information is the location of the Hufflepuff common room. I've done some research, and I can now reveal this.

      The Common Room:

       The Hufflepuff common room's secret entrance can be found in the kitchens, by the pile of barrels in the back, right corner. In order to enter, unlike Gryffindor or Slytherin, you do not need a pass phrase, but a tap-rhythm. To open the passage, tap the right barrel on the bottom row with the rhythm of Helga Hufflepuff (tap tap tap-tap-tap). If you get the rhythm or the barrel wrong, you'll be doused with vinegar, so make sure to do it correctly. Then, proceed into the common room. For those of you who've read the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, the Hufflepuff common room looks a lot like a hobbit-hole, with its rounded entrance and earthy ceiling. The windows are enchanted to look like you're right next to a flowery meadow and all of the upholstery is black and yellow. The Herbology teacher, as head of the house, always brings in interesting plants that go on the walls, the ceiling, and sit on cabinets. That's why Hufflepuffs are so good at the Herbology. There are also two rounded doorways that lead to the girl's and boy's dormitories.

      The Symbolization:

       The qualities of people in the Hufflepuff house are rather unclear in the Harry Potter books, so I'm here to clear it right up. The first one is shown in the quote that I put at the beginning of this chapter, as it is a nice sense of equality. The second is great loyalty, and an urge to work hard at any activity. Their symbol is a badger, because like any badger, they have the patience to wait for their enemy to approach instead of charging on ahead and failing miserably. If you think about it, Hufflepuff's reputation is unfair in the extreme. After all, compare them to Slytherin. Who has the more honorable intention?

"We Hufflepuffs are considered stupid only because we don't go around bragging about our enormous skill"

-Hufflepuff prefect, Pottermore.com