There are two important factors to today’s topic of unconventional beauty. 1) To me, one of the most beautiful things in the world is a person who truly knows who they are. She knows her real nature and she’s not ashamed or afraid to show it to people. 2) I am part of the Harry Potter generation. I grew up reading about Harry, Ron, and Hermione, dreaming that one day I’d go to Hogwarts, too.
My dream came true. I’m at Rice University, which is the closest thing you can get to Hogwarts this side of England. The people are amazing, the classes are tough, and there’s eleven residential colleges very similar to houses. Oh, and did I mention the architecture? Our mascot is the owl, and our school colors are blue and gray. I definitely consider Rice a very Ravenclaw-esque school, and, naturally, that was a great fit, seeing as I knew I was in Ravenclaw. I believe myself to be clever, witty, intelligent, and hard working — all the markings of a true Ravenclaw.
Then came the day I was sorted into Hufflepuff on Pottermore.
Now, I know what you’re saying… it’s not a big deal, it’s just a test. But JK Rowling made it, so I feel like it’s pretty official. I answered the questions honestly, so I really am a Hufflepuff. I was devastated. There was no way I was in Hufflepuff! What is a Hufflepuff, anyway? I didn’t really participate on Pottermore very much after that, just because I was so sad (and I didn’t have time for it). Then, I got back on this week. I started considering my fellow Hufflepuffs, and I decided that Tonks was pretty cool. So I started googling characteristics of Hufflepuffs, and I was surprised with what I found.
“You might belong in Hufflepuff, where they are just and loyal. Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil.” It doesn’t sound all that exciting, especially compared to the other houses. But the more I thought about it, and the more I read, that’s exactly what I am. I try my hardest to find equality and justness, and I will never turn my back on a friend. Helga Hufflepuff said that she would teach the lot. While the other founders were selective of who they would teach, Hufflepuff loved them all, regardless of what they were like. Hufflepuffs are those people who silently defend their friends, fight for equality, and generally do good without expecting anyone to give them credit for it. Cedric Diggory was really the only Hufflepuff who got any amount of glory. But the best thing I read about Hufflepuff stated this: Hufflepuffs have the most important characteristics of all the other houses. As soon as I read that, I was sold. I’m a Hufflepuff. JK Rowling could not have described me any better. I am a Hufflepuff through and through, and proud of it. :)
By the way… HONEY BADGER DON’T GIVE A SH*T!
Video references, just in case you didn’t get some of the Hufflepuff jokes.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Maryanne Williamson
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