“Hufflepuffs are particularly good finders” If you’ve been part of the Harry Potter fandom you’ve probably heard this phrase throughout the internet but a lot of people don’t know where it comes from. In the Philosopher’s Stone the Sorting Hat says:
You might belong in Hufflepuff, Where they are just and loyal, Those patient Hufflepuffs are true, And unafraid of toil (PS7).
It’s never mentioned in the book that finding is a trait of the Hufflepuff house. The quote actually comes from “A Very Potter Musical,” a musical about Harry Potter created by a group of college students.
In the musical Cedric Diggory says that Hufflepuffs are good finders and repeats the word find whenever he has opportunity. Such as: “I don’t FIND this to be surprising at all.” This musical is absolutely hilarious and I would recommend you check it out on YouTube as well as the other Starkid productions. So the idea of Hufflepuffs being good finders is, unfortunately, not canon.
I hope you Hufflepuffs who didn’t know the origin of this phrase, aren’t too disappointed! Who knows you might be good at finding things after all!
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"A Very Potter Musical" from Wikipedia
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