![]() ![]() Nobody ever says Cedric or Tonks (both Hufflepuffs) were evil, but characters like the Dursleys, the Malfoys, and Umbridge are almost always in the top 3 of any top 10 list of the evilest Harry Potter characters. Compassion is also antithetical to evil as evil is generally depicted as being full of malice and hatred. ![]() They have some of the most heroic and desirable traits outside of Gryffindor. Everyone keeps going on about Hufflepuff producing a dark wizard/witch because 'beware the quiet ones,' but they're not quiet. Hufflepuff values compassion, hard work, loyalty, patience, and a strong sense of justice. For example, if a man is wise, what reason does he have to make an enemy of his peers by trying to become a tyrant? Evil acts are often committed by emotional impulses. All of which are positive traits, several of which are antithetical to evil. Ravenclaw values wit, intelligence, creativity, wisdom, cleverness, etc. Chivalry especially is antithetical to evil, which is by nature not chivalrous. Gryffindor values bravery, courage, and chivalry. The entire reason he built the chamber of secrets was to hide away a dangerous beast for one of his descendants to find, release, and use to commit a wizard holocaust after his friends ostracized him for his views.Įach of the houses also embodies and values specific traits, which means nine times out of ten specific people get sorted to specific houses. ![]() Slytherin himself was a racist prat who wanted to commit eugenics and cause genetic stagnation based on his medieval concept of blood purity. And you can tell who belongs to the bad team because they're all some combination of fat, ugly, and covered in snakes. There are no good and bad people in the wizarding world, just good and bad teams. Slytherin, because that's the way Rowling wrote it. ![]()
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