Oh, Humble Hufflepuff!

Michaela broke her leg rather badly when she was 11. It resulted in a cast that went up to her thigh and being the only kid in her middle school who was using their grandmother’s motorized scooter to get around. Since she was mostly bed or chair bound, Michaela had to find ways to amuse herself. This is when she became the voracious reader that she remains to this day. Harry Potter became HER escape during this 6 months of recovery and it became something she and I embraced together on future trips to Universal Studios.

We nerd out at Harry Potter memorabilia stores and have amassed a small collection of souvenirs that help us turn our porch into Hogwarts every Halloween! We are… a little obsessed. But more about THAT later.

It doesn’t matter what Harry Potter sorting hat test I take, I always end up in Hufflepuff and I am A-OK with that! My sorting hat results never wavering have been a source of light hearted ridicule from family who all seem to toe the line between Gryffindor and Slytherin or Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Nobody else but me has ended up in this house and while I can LIE when I answer the sorting hat questions, what kind of Hufflepuff would I be if I did THAT!?

I recently came across this video on YouTube that analyzes why Hufflepuff is the most undesirable house to be in, yet is the house everyone should want to be apart of. It’s EXCELLENT. I never really thought about how the Hogwarts houses were a statement on the social structure and constructs that we box ourselves into. It really blew my mind and reinforced why I am exactly where I need to be. Check it out below!