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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I don't think its quite that cut and dry -- if for no other reason than first years have to be divided among the houses pretty evenly......
I don't think there's any suggestion that Hufflepuffs are losers, left-overs, or the like. Remember that Cedric Diggory was a Hufflepuff, and he was honorable (he tried to "uncatch the snitch" when Harry fell from his broomstick in PoA) as well as brave, cunning and smart enough to be selected as Hogwarts champion in the Triwizard Tournament, a role that we see he deserved.
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Right...I need to re-read GoF, because I was thinking that Cedric was a Ravenclaw (since Cho is one). My memory is seriously failing.
Also, as for the "cut and dried" there
might be some "good kids" in Slytherin, but if there is, J.K. has not told us who they are or shown them at all -- Thus we are prejudiced to think that there are no "goodies" in Slytherin (and the movie, where they are playing Quidditch, none of the Slytherin Quidditch players look very nice at all). We all know that Malfoy is a badass, Crabbe and Goyle are dumb but nasty, and Pansy needs to slapped a few times.
If Harry had been sorted into Slytherin, he probably would have been the only good kid in there. Remember how the Sorting Hat contemplated putting him there (likely because he has a little bit of "essence of Voldemort" in him...the ability to speak Parselmouth, etc.). Thank Goodness that Harry did not get sent to the badass house! Also, there is some discussion earlier in the thread that Lily might be of mixed blood, so Harry might not be 100% Wizard, he might be 75% wizard blood (assuming that James is 100% and Lilly was 50-50) or Harry might be 50% wizard blood (assuming that James is 100% and Lilly was Muggle born, along the lines of Hermione). In any case, if Harry is not 100% Wizard blood, that might also explain why he did not go into Slytherin (not to mention he was pleading with the Sorting Hat silently , "not Slytherin")