Wands, House Pride, Cedric

Gonna rant about Pottermore. If you don't like it, leave now. If you do, good for you.

My wand is a hard, 13 inches long Ash with Dragon Heartstring core. It says the wand chooses the wizard, and this beauty chose me. When I got it, I was wondering how did it choose me. After I unlocked J.K. Rowling's writing, then I knew. The characteristics fit me perfectly! 

 "Each wand, from the moment it finds its ideal owner, will begin to learn from and teach its human partner."

Length and flexibility

"Longer wands might suit taller wizards, but they tend to be drawn to bigger personalities, and those of a more spacious and dramatic style of magic."

"Wand flexibility or rigidity denotes the degree of adaptability and willingness to change possessed by the wand-and-owner pair"

Wood

"The ash wand cleaves to its one true master and ought not to be passed on or gifted from the original owner, because it will lose power and skill..........The ideal owner may be stubborn, and will certainly be courageous, but never crass or arrogant."

Core

"As a rule, dragon heartstrings produce wands with the most power, and which are capable of the most flamboyant spells. Dragon wands tend to learn more quickly than other types. While they can change allegiance if won from their original master, they always bond strongly with the current owner.

The dragon wand tends to be easiest to turn to the Dark Arts, though it will not incline that way of its own accord. It is also the most prone of the three cores to accidents, being somewhat temperamental."

Muehehehe can you see the resemblance? Suit taller wizards : the average height for a Malaysian woman is 153.3 cm. I'm 161cm. Check. Stubborn : no need for explanations. Almost everyone who knows me knows my stubbornness. Check. Bravo, my wand is a hard one, so the wand-and-me pair is not willing to change and adapt, since it's hard.

Guess what house am I sorted in?

HUFFLEPUFF

Do not mock me, or I will hex you into this house. I was a tad disappointed when I got sorted into this house as I wasn't expecting it at all. I was expecting something like Slytherin or Ravenclaw, so I was like "really? no, REALLY?" when I got sorted into Hufflepuff. 

After the Mathematics examination today, I have truly found the Hufflepuff sense in me. You see, the Sorting Hat sorts us into a house that reflects who we are and what we are capable of and brings out the best in us even if we never thought it existed in the first place. 

"Those patient Hufflepuffs are true and unafraid of toil"

I can't say for certain that I'm unafraid of toil, but I guess I am true. I avoid twisting other people's words and trust towards me, and I hate people who loves to twist words. For example, when a person tells you to read it at home, and a friend said "it doesn't say don't tell anyone". I just despise those twisting and windings. You can wind yourself up and see if you like it. 

The welcome speech for Hufflepuff by the prefect Gabriel Truman made me love being a Hufflepuff. It nudged my Hufflepuff side and it woke up to bloom, and it's still blooming. 

"Our emblem is the badger, an animal that is often underestimated, because it lives quietly until attacked, but which, when provoked, can fight off animals much larger than itself, including wolves."

"Now, there are a few things you should know about Hufflepuff house. First of all, let’s deal with a perennial myth about the place, which is that we’re the least clever house. WRONG. Hufflepuff is certainly the least boastful house, but we’ve produced just as many brilliant witches and wizards as any other. Want proof? Look up Grogan Stump, one of the most popular Ministers for Magic of all time. He was a Hufflepuff – as were the successful Ministers Artemesia Lufkin and Dugald McPhail. Then there’s the world authority on magical creatures, Newt Scamander; Bridget Wenlock, the famous thirteenth-century Arithmancer who first discovered the magical properties of the number seven, and Hengist of Woodcroft, who founded the all-wizarding village of Hogsmeade, which lies very near Hogwarts School. Hufflepuffs all."

You forgot this hot ahem, brave Hufflepuff

"So, as you can see, we’ve produced more than our fair share of powerful, brilliant and daring witches and wizards, but, just because we don’t shout about it, we don’t get the credit we deserve."

I think I'm gonna cry D':

This is Nymphadora Tonks, another brave Hufflepuff.

"...it’s true that Hufflepuff is a bit lacking in one area. We’ve produced the fewest Dark wizards of any house in this school. Of course, you’d expect Slytherin to churn out evil-doers, seeing as they’ve never heard of fair play and prefer cheating over hard work any day, but even Gryffindor (the house we get on best with) has produced a few dodgy characters."

Does a certain rat ring a bell?  

"We are the only house at Hogwarts that also has a repelling device for would-be intruders. ...the illegal entrant is doused in vinegar."

"You will hear other houses boast of their security arrangements, but it so happens that in more than a thousand years, the Hufflepuff common room and dormitories have never been seen by outsiders. Like badgers, we know exactly how to lie low – and how to defend ourselves."

"... you will emerge into the cosiest common room of them all. It is round and earthy and low-ceilinged; it always feels sunny, and its circular windows have a view of rippling grass and dandelions."

" There is a lot of burnished copper about the place, and many plants, which either hang from the ceiling or sit on the windowsills. Our Head of house, Professor Pomona Sprout, is Head of Herbology, and she brings the most interesting specimens (some of which dance and talk) to decorate our room – one reason why Hufflepuffs are often very good at Herbology. Our overstuffed sofas and chairs are upholstered in yellow and black, and our dormitories are reached through round doors in the walls of the common room. Copper lamps cast a warm light over our four-posters, all of which are covered in patchwork quilts, and copper bed warmers hang on the walls, should you have cold feet."

"Our house ghost is the friendliest of them all: the Fat Friar. You’ll recognise him easily enough; he’s plump and wears monk’s robes, and he’s very helpful if you get lost or are in any kind of trouble." 

"I think that’s nearly everything. I must say, I hope some of you are good Quidditch players. Hufflepuff hasn’t done as well as I’d like in the Quidditch tournament lately.
You should sleep comfortably. We’re protected from storms and wind down in our dormitories; we never have the disturbed nights those in the towers sometimes experience."

That Seeker is Cedric Diggory.

Hail Hufflepuffs!