This may not be appropriate, but...

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Have you ever wondered why the houses have their animals? Like a badger for Hufflepuff and a lion for Gryffindor? I mean, we know about Salazar and his connection with snakes, but what do you suppose the other founders had in mind when they chose those animals to be the symbols of their houses? (I mean, for Hufflepuff, badgers aren't exactly very cuddly and nice...)

--Momo, Hufflepuff