The Most EVIL Hufflepuff Wizard Nobody Talks About - Harry Potter Explained

In the Philosopher’s Stone, Hagrid famously remarked that “There's not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin.”.

But..There are a few big issues with this statement.

First of all, it’s factually incorrect. While the vast majority of the dark witches and wizards in the wizarding world were indeed at one time Slytherin students, it certainly wasn’t all of them.

Second of all, many have interpreted Hagrid’s statement to mean: ‘all Slytherins will become evil’, when what Hagrid really meant was that ‘all bad witches and wizards ORIGINATED from Slytherin. Which is..Also not true.

I will admit that when you think about all of the evil in the Wizarding World, it is certainly hard to distance your mind from the green and silver house. However, in reality there are numerous other examples of BAD wizards that came from well...ALL of the other houses.

Think about it.

We had Pettigrew from Gryffindor.

We had Quirrell from Ravenclaw.

And from Hufflepuff we had….The subject of today’s video! A dark wizard SO EVIL that many SLYTHERIN wizards PALE in comparison. Join me today as we peel back the layers of the most nefarious individual to arise from the black & yellow house.

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[dannybonsai]

How to turn a Hufflepuff evil
1. Give them a trauma
2. give them a Slytherin friend
voila

[whirl]

We need more dark wizard documentaries

[darthandeddeu]

Hufflepuff evil is the worst because it's unexpected.

[Slipk]

My guy Hagrid out there house profiling smh

[TylerSilverscale]

You'd think Hufflepuff would produce the most dark wizards. Considered their work is taken advantage of.

[grokeffer]

Artemisia is another name for the plant known as Wormwood. It's a component of the intoxicant called Absinthe and has been used to treat intestinal parasite infections. 🌱

[FredrickTesla]

"Muggle fear and misunderstanding of magic led to widespread suspicion and violence."
Or it might be the multiple killer magic hedge mazes that ate thousands of people. That might also get a rise out of the muggles.

[paulohalderic]

1- Creating giant, elaborate, magical mazes = Hard work and Patience.
2- Punishing muggles = Justice in his mind.
3- His life choices = Loyalty to magic.

[targaryenbatman]

Loyal to evil and hard worker are some terrifying qualities

[gabrielahemmings]

Hufflepuff values loyalty and justice imagine loyalty to the wrong cause or them pursuing justice for purebloods
Unexpectedly evil

[brentthereshiram]

I knew hufflepuff had a skeleton in the closet

[StevenKissinger]

Eunon Blackwood is proof that intolerance from Muggles can drive witches and wizards towards the Dark Arts. I highly doubt he was the only dark wizard from Hufflepuff, it is just simply improbable of that not happening. This is particularly true of Muggle-borns, as they face intolerance from Purebloods and Muggles alike.

[gavinjonsn]

I've always thought that a Hufflepuff willing to do terrible, terrible things, in the name of loyalty, would be a very compelling villain. A good example from other media would be like, Killmonger.

[prestonglocar]

Blackwoods at Stone Haven?? That is Bracken land!!

[bookworm]

Since Hufflepuff is my Hogwarts house, I was always curious about the stories of Hufflepuff wizards who went down the wrong path. I appreciate this Dark history lesson; it's a great cautionary tale.

[timsmith]

So if you want to completely avoid being harmed by Blackwood you just have to forego going into any hedge mazes that appear suddenly without explanation?

[websurfer]

"Hey this should be a movie."
Hbo: lets reboot the films

[stevegallo]

We have to remember that Hagrid getting expelled from Hogwarts was due to a Slytherin (Tom Riddle), so Hagrid has a bias against that house. Further, was Quirrell really evil? Remember that Quirrell's evil acts took place when he was possessed by Voldemort.

[dougwhiddon]

I like to think of myself as a Gryffindor, must most of my friends think I'm more Ravenclaw. But, I have this head-cannon about the early days of Hogwarts when the founders were still running things. A group of students are gathered and the first three pick the ones they want and the leftovers are scooped up by Hufflepuff. She takes them aside to her corner of the castle and sits them down and tells them,

"You aren't the smartest, the bravest, or have the connections of magical upbringing, so what do you do? The one thing you can do, the one thing that can overcome the advantages of the others is you can WORK HARDER than all of them. There are plenty of smart people, or brave people, or connected people who simply never amount to anything. Hard work will see you through were those things won't"

So, its not that Hufflepuff sought out hard workers, but that she MADE them hard workers.

[skyrogue]

Like a true badger, he f*cked things up for everyone.