I unfortunately have very little of substance to add, but a strong upvote was not quite enough.
There is something in here of Iron Hufflepuff, and I’m exceedingly grateful to Eliezer for dignifying and validating it so unequivocally in this meta-parable. I expect to link to this fairly frequently over the next decade.
Presumably because the people who gave it the net 22 karma either know the term from me using it, or were able to put together something meaningful for themselves from context.
“There is something in here of Iron Hufflepuff” not meant to equal “All of Iron Hufflepuff is in here.”
I agree the above does not represent kindness much.
Tenacious is the bit that’s coming through most strongly, and also if I were rewriting the lists today I would include “principled” or “consistent” or “conscientious” as a strong piece of Hufflepuff, and that’s very much on display here.
I unfortunately have very little of substance to add, but a strong upvote was not quite enough.
There is something in here of Iron Hufflepuff, and I’m exceedingly grateful to Eliezer for dignifying and validating it so unequivocally in this meta-parable. I expect to link to this fairly frequently over the next decade.
What is “Iron Hufflepuff”? This is the only mention I got when I searched LW.
Strong upvote for this reply. Why does the parent have 22 karma when no one knows what Iron Hufflepuff is, and no one has asked for 8 months?
Presumably because the people who gave it the net 22 karma either know the term from me using it, or were able to put together something meaningful for themselves from context.
From this FB post of a few years ago.
Red Gryffindors: prideful, vengeful, hotheaded, reckless
(Cormac MacLaggen, Ginny’s worse aspects)
(Non-HP example: Chandra Nalaar)
Gold Gryffindors: courageous, unflinching, steadfast, noble
(Harry’s best aspects, Fred & George from HPMOR)
(Non-HP example: Ralph from Lord of the Flies)
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Green Slytherins: conceited, manipulative, bigoted, selfish
(Pansy Parkinson, Slughorn’s worse aspects)
(Non-HP: Borsk Fey’lya, Theron from 300)
Silver Slytherins: perceptive, unfettered, realistic, savvy
(no examples in canon; maybe Regulus?)
(Non-HP: Grand Admiral Thrawn, Cap’n Jack Sparrow)
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Yellow Hufflepuffs: timid, conformist, unstrategic, naive
(Ernie MacMillan’s worse aspects, canon Pettigrew (shut up, leave me alone))
(Non-HP: Cady Heron from Mean Girls (before redemption))
Iron Hufflepuffs: tenacious, inclusive, empathetic, kind
(Cedric Diggory, Neville from HPMOR)
(Non-HP: Ender Wiggin, Samwise Gamgee)
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Blue Ravenclaws: detached, condescending, impractical, irresolute
(Xenophilius Lovegood, Helena Ravenclaw)
(Non-HP: every Vulcan ever written to piss off the audience)
Bronze Ravenclaws: brilliant, innovative, quick-witted, detail-oriented
(no examples in canon; HJPEV at his best)
(Non-HP: MacGuyver)
Hm, Keltham has a lot of good qualities here, but kind doesn’t seem among them.
… seems like a non-sequitur; can you connect the dots for me?
Kind is one of the four adjectives in your description of Iron Hufflepuff.
Ah, gotcha.
(Also “lol”/”whoops.”)
“There is something in here of Iron Hufflepuff” not meant to equal “All of Iron Hufflepuff is in here.”
I agree the above does not represent kindness much.
Tenacious is the bit that’s coming through most strongly, and also if I were rewriting the lists today I would include “principled” or “consistent” or “conscientious” as a strong piece of Hufflepuff, and that’s very much on display here.