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I really want to know where it states In canon that Hufflepuffs are mothering and family oriented. And nice.
Zacharias Smith was a Hufflepuff. He was also an asshole. The only Hufflepuff we ever saw who was a mother was Tonks and we didn't really get much first hand knowledge of her in that mother role. The most prominently featured family oriented characters in the series were Gryffindor (Lily and Molly) and Slytherin (Narcissa).
Yet, time and again, people associate family oriented attitudes with Hufflepuff house. Am I just not reading the same books? Did I miss a version of the sorting song of a canon Hufflepuff character who supports this?
Hufflepuffs are fair. They are loyal. They are patient. They are just. They are unafraid of hard work. They are tenacious. Pottermore also tells us they are generally humble, not needing recognition for the great things they do.
But I will never understand why every person who displays a love and protectiveness toward their family automatically gets labeled as a Badger for that trait. It just doesn't make much sense to me and I would love to see the canon justification for it.