Smeared on a canvas of stark yellow and charred black, a Badger looks off into the distance..

Though this was not always the case. The original scripted novel featured a Bear as the house emblem of Hufflepuff. Both animals represent the foundations of dedication, patience and bravery but the Badger also adds tones of tolerance and hard work. These are the natrual attributes that all Hufflepuff students have! And look at what good has come from those who were forged through the foundations of Hufflepuff:

Nymphadora Tonks, we all know her- She was a skilled Auror and she knew how to channel her natrual born gits of being a metamorphmagus into defeating dark witches and wizards before our time! And there was Susan Bones. Not many of you knew this, but her family, sadly, were killed off by Voldemort during the First Wizarding War. She knew better than anyone what Harry experienced and yet she wasn't mentioned often until she decided to stand by Harry by joining in the ranks o the D.A.

Plus, Hufflepuff also produced Silvanus Kettleburn, the original Care of Magical Creatures professor.

Just a few to think about :D