Head of Hufflepuff House

Head of Hufflepuff House
Hufflepuff crest
Office holder Pomona Sprout c. 1990s
Institution	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Style	Professor
Member of	Hogwarts teaching staff Hufflepuff
Reports to	Headmaster
Seat	Greenhouse, Hogwarts Castle, Scotland
Appointer	Headmaster
Inaugural holder	Helga Hufflepuff

The Head of Hufflepuff House was a Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who was in charge of looking after and disciplining the students of their House, Hufflepuff. The Head of House also served as the teacher of one of the subjects taught at Hogwarts.

The first Head of Hufflepuff House was the famous co-founder of Hogwarts, as well as the Houses namesake, Helga Hufflepuff.

It is unknown how a professor was elected for the post, but it's most likely that the Headmaster or Headmistress chose the professor who embodied all the qualities Helga Hufflepuff herself valued: hard work, kindness, loyalty, and who was sorted into Hufflepuff House when he or she was a student at Hogwarts.

Duties

Pomona Sprout - Head of Hufflepuff during Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts

Regular duties

Quidditch-related

• To choose their House's Quidditch Captain.
• To give the Hufflepuff Quidditch team permission to practise.

Rules and obligations

• Enforcing the rules.
• To give Hufflepuff fifth-years Careers Advice.

Special duties in the History of Hogwarts

The following were special duties that were performed by the Head of Hufflepuff in the past.

• 1992–1993 school year: to inform the Hufflepuff students of new rules regarding the opening of the Chamber of Secrets.
• 1993–1994 school year: to notify their students of the rules in regards to protecting them from Azkaban escapee, Sirius Black.
• 1997–1998 school year: to round up their students prior to the Battle of Hogwarts.

Known Heads of Hufflepuff

• Helga Hufflepuff – One of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry whom Hufflepuff House was named after.
• Pomona Sprout – Head of Hufflepuff during Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First mentioned)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Except console versions)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter for Kinect (Voice only)
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter (website)
• The Making of Harry Potter
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac

See also

• Head of Gryffindor House
• Head of Ravenclaw House
• Head of Slytherin House
• Hufflepuff
• Professor
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry