Hello, I am a hamster.

The title of this blog may be somewhat misleading, as I am neither a hamster nor any other member of order Rodentia, and for that I apologize.

- About Soyrwoo
- I draw stuff sometimes

Ask | Submit | Archive
But… the top Hufflepuff crest features an American badger, Taxidea taxus, while the newer crest features a European badger, Meles meles.  Seeing as Hogwarts was founded in 1000 CE, before the official “discovery” of the Americas, let alone the American badger, the Pottermore crest is the more accurate of the two. The movies used this one: It depicts a European badger, suggesting that the books’ illustrator did not do much research on badgers, but as the franchise grew, the designers went ahead and looked into this sort of thing.  Either that or fans complained about it. Then again, the OP’s statement is probably based more on nostalgia than design choices, and nostalgia, nostalgia, and nostalgia makes my point a bit irrelevant.

But… the top Hufflepuff crest features an American badger, Taxidea taxus, while the newer crest features a European badger, Meles meles.  Seeing as Hogwarts was founded in 1000 CE, before the official “discovery” of the Americas, let alone the American badger, the Pottermore crest is the more accurate of the two.

The movies used this one:

It depicts a European badger, suggesting that the books’ illustrator did not do much research on badgers, but as the franchise grew, the designers went ahead and looked into this sort of thing.  Either that or fans complained about it.

Then again, the OP’s statement is probably based more on nostalgia than design choices, and nostalgia, nostalgia, and nostalgia makes my point a bit irrelevant.

Reblogged from onlytakethestairs
Posted by harrypotterconfessions

Tagged: #the American badger up there will forever peeve me #even a honey badger would be more accurate #in terms of history #submission

  1. cosmicquestions reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  2. peachofthesunshine reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  3. subliminaltwist reblogged this from starshiprangercora
  4. carlkitty reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  5. celialauna reblogged this from starshiprangercora
  6. mageofmerde reblogged this from samrgarrett
  7. thearmypanda reblogged this from samrgarrett
  8. thelasttimeladyofgallifrey reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  9. victorytothefallen reblogged this from iluvwind
  10. octopusandrockets reblogged this from thatbitchkarma
  11. leashleyestbelle reblogged this from thatbitchkarma
  12. iluvwind reblogged this from slytherinmarauder
  13. slytherinmarauder reblogged this from reybek
  14. thatbitchkarma reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  15. obsessivegamergirls reblogged this from samrgarrett
  16. sp8b8baby reblogged this from notvalidanylonger
  17. notvalidanylonger reblogged this from ruhruhrandy and added:
    ok so ravenclaw= eagle, birds gryffindor- lion, part of a griffin slytherin=snake, a snake slithers hufflepuff= badger,...
  18. ruhruhrandy reblogged this from samrgarrett
  19. samrgarrett reblogged this from superstridentblaze
  20. i-set-all-my-regrets-on-fire reblogged this from promisingthestars and added:
    (via imgTumble)
  21. murtaghh reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions
  22. sassyladythegeek reblogged this from marchellachella
  23. rawrkelsorawr reblogged this from microdermals
  24. stalemateheart reblogged this from twistedthemusical
  25. bluedragonhawk reblogged this from harrypotterconfessions and added:
    Opposite for me. I like the Pottermore ones more. A lot more simpler and clearer design.
  26. colouredcages reblogged this from busy-defying-gravity
  27. bughating reblogged this from twistedthemusical
  28. holy-80s-sitcom-plot reblogged this from mustbethegreatest
  29. mustbethegreatest reblogged this from dostatcherniliplakat