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Here is Hufflepuff, founder of my house! Although Hufflepuff was the first historical founder I did, it was not then a full-fledged project, and I have drawn a new picture that incorporates all I've learned since then and gives Hufflepuff her full place with the others.

Welsh Hufflepuff is showing off the vine and animal embroidery style found in the Llan-gors textile, the only surviving example of early medieval Welsh clothing. (Her animals are of course badgers, however.) Other than that, she is dressed quite similarly to an Anglo-Saxon woman with her veil, long tunic, and wrinkled sleeves. She has a ring with a gemstone for each of the other founders, symbolising the unifying quality of Hufflepuff house. The yellow of her dress comes from the weld plant.

She is magically drawing water out of her cup, an artefact that would survive in her family for over a thousand years until it was destroyed by Hermione Granger. The cup is in the style of early medieval chalices (closely inspired by the Irish Ardagh Chalice) and decorated with diamonds as they are the jewel symbolising Hufflepuff in the hourglasses. (The cup's diamonds were lost to greedy descendants throughout the ages.) The cup echoes both Christian Communion chalices and pagan Welsh cauldron lore.

I am so pleased with how this series has turned out! Hufflepuff was the quickest out of all of them. This picture was done with pencil, coloured pencil, and Micron pens, and it was digitally restored to its original colours (more or less) using Pixlr.com. Please note that the embroidery on the bottom of the picture is just as sharp as the rest in person but got blurry when I photographed it. Anyone interested in reading more of the details behind this depiction of a 10th century Welsh witch should click here for more.

Other Historical Founders
Rowena Ravenclaw
Salazar Slytherin
Godric Gryffindor

Description
Here is Hufflepuff, founder of my house! Although Hufflepuff was the first historical founder I did, it was not then a full-fledged project, and I have drawn a new picture that incorporates all I've learned since then and gives Hufflepuff her full place with the others.

Welsh Hufflepuff is showing off the vine and animal embroidery style found in the Llan-gors textile, the only surviving example of early medieval Welsh clothing. (Her animals are of course badgers, however.) Other than that, she is dressed quite similarly to an Anglo-Saxon woman with her veil, long tunic, and wrinkled sleeves. She has a ring with a gemstone for each of the other founders, symbolising the unifying quality of Hufflepuff house. The yellow of her dress comes from the weld plant.

She is magically drawing water out of her cup, an artefact that would survive in her family for over a thousand years until it was destroyed by Hermione Granger. The cup is in the style of early medieval chalices (closely inspired by the Irish Ardagh Chalice) and decorated with diamonds as they are the jewel symbolising Hufflepuff in the hourglasses. (The cup's diamonds were lost to greedy descendants throughout the ages.) The cup echoes both Christian Communion chalices and pagan Welsh cauldron lore.

I am so pleased with how this series has turned out! Hufflepuff was the quickest out of all of them. This picture was done with pencil, coloured pencil, and Micron pens, and it was digitally restored to its original colours (more or less) using Pixlr.com. Please note that the embroidery on the bottom of the picture is just as sharp as the rest in person but got blurry when I photographed it. Anyone interested in reading more of the details behind this depiction of a 10th century Welsh witch should click here for more.

Other Historical Founders
Rowena Ravenclaw
Salazar Slytherin
Godric Gryffindor