When Pomona was still Head of House, she had also given career counselling. Though Harry Potter was the "protagonist" in Albus Dumbledore's eyes, there were many "protagonists" in the eyes of their parents as well.
So that Harry could fully enjoy himself before his "generous sacrifice," Hogwarts's already relaxed academic atmosphere became far more relaxed than before during those years. Naturally, many people learned little at school, and faced even greater anxiety and tension when graduation and employment approached. The wizards seeking work in Britain were not merely British wizards; there were also French wizards like Fleur Delacour.
Being content with mediocrity was often equated with having no ambition. Yet Hufflepuff had always focused on breeding and cultivation, and aside from the Department for the Care of Magical Creatures, few of them sought to "get ahead" in the Ministry of Magic.
An ambitious person emerging from Hufflepuff was as "rare" as Percy Weasley. At school, he had always worked toward entering the Ministry of Magic, but his father became a "stumbling block" in a Ministry where pure-blood ideology prevailed, and he later even severed ties with his family for a time.
Apart from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff had the greatest number of participants in the Battle of Hogwarts. Although, by proportion, Hufflepuff had fewer than Gryffindor, its numerical advantage still played a role.
Pomona could not understand following Voldemort. The opposite of love was not hate, but indifference. Voldemort harboured such immense hatred toward Muggles; rather than saying it was because of his Muggle father, it was more accurate to say that it was his "motivation to fight."
He was a Dark wizard and needed such emotions to wield Dark magic. Only by becoming powerful enough could he make the Death Eaters continue following him wholeheartedly. He was a different kind of