--- title: Rupert Grint on Harry Potter, Hufflepuff, Snatch description: The former Ron Weasley actor shared his less than enthusiastic response to being sorted into Hufflepuff on the Harry Potter site Pottermore. canonical: https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-16T20:06:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:57.604Z og:title: Rupert Grint Is Not Proud of Being a Real-Life Hufflepuff og:description: The former Ron Weasley actor discusses his aversion to the Hogwarts house. og:url: https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71f8775b45efad46/6988bebb196cf46fb703f434/rupert-grint1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Build Series Presents The Cast Of "Snatch" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rupert Grint Is Not Proud of Being a Real-Life Hufflepuff twitter:description: The former Ron Weasley actor discusses his aversion to the Hogwarts house. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71f8775b45efad46/6988bebb196cf46fb703f434/rupert-grint1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ron Weasley Is a Little Disappointed About Being a Hufflepuff in Real Life  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 16, 2017 8:06 PM UTC  Rupert Grint attends the Build Series to discuss the new show 'Snatch' at Build Studio on March 13, 2017 in New York City. Rupert Grint attends the Build Series to discuss the new show 'Snatch' at Build Studio on March 13, 2017 in New York City.Daniel Zuchnik—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 16, 2017 8:06 PM UTC Students sorted into the Hogwarts [house of Hufflepuff,](http://time.com/4572959/eddie-redmayne-hufflepuff-fantastic-beasts/) one of four famous “houses” in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe, are known for their loyalty, kindness, and reverence of their mascot the badger. But that’s about all the glory they get (save for the appearance of one golden [Cedric Diggory](http://time.com/4028693/jk-rowling-hufflepuff/)). So maybe it should come as no surprise that even [Rupert Grint](http://time.com/4702478/rupert-grint-on-cursed-child/), also known as the original Ron Weasley, isn’t much of a fan of the house. Grint’s currently on the publicity circuit for his new[ TV show _Snatch_](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/16/snatch-remake-review-rupert-grint-guy-ritchie-crackle), but in an interview with New York Magazine’s [_Vulture,_](http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/rupert-grint-is-not-thrilled-about-being-a-hufflepuff.html) he went on to discuss his _Harry Potter_ history and the fact that [he was actually sorted into Hufflepuff](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxoCiAf9iXk) on the official fan site Pottermore, based on a quiz developed with J.K. Rowling herself. The actor, though, clearly wasn’t huge on his new non-Gryffindor identity, saying he was “a little bit disappointed to be honest.” “That’s just not the coolest one, is it?” he mused. “I think I did it a few times as well, and it was always Hufflepuff. You want to be like Gryffindor or Slytherin.” OK, Grint, but let’s not forget about good old Ravenclaw. No word on what his [celebrity doppelgänger Ed Sheeran](http://time.com/4693544/rupert-grint-ed-sheeran-mixup/) was sorted into. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/"},"headline":"Ron Weasley Is a Little Disappointed About Being a Hufflepuff in Real Life","datePublished":"2017-03-16T20:06:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:41:57.604Z","description":"The former Ron Weasley actor discusses his aversion to the Hogwarts house.","url":"https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","celebrities","Harry Potter"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71f8775b45efad46/6988bebb196cf46fb703f434/rupert-grint1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71f8775b45efad46/6988bebb196cf46fb703f434/rupert-grint1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Build Series Presents The Cast Of \"Snatch\"","caption":"Build Series Presents The Cast Of \"Snatch\"","creditText":"Daniel Zuchnik—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4704187/rupert-grint-hufflepuff-hogwarts/","name":"Ron Weasley Is a Little Disappointed About Being a Hufflepuff in Real Life"}}]}] ```