News in Brief: Hufflepuff would be cooler if founder hadn’t been named “Helga,” recent study shows

“We got off on the wrong foot,” says Prof. Ernie Macmillan. “Honestly, people named Helga just shouldn’t be allowed to found things. A recent study has shown that Hufflepuff House is at least 62 percent less cool as a direct result of our beloved founder’s first name.” Macmillan declined to comment on what having a name such as “Ernie” did for his coolness levels, claiming it was “entirely irrelevant” and that his mother “always said it was a perfectly lovely name.”
Associated press