Is it bad that I kinda want something cuddlier? Or at least more recognized... I always have the feeling that the badger is the lowliest of the House animals. I mean, snakes are sly/slithery, ravens are clever, lions are brave, and.... badgers. What's a badger? No one would have an immediate association, besides the song, which I'm sure doesn't even EXIST in the HP universe!
Then again, there's also the very real possibility that I think too much.