It was true enough that there weren't that many names on the list that Julius hadn't expected to hear from. Lestrange, Black and Crouch would obviously have made the cut - they had the family names and connections that warranted it. He was unsure of some of the others, especially those outside of his own house but either they had shown some sort of grand academic talent, or they had some sort of standing in wizading society. That or they were especially attractive.
"Hufflepuff should just have to try harder," He said, taking another sip from his glass of wine. It was better when they had fewer Hufflepuffs, much better in fact when it was mostly Slytherins. Slughorn should realise that sooner. He glanced up at the man as he moved to sit beside him, and moved the bowl of sweets onto the floor - out of harms way