Pragma: long lasting love. Love that requires true commitment that comes from understanding, compromise and tolerance. It is referred to as "standing in love" rather than "falling in love". **** Briony Carter is a Hufflepuff with a strong will and a mind of her own. She has the best friends in the world, a loving brother, an adorable kitten, and on top of all of that, a burning hatred for Sirius Black and the self proclaimed "Marauders".