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From Gryffindor’s bravery to Ravenclaw’s intellect, these houses offer a glimpse into the diverse personalities of the magical world. In this article, we will explore the unique characteristics of each house and delve into the identities they foster.
- House Systems
- The Four Houses of Hogwarts
- Behind The Scenes
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Houses at Hogwarts were both the living and learning communities for its students. Each year's group of students in the same House shared the same dormitory and many classes. The houses competed throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for behaviour. The House with the most points won the House Cup. Each House also had its own Quidd...
Gryffindor
1. Main article: Gryffindor Gryffindor valued bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry. Its emblematic animal was the lion, its representative gemstone was rubies, and its colours were scarlet and gold. Minerva McGonagall was the most recent Head of Gryffindor. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick", was the House Ghost. The founder of the House was Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor corresponded to the element of fire. The common room was located in one of the highest...
Hufflepuff
1. Main article: Hufflepuff Hufflepuff valued hard work, dedication, patience, loyalty, and fair play. Its emblematic animal was the badger, its representative gemstone was yellow diamonds, and yellow and black were its colours. Pomona Sprout was the Head of Hufflepuff during 1991–1998, Sprout left the post of Head of Hufflepuff and Herbology Professor sometime before 2017 and her successor for the position of Head of Hufflepuff was currently unknown. The Fat Friar was its ghost. The founder...
Ravenclaw
1. Main article: Ravenclaw Ravenclaw valued intelligence, knowledge, curiosity, creativity and wit. Its emblematic animal was the eagle, its representative gemstone was sapphires, and its colours were blue and bronze. The Ravenclaw Head of House in the 1990s was Filius Flitwick. The ghost of Ravenclaw was the Grey Lady, who was the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, the House's founder. Ravenclaw corresponded to the element of air. The Ravenclaw common room and dormitories were located in a tower...
Each House represents one of the four classical elements: Fire (Gryffindor), Earth (Hufflepuff), Air (Ravenclaw), and Water (Slytherin). Each of these also represents one of the four states of matt...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(film)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(video game)The House of Gaunt was a pure-blood family, and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They had a tendency of marrying their cousins to keep their blood pure and to retain the traits of their ancestor, Salazar Slytherin, most notably the ability to speak Parseltongue. [1]
The Potter family wasn't one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, though it wasn't known to have had Muggle ancestry until Harry Potter's birth in 1980. In spite of this, the Potters were once considered a "respectable" pure-blood family by some prominent bloodlines such as the Blacks, to whom they were related.
Jan 16, 2013 · I was wondering if anyone knew of a source listing origins for the various Harry Potter names. I know Rowling put a lot of thought into the names she used. For example: Severus was the name of a short-lived Roman Emperor who was very Severe; Minerva (as in McGonagal) was the Roman Goddess of Wisdom
Sep 28, 2023 · When Harry is at Hogwarts, Gryffindor and Slytherin students take Potions together, which was often taught by the Slytherin Head of House, giving Slytherin students the confidence to make...
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Once you've tried the Hogwarts Sorting Experience, you can find out more about your house, and how the houses came to be in the first place. You can read more about the founders of Hogwarts or the wily old Sorting Hat and even your house ghost. Get sorted into your official Hogwarts House by the Sorting Hat.
