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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin.
House systems
Houses at Hogwarts were both the living and learning communities for its students. Each year's group of students in the same house shares the same dormitory and many classes. The houses compete throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for various activities. The house with the most points wins the House Cup. Each house also has its own Quidditch team that competes for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup. These two competitions breed rivalries between the houses, the greatest of which is that between Gryffindor and Slytherin.
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G R Y F F I N D O R
You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart
Gryffindor values courage, bravery, nerve, and chivalry. Its mascot is the lion, and its colours are scarlet and gold. The Head of this house is the Transfiguration teacher Minerva McGonagall, and the house ghost is Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, more commonly known as Nearly Headless Nick. According to Rowling, Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element of fire. The founder of the house is Godric Gryffindor.
The Gryffindor common room is in one of the castle's highest towers, and its entrance is on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and is guarded by a painting of The Fat Lady, who is garbed in a pink dress. She permits entry only after being given the correct password.
Facts:
Gryffindor” comes from the French “Gryphon D’Or”
Gryffindor is the house which most values the virtues of courage, bravery and determination
Founded by Godric Gryffindor
Godric Gryffindor is one of the biggest wizards of all times
Godric Gryffindor was an Advocate for Muggle-born Wizards
The Sorting Hat Started Out as Godric’s Fashion Accessory
Gryffindors are talented transfigurers
Godric’s Hollow Has Been the Home of Many Wizards
Gryffindor is the House of Fire
Gryffindor Often Causes “Hatstalls” (times when the Sorting Hat is stumped for longer than five minutes)
Godric Gryffindor Is the Only Founder Without Known Descendents
Gryffindor Crest Based on English Coat of Arms
Boys Can’t Enter the Gryffindor Girls Dorm
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H U F F L E P U F F
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true,
And unafraid of toil"
Hufflepuff values hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty. The house mascot is the badger, and canary yellow and black are its colours. The Head of this house is the Herbology teacher Pomona Sprout, and the house ghost is The Fat Friar. Hufflepuff corresponds roughly to the element of earth. The founder of this house is Helga Hufflepuff.
The entrance to the Hufflepuff dormitories and common room entrance is concealed in a pile of large barrels in an alcove in the corridor that holds the kitchen. To enter, one must tap the barrel two from the bottom in the middle of the second row in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff". Unlike any other house, the Hufflepuff common room has a repelling device that douses the illegal entrant in vinegar if the wrong lid is tapped or the rhythm is wrong. The Hufflepuff common room is filled with yellow hangings and fat armchairs and it has little underground tunnels leading to the dormitories, all of which have perfectly round doors, like barrel tops.
Facts:
Hufflepuff has produced many talented wizards, from Triwizard champions
to talented Magizoologists ( Newt Scamander, renowned Magizoologist and author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, also hailed from Hufflepuff.)
Their common room seems to be a genuine joy
The Hufflepuff Common Room Entrance is Not Voice Activated (Students must tap rhythmically the correct pattern on the correct barrel to gain access)
Hufflepuff Dorms are Closest to the Kitchens
The Gemstones in Their Hour Glass Are Diamonds
Hufflepuff is Kind of the Party House
Hufflepuff has produced the least amount of Dark wizards
They have a way with plants
They aren’t always conventional
They Get Along With Pretty Much Everybody
Hufflepuff espouses the best message of any Hogwarts house
The founder of the wizarding village Hogsmeade was a Hufflepuff
Hufflepuff has the best ghost. (The Fat Friar is a happy, plump, friendly ghost that all students love.)
The mascot is a Badger
Hufflepuff is the most accepting of all the houses
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R A V E N C L A W
"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind."
Ravenclaw values intelligence, creativity, learning, and wit. The house mascot is an eagle and the house colours are blue and bronze (blue and grey in the films). The head of this house is the Charms professor, Filius Flitwick, and the house ghost is The Grey Lady. Ravenclaw corresponds roughly to the element of air. The founder of this house is Rowena Ravenclaw.
The dormitories are in Ravenclaw Tower, on the west side of Hogwarts. The common room, which is round and filled with blue hangings and armchairs, has a domed ceiling painted with stars and features a replica statue of Rowena wearing her diadem. Also people notes that Ravenclaws "have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains". A logical riddle must be solved to gain entry, whereas the Gryffindor and Slytherin common rooms only require a password (Hufflepuffs need to tap a barrel in the rhythm of "Helga Hufflepuff"), indicating that it may be easier for those students from other houses who possess a high degree of intelligence to enter this common room than others.
Facts:
Ravenclaw is famous for welcoming eccentric people
Ravenclaws aren’t just in it for the glory
They speak their mind
House Founder Rowena Ravenclaw Supposedly Died Of A Broken Heart
Helena Ravenclaw Was Killed By The Slytherin House Ghost
Their Symbolic Bird Isn’t A Raven (It's an eagle)
Ravenclaw colors are actually blue and bronze
Ravenclaw Is Associated With The Element Of Air
The Ravenclaw Common Room Is The Highest In Hogwarts
Ravenclaws Have A Riddle, Not A Password
At Least Two Defense Against The Dark Arts Teachers Were Ravenclaws
A Ravenclaw Invented Floo Powder
Ravenclaw Is A Haven For Eccentricity
Ravenclaws are very, very meticulous with their research
That Ravenclaws are not necessarily academically smart, some still get bad grades
A lot of Ravenclaw is valuing knowledge and learning, not necessarily your intelligence
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S L Y T H E R I N
"Or perhaps in Slytherin,
You'll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means,
To achieve their ends."
Slytherin house values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness; the Sorting Hat states that Slytherins will do anything to get their way. The house mascot of Slytherin is the serpent, and the house colours are green and silver. Salazar Slytherin founded the house. The Head of House is Severus Snape. The ghost of Slytherin house is The Bloody Baron. Slytherin corresponds roughly to the element of water. The Slytherin dormitories and common room are reached through a bare stone wall in the dungeons. The Slytherin common room is a long, low, dungeon-style room, under the Hogwarts Lake, furnished with green lamps and carved armchairs. The room is described in the second book as having a greenish glow.
The Sorting Hat claims that blood purity is a factor in selecting Slytherins. There is no reason to believe, however, that Muggle-born students are not sorted there, merely that pure-blooded students are more desirable to that house.
Facts:
Their prevailing trait isn’t actually evil
The Slytherin v. Gryffindor battle goes way, way back
Blood purity isn’t everything with Slytherin, though
Slytherin has direct ties to the U.S. school of wizardry
Voldemort isn’t the only world-famous Slytherin (Merlin)
Slytherins are awesome at Occlumency
As far as the House Cup is concerned, Slytherin is tops
Their living space is subterranean
Their House Gem Is The Emerald
They’re Aligned With The Element Of Water
The Bloody Baron Is Their House Ghost
No Outsider Had Entered The Slytherin Common Room In Over Seven Centuries
The Rivalry Between Slytherin And Gryffindor Started With The Founders
Slytherins are born winners
The guiding trait of Slytherin is ambition
Slytherins are encouraged to be free spirited and bend the rules.
The house animal, a giant serpent, is not something to mess around with.***
Houses
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