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Secretly, admission is opened to magical students of British and Irish descent. By an owl post, children gain admission into the school on their eleventh birthday. However, a school staff visits those without awareness of their talent. As a state school, the Ministry of Magic funds it. Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team [46] and a member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually left before the end of his final year and become co-founder with George of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Was killed by an explosion in the Battle of Hogwarts.

Gryffindor is also a pun on the golden gryffin, which is a lion that only has eagle wings, so it has the head and front paws of a lion, and has golden fur and feathers. The French for Gryffindor, "Griffondor", is a homophone for the actual beast, Griffon d'Or. Similarly, the Italian "Grifondoro" is a homophone of Grifon d'Oro. Coincidentally, Italy also has a high number of cities and towns which present a golden gryffin in their coat of arms. Examples of this are Agnone, Alessandria, Arzignano and Genoa. Prefect and Head Boy. Eventually married Audrey and became Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic during the Second Wizarding War and Head of the Department of Magical Transportation from 1998 onward. J. K. Rowling was once asked in an interview into which House would she sort British politician and former Prime minister Gordon Brown, were she the Sorting Hat. She jokingly responded that she would sort him into Gryffindor, because of the red colours of his political party (the Labour Party), which match the colours of Gryffindor. [50]Gryffindor is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was founded by Godric Gryffindor. As for the color palette of the Gryffindor crest, it is composed of two main shades — gold and burgundy, where gold may vary from its classic bright shades to darker and more intense ones. The color palette was already explained above: Gryffindor is a faculty with Fire as its element, thus the color combination used for its logo is associated with flame in the first place. Red also stands for courage and passion, while yellow symbolized energy and happiness, and all these qualities you can see in the students of the faculty. Four powerful witches and wizards founded the school around 990 AD. They were Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff. Their sole aim was to transfer the knowledge of magic to new students. With this goal, their gift would stay forever. The school has twelve teachers who focus on a subject. Few of the subjects are transfiguration, charms, potions, astronomy, and the history of magic. At the close of the fifth year, the school conducts the OWL test. OWL stands for Ordinary Wizarding Level, and it covers all subjects.

Rowling finished the first series in 1995. Then, after several rejections, Barry Cunningham, an editor for Bloomsbury, gave her the nod. Finally, in June 1997, Bloomsbury released the first 1000 copies. Out of this initial print, libraries received 500 copies.

I hope you are a good Quidditch player. We Gryffindors are famous for winning the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup four times in a row, beating Slytherin's record of three cups. At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery& Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells& Harry Potter: Magic Awakened& Hogwarts Legacy. Chaser and Captain on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, [46] and member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually married George Weasley.

Sworn Knight of the Round Table in King Arthur's royal court, known for his defeat of the Wyvern of Wye. [22] Now has a portrait on the seventh floor landing of the Divination corridor, which for a while guarded Gryffindor Tower from November 1993 to February 1994. [23] [24] [25] Skilful duellist in his year with dexterity attributed in fights over the teasing his first name received. Eventually married Euphemia and became Potioneer inventor of Sleekeazy's Hair Potion in 1926, father of James Potter and grandfather of the famous Harry Potter. Died of Dragon Pox in 1979. [28] [29] This realistically detailed Gryffindor lion will make a stunning addition to every aspiring Hogwarts student's soft toy collection! The noble mascot features soft brushed features, expressive acrylic brown eyes and full faux-fur mane.

You probably know that some of Gryffindor’s most renowned members include Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter. But did you know the sword of Gryffindor was made a thousand years ago by goblins, or that Head of House Minerva McGonagall’s hobbies include correcting articles in Transfiguration Today and supporting the Montrose Magpies? Minerva McGonagall is the Head of Gryffindor House. She is the Transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts. Minerva is a stern witch, but very righteous.

At birth, a bird detects children with magic and enters their names in an enormous book. Then, when they turn eleven, they receive letters from the school. The letter also outlines their school’s supplies—uniforms, spell books, wands, scales, telescopes, etc. The Hogwarts logo signifies a symbol of mystical knowledge. It carries the magical teachings that the founders inculcate into younger children. Besides the supernatural powers, the logo conveys the unique qualities of each founder. Notably, the four beasts symbolize these emotions. Congratulations! I’m Prefect Percy Weasley, and I’m delighted to welcome you to GRYFFINDOR HOUSE. Our emblem is the lion, the bravest of all creatures; our house colors are scarlet and gold, and our common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower.In the long-distance past, four witches and wizards shared a vision. They dreamt of building the world’s outstanding school of magic. These powerful beings were two witches and wizards. While Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were witches, Slytherin and Gryffindor were wizards. With their magical talents, the Hogwarts School of Witches and Wizardry was born. The letter—H stands at the center of the shield. It references Hogwarts, the name of the school. This bold letter has a delicate font that evokes its ancient charisma. Its mission is to unite the students and all the other stakeholders of the school. Gryffindor's entrance changed locations once throughout the film series. In the first film, the students go down a long hallway to reach the entrance portrait. In the third film, the portrait is located very close to the Grand Staircase. It can only be assumed that this is its location for the rest of the series as the outside of the entrance would not be seen again for the rest of the film series. Gryffindor could possibly be derived from griffin, which is a creature in mythology with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.