Hogwarts Houses

Hogwarts is a boarding school and the students are divided into four houses; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. The students have classes with their own house, and sometimes two and three classes are together. They have classes, eat, and sleep with the people in their own house.

Each house has a Head of House that is responsible for its students. The Head of House can give punishments and has some power if a student is going to be expelled.

Gryffindor

Gryffindor is named after the founder Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor’s colours are scarlet and gold and their animal is a lion. A lion symbolizes courage. The house is for the brave, noble, valiant, and they are known for being chivalrous. The house common room is in a tower on the seventh floor. The entrance is guarded by a painting of a woman called the Fat Lady. The Gryffindor ghost is Sir Nicholas De Mimsy-Porpington, more commonly known as Nearly-Headless Nick, who was partially beheaded in 1492.


Hufflepuff

Hufflepuff is named after the founder Helga Hufflepuff. Hufflepuff’s colours are yellow and black and their animal is a Badger. A badger often symbolises tidiness and organisation. The house is for the hardworking and loyal. Hufflepuff was known as the least picky of the founders when it came to choosing students, admitting anyone who had magical ability. The house common room is located on the ground floor near the kitchens. The Hufflepuff ghost is the Fat Friar, a cheerful monk who is all for giving people a chance.


Ravenclaw

Ravenclaw is named after the founder Rowena Ravenclaw. Ravenclaw’s colours are blue and bronze and their animal is a raven. The raven symbolises intelligence, thus the house is most noted for having students of particular intelligence and wit. The common room is located in the West Tower at Hogwarts, though so far we do not know its exact location. The Grey Lady is the Ravenclaw ghost, and is the only house to have a female ghost.

Slytherin
Slytherin is named after the founder Salazar Slytherin. Slytherin’s colours are green and silver and their animal is a serpent. The serpent often symbolises evil and the serpent was chosen for Slytherin because Slytherin himself was a parseltounge. The students of the house are known to be cunning and ambitious. The Slytherin common room is located in the dungeons and the entrance is a bare stretch of stone wall. The Slytherin ghost is the Bloody Baron, very sinister and mean tempered. Slytherin is said to turn out more evil wizards than any other house.