Gryffindor House was founded by Godric Gryffindor and represents courage and honor. The house colors are red and gold, its mascot is the lion, its house ghost is Nearly Headless Nick, and the current head of house is Professor Minerva McGonagall.
Gryffindor students are known for their bravery, determination, integrity, and resolve. According to J.K. Rowling's design, Gryffindor House corresponds to the element of fire.
Are you Gryffindor? Are you Hufflepuff? Are you Slytherin? Are you Ravenclaw? After doing this quiz, you will get the answer.
You may want to learn about the history of Hogwarts, as well as the characteristics of the four houses. The Sorting Hat explains the difference between the four houses in the ballad.
Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago by four powerful wizards: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. They chose to split the students into four 'houses'. Godric Gryffindor used his Sorting Hat to decide which children should go into which house.
"You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart."
"You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil."
"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you've a ready mind
Where those of wit and learning
Will always find their kind."
"Or perhaps in Slytherin
You'll make your real friends
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends."
Said Slytherin, "We'll teach just those Whose ancestry is purest."
Said Ravenclaw, "We'll teach those whose Intelligence is surest."
Said Gryffindor, "We'll teach all those With brave deeds to their name."
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot, And treat them just the same."
These differences caused little strife When first they came to light. For each of the four founders had A House in which they might Take only those they wanted...