Architect of Hogwarts

Architect of Hogwarts
Biographical information
Nationality	British or Irish
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation
Occupation	Architect
Loyalty	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

"The front hall also boasts statues of the one-eyed Witch and the Architect of Hogwarts."

— Description

The Architect of Hogwarts (fl. circa 993) was a wizard who lived during the Middle Ages.

This individual was depicted on the Architecture Cup.

Biography

He planned, designed, and oversaw the construction of buildings of Hogwarts Castle, along with Founder Rowena Ravenclaw, who devised the ever-changing floorplan, using ancient magic. He also drew up blueprints of the castle in the process, which Headmistress Minerva McGonagall would later show to a Calamity Investigator working for the Statute of Secrecy Task Force to help them better understand how the school had changed over the years since its initial construction and the transformative powers of magic.

There was a golden statue of this individual at Hogwarts Entrance Hall, in which he was shown among the four house mascots holding a model of Hogwarts on one of his hands, and charts and a set square in the other. The statue guarded a hidden passageway to the Founders' Tower.

Behind the scenes

• In the PS1 version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the statue of the Architect hides a passageway to the Founder Duels and the Founders' Tower.
• According to student chatter overheard in Hogwarts Legacy, some students believe this to be the lover/husband of Rowena Ravenclaw and therefore father to Helena Ravenclaw.
• In Hogwarts Legacy, the architect's statue has a Ravenclaw eagle on his left hand, a Slytherin serpent on his left hand, a Gryffindor lion next to his left foot, and a Hufflepuff badger next to his right foot.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Appears as statue)
• The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (First identified as Architect of Hogwarts) (Appears as statue)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Hogwarts Legacy (Appears as statue)