Ravenclaw

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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.
As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you've a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind."

— Sorting Hat^[src]

Ravenclaw was one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Its founder was the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw.^[1] Members of this house were characterised by their wit, learning, and wisdom. The emblematic animal symbol was an eagle, and blue and bronze were its colours.^[6] The Head of Ravenclaw was Filius Flitwick,^[7]^[9] and the House ghost was the Grey Lady,^[6] real name Helena Ravenclaw, daughter of Rowena.^[10]

Ravenclaw corresponded roughly to the element of air,^[17] and it was for that reason that the House colours were chosen; blue represented the sky and bronze symbolised the eagle feathers respectively, both having much to do with air.^[18] The Ravenclaw points hourglass contained blue sapphires.^[19]

Traits[]

"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure."

— Rowena Ravenclaw's motto^[src]

PR 007 007-e1313269741697 — Rowena Ravenclaw, the founder of Ravenclaw

Ravenclaw House prized learning, wisdom, wit, and intellect in its members.^[6] Thus, many Ravenclaws tended to be academically motivated and talented students. They also prided themselves on being original in their ideas, and methods. It was not unusual to find Ravenclaw students practising especially different types of magic that other houses might shun.^[7] Hermione Granger, an extremely intelligent witch and the top student in her year, was sorted into Gryffindor, though she admitted that the Sorting Hat had seriously considered placing her in Ravenclaw.^[20]

Often hard-working and diligent, as often was the case with intellectuals with a predisposition for academics, some of the pupils sorted under the blue-bronzed eagle were known to be inclined to dismiss certain social expectations for the sake of satisfying their own intellectual curiosity. Some of these eventually also ended up being not only accepted but even celebrated, in spite of being initially subjected to scorn for their various oddities. Luna Lovegood, for example, was one such student: eccentric to put it at its mildest, she was a Ravenclaw student who initially was bullied for her open defiance of conventionality, but ultimately became a celebrated wizarding naturalist and renowned for her participation in the legendary Battle of Hogwarts and past membership in Dumbledore's Army. Another example would be Professor Filius Flitwick, a half-goblin who might have faced scorn for his short stature earlier in life but went on to become a renowned Duelling Champion, and subsequently one of the finest and most knowledgable Charms Masters in the entirety of the wizarding world during his employment at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (The best, according to some of his students).

Harry-potter1-ollivander — Garrick Ollivander, a well-known wand seller

Ravenclaws tended to be curious about the world and paid attention to the world around them. Ravenclaws were known to be logical and rational. In addition, Ravenclaw students tended to have abilities regarding Memory. Garrick Ollivander, for example, possessed an eidetic memory and can remember every wand he has sold,^[21] and Gilderoy Lockhart had an exceptional talent in the Memory Charm.^[22]

Ravenclaw winter — Cho Chang, surrounded by friends

Even so, not all Ravenclaws were motivated by academic prowess. Examples of such individuals included Gilderoy Lockhart and Cho Chang, both of whom sought to use the good name and renown of their house, the inherent expectations of certain academic prowess that came with being sorted into it as well as the often somewhat natural ability of its members to gain popularity among their peers, which particularly was the case of the former, proving true the fact that a good student did not necessarily make a good witch or wizard.

Minerva McGonagall was a Hatstall, having approximately equal Ravenclaw and Gryffindor traits; the Sorting Hat finally sorted her into Gryffindor.^[23] Hermione Granger was also considered for Ravenclaw due to her intelligence, but the hat ultimately decided on Gryffindor once again.^[24] Filius Flitwick was in the same situation at the time of his Sorting, but in his case the Hat decided on Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor.^[23]

Isolt Sayre, founder of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, wanted to be a Ravenclaw as a child, but never got to attend Hogwarts. Her choice of blue as a colour for the Ilvermorny school uniform was inspired by Ravenclaw.^[25]

Reputation[]

"I got into big trouble during my third year for duelling a Ravenclaw prefect who insisted that Bridget Wenlock had come from his house, not mine."

— A Hufflepuff with an intelligent witch in their house^[src]

According to Slytherin prefect Gemma Farley, Ravenclaws were so competitive when it came to academic success that they were known to backstab each other, and likely other students, in order to get top marks. While Hufflepuff prefect Gabriel Truman noted that they were so proud of the success of famous members, such as Laverne de Montmorency, that they claimed any intelligent wizard as a member of Ravenclaw House, such as Bridget Wenlock, who was, in fact, a Hufflepuff. Some Ravenclaws, such as Uric the Oddball, Xenophilius Lovegood, and his daughter Luna Lovegood were also noted to have a propensity towards eccentricity.

Ravenclaw House appeared to have little rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch. Harry Potter believed that they tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin, as did Hufflepuff house.^[26]^[27] However, during the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, most Ravenclaws supported Hufflepuff champion Cedric Diggory over Harry. They believed that Harry had, in fact, cheated his way into being a champion and that the true Hogwarts champion was Cedric.^[28] Many Ravenclaws (such as Cho Chang) joined Dumbledore's Army and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts along with Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. They rose at almost the exact moment as the Hufflepuffs and turned their wands upon Pansy Parkinson and Slytherin House in Harry Potter's defence when the former wished to hand Harry over to Lord Voldemort and his army of Death Eaters.^[10]

Within the house, though, they're well-known for being welcoming and encouraging of creativity, eccentricity, and individuality and being very accepting.

Common room[]

Main articles: Ravenclaw Tower and Ravenclaw common room

Knocker: "Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?"

Luna Lovegood: "I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning."

Knocker: "Well reasoned."

— Luna solving a riddle to enter Ravenclaw tower^[src]

The Ravenclaw common room was in one of the castle's towers and was wide and circular. One had to climb a tight spiral staircase to get there. It had graceful arched windows, and the walls were hung with blue and bronze silks. The domed ceiling was painted with the night sky, which was echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. Tables, chairs, and bookcases covered the expanse of the floor, and a white marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw sat next to the door that led to the dormitories above. Harry Potter entered the common room in 1998 while searching for clues to the location of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.^[29]

Unlike the other common rooms in the school, a logical riddle given by a bronze eagle-shaped knocker must be answered to enter.^[29] This could prove troublesome as anyone with enough intellect could intrude into the dormitory, as was shown in 1998 where Professor McGonagall had no trouble entering by answering the riddle correctly^[30] (though she was a "hatstall" between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw).^[23] On the other hand, a particularly poorly-phrased riddle might bemuse a particular student, blocking them from entering and forcing them to sleep outside. However, Hermione stated in her first year when figuring out the complicated riddle, beneath the trapdoor, that most wizards and witches did not have much sense of logic,^[31] which might be something that Ravenclaw noticed herself and decided to use clever riddles instead of passwords, as they were safer than some words.

Head of House[]

The Head of House before and during Harry Potter's time was Filius Flitwick.^[7]^[9] It is unknown when he became head of house, but it is known that he was teaching Charms in 1971. It is unknown whom he succeeded.

Known Ravenclaws[]

Name	Period Attending Hogwarts	Notes
Helena Ravenclaw ^[32]	Founders' time	Jealous daughter of the house founder, who stole her mother's diadem during her school years, and hid it in an Albanian forest, but was tracked down and killed by a baron whose repeated proposals she rejected.^[33] Later became the house ghost.^[10]
Uric the Oddball	Medieval era	Famous for his eccentric habits, such as wearing a jellyfish as a hat and sleeping in a room with fifty pet Augureys.^[7]
Ignatia Wildsmith	c. 1238–1245	The inventor of Floo Powder.^[7]
Niamh Fitzgerald	15th century	Hogwart's Headmistress
Isidora Morganach	15th century
Laverne de Montmorency	c. 1834–1841	Inventor of several love potions.^[7]
Basil Fronsac	Mid–19th century (most likely)	Was Headmaster sometime prior to Armando Dippet.
Sirona Ryan	19th century
Sean	19th century
Amit Thakkar	1880s–1890s
Andrew Larson
Astoria Crickett
Constance Dagworth
Duncan Hobhouse
Everett Clopton
Gertrude Wigley
Hector Fawley		Minister for Magic
Mahendra Pehlwaan
Samantha Dale
Sophronia Franklin
Zenobia Noke
Unidentified Ravenclaw bully
Perpetua Fancourt	c. 1911–1918	Inventor of the lunascope.^[7]
Myrtle Warren ^[34]	c. 1940–1943	Was killed by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk and became a ghost that haunted the Second-floor girls' lavatory.
Millicent Bagnold	Unknown	Minister for Magic from 1980–1990.
Filius Flitwick		Charms Master and Head of Ravenclaw House.
Xenophilius Lovegood		Editor of The Quibbler. Luna's father.
Lorcan McLaird		Minister for Magic from 1923–1925.
Garrick Ollivander		Talented and famous wandmaker.^[35]
Sybill Trelawney^[36]		Divination teacher^[37] at Hogwarts since 1981. Prophesized the birth of the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord.^[38]
Quirinus Quirrell ^[39]	1960s or 1970s (possibly)	Muggle Studies professor,^[40] Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during the 1991–1992 school year,^[21]^[41] and host to Lord Voldemort's disembodied soul.^[27]
Olivia Green	1970s–1980s	Friend of Jacob,^[42] became an Unspeakable^[43] and later the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts in the 1990–1991 school year.^[44]
Gilderoy Lockhart ^[45]	1975–1982	Later became a celebrity author and adventurer (until being exposed as a fraud), disgraced winner of the Order of Merlin (Third Class) for his alleged work, and professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts of Hogwarts during the 1992–1993 school year.^[46] Became a danger to himself at St Mungo's after a Memory Charm backfired.^[47]
Chester Davies	1980–1987	Prefect,^[48] member of the Frog Choir.^[49] Joined the Improper Use of Magic Office.
Brennan Doyle	1982–1989	Keeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.^[50]
Badeea Ali	1984–1991	Interested in the portraits around Hogwarts.
Andre Egwu		Reserve Seeker and later Keeper of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Tulip Karasu		Rebellious student.^[51]
Victor Ketsueki		Allegedly a vampire.^[52]
Talbott Winger		An eagle Animagus.^[53]
Eliza	1985–1992	Once lost her Potions notes.
Robert Hilliard	1980s and 1990s	A Prefect.
Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker	1980s and 1990s	Seeker of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Penelope Clearwater	1987–1994	Prefect.^[54] Dated Percy in 1992.^[55]
Roger Davies	1989–1996	Chaser and Captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from 1993 to 1995.
Marcus Belby	1990–1997	Member of the Slug Club.^[15]
Eddie Carmichael		Claimed to have achieved nine "Outstandings" in his O.W.L. exams.^[56]
Cho Chang		Seeker for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from at least 1993 to 1997; member of Dumbledore's Army. Harry Potter's love interest in fifth year.
Marietta Edgecombe		Member of Dumbledore's Army,^[57] but betrayed them to Dolores Umbridge.^[58]
Terry Boot	1991–1998	Member of Dumbledore's Army.^[57]
Mandy Brocklehurst		Was sorted in 1991.^[6]
Michael Corner		Member of Dumbledore's Army.^[57] Dated Ginny^[20] and later Cho.^[19]
Anthony Goldstein		Prefect.^[16] Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Sue Li
Morag MacDougal
Padma Patil		Prefect.^[16] Member of Dumbledore's Army. Parvati's twin sister.
Lisa Turpin		Was sorted in 1991.^[6]
Amanda^[59]		May have been Mandy Brocklehurst.^{[citation needed]}
Boy who kept a bezoar in his pocket		Commented on Snape's unpleasant demeanour. Kept a bezoar in his pocket.
Luna Lovegood^[16]	1992–1999	Member of Dumbledore's Army and close friend of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley. Eventually married Rolf Scamander and became a Magizoologist.
Unidentified Ravenclaw fourth years	1992–1999	A few students in the same year.
Stewart Ackerley^[60]	1994–2001
Orla Quirke	1994–2001
Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect (II)	1980s	Prefect.
Unidentified Ravenclaw prefect	1980s–1990s	Prefect.
Roland Abberley	1990s	Owned a pair of dragon-hide gloves.
Jatin Agarkar		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Dennis Aldermaston		Usually spent time at the library.
Scott Ancrum		A student who did not excel in studies.
Yutaka Amano		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Becky Arncliffe
Arjuna Balaji
Yvonne Bampton
Ethan Bexley		Possessed a rare Chudley Cannons card. Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Trevor Birch		Duelling Club member.
Sheila Brooks		Exchanged a Skiving Snackbox for six Stink Pellets with Harry.
Randolph Burrow		Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Hortense Cooper
Loretta Cornhill		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Daisy Corran		Exchanged a few items with Harry.
Helen Dawlish		Duelling Club member.
Nanette Desford		Usually spent time by the Clock Tower. Played Exploding Snap.
Shruti Dev		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Ananyo Dhillon
Nathaniel Douglas
Felicity Eastchurch		Hid Luna's handbag as a prank. Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Harriet Ellesmere		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Hilary Erskine
Margaret Ettington
S. Fawcett		Duelling Club member. She attempted to put her name in the Triwizard Tournament by using an Ageing Potion. Attended the Yule Ball with Stebbins.
Marcus Fenwick		Head of Hogwarts Gobstone Club.
Patrick Fincher		Played informal Quidditch matches.
Miranda Flockton		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Cordelia Gifford		Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Maria Glossop		Usually spent time by the Clock Tower.
Austin Guthrie		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Noel Harwich		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Declan Haworth		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Christopher Hemsley		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Susanna Hesleden		Fan of Gilderoy Lockhart.
Sanford Humberston		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Marcus Hitchin		Used Skiving Snackboxes. Duelled with Slughorn and ended up in the Hospital Wing.
Jason Huntingdon		Stole a pair of Luna's Spectrespecs. Usually spent time in the Great Hall and at the Viaduct Entrance.
Shoma Ichikawa		Member of Duelling Club.
Duncan Inglebee		Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Nola Johnston		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Tomoko Kajiwara		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Andrea Kegworth		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Sarah Kempston		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Joan Kerridge
Danny Kershaw
Ashok Khanna
Humphrey Kilburn
Noreen Kirkby		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Biko Kisawahi		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Mark Latchingdon		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Toby Lennox		Played informal Quidditch matches.
Roberta Lutterworth		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Hugo Mattingley		Usually spent time in the Transfiguration Courtyard. Duelled with Slughorn and ended up in the Hospital Wing.
Sterling McCubbin		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Godfrey Midhurst
Elizabeth Mkapa
Phillip Montgomery
Takashi Noda
Banga O'Deluga		Usually spent time in the Great Hall. Enjoyed playing Gobstones.
Grant Page		Keeper on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Sherwood Partington		Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Swati Pevekar
Amina Qureshi
Asma Rahman
Latisha Randle	Stole a pair of Luna's shoes as a prank.
Yolanda Reedham	Usually spent time in the Transfiguration Classroom.
Maisy Reynolds	Present during the evacuation of Hogwarts.^[61]
Hemani Roshan	Exchanged powdered moonstone for two chess pieces with Harry.
Ophelia Rushden	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Jason Samuels	Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Omar Shaw	Fond of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
Alannis Shepley	Played informal Quidditch matches.
Kim Sheringham	Stole Luna's silver dress.
Arman Shettigar	Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Justin Steele	Guarded the entrance to Slughorn's compartment on the Hogwarts Express.
Hazel Stickney	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Geoffrey Stradbroke
Arnold Streeton
Jeremy Stretton	Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Lewis Thorverton	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Sachin Tripathy
Miyuki Tsuji
Marcus Turner	Prefect in the 1993–1994 school year.
Gerald Vickers	Seen walking around in the 1993–1994 school year.
Gerard Willerby
Aron Woodbridge
Nigel Wroxton	Competed in the Gobstones tournament in the 1996–1997 school year.
Alannis	Captain of the Ravenclaw Duelling Club.
Andrew	Member of the Ravenclaw Duelling Club.
Bradley	Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Chambers	Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Raymond	Student whose kitten once fell in a well.
Rebecca	Duelling Club member.
Music classroom monitor	Classroom monitor in music class.
Ravenclaw Wizard Duelling Champion	Duelling champion.
Ravenclaw Wizard's Chess champion	Wizard's Chess champion.
Secret student sweetshop manager	Ran a secret student sweetshop behind a bookcase in the Great Foyer.
Unidentified Dumbledore's Army male Ravenclaw member 1997-1998 (II)	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy during the Battle of Hogwarts	Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Ravenclaw boy who carried a body during the Battle of Hogwarts
Ravenclaw black girl during the Battle of Hogwarts
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy at Hogwarts
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy (II)	Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy (III)	Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Ravenclaw girl during the Battle of Hogwarts	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Ravenclaw student asked to the Yule Ball by a Durmstrang student	Asked to the Yule Ball by a Durmstrang student during the Triwizard Tournament.
Unidentified Ravenclaw Substitute Seeker	Substitute Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
Unidentified Ravenclaw boy	1997 - 2004	Prodded Alecto Carrow into Ravenclaw Tower, hoping that she had died.
Theodore	2000s	A student would frequently encounter him in the Forbidden Forest.
Maxina	2008 - ?
Curious Ravenclaw student	Late 2010s or early 2020s

Behind the scenes[]

House Cup — The Great Hall with the Ravenclaw banners raised

Ravenclaw symbol - PAS — Symbol of Ravenclaw as seen in *Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells*

Screenshot 883 — The Ravenclaw House point hourglass as seen in the console versions of *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (video game)

In the books, Ravenclaw colours are blue and bronze; however, in the films they were changed to blue and silver. Likewise, Ravenclaw's symbol is an eagle in the books and a raven in the films, though in the last film, an eagle does appear as the Ravenclaw mascot.
Eagles are a symbol for a broader vision and strength of mind and heart.
Gilderoy Lockhart was a Ravenclaw. This can be seen on his Quidditch robes from a picture of his past while at Hogwarts, and was later confirmed by J. K. Rowling on Pottermore.
The Ravenclaw Common Room does not appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but it is still possible to glimpse the stairwell inside the Tower. The Common Room's door can also be glimpsed. This is the same for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
No Ravenclaw student Sortings are shown in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Pottermore House Cup[]

Ravenclaw came third for the first house cup with 71,815,917 house points.^[62]
Ravenclaw came fourth for the second house cup with 45,455,773 points.^[63]
Ravenclaw came second for the third house cup with 26,916,194 points.^[64]
Ravenclaw came fourth for the fourth house cup with 24,567,337 points.^[65]
Ravenclaw won the fifth house cup with 28,048,578 points.^[66]
Ravenclaw won the sixth house cup with 32,377,299 points, becoming the only House to win the House Cup consecutively.^[67]
Ravenclaw came third for the seventh and eighth house cups with 49,775,819 and 23,712,525 points.

Translations[]

In translated editions, "Ravenclaw" remains the same and is used for the Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Faroese, German, Icelandic, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish, Swedish, and Vietnamese editions. The following translations have changed the name:

Albanian: Korbziu
Arabic: مخلب الغراب
Bulgarian: Рейвънклоу (Reĭvănklou)
Chinese (Simplified): 拉文克劳 (Lāwénkèláo) (phonetic)
Chinese (Traditional): 雷文克勞 (Léiwénkèláo) (phonetic)
Czech: Havraspár (havran "raven", spár "claw")
Dutch: Ravenklauw
Finnish: Korpinkynsi (literal, korppi "raven", kynsi "claw")
French: Serdaigle (serre d'aigle "eagle's talon")
Georgian: რეივენქლოუ (reivenqlo)
Greek, Modern: Ράβενκλοου (Rábenkloou)
Hebrew: רייבנקלו (Reivenklo)
Hindi: चीलघात (Chīlaghāt) (chīl "kite" (bird); ghāt "attack")
Hungarian: Hollóhát ("raven's back")
Italian: Pecoranera ("Blacksheep", in first three books' editions) / Corvonero ("Blackraven", in later books editions and films)
Japanese: レイブンクロー (Reibunkurō)
Korean: 래번클로 (lebŏnkŭlo)
Latvian: Kraukļanags
Lithuanian: Varnanagė
Norwegian: Ravnklo (literal)
Persian: پنجہ کلاغی
Polish: Ravenclaw (But the inhabitants are called Krukoni; kruk "raven")
Portuguese (Brazil): Corvinal (corvo "raven")
Romanian: Ochi-de-Șoim ("Falcon Eye") (changed from raven to falcon possibly because ravens are better known as signs of death or danger, and the members of the house have a broader way of thinking, being smart and witty, thus the name of the house)
Russian: Когтевран (Kogtevran), Вранзор (Vranzor)
Serbian: Рејвенкло (Rejvenklo) (in earlier edition "Revenklo")
Slovak: Bystrohlav (quick thinkers)
Slovenian: Drznvraan
Thai: เรเวนคลอ
Turkish:Ravenclaw
Ukrainian: Рейвенклов (Reyvenklov)
Urdu: زاغ زنبور
Vietnamese: Nhà Ravenclaw ("House Ravenclaw")
Welsh: Crafangfran (literal)

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 9 (The Writing on the Wall)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Colours" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 3 (The Letters from No One)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 All About Ravenclaw from Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 A very important ceremony from Pottermore (via The Internet Archive)
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 ^6.6 ^6.7 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 ^7.5 ^7.6 ^7.7 ^7.8 ^7.9 Pottermore introductions to Hogwarts Houses from Pottermore (Archived)
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Famous Ravenclaws Through the Ages from Harry Potter (website)
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 29 (The Phoenix Lament)
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 31 (The Battle of Hogwarts)
↑ Explore the Story - Garrick Ollivander
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Sybill Trelawney" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Gilderoy Lockhart" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Pottermore - Quirinus Quirrell
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 ^16.3 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 10 (Luna Lovegood)
↑ The Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Colours" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 38 (The Second War Begins)
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 16 (In The Hog's Head)
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 16 (The Chamber of Secrets)
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Hatstall" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 19 (The Lion and the Serpent)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 15 (The Forbidden Forest)
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 17 (The Man with Two Faces)
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 18 (The Weighing of the Wands)
↑ ^29.0 ^29.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 29 (The Lost Diadem)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 30 (The Sacking of Severus Snape)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 16 (Through the Trapdoor)
↑ F.A.Q. question at J. K. Rowling's official site (via Internet Archive)
↑ According to Pottermore - Secret Lives of the Hogwarts Ghosts: direct quote: "A few years into her magical education, she betrayed her mother by stealing the diadem – believing it could make her powerful – and running away from Hogwarts. The betrayal embarrassed Rowena, who told no one that the diadem was missing. On her death bed, however, she did send a young man to find Helena, so she could see her daughter for one last time." Few implies at least three years and confirms Helena was still at school.
↑ F.A.Q. question on J. K. Rowling's official site (via Internet Archive)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Mr Ollivander" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Sybill Trelawney" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 6 (Talons and Tea Leaves)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 37 (The Lost Prophecy)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Professor Quirrell" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 8 (The Potions Master)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Chapter 6 (The Ghosts of Hogwarts)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 43 (Father Knows Best)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 40 (Family Matters)
↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Gilderoy Lockhart" at Harry Potter (website)
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 23 (Christmas on the Closed Ward)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 1, Chapter 3 (Dealing With Trouble)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "The Frog Choir" Achievement - Part 3, Side Quest "Singing to the Choir"
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 5, Side Quest "Poor Sport"
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, Chapter 5 (Tulip Karasu)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 16 (Trials and Tribulations)
↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "Become an Animagus" Achievement
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 31 (O.W.L.s)
↑ ^57.0 ^57.1 ^57.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 18 (Dumbledore's Army)
↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 27 (The Centaur and the Sneak)
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) - Chapter 15 (New Seekert)
↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 12 (The Triwizard Tournament)
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
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Hogwarts Houses

Namesake Founders Godric Gryffindor · Helga Hufflepuff · Rowena Ravenclaw · Salazar Slytherin
Heads of House Minerva McGonagall · Pomona Sprout · Filius Flitwick · Horace Slughorn
House Ghosts Nearly Headless Nick · Fat Friar · Grey Lady · Bloody Baron