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'''Gryffindor''' is one of the four [[Hogwarts Houses|Houses]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], founded by [[Godric Gryffindor]]. Its emblematic animal is the [[lion]], and its colours are red and [[Wikipedia:gold (colour)|gold]]. [[Minerva McGonagall]] is the most recent known [[Head of House]]. Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]], also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost. The particular characteristics of students [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry and determination. |
'''Gryffindor''' is one of the four [[Hogwarts Houses|Houses]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], founded by [[Godric Gryffindor]]. Its emblematic animal is the [[lion]], and its colours are red and [[Wikipedia:gold (colour)|gold]]. [[Minerva McGonagall]] is the most recent known [[Head of House]]. Sir [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington]], also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost. The particular characteristics of students [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry and determination. |
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+ | Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element of [[Wikipedia:fire (classical element)|fire]], and it is for that reason that the colours red and gold were chosen to represent the House<ref name="PM">''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book4/chapter7/moment1/colours New from J. K. Rowling: Colours]</ref>. |
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⚫ | The Gryffindor house emphasises the traits of courage as well as "daring, nerve, and chivalry," and thus its members are generally regarded as brave, though sometimes to the point of recklessness. They can also be short-tempered. Notably, Gryffindor house contributed many members to [[Dumbledore's Army]] and the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. |
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{{Quote|The House of [[Godric Gryffindor]] has commanded the respect of the [[wizarding world]] for nearly ten centuries.|[[Minerva McGonagall]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}} |
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⚫ | [[File:Wallofportraits.jpg|thumb|left|142px|Gryffindor's founder, [[Godric Gryffindor]].]] Gryffindors and Slytherins have shared a fierce house rivalry since their founders, [[Godric Gryffindor]] and [[Salazar Slytherin]], respectively, had a severe falling out over Slytherin's emphasis on [[blood purity]]. There might also be an element of feeling wronged; as Harry and his fellow Gryffindors tend to win in a lot of circumstances which, when viewed from a Slytherin's point of view, may be considered unfair. Examples of this include the last-minute points awarded by [[Albus Dumbledore|Headmaster Dumbledore]] at the Leaving Feast, which conveniently put Gryffindor ten points ahead of Slytherin in the [[1991–1992 school year]], the fact that no points were deducted for the rule breaking that happened during that night and Harry being permitted by [[Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall]] to have his own broomstick for the [[Gryffindor Quidditch team]], even though first-years are not normally permitted their own broomsticks. |
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{{Quote|Before Harry could speak, there was a massive movement. The Gryffindors in front of him had risen and stood facing, not Harry, but the Slytherins. Then the Hufflepuffs stood, and almost at the same moment, the Ravenclaws, all of them with their backs to Harry, all of them looking toward [[Pansy Parkinson|Pansy]] instead, and Harry, awestruck and overwhelmed, saw wands emerging everywhere, pulled from beneath cloaks and from under sleeves.|before the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
{{Quote|Before Harry could speak, there was a massive movement. The Gryffindors in front of him had risen and stood facing, not Harry, but the Slytherins. Then the Hufflepuffs stood, and almost at the same moment, the Ravenclaws, all of them with their backs to Harry, all of them looking toward [[Pansy Parkinson|Pansy]] instead, and Harry, awestruck and overwhelmed, saw wands emerging everywhere, pulled from beneath cloaks and from under sleeves.|before the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}} |
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⚫ | The [[Gryffindor Common Room]] is located in one of the castle's towers (Gryffindor Tower), the entrance to which is located on the seventh floor and is guarded by an oil painting of the [[Fat Lady]], who is garbed in a pink silk dress. She permits entry only after being given the correct (regularly changing) [[password]]. Behind her painting is a large common room, with a fireplace, and two staircases leading up to the girls' and boys' dormitories. There is a spell on the girls' staircase that prevents boys from using it, however there is no such enchantment on the staircase to the boys' dormitory, allowing girls to use it whenever they wish, due to the founders' belief that girls were more trustworthy. The common room is very comfortable, and members of the Gryffindor house meet there for study groups, celebrations, or relaxation. The walls are lined with portraits, each one depicting a previous or current Head of Gryffindor |
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+ | The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was [[Minerva McGonagall]]. Minerva became the head house possibly at the same time she was appointed [[Transfiguration]] professor at [[Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry|Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry,]] in 1956 when Albus Dumbledore became Headmaster, she took over his previous teaching position. It is unknown who later became the head of house when she was made [[headmistress]] in 1998 following the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. |
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==List of known Gryffindors== |
==List of known Gryffindors== |
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*Based on their portrait hanging in Gryffindor Tower, [[Valeria Myriadd]], [[Oracutus Spheer]], [[Damara Dodderidge]], [[Percival Pratt]] and several other unknown individuals may have been Gryffindors. |
*Based on their portrait hanging in Gryffindor Tower, [[Valeria Myriadd]], [[Oracutus Spheer]], [[Damara Dodderidge]], [[Percival Pratt]] and several other unknown individuals may have been Gryffindors. |
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*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] stated in the first book that all the wizards who went bad were from Slytherin, however, the Gryffindor [[Peter Pettigrew]] disproved this. Hagrid, however, didn't know that Pettigrew was still alive and working for [[Voldemort]]. (It should also be noted that [[Quirinus Quirrell]], a [[Ravenclaw]], was working for Voldemort at the time, although Hagrid was unaware of that as well.) Another reason why this is odd is that, at the time, Sirius Black was believed to have gone bad (Hagrid's comments in the Three Broomsticks prove that he knew nothing of the truth in this instance), and he was also a Gryffindor. So Hagrid would have known of at least one Gryffindor who had 'gone bad'. He most likely did not mention this so that Harry did not try to find out more about his godfather, or it could have been 'Gryffindor propaganda', since Slytherin and Gryffindor are known rivals. |
*[[Rubeus Hagrid]] stated in the first book that all the wizards who went bad were from Slytherin, however, the Gryffindor [[Peter Pettigrew]] disproved this. Hagrid, however, didn't know that Pettigrew was still alive and working for [[Voldemort]]. (It should also be noted that [[Quirinus Quirrell]], a [[Ravenclaw]], was working for Voldemort at the time, although Hagrid was unaware of that as well.) Another reason why this is odd is that, at the time, Sirius Black was believed to have gone bad (Hagrid's comments in the Three Broomsticks prove that he knew nothing of the truth in this instance), and he was also a Gryffindor. So Hagrid would have known of at least one Gryffindor who had 'gone bad'. He most likely did not mention this so that Harry did not try to find out more about his godfather, or it could have been 'Gryffindor propaganda', since Slytherin and Gryffindor are known rivals. |
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− | *In [[Pottermore]], [[Evanna Lynch]] was sorted into the Gryffindor house. |
+ | *In [[Pottermore]], [[Evanna Lynch]] was sorted into the Gryffindor house.<ref>http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4659</ref> |
*It should be noted that the colours and emblems of Gryffindor resemble the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_England historical English coat of arms]. Whether this was intentional on Rowling's part or not is unknown. |
*It should be noted that the colours and emblems of Gryffindor resemble the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_England historical English coat of arms]. Whether this was intentional on Rowling's part or not is unknown. |
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− | *Gryffindor House won the second House Cup in [http://www.pottermore.com Pottermore] |
+ | *Gryffindor House won the second House Cup in [http://www.pottermore.com Pottermore]; their reward for winning was Gryffindor-related downloadable material. |
+ | *Fillius Flitwick was a hatstall. The Hat wavered between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. He finally chose the latter. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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- "You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart" - — The Sorting Hat[src]
Gryffindor is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gryffindor. Its emblematic animal is the lion, and its colours are red and gold. Minerva McGonagall is the most recent known Head of House. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost. The particular characteristics of students Sorted into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry and determination.
Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element of fire, and it is for that reason that the colours red and gold were chosen to represent the House[1].
Traits
The Gryffindor house emphasises the traits of courage as well as "daring, nerve, and chivalry," and thus its members are generally regarded as brave, though sometimes to the point of recklessness. They can also be short-tempered. Notably, Gryffindor house contributed many members to Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix.
According to Phinaes Nigellus Black, members of other houses, particularly Slytherin, sometimes feel that Gryffindors engage in "pointless heroics." Another Slytherin, Severus Snape, considered many Gryffindors to be self-righteous and arrogant, with no regard for rules.
Reputation
- "The House of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for nearly ten centuries."
- — Minerva McGonagall[src]
Gryffindors and Slytherins have shared a fierce house rivalry since their founders, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin, respectively, had a severe falling out over Slytherin's emphasis on blood purity. There might also be an element of feeling wronged; as Harry and his fellow Gryffindors tend to win in a lot of circumstances which, when viewed from a Slytherin's point of view, may be considered unfair. Examples of this include the last-minute points awarded by Headmaster Dumbledore at the Leaving Feast, which conveniently put Gryffindor ten points ahead of Slytherin in the 1991–1992 school year, the fact that no points were deducted for the rule breaking that happened during that night and Harry being permitted by Professor McGonagall to have his own broomstick for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, even though first-years are not normally permitted their own broomsticks.
Even members of other houses might have felt that Gryffindor received favouritism, considering that many saw Harry being chosen as the fourth competitor in the Triwizard Tournament as stealing Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory's thunder unfairly.
Overall, however, the houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin. This was particularly notable during the Second Wizarding War — the members of Dumbledore's Army were from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw, but lacked any Slytherins (This may be because they were not notified of the Army's creation as it came through word of mouth and they did not seem to associate with many or any Slytherins), and during the Battle of Hogwarts, the Slytherin students left while many students from the other three houses remained behind to fight against Lord Voldemort.
- "Before Harry could speak, there was a massive movement. The Gryffindors in front of him had risen and stood facing, not Harry, but the Slytherins. Then the Hufflepuffs stood, and almost at the same moment, the Ravenclaws, all of them with their backs to Harry, all of them looking toward Pansy instead, and Harry, awestruck and overwhelmed, saw wands emerging everywhere, pulled from beneath cloaks and from under sleeves."
- — before the Battle of Hogwarts[src]
Common Room
The Gryffindor Common Room is located in one of the castle's towers (Gryffindor Tower), the entrance to which is located on the seventh floor and is guarded by an oil painting of the Fat Lady, who is garbed in a pink silk dress. She permits entry only after being given the correct (regularly changing) password. Behind her painting is a large common room, with a fireplace, and two staircases leading up to the girls' and boys' dormitories. There is a spell on the girls' staircase that prevents boys from using it, however there is no such enchantment on the staircase to the boys' dormitory, allowing girls to use it whenever they wish, due to the founders' belief that girls were more trustworthy. The common room is very comfortable, and members of the Gryffindor house meet there for study groups, celebrations, or relaxation. The walls are lined with portraits, each one depicting a previous or current Head of Gryffindor
Head of House
The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was Minerva McGonagall. Minerva became the head house possibly at the same time she was appointed Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, in 1956 when Albus Dumbledore became Headmaster, she took over his previous teaching position. It is unknown who later became the head of house when she was made headmistress in 1998 following the end of the Second Wizarding War.
List of known Gryffindors
Behind the scenes
- 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, which match the colours of Gryffindor.
- Rowling herself was sorted into Gryffindor House on Pottermore.[6]
- Many members of the Gryffindor House seem to have a gift for Transfiguration; Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both Transfiguration professors, while the latter was the Head of this House. There are four known Animagi from Gryffindor house: James Potter (a stag), Sirius Black (a dog), Peter Pettigrew (a rat) and Minerva McGonagall (a cat). Gryffindor Hermione Granger was noted to be very talented in Transfiguration from her first class. James Potter's wand was also noted to be good for Transfiguration.
- Neville Longbottom was an exception to this 'rule', as Transfiguration was among his worst subjects (Herbology was his best).
- In the films, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil's twin sister, is seen as a Gryffindor, while in the books she is a Ravenclaw.
- Based on their portrait hanging in Gryffindor Tower, Valeria Myriadd, Oracutus Spheer, Damara Dodderidge, Percival Pratt and several other unknown individuals may have been Gryffindors.
- Rubeus Hagrid stated in the first book that all the wizards who went bad were from Slytherin, however, the Gryffindor Peter Pettigrew disproved this. Hagrid, however, didn't know that Pettigrew was still alive and working for Voldemort. (It should also be noted that Quirinus Quirrell, a Ravenclaw, was working for Voldemort at the time, although Hagrid was unaware of that as well.) Another reason why this is odd is that, at the time, Sirius Black was believed to have gone bad (Hagrid's comments in the Three Broomsticks prove that he knew nothing of the truth in this instance), and he was also a Gryffindor. So Hagrid would have known of at least one Gryffindor who had 'gone bad'. He most likely did not mention this so that Harry did not try to find out more about his godfather, or it could have been 'Gryffindor propaganda', since Slytherin and Gryffindor are known rivals.
- In Pottermore, Evanna Lynch was sorted into the Gryffindor house.[7]
- It should be noted that the colours and emblems of Gryffindor resemble the historical English coat of arms. Whether this was intentional on Rowling's part or not is unknown.
- Gryffindor House won the second House Cup in Pottermore; their reward for winning was Gryffindor-related downloadable material.
- Fillius Flitwick was a hatstall. The Hat wavered between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. He finally chose the latter.
Etymology
- 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.
- In Old English and Old High German dor means gate or door.
- In French "d'or" means "of gold," one of the Gryffindor House colours, though it can also come from the Greek word "dora" meaning "gift".
- A combination can be assumed; "Golden Gift of the Lion".
- "Griffe" is the French word for "claw", which could refer to the claw of the lion.
- "Gryffindor" could very well be explained by heraldry: "Gryffin" would then stand for the griffin beast, and the "[d]or" would refer to the metal tincture "[d'] or" (Middle English for "[of] gold", derived from French; corresponds to yellow).
- 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. Even the French for Griffindor, Griffondor is a French homophone for the actual beast, Griffon d'Or.
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells
- Pottermore
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Pottermore - New from J. K. Rowling: Colours
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ 2000 Barnes and Noble and Yahoo! chat
- ↑ Stated in Ch. 33 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- ↑ PotterCast 130
- ↑ "J. K. Rowling Surprises Harry Potter fans on Live Global Webacast"
- ↑ http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4659