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*[[Valeria Myriadd]]'s portrait (1991–1992)
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{{Quote|Once you've arrived inside Gryffindor Tower, come inside and be welcomed by the roaring fire, stuffed armchairs, and the great view we have from our windows. Our dormitories are reached by climbing the winding mahogany staircase, decorated with crimson and gold. As I said, there's plenty of gold around the tower. Our four-posters are covered with thick scarlet blankets (we have quite windy nights up in the towers) and are embroidered with gold. Gold chandeliers cast warm glows all around.|Description of the tower|Pottermore}}
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'''Gryffindor Tower''', also known as the '''Gryffindor Common Room'''<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]'' - PS1 version</ref>, serves as the common room for students in [[Gryffindor House]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]].
  
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'''Gryffindor Tower''' was a tower in [[Hogwarts Castle]] that served as the [[Gryffindor common room|common room]] and dormitories for the students of [[Gryffindor|Gryffindor House]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]. In general, it sported several shades of red and gold. The fireplace mantle was adorned with a portrait of a lion (associated with the house) and the room was described as being 'cosy'.<ref name="PS7">{{PS|B|7}}</ref>
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Gryffindor Tower was one of the three tallest towers of [[Hogwarts Castle]], alongside [[Ravenclaw Tower]] and the [[Astronomy Tower]].
   
 
==Entrance==
  
==Entrance==
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[[File:Fat Lady portrait.jpg|250px|thumb|left|[[Gryffindor]] corridor and the Fat Lady's portrait]]
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[[File:PlayStation(R)Home_Picture_06-01-2013_15-57-15.jpg|thumb|The portrait hole from inside the Gryffindor common room, as seen in PlayStation®Home's Pottermore]]The entrance to the common room is located behind the [[Portraits|portrait]] of the [[Fat Lady]] on the Seventh Floor of [[Hogwarts Castle]]. A [[password]] is required to enter it. A circular hole is behind the painting leading to the [[common room]].
  
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The entrance to the Gryffindor common room was concealed under the portrait of the [[Fat Lady]], on the lavish Gryffindor Landing.<ref name="PS7" />
   
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To enter one had to present the Fat Lady with the correct password of the week. However, getting the password wrong meant the student would have to wait the day for another student to come by and pass them the code.<ref name="PM" />
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==Known Passwords==
  
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===[[1991-1992 school year]]===
  
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*Caput Draconis {{C|Latin for "Dragon's Head"}}
  
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*Pig Snout
  
   
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==Common room==
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===[[1992-1993 school year]]===
  
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{{Main|Gryffindor common room}}
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*Wattlebird
  
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{{Quote|...the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled through it — and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cosy, round room full of squashy armchairs.|Description of the common room|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:GryffindorCommonRoom PM.jpg|250px|thumb|right]]
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The [[common room]] was a circular room where [[Gryffindor]] students could relax after a long day of studying. It was full of squashy armchairs, tables, and a [[Gryffindor Notice Board|bulletin board]] where school notices, ads, lost posters, etc. could be posted. The common room was decorated in several shades of red, which was associated with the house. The common room was comfortable, but not more comfortable than the [[Hufflepuff common room]].<ref>[http://www.snitchseeker.com/harry-potter-news/j-k-rowlings-pottermore-releases-backstories-and-history-of-four-hogwarts-houses-84167/ Transcription of new Pottermore information]</ref>
   
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There were many windows that looked out onto the grounds of the [[Hogwarts Castle|school]], and a large fireplace dominated one wall. The mantle of the fireplace was adorned with a portrait of a lion. The fireplace was also connected to the [[Floo Network]], but as it was extremely public except in the dead of night.The walls were decorated with scarlet tapestries that depicted witches and wizards, but also various animals. There were also bookcases located in the room, filled with various novels.<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref>
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===[[1993-1994 school year]]===
  
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*Fortuna Major {{C|Latin for "greater luck"}}
  
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*Flibbertigibbet
  
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*Oddsbodikins
  
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*Scurvy Cur
  
   
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There were also a couple of balconies with stone ramparts in the place of railing that overlooked the common room itself, one was accessible by the stairs that led to the boys' dormitory, the other was accessible by the stairs to the girls' dormitory.<ref>{{HL}}</ref>
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===[[1994-1995 school year]]===
  
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*Balderdash
  
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*Banana Fritters
  
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*Fairy Lights
  
   
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[[File:GryffindorCommonRoom1 PM.jpg|250px|thumb|left]]
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===[[1995-1996 school year]]===
  
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The common room was usually where celebration parties were held after Gryffindor [[Quidditch]] victories, or when [[Harry Potter]] completed a task for the [[Triwizard Tournament]].<ref name="GOF20">{{GOF|B|20}}</ref> It was also the location for Harry and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley's]] first kiss following [[Gryffindor]]'s [[Inter-House Quidditch Cup|Quidditch Cup]] victory in 1997.<ref name="HBP24">{{HBP|B|24}}</ref> The common room fireplace was used on several occasions by [[Sirius Black]] to contact Harry while he was on the run from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].<ref name="POA14">{{POA|B|14}}</ref>
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*[[Mimbulus mimbletonia]]
  
   
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==Dormitories==
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===[[1996-1997 school year]]===
  
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[[File:B1C10M1 Gryffindor Dormitory.png|250px|thumb|right|Gryffindor boys dormitory]]
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*Abstinence
  
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The [[Gryffindor]] dormitories were also located in the Tower, with two doors leading off from the [[common room]] that open to spiral staircases. There were two staircases opening off the common room into the Tower itself: on the left, the boys' staircase on which the seven [[Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory|boys' dormitories]] were located (one for each year) and on the right, the girls' staircase, on which the seven [[Gryffindor Girls' Dormitory|girls' dormitories]] were located (one for each year).
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*Baubles
  
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*Dilligrout
  
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*Tapeworm
  
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*Quid Agis {{C|Latin for "How are you"}}
  
   
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The [[Gryffindor girls' staircase|girls' staircase]] was under a [[Charm]] so that if a boy set foot on it and persisted for a few steps, a wailing klaxon went off and the staircase temporarily turned itself [[Glisseo|into a stone slide]], sending him and anyone else on the stairs sailing to the bottom.<ref name="OOTP17">{{OOTP|B|17}}</ref><ref name="DH32">{{DH|B|32}}</ref> According to ''[[Hogwarts: A History]]'', the founders believed that girls were more trustworthy than boys, so that while the girls’ staircase was enchanted to prevent boys from getting in, the boys’ staircase did not carry a reciprocal enchantment.<ref name="OOTP17" /> [[Hermione Granger]] went into the boys' room on several occasions. This also allowed a possessed [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] to sneak in and steal [[Tom Riddle's diary]].<ref name="COS13">{{COS|B|13}}</ref><ref name="COS17">{{COS|B|17}}</ref>
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==Common Room==
  
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The [[common room]] is a circular room where [[Gryffindor]] students can relax after a long day of studying. It is full of squashy armchairs, tables, and a [[Gryffindor pasteboard|bulletin board]] where school notices, ads, lost posters, etc. can be posted. A window looks out onto the grounds of the [[Hogwarts Castle|school]], and a large fireplace dominates one wall. The walls are decorated with scarlet tapestries that depict witches and wizards, but also various animals. It is usually where celebration [[File:PlayStation(R)Home_Picture_06-01-2013_15-43-56.jpg|thumb|The cosy, circular Gryffindor common room]]parties are held after Gryffindor [[Quidditch]] victories, or when [[Harry Potter]] completed a task for the [[Triwizard Tournament]]. It was also the location for [[Harry Potter|Harry]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley's]] first kiss following [[Gryffindor]]'s [[Quidditch Cup]] victory in [[1997]]. The [[common room]] fireplace was used on several occasions by [[Sirius Black]] to contact Harry while he was on the run from the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
  
   
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Each dormitory was a round room with windows looking out onto the grounds, and containing four-poster beds.<ref name="PS7" />
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==Dormitories==
  
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[[File:PlayStation(R)Home_Picture_06-01-2013_15-44-27.jpg|thumb|left|The entryways to the dormitories]]The [[Gryffindor]] dormitories are also located in the Tower, with two doors leading off from the [[common room]] that open to spiral staircases. One of them leads to the girls' dormitory, the other to the boys'. The stairs to the girls' dormitory are enchanted to become a slide if any boy attempts to climb them, but not vice versa, since it was deemed that girls were more trustworthy than boys, and [[Hermione Granger]] went into the boys' room on several occasions.
  
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==Known passwords==
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" width="95%"
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|[[1890–1891 school year]]
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|Grata Domum<ref name="HL">{{HL}}</ref>
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|Caput Draconis {{C|Latin for "[[Dragon]]'s Head"}}<ref name="PS7" />
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|[[Pig]] Snout<ref name="PS9">{{PS|B|9}}</ref>
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|[[1992–1993 school year]]
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|Wattlebird<ref name="COS5">{{COS|B|5}}</ref>
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| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |[[1993–1994 school year]]
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|Fortuna Major {{C|Latin for "greater luck"}}<ref name="POA5">{{POA|B|5}}</ref>
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|Flibbertigibbet<ref name="POA15">{{POA|B|15}}</ref>
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|Oddsbodikins<ref name="POA12">{{POA|B|12}}</ref>
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|Scurvy Cur<ref name="POA11">{{POA|B|11}}</ref>
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |[[1994–1995 school year]]
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|Balderdash<ref name="GOF12">{{GOF|B|12}}</ref>
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|[[Banana]] Fritters<ref name="GOF25">{{GOF|B|25}}</ref>
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|[[Fairy]] Lights<ref name="GOF22">{{GOF|B|22}}</ref>
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|[[1995–1996 school year]]
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|[[Mimbulus mimbletonia]]<ref name="OOTP11">{{OOTP|B|11}}</ref>
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|Abstinence<ref name="HBP17">{{HBP|B|17}}</ref>
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|[[Bauble]]s<ref name="HBP15">{{HBP|B|15}}</ref>
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|Dilligrout<ref name="HBP12">{{HBP|B|12}}</ref>
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|Tapeworm<ref name="HBP23">{{HBP|B|23}}</ref>
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|Quid Agis {{C|Latin for "How are you"}}<ref name="HBP24" />
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==Behind the scenes==
  
==Behind the scenes==
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[[File:61K9GM2ZWNL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|200px|thumb|Gryffindor Tower as a {{LEGO}} set]]
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (movie)|movie adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' one of the portraits on the wall of the common room is of a young Minerva McGonagall.
  
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*The Gryffindor common room as seen in the films differs slightly from its description in the books in that it is not a perfect circle, and that both the boys' and girls' dormitories are accessed via the same staircase: boys on the left, girls on the right.
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*When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Lavender Brown]] began dating, one chapter of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' described them as being "in a prominent corner of the common room". However, the Common Room is circular. It is possible that there are nooks or alcoves in various areas around the wall.
  
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*In {{GOF|FA}}, one of the portraits on the wall of the common room is of a young Minerva McGonagall.
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*The [[charm]] used to make the Girls' Dormitory stairs into a slide may be the [[Glisseo]] charm. It is never stated if similar enchantments are placed on the entrances to the Girls' Domitories in other houses, but is highly likely, as Hermione identifies the Founders collectively as the ones responsible for the charm.
  
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*When [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Lavender Brown]] began dating, one chapter of {{HBP}} described them as being "in a prominent corner of the common room". However, the common room is circular. It is possible that there are nooks or alcoves in various areas around the wall.
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*In the PS1 video game adaption of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' the Gryffindor Tower leads to the [[Entrance Hall]], [[Charms Corridor]], ''Upper Castle'', a side-room behind a bookcase and the [[Great Foyer]]/[[East Wing (first floor)|First Floor East Wing]], it is also located next to the [[Rear Hall]] in the [[1992–1993 school year]].
  
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*The [[charm]] used to make the girls' dormitory stairs into a slide may be the ''[[Glisseo]]'' charm. It is never stated if similar enchantments are placed on the entrances to the girls' domitories in other houses, but is highly likely, as Hermione identifies the founders collectively as the ones responsible for the charm.
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*In the PS1 video game adaptations ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PlayStation)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Gryffindor Tower leads to the [[Entrance Hall]], [[Charms corridor|Charms Corridor]], ''Upper Castle'', a side-room behind a bookcase and the [[Great Foyer]]/[[East Wing (first floor)|First Floor East Wing]], it is also located next to the [[Rear Hall]] in the [[1992–1993 school year]].
 
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|PS2 video game adaptation]] of ''Chamber of Secrets'', after going through the portrait-hole, there is a short stone hallway leading to the actual common room. This hallway also leads to an old room behind a tapestry, a quiet study area for Gryffindor students, frequently used by Percy, and a secret bathroom used by [[Fred and George Weasley]] as an in-school joke shop.
  
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|PS2 video game adaptation]] of ''Chamber of Secrets'', after going through the portrait-hole, there is a short stone hallway leading to the actual common room. This hallway also leads to an old room behind a tapestry, a quiet study area for Gryffindor students, frequently used by Percy, and a secret bathroom used by [[Fred and George Weasley]] as an in-school joke shop.
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*The [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|Chamber of Secrets video game]] is also the only place in the games or the films where the common room is accessed by crawling through an actual hole (albeit a square-shaped one). All other adaptations depict a doorway.
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*The [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)|''Chamber of Secrets'' video game]] is also the only place in the games or the films where the common room is accessed by crawling through an actual hole (albeit a square-shaped one). All other adaptations depict a doorway.
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', the entrance is on one end of a hallway. Whereas in the [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' and the video game adaptations of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', it is located on the [[Seventh Floor]] of the [[Grand Staircase Tower]]. As the shape of the common room doesn't change, one explanation of this change of location may be that these particular stairs were not there in the first movie, and were built to replace the corridor during the summer of [[1992]], before [[Harry Potter|Harry's]] third year started.
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*In {{PS|FA}}, the entrance is on one end of a hallway. Whereas in {{POA|FA}} and the video game adaptations ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', it is located on the [[Hogwarts Castle#Seventh floor|seventh floor]] of the [[Marble Staircase Tower|Grand Staircase Tower]]. As the shape of the common room doesn't change, one explanation of this change of location may be that these particular stairs were not there in the first movie, and were built to replace the corridor during the summer of [[1992]], before [[Harry Potter|Harry]]'s third year started.
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[[File:Owl_flying_to_Gryffindor_Tower.jpg|thumb|Gryffindor Tower at one corner of [[the Quad]]]]
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[[File:Owl flying to Gryffindor Tower.jpg|250px|thumb|Gryffindor Tower at one corner of [[the Quad]]]]
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|film adaptations]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', we can see the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory is shown to be located in a small tower (see above) at one corner of the [[Paved Courtyard]] close to the [[Clock Tower]]. This is consistent with the [[Fat Lady]]'s location in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Philosopher's Stone]]'', but it is inconsistent with [[Fat Lady]]'s location in the third film and fifth and sixth video games (in the [[Grand Staircase Tower]]). One possible explanation is that the [[Fat Lady|portrait]] is a secret passageway or shortcut which connects the two areas of the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]].
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*In the film adaptations ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'', we can see the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory is shown to be located in a small tower (see above) at one corner of the [[The Quad|Paved Courtyard]] close to the [[Clock Tower]]. This is consistent with the [[Fat Lady]]'s location in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Philosopher's Stone]]'', but it is inconsistent with [[Fat Lady]]'s location in the third film and fifth and sixth video games (in the [[Marble Staircase Tower|Grand Staircase Tower]]). One possible explanation is that the [[Fat Lady|portrait]] is a secret passageway or shortcut which connects the two areas of the [[Hogwarts Castle|castle]].
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*In the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Harry and Ginny have their first kiss in the [[Room of Requirement]] instead of the Gryffindor common room.
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*In {{HBP|FA}}, Harry and Ginny have their first kiss in the [[Room of Requirement]] instead of the Gryffindor common room, due to the Quidditch match and Harry's detention with Snape being cut.
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*The common room as depicted in the video game adaptations ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' is a near-perfect replica of the common room as seen in the films. One very subtle difference is that in the video games the stairs leading to the dormitories only go up, creating the misconception that there's only one dorm room for the boys (shared by Harry and the other boys in his year) and one for the girls. In the films (although it is difficult to notice unless you pay attention) you can see that, in addition to going up, the stairs also lead down (presumably to more dormitories). In the books it is stated that Harry's dorm is located at the top of the stairs.
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*Gryffindor is the only common room whose guardian/entrance is known to have changed at some point, the Fat Lady being replaced by [[Sir Cadogan]].
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' {{1st}}
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)]]''
  
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*{{COS}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
  
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*{{POA}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''
  
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*{{POA|G}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''
  
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*{{GOF}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)]]''
  
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*{{GOF|F}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''
  
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*{{OOTP}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)]]''
  
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*{{OOTP|F}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''
  
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*{{OOTP|G}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)]]''
  
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*{{HBP}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)]]''
  
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*{{HBP|F}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''
  
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*{{HBP|G}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)]]''
  
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*{{DH}} {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)]]''
  
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*{{DH|G2}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
  
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*{{CC}} {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)]]''
  
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*{{CC|P}} {{Mention}}
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*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]''
  
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*{{PM}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World]]''
  
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*{{WW}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World]]'' {{Mention}}
  
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*{{HPPU}}
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*''[[The Queen's Handbag]]''
  
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*{{LEGO|B}}
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
  
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*{{LEGO|C}} {{Mention}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]]''
  
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*{{QH}}
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*''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
  
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*{{WWHP}}
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*''[[LEGO Creator: Harry Potter]]''
  
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*{{LEGO|Y1}}
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
==See also==
  
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[[fr:Tour de Gryffondor]]
  
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[[he:מגדל גריפינדור]]
  
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"Once you've arrived inside Gryffindor Tower, come inside and be welcomed by the roaring fire, stuffed armchairs, and the great view we have from our windows. Our dormitories are reached by climbing the winding mahogany staircase, decorated with crimson and gold. As I said, there's plenty of gold around the tower. Our four-posters are covered with thick scarlet blankets (we have quite windy nights up in the towers) and are embroidered with gold. Gold chandeliers cast warm glows all around."
— Description of the tower[src]

Gryffindor Tower was a tower in Hogwarts Castle that served as the common room and dormitories for the students of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In general, it sported several shades of red and gold. The fireplace mantle was adorned with a portrait of a lion (associated with the house) and the room was described as being 'cosy'.[1]

Gryffindor Tower was one of the three tallest towers of Hogwarts Castle, alongside Ravenclaw Tower and the Astronomy Tower.

Entrance

Fat Lady portrait

Gryffindor corridor and the Fat Lady's portrait

The entrance to the Gryffindor common room was concealed under the portrait of the Fat Lady, on the lavish Gryffindor Landing.[1]

To enter one had to present the Fat Lady with the correct password of the week. However, getting the password wrong meant the student would have to wait the day for another student to come by and pass them the code.[2]

Common room

Main article: Gryffindor common room
"...the portrait swung forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled through it — and found themselves in the Gryffindor common room, a cosy, round room full of squashy armchairs."
— Description of the common room[src]
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The common room was a circular room where Gryffindor students could relax after a long day of studying. It was full of squashy armchairs, tables, and a bulletin board where school notices, ads, lost posters, etc. could be posted. The common room was decorated in several shades of red, which was associated with the house. The common room was comfortable, but not more comfortable than the Hufflepuff common room.[3]

There were many windows that looked out onto the grounds of the school, and a large fireplace dominated one wall. The mantle of the fireplace was adorned with a portrait of a lion. The fireplace was also connected to the Floo Network, but as it was extremely public except in the dead of night.The walls were decorated with scarlet tapestries that depicted witches and wizards, but also various animals. There were also bookcases located in the room, filled with various novels.[2]

There were also a couple of balconies with stone ramparts in the place of railing that overlooked the common room itself, one was accessible by the stairs that led to the boys' dormitory, the other was accessible by the stairs to the girls' dormitory.[4]

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The common room was usually where celebration parties were held after Gryffindor Quidditch victories, or when Harry Potter completed a task for the Triwizard Tournament.[5] It was also the location for Harry and Ginny Weasley's first kiss following Gryffindor's Quidditch Cup victory in 1997.[6] The common room fireplace was used on several occasions by Sirius Black to contact Harry while he was on the run from the Ministry of Magic.[7]

Dormitories

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Gryffindor boys dormitory

The Gryffindor dormitories were also located in the Tower, with two doors leading off from the common room that open to spiral staircases. There were two staircases opening off the common room into the Tower itself: on the left, the boys' staircase on which the seven boys' dormitories were located (one for each year) and on the right, the girls' staircase, on which the seven girls' dormitories were located (one for each year).

The girls' staircase was under a Charm so that if a boy set foot on it and persisted for a few steps, a wailing klaxon went off and the staircase temporarily turned itself into a stone slide, sending him and anyone else on the stairs sailing to the bottom.[8][9] According to Hogwarts: A History, the founders believed that girls were more trustworthy than boys, so that while the girls’ staircase was enchanted to prevent boys from getting in, the boys’ staircase did not carry a reciprocal enchantment.[8] Hermione Granger went into the boys' room on several occasions. This also allowed a possessed Ginny Weasley to sneak in and steal Tom Riddle's diary.[10][11]

Each dormitory was a round room with windows looking out onto the grounds, and containing four-poster beds.[1]

Known passwords

Date Passwords
1890–1891 school year Grata Domum[12]
1991–1992 school year Caput Draconis (Latin for "Dragon's Head")[1]
Pig Snout[13]
1992–1993 school year Wattlebird[14]
1993–1994 school year Fortuna Major (Latin for "greater luck")[15]
Flibbertigibbet[16]
Oddsbodikins[17]
Scurvy Cur[18]
1994–1995 school year Balderdash[19]
Banana Fritters[20]
Fairy Lights[21]
1995–1996 school year Mimbulus mimbletonia[22]
1996–1997 school year Abstinence[23]
Baubles[24]
Dilligrout[25]
Tapeworm[26]
Quid Agis (Latin for "How are you")[6]

Behind the scenes

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Gryffindor Tower as a LEGO Harry Potter set

Owl flying to Gryffindor Tower

Gryffindor Tower at one corner of the Quad

  • In the film adaptations Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we can see the Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory is shown to be located in a small tower (see above) at one corner of the Paved Courtyard close to the Clock Tower. This is consistent with the Fat Lady's location in Philosopher's Stone, but it is inconsistent with Fat Lady's location in the third film and fifth and sixth video games (in the Grand Staircase Tower). One possible explanation is that the portrait is a secret passageway or shortcut which connects the two areas of the castle.
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry and Ginny have their first kiss in the Room of Requirement instead of the Gryffindor common room, due to the Quidditch match and Harry's detention with Snape being cut.
  • The common room as depicted in the video game adaptations Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a near-perfect replica of the common room as seen in the films. One very subtle difference is that in the video games the stairs leading to the dormitories only go up, creating the misconception that there's only one dorm room for the boys (shared by Harry and the other boys in his year) and one for the girls. In the films (although it is difficult to notice unless you pay attention) you can see that, in addition to going up, the stairs also lead down (presumably to more dormitories). In the books it is stated that Harry's dorm is located at the top of the stairs.
  • Gryffindor is the only common room whose guardian/entrance is known to have changed at some point, the Fat Lady being replaced by Sir Cadogan.

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 7 (The Sorting Hat)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pottermore
  3. ↑ Transcription of new Pottermore information
  4. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
  5. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 20 (The First Task)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 24 (Sectumsempra)
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 14 (Snape's Grudge)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 17 (Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four)
  9. ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
  10. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 13 (The Very Secret Diary)
  11. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
  12. ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
  13. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 9 (The Midnight Duel)
  14. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 5 (The Whomping Willow)
  15. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 5 (The Dementor)
  16. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 15 (The Quidditch Final)
  17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 12 (The Patronus)
  18. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 11 (The Firebolt)
  19. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 12 (The Triwizard Tournament)
  20. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 25 (The Egg and the Eye)
  21. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 22 (The Unexpected Task)
  22. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 11 (The Sorting Hat's New Song)
  23. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 17 (A Sluggish Memory)
  24. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 15 (The Unbreakable Vow)
  25. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 12 (Silver and Opals)
  26. ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)

See also

Hogwarts Castle
Towers
Astronomy Tower · Bell towers · Boathouse Bell Tower · Central Tower · Clock Tower · Dark Tower · Faculty Tower · Founders' Tower · Greenhouse tower · Gryffindor Tower · Headmaster's Tower · Hospital tower · Hufflepuff Duelling Turrets · Lookout Tower · Marble Staircase Tower · Moaning Myrtle's Bathroom tower · North battlements · North Tower · Octagon Tower · Pepperpot · Quidditch tower · Ravenclaw Tower · Ravenclaw Tower roof terrace · Right Long Gallery tower · Small Locked Tower · South Tower · Suspension Bridge towers · The Quad battlements · The Tower · Training Grounds tower · Turris Magnus · Turris Medius · Upper Hall tower · Viaduct Courtyard Gatehouses · West Tower · West Tower battlements
Portraits, statues and other artwork located in the towers
Albus Dumbledore · Armando Dippet · Affpuddle of the Cheerful Countenance · Valeria Myriadd · Dexter Fortescue · Dilys Derwent · Oraclitus Spheer · Fat Lady · Niamh Fitzgerald · Sir Cadogan · Slytherin knight · Hufflepuff lady · Heliotrope Wilkins · Severus Snape · Phineas Nigellus Black · Vulpus · Quentin Trimble · Limebert · Ravenclaw bust · Ravenclaw lady · Rowena Ravenclaw · Walter Aragon · Quidditch player · Professor · Female etiquette teacher · Gryffindor lady · Gryffindor man · Gryffindor man · Gryffindor man · Gryffindor seeker · Red-haired witch · Young maiden · Vase with flowers · Group of women in crinolines · Pangur Donn · Sinister-looking monks · Winged horse
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