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The '''Head of Gryffindor House''' is a [[Professor]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with the specific role of looking after the students in their [[Hogwarts Houses|House]]. It is unknown how a professor would be elected for the post, but it's most likely that the headmaster chooses the professor whom embodies all the qualities [[Godric Gryffindor]] himself had (bravery, daring, conscientiousness, etc.) and was probably in Gryffindor House when he/she was at Hogwarts.
   
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Every portrait in [[Gryffindor Tower]] depicts a current or former Head of Gryffindor.<ref name="MHP">''[[The Making of Harry Potter]]'' (see [http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/7366145410/in/set-72157630012281279/ this image])</ref>
The '''Head of Gryffindor House''' is a [[Professor]] at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] with the specific role of looking after the students in their [[Hogwarts Houses|House]]. It is unknown how a professor would be elected for the post, but it's most likely that the headmaster chooses the professor whom embodies all the qualities [[Godric Gryffindor]] himself had; bravery, daring, conscientiousness, etc.
 
 
[[File:200px-Minerva cs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Minerva McGonagall]]- Head of [[Gryffindor]] during [[Harry Potter]]'s time at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
 
   
 
[[File:200px-Minerva cs.jpg|thumb|right|[[Minerva McGonagall]] - Head of [[Gryffindor]] during [[Harry Potter]]'s time at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].]]
 
==Special duties in the History of Hogwarts==
 
==Special duties in the History of Hogwarts==
 
The following are special duties that were performed by the Head of Gryffindor in the past.
 
The following are special duties that were performed by the Head of Gryffindor in the past.
   
 
*[[1992–1993 school year]]
*[[1992–1993 school year]]: to inform the [[Gryffindor]] students of new rules regarding the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]] <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]] </ref>
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**To inform the [[Gryffindor]] students of new rules regarding the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
*[[1993–1994 school year]]:
 
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*[[1993–1994 school year]]
**to notify their students of the rules in regards to protecting them from [[Azkaban]] escapee, [[Sirius Black]]. <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]] </ref>
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**To notify their students of the rules in regards to protecting them from [[Azkaban]] escapee, [[Sirius Black]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>
**to keep watch over the Gryffindors, along with the [[Prefect]]s whilst [[Hogwarts Castle]] was being searched for [[Sirius Black]].
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**To keep watch over the Gryffindors, along with the [[Prefect]]s whilst [[Hogwarts Castle]] was being searched for [[Sirius Black]].
*[[1997–1998 school year]]: to round up their students prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. <ref> [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]] </ref>
 
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*[[1997–1998 school year]]
 
**To round up their students prior to the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
   
 
==Known Heads of Gryffindor==
 
==Known Heads of Gryffindor==
*[[Godric Gryffindor]]
 
*[[Albus Dumbledore]]
 
*[[Minerva McGonagall]]
 
   
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*[[Godric Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor ]]- founder of Gryffindor house (and indeed one of the founders of Hogwarts school).
==Notes and references==
 
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* [[Unidentified Gryffindor lady|Gryffindor Lady]]
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* [[Unidentified Gryffindor man |Gryffindor Man I]]
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* [[Unidentified Gryffindor man (II)|Gryffindor Man II]]
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* [[Unidentified Gryffindor seeker|Gryffindor Seeker]]
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*[[Minerva McGonagall|Minerva McGonagall ]]- Head of Gryffindor house during Harry's time at Hogwarts. She became Headmistress when Severus Snape died.
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*[[Muldoon Cragg]]<ref name="MHP" />
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*[[Uric Oapley]]<ref name="MHP" />
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*[[Podric Piles]]<ref name="MHP" />
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*[[Tobias Stump]]<ref name="MHP" />
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* [[Valeria Myriadd]]
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Head of Slytherin House]]
 
*[[Head of Slytherin House]]
 
*[[Gryffindor]]
 
*[[Gryffindor]]
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*[[Hufflepuff]]
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*[[Ravenclaw]]
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*[[Slytherin]]
 
*[[Professor]]
 
*[[Professor]]
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]
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[[Category:Professors]]
 
 
==Notes and references==
[[Category:Hogwarts terms]]
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Hogwarts positions]]

Revision as of 12:16, 22 November 2014

The Head of Gryffindor House is a Professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with the specific role of looking after the students in their House. It is unknown how a professor would be elected for the post, but it's most likely that the headmaster chooses the professor whom embodies all the qualities Godric Gryffindor himself had (bravery, daring, conscientiousness, etc.) and was probably in Gryffindor House when he/she was at Hogwarts.

Every portrait in Gryffindor Tower depicts a current or former Head of Gryffindor.[1]

200px-Minerva cs

Minerva McGonagall - Head of Gryffindor during Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts.

Special duties in the History of Hogwarts

The following are special duties that were performed by the Head of Gryffindor in the past.

Known Heads of Gryffindor

See also

Notes and references