Gryffindor

Gryffindor
Name	Gryffindor
Founder	Godric Gryffindor
Animal	Lion
Element	Fire
Traits	Bravery Courage Nerve Chivalry Daring
Head of House	Minerva McGonagall
Notable members	Albus Dumbledore Minerva McGonagall James Potter Lily Potter Harry Potter Weasley family Hermione Granger Neville Longbottom

"You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve, and chivalry,
Set Gryffindors apart."

— The Sorting Hat song

Gryffindor is one of the four school houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was created by Godric Gryffindor who prized students with bravery, courage, nerve, chivalry and daring. Its colours were scarlet and gold. The common room is in the Gryffindor Tower. The house produced many great witches and wizards, including Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter.

About

Created by Godric Gryffindor in the late 10th century, the Sorting Hat accepted students with the values Gryffindor prized. They were to be brave, courageous, chivalrous, daring with a good nerve. The students are housed in the Gryffindor Tower. The entrance is behind a portrait of the Fat Lady, who needed a password in order to open the door. It was a very popular house but it could be intimidating for those sorted in it because they felt they had to live up to the powerful values they should have.

Gryffindor provided many members of Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix. However there are people, especially in Slytherin house, who think Gryffindor engage in "pointless heroics" and are arrogant, caring very little for the rules. Slytherin have a rivalry with Gryffindor which goes way back to the tense friendship between their founders, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin. Gryffindor and Slytherin had opposing views on whether the school should acceptant of Muggle-born students. After a particulary big argument one day, Slytherin left the school. They did get along with Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, who favoured them in competition against Slytherin.

There did not produce many well known Dark witches and wizards.

History

During Harry Potter's time at Hogwarts, Gryffindor was very successful in the House Cup and the Inter-House Quidditch Cup. They provided more members in Dumbledore's Army. They also provided more fighters than the other houses during the Battle of Hogwarts.

Heads of House

Godric Gryffindor
From the Founding era in the late 10th century, presumably until death.

Minerva McGonagall
The Transfiguration Professor from 1958 was made Head of House by 1 September 1991, by which point she was Deputy Head of Hogwarts, she held the job of Head of House until 2 May 1998 when she became the Head of Hogwarts.

Known achievements

• Winner of the House Championship in -
  • 1991-1992 school year
  • 1992-1993 school year
• Winner of the Inter-House Quidditch Cup in -
  • 1993-1994 school year
  • 1995-1996 school year

Known members

Name	Time of Attendance	Notes
Albus Dumbledore	1892 - 1899	Head of Hogwarts of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Grand Sorcerer, Supreme Mugwump and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot who defeated Gellert Grindelwald in a legendary duel in 1945 and won the Elder Wand. He died in June 1996.
Minerva McGonagall	1947 - 1956	Head of Hogwarts of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from May 1998, previously Deputy Headteacher and Transfiguration Professor. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and engaged with Voldemort in a duel.
Rubeus Hagrid	1940 - 1943	Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts. Expelled in 1943 when falsely accused of opening the Chamber of Secrets.
Arthur Weasley	1960s
Molly Weasley
James Potter	1971 - 1978	Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Voldemort who wanted to kill their child Harry Potter, over rumours he had the power to one day defeat him.
Lily Potter
Sirius Black		Member of the Order of the Phoenix framed for being a Death Eater, betraying the Potter family and killing 13 Muggles. Escaped from Azkaban and later killed.
Remus Lupin		Friend of James, Lily and Sirius. Later Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor until people found out he was a werewolf. Member of the Order of the Phoenix killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Peter Pettigrew		Death Eater who betrayed the Potter family and framed Sirius Black. Helped Voldemort gain power again which led to the Second Wizarding War.
Bill Weasley	1982 - 1989	Prefect and Head Boy, later a Curse-Breaker and member of the Order of the Phoenix who fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Charlie Weasley	1984 - 1991	Prefect, Seeker and Captain for the Quidditch team, and member of the Order of the Phoenix who fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Percy Weasley	1987 - 1994	Prefect and Head Boy, later worked at the Ministry of Magic for the Minister for Magic. Member of the Order of the Phoenix and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Oliver Wood		Keeper for Gryffindor and later Captain of the team.
Fred Weasley	1989 - 1996	Beater for Gryffindor, member of Dumbledore's Army. Left before the end of the seventh year with George Weasley, set up Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed at the Battle of Hogwarts.
George Weasley		Beater for Gryffindor, member of Dumbledore's Army. Left before the end of the seventh year with Fred Weasley, set up Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Alicia Spinnet		Chaser for the Gryffindor.
Angelina Johnson		Chaser for the Gryffindor and Captain of the team for the 1995-1996 school year.
Victoria Frobisher	From between 1990 and 1995 - unknown	Tried out for the Gryffindor in the 1995-1996 school year, meaning they were in the second year by then.
Geoffrey Hooper
Andrew Kirke
Demelza Robbins
Jack Sloper
Katie Bell	1990 - 1997	Chaser for the Gryffindor member of Dumbledore's Army. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Cormac McLaggen
Harry Potter	1991 - 1997	The only known survivor of the Killing Curse, defeated Voldemort at the Battle of Hogwarts, once owner of the three Deathly Hallows. Co-Founder of Dumbledore's Army and member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Ronald Weasley		Friend of Harry Potter who supported him in the defeat of Voldemort. Co-Founder of Dumbledore's Army and member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Neville Longbottom	1991 - 1998	Friend of Harry Potter who supported him in the defeat of Voldemort. Member of Dumbledore's Army and later leader during the seventh year of education in which Voldemort took over Hogwarts. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, an Auror and later teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Hermione Granger	1991 - 1999	Friend of Harry Potter who supported him in the defeat of Voldemort. Co-Founder of Dumbledore's Army and member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Seamus Finnigan	1991 - unknown	Member of Dumbledore's Army. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Dean Thomas
Parvati Patil
Lavender Brown
Colin Creevey	1992 - 1998	Member of Dumbledore's Army. Killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Ginny Weasley	1992 - 1999	Chaser for Gryffindor. Member of Dumbledore's Army and member of the Order of the Phoenix. Fought in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Romilda Vane	1993 - 2000
Dennis Creevey	1994 - 2001
Natalie MacDonald
Jimmy Peakes
Euan Abercombie	1995 - 2002
James Sirius Potter	2015 - 2022