Hogwarts Houses

Houses at Hogwarts are the living and learning communities for its students. Each year group of a certain house shares the same Dormitory and classes. The houses compete throughout the school year, by earning and losing points for various events, The house with the most points wins the House Cup. Each house also has its own Quidditch team that competes for the Quidditch Cup.

Sorting

In the Hogwarts' early days, the four founders handpicked students for their Houses. When the founders worried how students would be selected after their deaths, Godric Gryfindor took his hat off and each "put some brains" in it, allowing the Sorting Hat to choose students .

Gryfindor

- courage - chivalry - loyalty

Its emblematic animal is the lion and its colors are scarlet and gold. Minerva McGonagall is the most recent Head of Gryffindor. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington aka Nearly Headless Nick is the house ghost. The founder of the house is Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor corresponds to the element of Fire. The common room is located in one of thehighest towers at Hogwarts; the entrance is situated on the seventh floor in the east wing of the castle and is guarded by a portrait of The Fat Lady. She permits entrance if given the correct password which is changed numerous times throughout the school year.

Slytherin

- ambition - cunning - resourcefulness

Its emblematic animal is the serpent, and its colors

are green and silver. Professor Horace Slughorn was the Head of Slytherin during the 1997–1998 school year, replacing Severus Snape, who as well, replaced Slughorn when he retired for the first time several years ago. The Bloody Baron is the house ghost. Slytherin corresponds roughly to the element of water. The Slytherin Dormitories and common room are reached through a bare stone wall in the Dungeons. The Slytherin common room is a long, low underground room (probably under the Hogwarts Lake, thus Slytherin house's affiliation with water) with rough stone walls and round greenish lamps hanging from the ceiling.

Ravenclaw

- intelligence - knowledge - wit

Its emblematic animal is the Eagle, and its colors are Blue and Bronze. The Ravenclaw Head is Filius Flitwick the ghost of Ravenclaw is revealed in Book 7 to be the Grey Lady,who is the daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw called Halena Ravenclaw the house was founded by RowenaRavenclaw. Ravenclawcorresponds roughly to the element of air. The Ravenclaw common room and dormitories are located in a Tower on the west side of the school. Ravenclaw students mustanswer a question as opposed to giving a password to enter the dormitories like it is for Gryffindorand Slytherin.

Hufflepuff

- hard work - patience - friendship - fair play

Its emblematic animal is the badger, and yellow and black are its colors. Pomona Sprout is the Head of Hufflepuff. The Fat Friar is its ghost. Hufflepuff corresponds roughly to the element of earth. The Hufflepuff Dormitories and common room are located somewhere in the basement, near the castle's kitchens.

You can find out which house you'll be sorted into if you're in Hogwarts by answering this Quiz.

Sorting Hat Quiz

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND YOU SHALL FIND THE TRUE

ANSWER.