Hogwarts School of Witchcraft &
Wizardry was founded by four great wizards: Godric Gryffindor, Helga
Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. The magical school is broken down into four
houses, each named after one of its founders. Students are sorted into these
houses based on their personalities and the qualities they valued, rather than
those that they exhibited. Each house has different qualities that suit
specific types of students.
Gryffindor- The Gryffindor house
emblem is a lion, and it's colors are red and gold. The most recent Head of
Gryffindor is Minerva McGonagall and the corresponding ghost is Nearly Headless
Nick, also known as Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Gryffindor house was
created for students that value bravery, daring, nerve, and chivalry.
Hufflepuff- The Hufflepuff house emblem is a badger, and
it's colors are yellow and black. The most recent Head of Hufflepuff is Pomona
Sprout and the corresponding ghost is the Fat Friar. Hufflepuff house was
created for students that value hard work, patience, loyalty, and fair play.
Ravenclaw- The Ravenclaw house
emblem is an eagle, and it's colors are blue and bronze. The most recent Head
of Ravenclaw is Filius Flitwick and the corresponding ghost is The Grey Lady.
Ravenclaw house accepts students who value intelligence, knowledge, and wit.Slytherin- The Slytherin house emblem is a serpent, and it's colors are green and silver. The most recent Head of Slytherin is Horace Slughorn, who replaced Severus Snape (may he rest in peace), and the house's ghost is The Bloody Baron. Slytherin house welcomes students who value ambition, cunning and resourcefulness.
Students are sorted into their
houses at the Sorting Ceremony, which is held on the first night of their seven
years at Hogwarts. First-years are called by name to sit on a stool in the
Great Hall, and place the Sorting Hat on their heads. The Sorting Hat looks at
the qualities that a student possesses, and the qualities they most value in
friends and peers. When the Sorting Hat has made his decision, he will call out
the house with which the student is to be placed, and that will be that new
student's house for the rest of their time at Hogwarts.
