Gryffindor

Gryffindor
House information
Founder	Godric Gryffindor
House colours	Scarlet and gold
Animal	Lion
Element	Fire
Traits	Courage Bravery Determination Daring Nerve Chivalry
Head	Minerva McGonagall (formerly) Godric Gryffindor †
Ghost	Nearly-Headless Nick
Common room	Gryffindor Tower
Members	Potter family (except Albus Potter) Weasley family Hermione Granger Neville Longbottom Dean Thomas Seamus Finnigan Lavender Brown Cormac McLaggen Parvati Patil Albus Dumbledore Minerva McGonagall Remus Lupin Sirius Black Peter Pettigrew Rubeus Hagrid Lily Evans Colin Creevey Dennis Creevey Alicia Spinnet Angelina Johnson Katie Bell Oliver Wood Lee Jordan Demelza Robins Romilda Vane Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington Angelica Cole Ben Copper Nigel Wolpert

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

— The Sorting Hat

Gryffindor is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was founded by Godric Gryffindor. Gryffindor instructed the Sorting Hat to choose students possessing characteristics he most valued, such as courage, chivalry, and determination, to be sorted into his house. The emblematic animal is a lion, and its colours are scarlet and gold. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the House ghost.

Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element of fire, and it is for this reason that the colours scarlet and gold were chosen to represent the house. The colour of fire corresponds to that of a lion as well, with scarlet representing the mane and tail and gold representing the coat.

Traits

Gryffindor's founder, Godric Gryffindor

The Gryffindor house emphasises the traits of courage as well as "daring, nerve, and chivalry," and thus its members are generally regarded as brave, though sometimes to the point of recklessness. Some Gryffindors have also been noted to be short-tempered. Notably, Gryffindor house contributed many members to Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix, although this may have been because the main members made it a point not to associate with other houses.

According to Phineas Nigellus Black, members of other houses, particularly Slytherin, sometimes feel that Gryffindors engage in "pointless heroics." Another Slytherin, Severus Snape, considered many Gryffindors to be self-righteous and arrogant, with no regard for rules.

Reputation

"The House of Godric Gryffindor has commanded the respect of the wizarding world for nearly ten centuries."

— Minerva McGonagall regarding Gryffindor's reputation

The lion, symbol of Gryffindor House

Gryffindors and Slytherins have shared a fierce house rivalry since their founders, Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin, respectively, had a severe falling out over Slytherin's emphasis on blood purity. There might also be an element of feeling wronged, as Harry and his fellow Gryffindors tend to win in a lot of circumstances which, when viewed from a neutral point of view, may be considered unfair. Examples of this include the last-minute points awarded by Headmaster Dumbledore at the Leaving Feast, which conveniently put Gryffindor ten points ahead of Slytherin in the 1991–1992 school year, the fact that no points were deducted for the rule breaking that happened during that night and Harry being permitted by Professor McGonagall to have his own broomstick for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, even though first-years are not normally permitted their own broomsticks because of danger.

House ghost, Nearly Headless Nick

Members of other houses might have felt that Gryffindor received favouritism, considering that many saw Harry Potter being chosen as the fourth competitor in the Triwizard Tournament as an unfair stealing of Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory's thunder.

Overall, however, the houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin. This was particularly notable during the Second Wizarding War — the members of Dumbledore's Army were from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw, but the Army lacked any Slytherins. (This, however, could also have been because news of Dumbledore's Army was passed by word of mouth, and Harry, who had initially raised it, did not associate with any Slytherins.) During the Battle of Hogwarts, the Slytherin students left, while senior students from the other three houses remained behind to fight against Lord Voldemort and his army - however, it is also worth noting that while Head of House Professor Slughorn left with his students, he then returned to the castle with reinforcements (possibly including senior students) and with Professor McGonagall and Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt, personally duelled Lord Voldemort. Most of the known Death Eaters (besides Peter Pettigrew, Quirinus Quirrell, and possibly others) have been Slytherin House members, and that might have been another reason as to why the other two houses sided with Gryffindor over Slytherin.

Common Room

The Gryffindor common room

The Gryffindor Common Room is located in one of the castle's towers (Gryffindor Tower), the entrance to which is located on the seventh floor and is guarded by an oil painting of the Fat Lady, who is garbed in a pink silk dress. She permits entry only after being given the correct (regularly changing) password. Behind her painting is a large common room, with a fireplace, and two staircases leading up to the girls' and boys' dormitories.

There is a spell on the girls' staircase that prevents boys from using it; however, there is no such enchantment on the staircase to the boys' dormitory, allowing girls to use it whenever they wish, due to the founders' belief that girls were more trustworthy. The common room is very comfortable, and members of the Gryffindor house meet there for study groups, celebrations, or relaxation. The walls are lined with portraits, each one depicting a previous or current Head of Gryffindor.

Head of House

Godric Gryffindor
(10th Century)

Gryffindor Lady

Gryffindor Seeker

Gryffindor Man

Gryffindor Man

Gryffindor Man

Muldoon Cragg

Uric Oapley

Podric Piles

Tobias Stump

Valeria Myriadd

Minerva McGonagall
(1956-1998)

The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was Minerva McGonagall. Minerva became the head of house possibly in 1956, when she was appointed Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, taking over Albus Dumbledore's previous teaching position when he became Headmaster. It is unknown who later became the head of house when she was made Headmistress in 1998 following the end of the Second Wizarding War.

Known Gryffindors

Name	Period attending Hogwarts	Notes
Sir Cadogan	Middle Ages	Sworn Knight of the Round Table in King Arthur's royal court, known for his defeat of the Wyvern of Wye. Now has a portrait on the seventh floor landing of the Divination corridor, which for a while guarded Gryffindor Tower from November 1993 to February 1994.
Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington	15th century	Knight and courtier in Henry VII's royal court, who was improperly beheaded for a magical attempt to straighten a lady-in-waiting's crooked teeth which instead made her grow a tusk. Later became the house ghost.
Astrix Alixan	1680s - 1690s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1688 - 1692.
Filemina Alchin	1690s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1692 - 1696.
Angelina Appleby	1690s - 1700s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1696 - 1700.
Oona Ballington	1700s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1700 - 1704.
Concepta Battista	1700s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1704 - 1708.
Betty Bickering	1700s - 1710s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1708 - 1712.
Hugh Biggs	1710s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1712 - 1716.
Mike Boon	1710s - 1720s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1716 - 1720.
Jason Charmer	1720s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1720 - 1724.
Sophia Prickett	1720s	Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team from 1724 - ?.
Fleamont Potter	c. late 1800s	Skilful duellist in his year with dexterity attributed in fights over the teasing his first name received. Eventually married Euphemia and became Potioneer inventor of Sleekeazy's Hair Potion in 1926, father of James Potter and grandfather of the famous Harry Potter. Died of Dragon Pox in 1979.
Albus Dumbledore	1892 - 1899	Prefect and Head Boy, Winner of the Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting and British Youth Representative to the Wizengamot. Eventually became Gold Medal Winner for Ground-Breaking Contribution to the Cairo International Alchemical Conference, Transfiguration/Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor of Hogwarts from the 1910s to 1957, Winner of the Order of Merlin (First Class) for his duel with Gellert Grindelwald in 1945, Headmaster of Hogwarts from 1957 to 1997, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot from 1978 to 1995, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards from 1983 to 1997, and founder of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed on his own orders by Severus Snape in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.
McClaggan	1920s	Gryffindor student.
Unidentified friend of McClaggan		Friend of McClaggan.
Celestina Warbeck	1928 - 1936	A popular singer who later became known as the "Singing Sorceress".
Rubeus Hagrid	1940 - 1943	Half-Giant expelled in his third year after being framed for Tom Riddle's first opening of the Chamber of Secrets. Eventually became Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts from 1968 onward, and Care of Magical Creatures Professor of Hogwarts from 1993 onward.
Minerva McGonagall	1947 - 1954	Prefect and Head Girl, Winner of the Transfiguration Today Most Promising Newcomer award and Animagus in the form of a silver tabby cat. Eventually became Head of Gryffindor House, Transfiguration Professor and Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts from 1956 to 1998, Winner of the Order of Merlin (First Class) for her leadership in the Battle of Hogwarts, and Headmistress of Hogwarts from 1998 to 2019.
R. J. H. King	1960s	Member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1969.
Richard Carter		Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the 1960s.
Molly Prewett	1961 - 1968	Eventually married Arthur Weasley and became a member of the Order of the Phoenix throughout the Second Wizarding War.
Arthur Weasley		Eventually married Molly Prewett and became Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office until 1996, proposer of the Muggle Protection Act in 1992, Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects from 1996 onward, and member of the Order of the Phoenix throughout the Second Wizarding War.
Patricia Rakepick	1967 - 1974	Gifted student, later became Head Curse Breaker at Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts from 1988 - 1989
M. G. McGonagall	1960s - 1970s	Member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1971.
Mary Macdonald	1970s	Was once victim of a curse used on her by Mulciber in her school years.
Sirius Black	1971 - 1978	Only member of the House of Black to be sorted outside of Slytherin, Muscle of the Marauders under the alias "Padfoot", and Animagus in the form of a black dog. Eventually became a member of the Order of the Phoenix from 1978 to 1981 (at the height of the First Wizarding War), first unassisted escapee of Azkaban as the dog "Snuffles" in 1993, reinstated member of the Order of the Phoenix at the start of the Second Wizarding War, and godfather of the famous Harry Potter. Murdered by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
Lily Evans		Head Girl, member of the Slug Club in her sixth year, and Winner of the Medal for Magical Merit in her seventh year. Eventually married James Potter and became a member of the Order of the Phoenix from 1978 to 1981 (at the height of the First Wizarding War), and mother of the famous Harry Potter. Murdered by Lord Voldemort in the first attack on Godric's Hollow.
Remus Lupin		Prefect, Brains of the Marauders under the alias "Moony", and first Werewolf to attend Hogwarts, with his monthly transformations spent in the Shrieking Shack (accessible via a tunnel guarded by the Whomping Willow). Eventually became a member of the Order of the Phoenix from 1979 to 1981 (at the height of the First Wizarding War), Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts of Hogwarts during the 1993-1994 school year, and reinstated member of the Order of the Phoenix throughout the Second Wizarding War, during which he married Nymphadora Tonks. Murdered by Antonin Dolohov in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Peter Pettigrew		Less-than-average learner and hopeless duellist, Rookie of the Marauders under the alias "Wormtail", and Animagus in the form of a grey rat. Eventually became a timidly loyal Death Eater spy within the original Order of the Phoenix from 1979 to 1981 (at the height of the First Wizarding War), Disgraced Winner of the Order of Merlin (First Class) for his alleged confrontation and frame-up of Sirius Black in 1981, spy within the Weasley family as the rat "Scabbers" from 1981 to 1994, and full-time Death Eater throughout the Second Wizarding War. Died when his Silver Hand turned on him in the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor.
James Potter		Head Boy, Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Leader of the Marauders under the alias "Prongs", and Animagus in the form of a white stag. Eventually married Lily Evans and became a member of the Order of the Phoenix from 1978 to 1981 (at the height of the First Wizarding War), and father of the famous Harry Potter. Murdered by Lord Voldemort in the first attack on Godric's Hollow.
Angelica Cole	1980 - 1987	Prefect, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team in her seventh year, later became a Security Troll trainer
Ismelda Murk's sister	unknown	Prefect, later joined the British Ministry of Magic
Emily Tyler	1982 - ?	Student whom Bill Weasley fell in love with.
William Weasley	1982 - 1989	Prefect and Head Boy, and Winner of the Medal for Magical Merit in his seventh year. Eventually married Fleur Delacour. Became a Curse-Breaker for Gringotts Bank from 1989 onward, and member of the Order of the Phoenix throughout the Second Wizarding War.
Unidentified Gryffindor Keeper	1980s	Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in the 1985 - 1986 school year.
Pippa Macmillan	1983 - ?	bumped into a tree and encountered a Hippogriff in the Forbidden Forest during full moon in her third year, thinking that it was a Werewolf. The rumpur spread at Hogwarts.		Ben Copper	1984 - ?	Muggle-born student.
Jae Kim	Student who was once hit by a hex curse.
Gryffindor boy who struggled with the Levitation Charm	Struggled with Levitation Charms in Charms classes taught by Professor Flitwick.
Charles Weasley	1984 - 1991	Prefect, Honorary Care of Magical Creatures participant, and Seeker and Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Eventually became a Dragonologist at a dragon sanctuary in Romania.
Percy Weasley	1987 - 1994	Prefect and Head Boy. Eventually married Audrey and became Junior Assistant to the Minister for Magic during the Second Wizarding War and Head of the Department of Magical Transportation from 1998 onward.
Oliver Wood		Keeper and Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and Winner of the Award for Effort. Eventually became Reverse Keeper for Puddlemere United.
Angelina Johnson	1989 - 1996	Chaser and Captain on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually married George Weasley.
Lee Jordan		Commentator of the Hogwarts Quidditch games and member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually became the host of Potterwatch.
Alicia Spinnet		Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Kenneth Towler		Fred once put Bulbadox powder in his pyjamas.
Fred Weasley		Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and a member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually left before the end of his final year and become co-founder with George of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Was killed by an explosion in the Battle of Hogwarts.
George Weasley		Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and a member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually left before the end of his final year and become co-founder with Fred of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. After Fred was killed by an explosion in the Battle of Hogwarts, he married Angelina Johnson and ran the shop on his own for a while but was later supported in the running of the shop by his brother Ron Weasley.
Gryffindor Wizard's Chess champion	1980s - 1990s	Wizard's Chess champion.
Sakura Akagi	1990s	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Zakir Akram
Nick Alas		Once had an overdue library book.
Pete Balsall		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Allison Barnes
Fiona Belmont
Kajol Bhatt
Sally Birchgrove		Played informal Quidditch matches in 1996 - 1997.
Justine Britnell		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Stephen Challock
Liza Cherks		Once had an overdue library book.
Nina Chibbar		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Brian Cinderford		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Iain Claverdon		Owned two sets of Quidditch robes and lent one to Harry.
Andrew Cleveley		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Rachael Codnor		Often played Wizard Skittles.
Lydia Cooden		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Ritchie Coote		Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1996 and 1997.
Winky Crockett		Once had an overdue library book.
Lisa Cullen		Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Alison Denshaw
Mary Doyle		Competed in the Wizard Skittles tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Tracie Everson		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Rosalyn Ewhurst
Natalie Fairbourne		Claimed to be the best Exploding Snap player at Hogwarts.
Terrence Fogarty		Usually spent time by the Viaduct with Thomas Paley.
Vicky Frobisher		Tried out for Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Chris Garland		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Thelma Holmes		A lover of Wizard's Chess.
Geoffrey Hooper		Tried out for Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Lucy Hurst		Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Satoru Iida		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Peter James		Posted a notice asking if anyone had seen his copy of Simple Spells for Year 2.
Nandini Johar		Usually spent time by the Herbology Greenhouses.
Anjali Kapoor		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Michael Karume		Told Harry that he could find lost Gobstones in bushes.
Jo King		Once had an overdue library book.
Andrew Kirke		Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Toby Lennox		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Aamir Loonat
Anita Macduff		Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Hisana Malachela		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Daphne Maldon
Kenny Markham		A lover of Wizard's Chess.
Angus Matlock		Captain of the Gryffindor Duelling club in 1996.
Paul Mawdesley		Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Joe McGee		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Robin McTighe
Eloise Midgen		Student known for having bad acne and an off-centre nose.
Miraphora Mina		Signed up to join the Hogwarts Gobstones club.
Anna Mirfield		Gave Harry some ground unicorn horn in exchange for a bottle of butterbeer.
Raza Mohammad		Usually spent time in the Clock Tower Courtyard.
Kieran Muirhead		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Roderick Murphy
Edith Newton
David Nolton		Traded many things for Gobstones.
Mallory Norden		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Neil Nuts		Once had an overdue library book.
Aiden O'Connor		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Shelagh O'Dowd
Sean Ogbourne		Usually spent time by the Quidditch pitch entrance.
Kate Olney		Competed in the Exploding Snap tournament in the 1996 - 1997 school year.
Rionach O'Neal		Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Steven Osterley		Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Andrew Owly	Once had an overdue library book.
Thomas Paley	Usually spent time by the Viaduct with Terrence Fogarty.
Julie Parkes	Student, perhaps killed in the Second Wizarding War.
Adam Pickering	Often played chess with Harry.
Wayne Portchester	Studied Herbology in the greenhouses.
Genevieve Ramsey	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Neil Randall	Duelling Club member.
Barry Rochester	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Andrew Saxby
Roderick Seaton	Gobstones player.
Kaori Shimizu	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Chie Shinohara
Terry Skeres	Participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and defended Hogwarts from Death Eaters.
Jack Sloper	Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Andrew Snowy Owl	Signed up for Gobstones Club.
Charlie Stainforth	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Melanie Stanmore
Joshua Sturton
Yuvraj Suri	Usually spent time in the Exterior Walkway.
Jason Swann	Usually spent time in the Entrance Courtyard.
Sujita Tande	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Hardik Tandel
Rahul Tandel
Toad Toazer	Once had an overdue library book. Signed up for Gobstones Club.
Naoki Tsuchiya	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Emma Vanity	Registered for a trip to Hogsmeade.
Rose Wax	Once had an overdue library book.
Alex Wednesbury	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Ruth Winikus	Signed up for Gobstones Club. Registered for a trip to Hogsmeade.
Pauline Yarrow	Seen walking around in the 1993 - 1994 school year.
Dinaz Zac	Once had an overdue library book.
Derek	Leader of the Wizard Card Collectors' Club.
Edward	Duelling Club member.
Emily
Michael	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Stewart	Duelling Club member.
Boy 2	Was present when Draco was attacked by Buckbeak.
Gryffindor boy who fetched Harry Potter	Fetched Harry and told him to go to Gryffindor Tower when Neville had a Leg-Locker Curse.
Seventh Floor Gryffindor Prefect	Prefect.
Unidentified card-playing boy	Played cards with Seamus and another boy.
Unidentified Gryffindor boy (II)	Dolores Umbridge used a spell to tidy his uniform.
Unidentified Gryffindor boy that greets Sir Nicholas (I)	Greeted Sir Nicholas after he had been petrified.
Unidentified Gryffindor fighter	Fought in half of the Battle of Hogwarts.
Carl Hopkins	c. 1990 - 1997	Hoped someday to become an Auror.
Cormac McLaggen	1990 - 1997	Temporary Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of the Slug Club. Had to repeat his final year.
Katie Bell		Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Hermione Granger	1991 - 1997	Prefect, Founder of the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare in her fourth year, Deputy Leader of Dumbledore's Army in her fifth year, and member of the Slug Club in her sixth year; did not attend final year and therefore had repeat it in order to get N.E.W.T.s. Eventually married Ronald Weasley and became a Office for House-Elf Relocation employee in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures from 1999 to 2000, Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement from 2000 to 2019, and Minister for Magic from 2019 onward.
Harry Potter		Youngest Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Leader of Dumbledore's Army in his fifth year, and member of the Slug Club in his sixth year. Did not attend final year, defeated Lord Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts and was the Master of Death. Eventually married Ginny Weasley and became a professional Auror from 1998 to 2019, Head of the Auror Office from 2007 to 2019, and Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement from 2019 onwards.
Dean Thomas		Temporary Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army. Did not attend final year.
Ron Weasley		Prefect, Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and Deputy Leader of Dumbledore's Army; did not attend final year. Eventually married Hermione Granger and became a professional Auror from 1998 to 2000, and co-manager of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
Lavender Brown	1991 - 1998	Member of Dumbledore's Army; died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Fay Dunbar		Student who enjoyed Quidditch. Aspired to become an Auror.
Seamus Finnigan		Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Neville Longbottom		Honorary Herbology participant, Rookie of Dumbledore's Army in fifth year, Waiter at the Slug Club Christmas Party in his sixth year, and Acting Leader of Dumbledore's Army in his seventh year. Eventually married Hannah Abbott and briefly became an Auror, before becoming Herbology Professor of Hogwarts from some point in the 2010s onward.
Parvati Patil		Members of Dumbledore's Army.
Bem		Non-canon Nigerian student.
Kellah		Student who shared a dormitory with Fay, Hermione, Lavender, Parvati and Fay's friend.
Fay Dunbar's friend		Fay's best friend. Enjoyed Care of Magical Creatures.
Unidentified Gryffindor girl (V)		Had a twin sister in Hufflepuff.
Unidentified Hogwarts Gryffindor girl during the Battle of Hogwarts		Participated in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Colin Creevey	1992 - 1998	Member of Dumbledore's Army; died in what would have been his sixth year. Harry thought he was a bit annoying in his second year.
Ginny Weasley	1992 - 1999	Chaser and temporary Seeker on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, physical host used by Tom Riddle's Diary for the reopening of the Chamber of Secrets in her first year, member of Dumbledore's Army in her fourth year, member of the Slug Club in her fifth year, and Acting Deputy Leader of Dumbledore's Army in her sixth year. Eventually married Harry Potter and became Chaser for the Holyhead Harpies from 1999 to 2004, Senior Quidditch Correspondent for the Daily Prophet from 2004 to 2018 and Sports Editor for the Prophet from 2018 onward.
Curious Gryffindor Girl		Shared a dormitory with Ginny.
Unidentified Gryffindor girl (IX)
Romilda Vane	1993 - 2000	Once tried to give Harry a love potion.
Jimmy Peakes	c. 1994 - 2001	Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Nigel Wolpert		Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Unidentified Gryffindor boy		Was worried at the possible closure of Gobstones Club.
Unidentified Gryffindor boy's friend		Friends with an unidentified boy. Anxiously read the Educational Decree Number Twenty-Four.
Dennis Creevey	1994 - 2001	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Natalie McDonald		Nearly-Headless Nick applauded her discovery on being a Gryffindor student.
Demelza Robins		Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Euan Abercrombie	1995 - 2002
Girl who tested Fainting Fancies
James S. Potter	2015 - 2022	The first child and son of the famous Harry Potter.
Rose Granger-Weasley	2017 - 2024	First and only daughter of Ron and Hermione
Yann Fredericks		Students in Albus Potter's and Rose Granger-Weasley's year
Polly Chapman
Karl Jenkins (possibly)
Lily L. Potter	2019 - 2026	The third child and only daughter of the famous Harry Potter.
Dan	Unknown	Once signed up for Quidditch training.
Christian Alexander
Brandon Angel
Jada Angela
Owen Anthony
Haley Dakota
Jennifer Dawn
Riley Frazer
Ethan Gerard
Ryan Henry
Erica J.
Ella Jo
Peter Jones		Once posted a notice asking if anyone had seen his cauldron.
Timothy Justin		Once signed up for Quidditch training.
Sage Kelleen
Trinity Lynn
Fat Lady		Has a portrait of herself guarding the Gryffindor Common Room.
Trev Mallory		Once signed up for Quidditch training.
Alexis Marie
Gianna Grace Marie
Abigail Nicola
Amber Noel
Phelan Noel
Remy Olivier
Ashley Sanders		Former Captain for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Selina Sapworthy		Award-winning author in the Herbology field.
Jackson Sheppard		Once signed up for Quidditch training.
Richard Sky
Emily Taylor
Tanner Van Burm
Alexander William
Unidentified Gryffindor chaser (I)		Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Unidentified Gryffindor chaser (II)
Unidentified Gryffindor chaser (III)
Unidentified Gryffindor seeker		Seeker for Gryffindor Quidditch team and Head of Gryffindor House at some point.

Behind the scenes

• J.K. Rowling was once asked in an interview into which House would she sort British politician and former Prime minister Gordon Brown, were she the Sorting Hat. She jokingly responded that she would sort him into Gryffindor, because of the red colours of his political party, which match the colours of Gryffindor.
• Rowling herself was sorted into Gryffindor House on Pottermore.
• Many members of the Gryffindor House seem to have a gift for Transfiguration; Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both Transfiguration professors, while the latter was the Head of this House. There are four known Animagi from Gryffindor house: James Potter (a stag), Sirius Black (a dog), Peter Pettigrew (a rat) and Minerva McGonagall (a cat). Gryffindor Hermione Granger was noted to be very talented in Transfiguration from her first class. James Potter's wand was also noted to be good for Transfiguration.
  • Neville Longbottom was an exception to this 'rule', as Transfiguration was among his worst subjects (Herbology was his best).
• In the films, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil's twin sister, is seen as a Gryffindor, while in the books she is a Ravenclaw.
• Based on their portrait hanging in Gryffindor Tower, Valeria Myriadd, Oracutus Spheer, Damara Dodderidge, Percival Pratt and several other unknown individuals may have been Gryffindors.

  

  Gryffindor Quidditch tower

• Rubeus Hagrid stated in the first book that all the wizards who went bad were from Slytherin, however, Peter Pettigrew, who was in Gryffindor disproves this. At this point, Hagrid was unaware that Pettigrew was still alive, or that he was working for Voldemort. (It should also be noted that Quirinus Quirrell, a Ravenclaw, was working for Voldemort at the time, although Hagrid was unaware of this as well.) Another reason why this is odd is that, at the time, Sirius Black was believed to have gone bad (Hagrid's comments in the Three Broomsticks prove that he knew nothing of the truth in this instance), and he was also a Gryffindor. So Hagrid would have known of at least one Gryffindor who had 'gone bad'. He most likely did not mention this so that Harry would not try to find out more about his godfather, or it could have been 'Gryffindor propaganda' since Slytherin and Gryffindor are known rivals. It is also possible that Hagrid did not remember these exceptions at the time.

• Evanna Lynch, the actress who portrayed Luna in the films, was sorted into Gryffindor house on Pottermore.
• Bonnie Wright, the actress who portrayed Ginny Weasley in the films, was sorted into Gryffindor house on Pottermore.
• Tom Felton, the actor who portrayed Draco Malfoy in the films, was sorted into Gryffindor house on Pottermore.
• It should be noted that the colours and emblems of Gryffindor resemble the historical English coat of arms. Whether this was intentional on Rowling's part is unknown.
• Gryffindor House won the second House Cup in Pottermore; their reward for winning was Gryffindor-related downloadable material.
• The Sorting Hat considered placing Filius Flitwick in Gryffindor before choosing Ravenclaw.
• Gryffindor's entrance changed locations once throughout the film series. In the first film, the students go down a long hallway to reach the entrance portrait. In the third film, the portrait is located very close to the Grand Staircase. It can only be assumed that this is its location for the rest of the series as the outside of the entrance would not be seen again for the rest of the film series.

Pottermore House Cup

• Gryffindor came second for the first house cup with 74,069,919 house points.
• Gryffindor won the second house cup with 48,538,348 points.
• Gryffindor came third for the third and fourth house cups with 26,740,444 and 24,610,105 points.
• Gryffindor came fourth for the fifth house cup with 27,299,570 points.
• Gryffindor came second for the sixth house cup with 32,279,991 points.
• Gryffindor came fourth for the seventh and eighth house cups with 49,335,378 points.

Etymology

• Gryffindor could possibly be derived from griffin, which is a creature in mythology with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
• In Old English and Old High German dor means gate or door.
• In French "d'or" means "of gold," one of the Gryffindor House colours, though it can also come from the Greek word "dora" meaning "gift".
• A combination can be assumed; "Golden Gift of the Lion".
• "Griffe" (from the Latin "gryphus", which means "curved nose") is the French word for "claw", which could refer to the claw of the lion.
• "Gryffindor" could very well be explained by heraldry: "Gryffin" would then stand for the griffin beast, and the "[d]or" would refer to the metal tincture "[d'] or" (Middle English for "[of] gold", derived from French; corresponds to yellow).
• Gryffindor is also a pun on the golden gryffin, which is a lion that only has eagle wings, so it has the head and front paws of a lion, and has golden fur and feathers. The French for Gryffindor, "Griffondor", is a homophone for the actual beast, Griffon d'Or. Similarly, the Italian "Grifondoro" is a homophone of Grifon d'Oro. Coincidentally, Italy also has a high number of cities and towns which present a golden gryffin in their coat of arms. Examples of this are Agnone, Alessandria, Arzignano and Genoa.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells
• Pottermore
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault
• Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

See also

• Gryffindor Quidditch team
• Godric Gryffindor's Sword
• Hufflepuff
• Ravenclaw
• Slytherin