- "Heart of a lion, this one"
- — Ron, sarcastically, after Gilderoy Lockhart pretends to faint upon seeing the shed skin of the Serpent of Slytherin.[src]
A lion is a carnivorous mammal. It is the second-largest living cat after the tiger. [1] It is the mascot of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as it represents courage and chivalry, the two most pronounced traits of a Gryffindor. In addition, Luna Lovegood made a hat in the shape of a lion's head, and would wear it at all Quidditch games between Gryffindor and Slytherin Houses, to show her support for Gryffindor, over Slytherin.
At the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, the scarves for those supporting Bulgaria were adorned with lions that really roared.[2]
Later that year, while introducing a dance lesson for the Yule Ball, Professor McGonagall stated that inside every boy was a lordly lion prepared to prance.[3]
A Sphinx is a magical creature that has the body of a lion, but a human head.[4]
Kneazles have a lightly plumed tail, like a lion.
Behind the scenes
- One of the many forms a Fiendfyre can take is a lion.
- In the summer of 1996, when observing him for the first time, the Prime Minister thought that Rufus Scrimgeour looked rather like an old lion.[5]
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Statue) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Lion scarves)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Mentioned only) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Lion hat)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Hogwarts crest)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World (Gryffindor sign)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World (Gryffindor sign)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets (Gryffindor sign)
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault (mentioned only)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Lion" on Wikipedia
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7 - (Bagman and Crouch)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) - Chapter 16 (Dancing Mood)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 - (The Third Task)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 1 - (The Other Minister)