Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Gryffindor
Head: Professor Minerva McGonagall
Colors: red and gold
Animal: lion
Founded by: Godric Gryffindor
Ghost: Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas deMimsy-Porpington)
Characteristics:
Gryffindors are known for their courage
Location:
Gryffindor Tower, entrance on the seventh floor
The entrance is located behind a large painting of a Fat Lady in a pink silk dress. If you know the right password to tell her, she swings open to reveal a round opening in the wall. The common room contains a lot of squashy armchairs, a fireplace, and tables. There are separate dormitories for boys and for girls and for each year - one boys' and one girls' per year for a total of fourteen -  with four-poster beds. The dormitories are round rooms with windows looking out onto the grounds.

Gryffindor Quidditch team
The Gryffindor team won the House Cup in 1993. This was the first time since 1984. They wear robes of scarlet.

Known Gryffindors
     Oliver Wood (87)
     Percy Weasley (87)
     Alicia Spinnet (89)
     Angelina Johnson (89)
     Katie Bell (89)
     George Weasley (89)
     Fred Weasley (89)
     Lee Jordan (89)
     Lavender Brown (91)
     Seamus Finnigan (91)
     Hermione Granger (91)
     Neville Longbottom(91)
     Dean Thomas (91)
     Harry Potter (91)
     Ron Weasley (91)
     Parvati Patil (91)
     two unidentified girls? (91)
     Ginny Weasley (92)
     Colin Creevey (92)
     Dennis Creevey (94)
     Natalie MacDonald (94)
Alumni
     Albus Dumbledore
     Rubeus Hagrid (BN)
     James Potter (Sch2)
     Lily Evans (Potter) (Sch2)
     Arthur Weasley
     Molly (Weasley)
     Charlie Weasley
     Bill Weasley
     R. J. H. King (SS/f)
     McGonagall, M. G. (SS/f)


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