Appendix:Harry Potter/Houses

Hogwarts has four "houses": Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. These are named after the founders of Hogwarts: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. The name of a house may also mean someone from said house, such as "Harry Potter is a Gryffindor, while Draco Malfoy is a Slytherin."

Coat of arms of Hogwarts. The lion represents Gryffindor; the badger, Hufflepuff; the eagle, Ravenclaw; and the snake, Slytherin. "Draco dormiens nunquam titilandus", is Latin for, "Never tickle a sleeping dragon."

Gryffindor

• Animal mascot: lion.

• Some members: Harry Potter and his main sidekicks, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Also Sirius Black, Neville Longbottom, Peter Pettigrew, and Ginny Weasley.

• Notes: Gryffindor is associated with bravery.

Hufflepuff

• Animal mascot: badger.

• Some members: Cedric Diggory.

Ravenclaw

• Animal mascot: eagle.

• Some members: Cho Chang, Luna Lovegood.

Slytherin

• Animal mascot: snake.

• Some members: Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle, Draco Malfoy, Pansy Parkinson, Horace Slughorn, Lord Voldemort.

• Notes: Salazar Slytherin, the founder, was a parselmouth (could converse with snakes), so the snake is the symbol of said house. Salazar Slytherin is widely considered a Dark wizard, and Slytherin is the main house of Hogwarts with a reputation of producing Dark wizards. Lord Voldemort was also a parselmouth.