Gryffindor
Gryffindor is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gryffindor 
. Its emblematic animal is the lion, and its colours are red and gold. Deaglan McDonough is the current Head of House. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington , also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost. The particular characteristics of students Sorted into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry and determination.
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.
Reputation
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. They can also be short-tempered. Notably, Gryffindor house contributed many members to Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix. According to Phineas Nigellus Black, members of other houses, particularly Slytherin, sometimes feel that Gryffindors engage in "pointless heroics."
However, this may be taken with a grain of salt, as 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.
Overall, the houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tend to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin.
Prefects
The following students have served as prefect. Year indicates graduating class.
- Lua Taylor, 2013
- Ambrose Pepper, 2013
- Heather Abbott, 2013
- Ariadne Gamp, 2011
- Sophie Flickwick, 2011
- Joshua Harcroft, 2011
- Raine Almasy, 2011
- Kit Branwell, 2011
- Arielle Snark, 2011
- Chance Ryker, 2009
- Colette Wheaton, 2005
- Grace Eddy, 2009
- Ace Deveraux, 2002
- Primrose Woolfolk, 2000
- Vivian Callen, 1997
- Ravindar Singh, 1993
- Dexter Pratt, 1993
- Felinus Woodward, 1991
- Josiah Inkwood, 1986
- Minerva McGonagall, 1954
Undetermined year
At Absit Omen
Gryffindor has a habit of destroying the clocks in the commonroom, both by accident, as part of experiments, and eventually as a silly tradition.
