Ravenclaw

Ravenclaw is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Rowena Ravenclaw. Members of this house are characterised by their wit, learning, and wisdom. Its house colours are blue and bronze, and its symbol is an eagle.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone The house ghost, who in life was the daughter of the house's founder Rowena Ravenclaw, is the Grey LadyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Ravenclaw roughly corresponds with the element of airThe Leaky Cauldron and Mugglenet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling; the House colours blue and bronze were chosen to represent the sky and eagle feathers respectively, both having much to do with airPottermore - New from J. K. Rowling: Colours.
==Traits==
Ravenclaw House prizes learning, wisdom, wit, and intellect in its members. Thus, many Ravenclaws tend to be academically motivated and talented students. Ravenclaws also pride themselves in being original in their ideas, and methods. Its not unusuall to find Ravenclaw students practicing especially different types of magic that other houses might shun. Hermione Granger, an extremely intelligent witch and the top student in her year, was sorted into Gryffindor, though she admitted that the Sorting Hat had seriously considered placing her in Ravenclaw.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Students in Ravenclaw can also be quirky and possess unusual intellectual interests. Ravenclaws generally accept and celebrate these eccentrics.
==Reputation==
Ravenclaws are so competitive when it comes to academic success that they are known to backstab each other, and likely other students, in order to get the top marks, while Hufflepuff prefect Gabriel Truman noted that they are so proud of the success of famous members, such as Laverne de Montmorency, that they claim any intelligent wizard as a member of Ravenclaw, such as Bridget Wenlock, who was in fact a Hufflepuff.
Ravenclaw House appears to have little rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch (in which case it is most fiercely competitive with Hufflepuff). Harry Potter believed that they tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin, as did Hufflepuff house. However, during the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, Ravenclaws supported Hufflepuff Champion Cedric Diggory over Harry.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Notably, many Ravenclaws joined Dumbledore's Army and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts along with Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs.
==Common Room==
The Ravenclaw common room is in one of the castle's towers and is wide and circular. You have to climb a tight spiral staircase to get there. It has graceful arched windows, and the walls are hung with blue and bronze silks. The domed ceiling is painted with stars, which are echoed in the midnight-blue carpet. Tables, chairs, and bookcases cover the expanse of the floor, and a white-marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw sits next to the door that leads to the dormitories above. Harry Potter entered the common room in 1998 while searching for clues to the location of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Unlike the other common rooms in the school, a logical riddle given by a bronze eagle-shaped knocker must be answered to enter. This could prove troublesome as anyone with enough intellect could intrude into the dormitory, as is shown in 1998 where Professor McGonagall had no trouble entering by answering the riddle correctly (though she was a "hat stall" between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw). However, Hermione stated in her first year when figuring out the complicated riddle, beneath the trapdoor, that most wizards and witches do not have much sense of logic, which might be something that Ravenclaw noticed herself and decided to use clever riddles instead of passwords, as they are safer than some words.
==Head of House==
The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was Filius Flitwick. It is unknown when he became head of house, but it is known that he was teaching Charms in 1971. It is also unknown who he succeeded.
==Known Ravenclaws==
Awaiting image.jpeg|Rowena Ravenclaw † 
Helena Ravenclaw.jpg|Helena Ravenclaw † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Uric the Oddball † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Ignatia Wildsmith † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Laverne de Montmorency † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Basil Fronsac † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Perpetua Fancourt † 
Awaiting image.jpeg|Garrick Ollivander
Myrtle Warren.PNG|Myrtle Warren † 
Filius Flitwick.png|Filius Flitwick
Gilderoy Lockhart.PNG|Gilderoy Lockhart
Sybill Trelawney.JPG|Sybill Trelawney
Quirinus Quirrell.jpg|Quirinus Quirrell
Awaiting image.jpeg|Penelope Clearwater
Awaiting image.jpeg|Roger Davis
Awaiting image.jpeg|Duncan Inglebee
Awaiting image.jpeg|Grant Page
Awaiting image.jpeg|Jason Samuels
Awaiting image.jpeg|Jeremy Stretton
Awaiting image.jpeg|Marcus Belby
Awaiting image.jpeg|Cho Chang
Awaiting image.jpeg|Marietta Edgecombe
Awaiting image.jpeg|Anthony Goldstein
Awaiting image.jpeg|Michael Corner
Awaiting image.jpeg|Padma Patil
Awaiting image.jpeg|Terry Boot
Awaiting image.jpeg|Andrew
Awaiting image.jpeg|Rebecca
Luna Lovegood.png|Luna Lovegood
Ravenclaw 	Period Attending Hogwarts 	Notes 	
Helena Ravenclaw 	Founder's time 	Daughter of the house founder, Rowena Ravenclaw and house ghost. 	
Uric the Oddball
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	Medieval 	Famous for his eccentric habits, such as wearing a jellyfish as a hat, and sleeping in a room with fifty pet Augureys. 	
Ignatia Wildsmith
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	c. 1238 - 1245 	Inventor of Floo Powder. 	
Lorcan McLaird
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	Unknown 	Was Minister for Magic from 1923 - 1925. 	
Laverne de Montmorency
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	c. 1834 - 1841 	Inventor of the several Love Potions. 	
Basil Fronsac 	Mid-19th century (most likely) 	Was Headmaster sometime prior to Armando Dippet 	
Perpetua Fancourt
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	c. 1911 - 1918 	Inventor of the lunascope. 	
Garrick Ollivander
Pottermore background information on Ollivander (transcription available here) 	unknown 	Talented and famous wandmaker. 	
Myrtle
F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling's Official Site 	1940s 	Was killed by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk and is now a ghost that haunts the Second-floor girls' lavatory. 	
Millicent Bagnold
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	Unknown 	Minister for Magic from 1980 to 1990. 	
Filius Flitwick
F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling's Official Site 	Unknown 	Later became Professor of Charms and Head of Ravenclaw House. 	
Gilderoy Lockhart
Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Gilderoy Lockhart" 	1975 - 1982 	Celebrity author and adventurer, later exposed as a fraud. Served as Professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts in the 1992-1993 school year. 	
Sybill Trelawney
Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: "Sybill Trelawney" 	Unknown 	Divination teacher in Hogwarts since 1981. Prophesized the birth of the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. 	
Quirinus Quirrell
Pottermore background information for Quirinus Quirrell (screenshot available here) 	1960s or 1970s (possibly) 	Muggle Studies professor, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor during the 1991-1992 school year, and host to Lord Voldemort's disembodied soul. 	
Robert Hilliard
Pottermore introduction for Ravenclaws (transcription available here) 	1980s and 1990s 	A Prefect. 	
Penelope Clearwater 	1987 - 1994 	A Prefect, dated Percy Weasley in 1992 	
Roger Davies 	1989 - 1996Roger must be older than Harry Potter, as Fleur Delacour dismissed him as a "little boy" but attended the Yule Ball with Roger. He was captain of Ravenclaw's Quidditch team for at least Harry's third year, fourth year, and fifth year, making him approximately two years older than Harry.	Chaser and Captain of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from 1993 to 1995. 	
Bradley 	1990s 	Chaser for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1995–1996 school year. 	
Chambers 	1990s 	Chaser for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1995–1996 school year. 	
Duncan Inglebee 	1990s 	Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1993–1994 school year. 	
Felicity Eastchurch 	1990s 	In 1996 she competed in the school Exploding Snap tournament. 	
Grant Page 	1990s 	Keeper on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1993–1994 school year. 	
Hemani Roshan 	1990s 	 	
Jason Samuels 	1990s 	Beater on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1993–1994 school year. 	
Jeremy Stretton 	1990s 	Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during the 1993–1994 school year. 	
Latisha Randle 	1990s 	In 1996, she took a pair of shoes that belonged to Luna Lovegood, with the intent of hiding them as a prank. 	
S. Fawcett 	1990s 	She made very brief appearance during the Yule Ball in Trio's fourth year. 	
Marcus Belby 	1990 - 1997 	Member of the Slug Club. 	
Cho Chang 	1990 - 1997 	Seeker for the Ravenclaw Quidditch team from at least 1993 to 1997; member of Dumbledore's Army. Harry Potter's love interest in 5th year. 	
Eddie Carmichael 	1990 - 1997 	 	
Marietta Edgecombe 	1990 - 1997 	Member of Dumbledore's Army (betrayed DA to Dolores Umbridge). 	
Anthony Goldstein 	1991 - 1998 	A Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army. 	
Kevin Entwhistle 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Lisa Turpin 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Mandy Brocklehurst 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Michael Corner 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army. Dated Ginny Weasley and later Cho Chang. 	
Isobel MacDougal 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Padma Patil 	1991 - 1998 	A Prefect and member of Dumbledore's Army, though incorrectly placed in Gryffindor in the films. 	
Stephen Cornfoot 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Sue Li 	1991 - 1998 	 	
Terry Boot 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army 	
Andrew 	1992 - 1993 	Dueling Club member. 	
Rebecca 	1992 - 1993 	Dueling Club member. 	
Luna Lovegood 	1992 - 1999 	Member of Dumbledore's Army and close friend of Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom and Ginny Weasley. Eventually married Rolf Scamander and became a Magizoologist.	
Orla Quirke 	1994 - 2001 	 	
Stewart Ackerley 	1994 - 2001 	 	
Jatin AgarkarBecky ArncliffeArjuna BalajiLoretta CornhillShruti DevAnanyo DhillonNathaniel DouglasHarriet EllesmereHilary ErskineMargaret EttingtonAustin GuthrieNoel HarwichSanford HumberstonJoan KerridgeDanny KershawAshok KhannaBiko KisawahiRoberta LutterworthSterling McCubbinGodfrey MidhurstTakashi NodaSherwood PartingtonSwati PevekarAsma RahmanOphelia RushdenLewis ThorvertonSachin TripathyMiyuki TsujiGerald VickersGerard WillerbyAron WoodbridgeMizuho Yoshii	Seen during the 1993–1994 school year 	 	
Yutaka Amano 	Seen during the 1993–1994 school year 	 	
==Behind the scenes==
* In the books, Ravenclaw colours are blue and bronze; however, in the films they were changed to blue and silver.  Likewise, Ravenclaw's symbol is an eagle in the books and a raven in the films (though in the last film an eagle does appear in the Ravenclaw mascot).
*Eagles are a symbol for a broader vision and strength of mind and heart.
*It is revealed in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that the Sorting Hat had originally considered putting Hermione Granger in Ravenclaw, due to her intelligence, but ultimately decided on Gryffindor.
*Basil Fronsac was likely a Ravenclaw.
*Gilderoy Lockhart was a Ravenclaw. This can be seen on his Quidditch robes from a picture of his past while at Hogwarts, and was later confirmed by J. K. Rowling on Pottermore.
*In the Romanian version, the Ravenclaw house is changed to "Ochi-de-șoim", literally "Eye-of-Hawk", possibly because ravens are better known as signs of death or danger, and the members of the house have a broader way of thinking, being smart and witty, thus the name of the house.
*In the original Italian edition of first three books, the Ravenclaw's house name was changed in Pecoranera (black sheep). Subsequently, the name was changed in Corvonero (Black crow or Black raven).
*In the Brazilian version, the Ravenclaw house is changed to "Corvinal". As the word "raven" means "corvo" in Portuguese.          
*In the French version, Ravenclaw house is changed to "Serdaigle" which means in English "Eagle's claw".
*The Ravenclaw Common Room does not appear in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but it is still possible to glimpse the stairwell inside the Tower. The Common Room's door can also be glimpsed at. This is the same for LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7.
*Minerva McGonagall was a hatstall, having approximately equal Ravenclaw and Gryffindor traits; the Hat finally Sorted her into Gryffindor. Hermione Granger was also considered being Sorted into Ravenclaw but Gryffindor was chosen once again. Filius Flitwick was in the same situation at the time of his Sorting, but in his case the Hat decided on Ravenclaw instead of Gryffindor.
==Appearances==
*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 
*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: Quidditch World Cup
*LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
*LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
*Wonderbook: Book of Spells
*Pottermore
==See also==
*Rowena Ravenclaw
*Helena Ravenclaw
*Ravenclaw Tower
*Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem
*Ravenclaw Quidditch team
*Slytherin
*Gryffindor
*Hufflepuff
*Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
==Notes and references==
 
Category:Hogwarts Houses