Gryffindor

Gereifphyndeour* is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gereifphyndeour. The particular characteristics of students Sorted into Gereifphyndeour are courage, chivalry, and determination. The emblematic animal is a lion, and its colours are red and gold. Minerva McGonagall is the most recent known Head of House. Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost.  
Gereifphyndeour corresponds roughly to the element of fire, and it is for that reason that the colours red and gold were chosen to represent the HousePottermore - New from J. K. Rowling: Colours.The colour of fire corresponds to that of a lion as well, red representing the mane and tail and gold representing the coat.
==Traits==
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 Phinaes Nigellus Black, members of other houses, particularly Slytherin, sometimes feel that Gryffindors engage in "pointless heroics." Another Slytherin, Severus Snape, considered many Gryffindors to be self-righteous and arrogant, with no regard for rules.
==Reputation==
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. There might also be an element of feeling wronged; as Harry and his fellow Gryffindors tend to win in a lot of circumstances which, when viewed from a Slytherin's point of view, may be considered unfair. Examples of this include the last-minute points awarded by Headmaster Dumbledore at the Leaving Feast, which conveniently put Gryffindor ten points ahead of Slytherin in the 1991–1992 school year, the fact that no points were deducted for the rule breaking that happened during that night and Harry being permitted by Professor McGonagall to have his own broomstick for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, even though first-years are not normally permitted their own broomsticks.
Even members of other houses might have felt that Gryffindor received favouritism, considering that many saw Harry being chosen as the fourth competitor in the Triwizard Tournament as stealing Hufflepuff student Cedric Diggory's thunder unfairly.
Overall, however, the houses of Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin. This was particularly notable during the Second Wizarding War — the members of Dumbledore's Army were from Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw, but lacked any Slytherins (This may be because they were not notified of the Army's creation as it came through word of mouth and they did not seem to associate with many or any Slytherins), and during the Battle of Hogwarts, the Slytherin students left while many students from the other three houses remained behind to fight against Lord Voldemort.
==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
==Head of House==
The head of house before and during Harry Potter's time was Minerva McGonagall. Minerva became the head house possibly at the same time she was appointed Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, in 1956 when Albus Dumbledore became Headmaster, she took over his previous teaching position. It is unknown who later became the head of house when she was made headmistress in 1998 following the end of the Second Wizarding War.
==List of known Gryffindors==
Godric Gryffindor.jpg|Godric Gryffindor †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Sir Cadogan †
Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington.PNG|Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Fat Lady †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Selina Sapworthy
Awaiting image.jpeg|Albus Dumbledore †
Rubeus Hagrid.PNG|Rubeus Hagrid
Minerva McGonagall.png|Minerva McGonagall
Molly Weasley.jpg|Molly Weasley 
Arthur Weasley.jpg |Arthur Weasley
Sirius Black.jpg|Sirius Black †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Lily Potter I †
Remus Lupin.jpg|Remus Lupin †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Peter Pettigrew †
James Potter I.jpg|James Potter I †
William Weasley.jpg|Bill Weasley
Awaiting image.jpeg|Charlie Weasley
Percy Weasley.jpg|Percy Weasley
Awaiting image.jpeg|Oliver Wood
Awaiting image.jpeg|Alicia Spinnet
Awaiting image.jpeg|Angelina Johnson
Fred Weasley.jpg|Fred Weasley †
George Weasley.jpg|George Weasley
Awaiting image.jpeg|Lee Jordan
Awaiting image.jpeg|Cormac McLaggen
Awaiting image.jpeg|Katie Bell
Lavender Brown.jpg|Lavender Brown †
Seamus Finnigan.jpg|Seamus Finnigan
Hermione Granger.jpg|Hermione Granger
Parvati Patil.PNG|Parvati Patil
Awaiting image.jpeg|Jimmy Peakes
Harry Potter (infobox).jpg|Harry Potter
Dean Thomas.PNG|Dean Thomas
Ronald Weasley.jpg|Ron Weasley
Neville Longbottom.jpg|Neville Longbottom
Awaiting image.jpeg|Fay Dunbar
Awaiting image.jpeg|Ritchie Coote
Awaiting image.jpeg|Colin Creevey †
Awaiting image.jpeg|Ginny Weasley
Awaiting image.jpeg|Romilda Vane
Awaiting image.jpeg|Demelza Robins
Awaiting image.jpeg|Nigel Wolpert
Gryffindor 	Period attending Hogwarts	Notes
Sir Cadogan 	Middle Ages 	His portrait guarded Gryffindor Tower in 1993.
Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
F.A.Q. question on J.K. Rowling's Official Site	15th century 	Now the house ghost.
Albus Dumbledore 	1892 - 1899 	Later Headmaster of Hogwarts, founder of the Order of the Phoenix.
Celestina Warbeck 	1928 - 1936 	Later became known as the "Singing Sorceress"
Rubeus Hagrid
2000 Barnes and Noble and Yahoo! chat	1940 - 1943 	Expelled for uncommitted crimes in his third year.
Minerva McGonagall 	1947 - 1954 	Animagus in the form of a cat, later became Head of Gryffindor House, Transfiguration Professor of Hogwarts, and eventually, Headmistress.
Fat Lady 	Unknown 	Now has a portrait that guards the Gryffindor Tower.
Mr. Potter
Stated in Ch. 33 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.	Unknown 	 
R. J. H. King 	1960s 	Member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Arthur Weasley 	1961 - 1968 	Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Eventually married Molly Prewett.
Molly Prewett 	1961 - 1968 	Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Eventually married Arthur Weasley.
M. G. McGonagall 	1960s-1970s 	Member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Mary Macdonald 	1970s 	Was once victim of a curse used on her by Mulciber in her school years.
Sirius Black 	1971 - 1978 	Only member of the House of Black to be sorted outside of Slytherin house, Animagus in the form of a dog, member of the Order of the Phoenix. Killed by Bellatrix Lestrange.
Lily Evans 	1971 - 1978 	Head Girl, member of the Slug Club, member of the Order of the Phoenix. Eventually married James Potter. Killed by Lord Voldemort.
Remus Lupin 	1971 - 1978 	Prefect and a Werewolf. The Whomping Willow was planted because of him. Eventually married Nymphadora Tonks. Member of the Order of the Phoenix. Later killed in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Peter Pettigrew 	1971 - 1978 	Animagus in the form of a rat. Former member of the Order of the Phoenix, later joined the Death Eaters. Eventually dies when his Silver Hand turns on him.
James Potter 	1971 - 1978 	Head Boy, Animagus in the form of a stag, member of the Order of the Phoenix. Eventually married Lily Evans. Killed by Lord Voldemort
Bill Weasley 	1982 - 1989 	Head Boy. Eventually married Fleur Delacour.
Charles Weasley 	1984 - 1991 	Seeker and Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Works with dragons in Romania.
Oliver Wood 	1987 - 1994 	Keeper and Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Percy Weasley 	1987 - 1994 	Prefect and Head Boy.Eventually marries Audrey Weasley.
Alicia Spinnet 	1989 - 1996 	Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Angelina Johnson 	1989 - 1996 	Chaser on, and later Captain of, the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually married George Weasley.
Fred Weasley 	1989 - 1996 	Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team; left before the end of his final year. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Died in the Battle of Hogwarts.
George Weasley 	1989 - 1996 	Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team; left before the end of his final year. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually married Angelina Johnson.
Kenneth Towler (Possibly) 	1989 - 1996 	 
Lee Jordan 	1989 - 1996 	Member of Dumbledore's Army. Commentator at Quidditch games.
Patricia Stimpson (Possibly) 	1989 - 1996 	 
Andrew Kirke 	1990s 	Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Eloise Midgen 	1990s 	Began at Hogwarts between 1990 - 1993
Geoffrey Hooper 	1990s 	Tried out for Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995
Jack Sloper 	1990s 	Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995.
Ritchie Coote 	1990s 	Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1996 and 1997.
Vicky Frobisher 	1990s 	Tried out for Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team in 1995
Edward 	1990s 	Duelling Club member.
Emily 	1990s 	Duelling Club member.
Stewart 	1990s 	Duelling Club member.
Aamir Loonat 	1990s 	 
Andrew Cleveley 	1990s 	 
Angus Matlock 	1990s 	 
Anna Mirfield 	1990s 	 
Carl Hopkins 	1990s 	 
David Nolton 	1990s 	 
Iain Claverdon 	1990s 	 
Jason Swann 	1990s 	 
Kenny Markham 	1990s 	 
Michael Karume 	1990s 	 
Nandini Johar 	1990s 	 
Natalie Fairbourne 	1990s 	 
Neil Randall 	1990s 	 
Rachael Codnor 	1990s 	 
Raza Mohammad 	1990s 	 
Roderick Seaton 	1990s 	 
Sean Ogbourne 	1990s 	 
Terrence Fogarty 	1990s 	 
Thelma Holmes 	1990s 	 
Thomas Paley 	1990s 	 
Wayne Portchester 	1990s 	 
Yuvraj Suri 	1990s 	 
Julie Parkes 	1990s 	 
Katie Bell's friend 	1990s 	 
Michael 	1990s 	Member of Dumbledore´s Army.
Cormac McLaggen 	1990 - 1997 	Temporary Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of the Slug Club.
Katie Bell 	1990 - 1997 	Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and member of Dumbledore's Army.
Dean Thomas 	1991 - 1997 	Temporary Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Member of Dumbledore's Army. Did not attend final year.
Harry Potter 	1991 - 1997 	Seeker and later Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Leader of Dumbledore's Army and member of the Slug Club. Did not attend final year. Defeated Lord Voldemort, and was a Master of Death. Eventually married Ginny Weasley and became Head Auror in 2007.
Ron Weasley 	1991 - 1997 	Prefect and Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team; member of Dumbledore's Army; did not attend final year. Eventually married Hermione Granger and became an Auror.
Hermione Granger 	1991 - 1997, 1998 - 1999 	Prefect; member of Dumbledore's Army and the Slug Club; did not attend final year but returned in 1998 to get N.E.W.T.sPotterCast 130. Eventually married Ronald Weasley and became a higher-up in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.
Lavender Brown 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army; Died during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Neville Longbottom 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army, later became Herbology Professor. Eventually married Hannah Abbott.
Parvati Patil 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Seamus Finnigan 	1991 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Bem 	1991 - 1998 	 
Fay Dunbar 	1991 - 1998 	 
Kellah 	1991 - 1998 	 
Colin Creevey 	1992 - 1998 	Member of Dumbledore's Army; died in what would have been his sixth year. Harry thought he was a bit annoying in his second year.
Ginny Weasley 	1992 - 1999 	Chaser and temporary Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Member of Dumbledore's Army and the Slug Club. Eventually married Harry Potter and became a member of the Holyhead Harpies.
Romilda Vane 	1993 - 2000 	Tried to give Harry Potter a love potion.
Demelza Robins 	1994 - 2001 	Chaser for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Dennis Creevey 	1994 - 2001 	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Natalie McDonald 	1994 - 2001 	 
Jimmy Peakes 	c. 1994 - c. 2001 	Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Nigel Wolpert 	c. 1994 - c. 2001 	Member of Dumbledore's Army.
Euan Abercrombie 	1995 - 2002 	 
Girl who tested Fainting Fancies 	1995 - 2002 	 
Astrix A. 	Unknown 	Captains of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Concepta 	Unknown 	Captains of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Filemina A. 	Unknown 	Captains of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Oona B. 	Unknown 	Captains of the Gryffindor Quidditch team
Abigail Nicola 	Unknown 	 
Alexander William 	Unknown 	 
Brandon Angel 	Unknown 	 
Christian Alexander 	Unknown 	 
Erica J. 	Unknown 	 
Ethan Gerard 	Unknown 	 
Haley Dakota 	Unknown 	 
Jackson Sheppard 	Unknown 	 
Jada Angela 	Unknown 	 
Jennifer Dawn 	Unknown 	 
Owen Anthony 	Unknown 	 
Remy Olivier 	Unknown 	 
Richard Sky 	Unknown 	 
Riley Frazer 	Unknown 	 
Ryan Henry 	Unknown 	 
Satoru Iida 	Unknown 	 
Sage Kelleen 	Unknown 	 
Tanner Van Burm 	Unknown 	 
Toad Toazer 	Unknown 	 
Trev Mallory 	Unknown 	 
Trinity Lynn 	 	
Nick Alas 	 	
Rosalyn Ewhurst 	 	
Anjali Kapoor 	 	
Hisana Malachela 	 	
Ruth Mina 	 	
Tatsuya Motoyama 	 	
Kieran Muirhead 	 	
Edith Newton 	 	
Kaori Shimizu 	 	
Chie Shinohara 	 	
Sujita Tande 	 	
Naoki Tsuchiya 	 	
Pauline Yarrow 	 	
Vina Z. 	 	
Gryffindor boy who fetched Harry Potter	 	
==Behind the scenes==
*J.K. Rowling was once asked in an interview into which House would she sort British politician and former Prime minister Gordon Brown, were she the Sorting Hat. She jokingly responded that she would sort him into Gryffindor, because of the red colours of his political party, which match the colours of Gryffindor.
*Rowling herself was sorted into Gryffindor House on Pottermore."J. K. Rowling Surprises Harry Potter fans on Live Global Webacast"
*Many members of the Gryffindor House seem to have a gift for Transfiguration; Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall were both Transfiguration professors, while the latter was the Head of this House. There are four known Animagi from Gryffindor house: James Potter (a stag), Sirius Black (a dog), Peter Pettigrew (a rat) and Minerva McGonagall (a cat). Gryffindor Hermione Granger was noted to be very talented in Transfiguration from her first class. James Potter's wand was also noted to be good for Transfiguration.
*Neville Longbottom was an exception to this 'rule', as Transfiguration was among his worst subjects (Herbology was his best).
*In the films, Padma Patil, Parvati Patil's twin sister, is seen as a Gryffindor, while in the books she is a Ravenclaw.
*Based on their portrait hanging in Gryffindor Tower, Valeria Myriadd, Oracutus Spheer, Damara Dodderidge, Percival Pratt and several other unknown individuals may have been Gryffindors.
*Rubeus Hagrid stated in the first book that all the wizards who went bad were from Slytherin, however, Peter Pettigrew, who was in Gryffindor disproves this. Hagrid, however, didn't know that Pettigrew was still alive, or that he was working for Voldemort. (It should also be noted that Quirinus Quirrell, a Ravenclaw, was working for Voldemort at the time, although Hagrid was unaware of this as well.) Another reason why this is odd is that, at the time, Sirius Black was believed to have gone bad (Hagrid's comments in the Three Broomsticks prove that he knew nothing of the truth in this instance), and he was also a Gryffindor. So Hagrid would have known of at least one Gryffindor who had 'gone bad'. He most likely did not mention this so that Harry would not try to find out more about his godfather, or it could have been 'Gryffindor propaganda', since Slytherin and Gryffindor are known rivals. It is also possible that Hagrid did not remember these exceptions at the time.
* Evanna Lynch, the actress who portrayed Luna in the films, was sorted into Gryffindor house on Pottermore.http://www.mugglenet.com/app/news/show/4659
*It should be noted that the colours and emblems of Gryffindor resemble the historical English coat of arms. Whether this was intentional on Rowling's part is unknown.
*Gryffindor House won the second House Cup in Pottermore; their reward for winning was Gryffindor-related downloadable material.
*Fillius Flitwick was a Hatstall: the Hat wavered between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, before finally choosing the latter.
==Etymology==
*Gryffindor could possibly be derived from griffin, which is a creature in mythology with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle.
*In Old English and Old High German dor means gate or door.
*In French "d'or" means "of gold," one of the Gryffindor House colours, though it can also come from the Greek word "dora" meaning "gift".
*A combination can be assumed; "Golden Gift of the Lion".
*"Griffe" is the French word for "claw", which could refer to the claw of the lion.
*"Gryffindor" could very well be explained by heraldry: "Gryffin" would then stand for the griffin beast, and the "[d]or" would refer to the metal tincture "[d'] or" (Middle English for "[of] gold", derived from French; corresponds to yellow).
*Gryffindor is also a pun on the golden gryffin, which is a lion that only has eagle wings, so it has the head and front paws of a lion, and has golden fur and feathers. Even the French for Griffindor, Griffondor is a French homophone for the actual beast, Griffon d'Or.
==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
*LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
*Harry Potter LEGO Sets
*Wonderbook: Book of Spells
*Pottermore
==See also==
*Gryffindor Quidditch team
*Godric Gryffindor's Sword
*Hufflepuff
*Ravenclaw
*Slytherin
==Notes and references==
 
Category:Hogwarts Houses