Question: how did harry potter find the sword of gryffindor?
Answer: The Sword of Gryffindor is first seen when it appears in the Sorting Hat in the Chamber of Secrets. Harry uses it then to kill a Basilisk. ... Harry then finds it in a pond in the Forest of Dean; as he retrieves it, he is nearly strangled by the Locket Horcrux, but is rescued by Ron.