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WIT, LEARNING, WISDOM
Ravenclaw
WELCOME TO RAVENCLAW
You probably know that some of Ravenclawâs most renowned members include Gilderoy Lockhart and Luna Lovegood. But did you know Ravenclawâs Grey Lady is the least talkative Hogwarts house ghost, or that Ravenclawâs common room boasts the most stunning views of the castle grounds?
WIT BEYOND MEASURE
Fellow Ravenclaws
Luna Lovegood
Ravenclaw
An eccentric Ravenclaw Student, member of Dumbledoreâs Army and close friend of Harry Potter.
Gilderoy Lockhart
Ravenclaw
One-time Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, particular proficient in Memory Charms... and of course, five time winner of Witch Weeklyâs Most-Charming-Smile Award.
Filius Flitwick
Ravenclaw
Kindly Hogwarts Charms professor and Head of Ravenclaw house.
A message from your prefect
By J.K. Rowling
Congratulations! Iâm Prefect Robert Hilliard, and Iâm delighted to welcome you to RAVENCLAW HOUSE. Our emblem is the eagle, which soars where others cannot climb; our house colours are blue and bronze, and our common room is found at the top of Ravenclaw Tower, behind a door with an enchanted knocker. The arched windows set into the walls of our circular common room look down at the school grounds: the lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch and the Herbology gardens. No other house in the school has such stunning views.
Without wishing to boast, this is the house where the cleverest witches and wizards live. Our founder, Rowena Ravenclaw, prized learning above all else â and so do we. Unlike the other houses, who all have concealed entrances to their common rooms, we donât need one. The door to our common room lies at the top of a tall, winding staircase. It has no handle, but an enchanted bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. When you rap on the door, this knocker will ask you a question, and if you can answer it correctly, you are allowed in. This simple barrier has kept out everyone but Ravenclaws for nearly a thousand years.
Some first-years are scared by having to answer the eagleâs questions, but donât worry. Ravenclaws learn quickly, and youâll soon enjoy the challenges the door sets. Itâs not unusual to find twenty people standing outside the common room door, all trying to work out the answer to the dayâs question together. This is a great way to meet fellow Ravenclaws from other years, and to learn from them â although it is a bit annoying if youâve forgotten your Quidditch robes and need to get in and out in a hurry. In fact, Iâd advise you to triple-check your bag for everything you need before leaving Ravenclaw Tower.
Another cool thing about Ravenclaw is that our people are the most individual â some might even call them eccentrics. But geniuses are often out of step with ordinary folk, and unlike some other houses we could mention, we think youâve got the right to wear what you like, believe what you want, and say what you feel. We arenât put off by people who march to a different tune; on the contrary, we value them!
Speaking of eccentrics, youâll like our Head of house, Professor Filius Flitwick. People often underestimate him, because heâs really tiny (we think heâs part elf, but weâve never been rude enough to ask) and heâs got a squeaky voice, but heâs the best and most knowledgeable Charms master alive in the world today. His office door is always open to any Ravenclaw with a problem, and if youâre in a real state heâll get out these delicious little cupcakes he keeps in a tin in his desk drawer and make them do a little dance for you. In fact, itâs worth pretending youâre in a real state just to see them jive.
Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including Perpetua Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope, Laverne de Montmorency, a great pioneer of love potions, and Ignatia Wildsmith, the inventor of Floo powder. Famous Ravenclaw Ministers for Magic include Millicent Bagnold, who was in power on the night that Harry Potter survived the Dark Lordâs curse, and defended the wizarding celebrations all over Britain with the words, 'I assert our inalienable right to party'. There was also Minister Lorcan McLaird, who was a quite brilliant wizard, but preferred to communicate by puffing smoke out of the end of his wand. Well, I did say we produce eccentrics. In fact, we are also the house that gave the wizarding world Uric the Oddball, who used a jellyfish for a hat. Heâs the punch line of a lot of wizarding jokes.
As for our relationship with the other three houses: well, youâve probably heard about the Slytherins. Theyâre not all bad, but youâd do well to be on your guard until you know them well. Theyâve got a long house tradition of doing whatever it takes to win â so watch out, especially in Quidditch matches and exams.
The Gryffindors are OK. If I had a criticism, Iâd say Gryffindors tend to be show-offs. Theyâre also much less tolerant than we are of people who are different; in fact, theyâve been known to make jokes about Ravenclaws who have developed an interest in levitation, or the possible magical uses of troll bogies, or ovomancy, which (as you probably know) is a method of divination using eggs. Gryffindors havenât got our intellectual curiosity, whereas weâve got no problem if you want to spend your days and nights cracking eggs in a corner of the common room and writing down your predictions according to the way the yolks fall. In fact, youâll probably find a few people to help you.
As for the Hufflepuffs, well, nobody could say theyâre not nice people. In fact, theyâre some of the nicest people in the school. Letâs just say you neednât worry too much about them when it comes to competition at exam time.
I think thatâs nearly everything. Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but sheâll talk to Ravenclaws. Sheâs particularly useful if youâre lost, or youâve mislaid something.
Iâm sure youâll have a good night. Our dormitories are in turrets off the main tower; our four-poster beds are covered in sky blue silk eiderdowns and the sound of the wind whistling around the windows is very relaxing.
And once again: well done on becoming a member of the cleverest, quirkiest and most interesting house at Hogwarts.
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Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If youâve a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind.
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WIT, LEARNING, WISDOM
Ravenclaw
WELCOME TO RAVENCLAW
You probably know that some of Ravenclawâs most renowned members include Gilderoy Lockhart and Luna Lovegood. But did you know Ravenclawâs Grey Lady is the least talkative Hogwarts house ghost, or that Ravenclawâs common room boasts the most stunning views of the castle grounds?
WIT BEYOND MEASURE
Fellow Ravenclaws
Luna Lovegood
Ravenclaw
An eccentric Ravenclaw Student, member of Dumbledoreâs Army and close friend of Harry Potter.
Gilderoy Lockhart
Ravenclaw
One-time Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, particular proficient in Memory Charms... and of course, five time winner of Witch Weeklyâs Most-Charming-Smile Award.
Filius Flitwick
Ravenclaw
Kindly Hogwarts Charms professor and Head of Ravenclaw house.
A message from your prefect
By J.K. Rowling
Congratulations! Iâm Prefect Robert Hilliard, and Iâm delighted to welcome you to RAVENCLAW HOUSE. Our emblem is the eagle, which soars where others cannot climb; our house colours are blue and bronze, and our common room is found at the top of Ravenclaw Tower, behind a door with an enchanted knocker. The arched windows set into the walls of our circular common room look down at the school grounds: the lake, the Forbidden Forest, the Quidditch pitch and the Herbology gardens. No other house in the school has such stunning views.
Without wishing to boast, this is the house where the cleverest witches and wizards live. Our founder, Rowena Ravenclaw, prized learning above all else â and so do we. Unlike the other houses, who all have concealed entrances to their common rooms, we donât need one. The door to our common room lies at the top of a tall, winding staircase. It has no handle, but an enchanted bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. When you rap on the door, this knocker will ask you a question, and if you can answer it correctly, you are allowed in. This simple barrier has kept out everyone but Ravenclaws for nearly a thousand years.
Some first-years are scared by having to answer the eagleâs questions, but donât worry. Ravenclaws learn quickly, and youâll soon enjoy the challenges the door sets. Itâs not unusual to find twenty people standing outside the common room door, all trying to work out the answer to the dayâs question together. This is a great way to meet fellow Ravenclaws from other years, and to learn from them â although it is a bit annoying if youâve forgotten your Quidditch robes and need to get in and out in a hurry. In fact, Iâd advise you to triple-check your bag for everything you need before leaving Ravenclaw Tower.
Another cool thing about Ravenclaw is that our people are the most individual â some might even call them eccentrics. But geniuses are often out of step with ordinary folk, and unlike some other houses we could mention, we think youâve got the right to wear what you like, believe what you want, and say what you feel. We arenât put off by people who march to a different tune; on the contrary, we value them!
Speaking of eccentrics, youâll like our Head of house, Professor Filius Flitwick. People often underestimate him, because heâs really tiny (we think heâs part elf, but weâve never been rude enough to ask) and heâs got a squeaky voice, but heâs the best and most knowledgeable Charms master alive in the world today. His office door is always open to any Ravenclaw with a problem, and if youâre in a real state heâll get out these delicious little cupcakes he keeps in a tin in his desk drawer and make them do a little dance for you. In fact, itâs worth pretending youâre in a real state just to see them jive.
Ravenclaw house has an illustrious history. Most of the greatest wizarding inventors and innovators were in our house, including Perpetua Fancourt, the inventor of the lunascope, Laverne de Montmorency, a great pioneer of love potions, and Ignatia Wildsmith, the inventor of Floo powder. Famous Ravenclaw Ministers for Magic include Millicent Bagnold, who was in power on the night that Harry Potter survived the Dark Lordâs curse, and defended the wizarding celebrations all over Britain with the words, 'I assert our inalienable right to party'. There was also Minister Lorcan McLaird, who was a quite brilliant wizard, but preferred to communicate by puffing smoke out of the end of his wand. Well, I did say we produce eccentrics. In fact, we are also the house that gave the wizarding world Uric the Oddball, who used a jellyfish for a hat. Heâs the punch line of a lot of wizarding jokes.
As for our relationship with the other three houses: well, youâve probably heard about the Slytherins. Theyâre not all bad, but youâd do well to be on your guard until you know them well. Theyâve got a long house tradition of doing whatever it takes to win â so watch out, especially in Quidditch matches and exams.
The Gryffindors are OK. If I had a criticism, Iâd say Gryffindors tend to be show-offs. Theyâre also much less tolerant than we are of people who are different; in fact, theyâve been known to make jokes about Ravenclaws who have developed an interest in levitation, or the possible magical uses of troll bogies, or ovomancy, which (as you probably know) is a method of divination using eggs. Gryffindors havenât got our intellectual curiosity, whereas weâve got no problem if you want to spend your days and nights cracking eggs in a corner of the common room and writing down your predictions according to the way the yolks fall. In fact, youâll probably find a few people to help you.
As for the Hufflepuffs, well, nobody could say theyâre not nice people. In fact, theyâre some of the nicest people in the school. Letâs just say you neednât worry too much about them when it comes to competition at exam time.
I think thatâs nearly everything. Oh yes, our house ghost is the Grey Lady. The rest of the school thinks she never speaks, but sheâll talk to Ravenclaws. Sheâs particularly useful if youâre lost, or youâve mislaid something.
Iâm sure youâll have a good night. Our dormitories are in turrets off the main tower; our four-poster beds are covered in sky blue silk eiderdowns and the sound of the wind whistling around the windows is very relaxing.
And once again: well done on becoming a member of the cleverest, quirkiest and most interesting house at Hogwarts.
READ LESS -
Logo
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw, If youâve a ready mind, Where those of wit and learning, Will always find their kind.
THE SORTING HAT
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
About Us
Press
FAQs
Terms & Conditions
Ad Choices
Privacy & Cookies
Children's Privacy Policy
Legals
© WIZARDING WORLD DIGITAL 2023
Looking for Pottermore? Wizarding World is the new official home of Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts. Join the Fan Club and bring your traits with you.
Brought to you by Wizarding World Digital, a partnership between Warner Bros. and Pottermore. Delivering the latest news and official products from the Wizarding World and our partners.
TM & © WBEI. WIZARDING WORLD Publishing and Theatrical Stage Rights © J.K. Rowling.
Wizarding World - Profile