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Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Welcome!
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school for gifted children to learn the fine arts of magic. We
believe in upholding our values and that every child is valued and nurtured.
My aim is that every child passing through Hogwarts grows into an independent, hard-working, confident and
resilient learner that has aspirations to be the very best that they can be. If you share my aims, then
Hogwarts is the school for your child.
Minerva McGonagall
Deputy Headmistress
Hogwarts was founded in the 10th century by Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin. The school was established in the highlands of Scotland to educate young witches and wizards in a safe environment away from prosecution. Theory has it that the name was derived from a dream by Rowena which showed a warty hog leading her to a cliff by a lake. Since then, Hogwarts has been educating most wizarding community in the United Kingdom and surrounding areas. The schools actual location is hidden from other wizarding schools and muggles.
Hogwarts is a co-educational and boarding secondary school, taking children from the ages of eleven to eighteen. Admission in Hogwarts is selective and only those children that show an affinity towards magic would be selected to attend. Main mode of transportation to the school is via Hogwarts Express train (fictional)that students taken from platform 9 3/4 at KIngs Cross, London. Students board the train there and then get down in Hogsmeade station near Hogwarts. There they are met by Hagrid - Keeper of Keys, Game and Grounds; who then takes the kids via boat / carriages to school. This is the same process for collecting students back from London too.
Hogwarts is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. Throughout the school year, the houses compete for the House Cup and Quidditch Cup, gaining and losing points based on actions such as performance in class and rule violations. The house with the highest end-of-year total wins and has its colours displayed in the Great Hall for the following school year. Houses at Hogwarts are living and learning communities for their students. The dormitory and common room of a House are, barring rare exceptions, inaccessible to students belonging to other Houses.
Gryffindor values courage, bravery, nerve, and chivalry. Gryffindor's mascot is the lion, and its colours are scarlet red and gold. The founder of the house is Godric Gryffindor.
Hufflepuff values hard work, patience, justice, and loyalty. The house mascot is the badger, and canary yellow and black are its colours. The founder of this house is Helga Hufflepuff.
Ravenclaw values intelligence, learning, wisdom and wit. The house mascot is an eagle and the house colours are blue and bronze. The founder of this house is Rowena Ravenclaw.
Slytherin values ambition, cunning, leadership, and resourcefulness. The house mascot of Slytherin is the serpent, and the house colours are green and silver. The founder of this house is Salazar Slytherin.
