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Ravenclaws are known for their wit and wisdom, but there's more to this Hogwarts house than intelligence. Check out this guide on all things Ravenclaw!
>Ravenclaws are known for their wit and wisdom, but there's more to this Hogwarts house than intelligence. Check out this guide on all things Ravenclaw!
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-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Ravenclaw is one of the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They're most often characterized by their wit and drive to learn. If you have a passion for knowledge, then Ravenclaw is the house for you!
Keep on reading if you want to learn about the witches and wizards in Ravenclaw, its history, and more!
House Colors: Blue and Bronze
Mascot: Eagle
Head of House: Filius Filitwich
House Ghost: The Gray Lady
|
Character Name |
Date of Birth |
Starting Year at Hogwarts |
Blood-Status |
|
Luna Lovegood |
February 13, 1881 |
1992 |
Pure-Blood or Half-Blood |
|
Cho Chang |
April 7, 1979 |
1990 |
Pure-Blood |
|
Filius Flitwick |
October 17. Year unknown |
Unknown |
Half-Blood (non-human ancestry) |
|
“Moaning” Myrtle Warren |
1928-1929 |
1940 |
Muggle-born |
|
Sybill Trelawney |
March 9, pre-1962 |
Before 1973 |
Half-Blood |
|
Quirinus Quirrell |
September 26, pre-1967 |
Before 1978 |
Half-Blood |
|
Xenophilius Lovegood |
November 13, 1960 |
1971 |
Half-Blood |
|
Helena Ravenclaw |
982 or later |
993 or later |
Pure-Blood or Half-Blood |
|
Gilderoy Lockhart |
January 26, 1964 |
1975 |
Half-Blood |

Students sorted into Ravenclaw are intellectual, witty, wise, and have a passion for learning. Members of the house are very competitive, especially when it comes to their grades and Quidditch. They strive to have top marks, are always studying, and are very creative. Despite their bright minds, Ravenclaws can sometimes be absent-minded, condescending, and focus too much on being the best. Ravenclaws are also known to be eccentric and quirky, like Luna Lovegood and Uric the Oddball.
Ravenclaws tend to excel in classes like Charms, Potions, and Astronomy. The house of Ravenclaw corresponds most with the element of Air.

Ravenclaw House was founded by Rowena Ravenclaw when she and the other founders, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin, established Hogwarts. The house founder valued those who were passionate about learning and had a bright mind. Ravenclaw had a daughter, Helena Ravenclaw, who ran away with the Ravenclaw diadem when she was young. It is rumored that Rowena died of a broken heart soon after.
The house ghost is the Grey Lady and it's revealed later in the Harry Potter series that she is Rowena Ravenclaw's daughter, Helena, and she is the only person who knows where the lost diadem is. The diadem is one of the many objects Voldemort turned into a Horcrux and it was destroyed during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Uric the Oddball, one of the medieval wizards talked about in History of Magic, was also a Ravenclaw. He was known for his eccentric behavior, such as wearing a jellyfish as a hat. It's possible that he was taught by the founders of Hogwarts during his time as a student. His manner of death is unknown, but it's speculated that it was from old age.
During the thirteenth century, a Ravenclaw witch named Ignatia Wildsmith created Floo Powder, one of the most popular ways to travel during Harry's time, next to Portkeys and Apparating.
Laverne de Montmorency was a witch sorted into Ravenclaw and studied potions between 1834 to 1841. She went on to be a pioneer and invent different love potions. She died in 1893.
The head of Ravenclaw House, Filius Flitwick, was born on October 17th. The year is unknown, but it was most likely sometime during the 1900s. It's suspected that, based on his appearance, he has goblin ancestry. He was sorted into Ravenclaw during his time at Hogwarts. He went on to teach Charms and became the head of house after graduating.

The entrance to the Ravenclaw common room can be found at the top of a spiral staircase in the Ravenclaw tower. The room is the highest common room out of all the houses and offers the best views of the Hogwarts grounds. There is a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle on the common room door and students must solve a riddle to enter. The riddles change frequently. An example of a known riddle used is "Which came first, the phoenix, or the flame?"
Past the entrance is a brightly lit common room decorated with blue, purple, white, and bronze. There's a dome ceiling and arched windows that provide enough light to make the room glow. It has white marble floors and, in one part of the common room, a ceiling decorated with stars. This common room is perfect for lovers of natural light and the night sky.
Ravenclaw's house colors are blue and bronze in the books, but they're blue and silver in the movies. This change was most likely done because the two colors complement each other better, rather than having two dark tones together.
Ravenclaw's head of house is Filius Flitwick, the Charms professor. He is a short man with goblin ancestry and he also conducts the choir at Hogwarts.
Despite its name, Ravenclaw's symbol is not a raven. The house symbol is an eagle. This is because the house symbols are the patronesses of the four founders. Ravenclaw merch often has a raven on it rather than the eagle.
Ravenclaw's rival is Hufflepuff House. Members of Ravenclaw are always on top of their academics and schedules, while Hufflepuffs tend to go with the flow. Their opposing mindsets put them at odds with one another.
Members of this house are typically good-natured, but it has produced a dark wizard before: Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He willingly became the host for Lord Voldemort and tried to kill Harry to get the Sorcerer's Stone.
The strongest Ravenclaw is the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw, a founder of Hogwarts. Not only did she help build one of the most ancient and powerful schools with the other founders, but she also enchanted the sorting hat. She helped create magic that would last for centuries.
Ravenclaw students are best at Charms, Astronomy, and Potions. They are very competitive when it comes to sports and academics, so they're usually the best in every class, yet there are certain subjects where their prowess shines even brighter.
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