The Harry Potter series is set in a magical world, and one of the most intriguing parts of this world is Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Founded in 990 AD by four powerful wizards - Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin - Hogwarts is located in a castle in the Highlands of Scotland. The location and name of the school were chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw in a dream, and the school was designed to be invisible to Muggles, with various charms and protections in place.
The school was divided into four houses, each named after one of the founders. Gryffindor, known for his bravery, chose a lion as his house's coat of arms. Hufflepuff, who valued loyalty, honesty, and a good heart, chose a badger as her coat of arms. Ravenclaw, who sought intelligence and wisdom, chose an eagle as her house's coat of arms. Slytherin, who sought ambition, cunning, and pure blood, chose a snake as his house's coat of arms.
The founders also established various subjects for the school, including Astronomy, Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, History of Magic, Potions, Transfiguration, and Muggle Studies. Hufflepuff was particularly gifted in food-related charms, and her recipes are still used at Hogwarts.
However, tension grew between the founders over their differing views on accepting Muggle-born students. This led to a civil war between the houses, and Slytherin eventually left the school, leaving behind a secret chamber containing a basilisk, a snake that could kill just by looking at someone.
Each founder left behind a relic that they used during their life. Gryffindor left behind a goblin-made sword, Hufflepuff left behind a small golden cup with a badger engraved on it, Ravenclaw left behind a diadem that was said to enhance wisdom, and Slytherin left behind a locket.
Rowena Ravenclaw had a daughter named Helena, who stole the diadem from her mother in an attempt to enhance her own wisdom. When Rowena fell ill, she asked Helena's fiancé, the Baron, to find her daughter, but Helena refused to come with them. This led to a rift between Rowena and Helena, and some believe that Rowena's heartbroken state may have contributed to her early death.
Despite the founders' feuds and deaths, Hogwarts has left a lasting legacy, shaping many of the most well-known and successful wizards and witches in the Wizarding World.
1. Hogwarts was founded in 990 AD by four powerful and respected wizards: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin.
2. The four founders were all good friends and decided to create a school in a castle located in the Highlands of Scotland.
3. The location and name of the school were chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw, who dreamt that a warty hog was leading her to a cliff by a lake where the school would later be located.
4. The school had a huge property with sloping lawns, a huge lake, and a giant forest filled with many different magical creatures.
5. The founders put many charms on the castle to make it invisible to muggles, who would only see ruins and several warning signs of danger.
6. The school was built in a time where magic was feared by the common people and witches and wizards suffered much persecution, which might have influenced all the protective charms that the founders put on the school.
7. The founders created many subjects for the school, some of which included astronomy, charms, defense against the dark arts, herbology, history of magic, potions, transfiguration, muggle studies, and care of magical creatures.
8. Hufflepuff had a gift for food-related charms and the recipes that she created are still used as the basis of recipes even at Harry's time at Hogwarts.
9. The four founders decided to have four houses named after them, each with a certain selection of students.
10. Gryffindor wanted his students to be brave, daring, have nerve, courage, and chivalry. His coat of arms was a lion.
11. Hufflepuff wanted her students to be the most loyal, patient, and honest. She chose a badger as her coat of arms.
12. Ravenclaw wanted her students to be the most intelligent, have the most wit, cleverness, creativity, and wisdom. Her coat of arms was an eagle.
13. Slytherin wanted his students to have the most ambition, be the most cunning, determined, resourceful, and most of all, have good blood, purity. His coat of arms was a snake.
14. Each house had their own common room. Gryffindor's was on the seventh floor, hidden behind a portrait of the fat lady.
15. Hufflepuff's common room was near the kitchens. To get in, you had to tap a fake Barrow in the rhythm of Helga.
16. Ravenclaw's common room was located on one of the highest towers of Hogwarts. To get in, you had to answer a riddle given to you by an eagle door.
17. Slytherin's common room was located in the dungeons underneath the Black Lake. It was hidden behind a stone wall.
18. After many years of the four founders choosing their students, they weren't sure how they were going to sort the students once they were gone. This led to the creation of the Sorting Hat.
19. Tension began to grow between the four founders, especially between Ravenclaw and Slytherin, over the issue of taking students from muggle-born families.
20. Slytherin chose to leave the school but built a secret chamber underneath the school, which was unknown to the other founders. The chamber contained a