Head: Professor Minerva McGonagall
Colors: red and gold
Animal: lion
Founded by: Godric Gryffindor
Ghost: Nearly Headless Nick (Sir Nicholas deMimsy-Porpington)
Characteristics: Gryffindors are known for their courage, loyalty and bravery
Location: Gryffindor Tower, entrance on the seventh floor
The entrance is located behind a large painting of a Fat Lady in a pink silk dress. If you know the right password to tell her, she swings open to reveal a round opening in the wall. The common room contains a lot of squashy armchairs, a fireplace, and tables. There are separate dormitories for boys and for girls and for each year - one boys' and one girls' per year for a total of fourteen - with four-poster beds. The dormitories are round rooms with windows looking out onto the grounds.

Registered Sixth year students

Hermione Granger played by: Alicia hair: bushy brown hair eyes: bright and big brown eyes distinguishing features: front teeth bucked out a bit House: Gryffindor home: Granger family home in London during the Summer interests: studying, reading, learning, potions and charms born: 1980 (to Mr. and Mrs. Granger) pet: A cat named Crookshanks friends: Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley; she attended the Yule Ball with Victor Krum birthday: September 19th bloodline: muggle born

Harry James Potter played by: Viktor hair: black, untidy, sticks up in the back, same as his father's eyes: brilliant green, wears round glasses build: short and thin, knobbly knees distinguishing features: lightning-bolt scar on forehead House: Gryffindor home: The Dursleys during the Summer interests: quidditch, having fun, wizards chest, dada classes born: 1980 (to Mr. and Mrs. Granger) pet: A cat named Crookshanks friends: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ginny Weasley; Gryffindor Quiditch teammates, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Mad Eye Moody, etc. birthday: July 31st bloodline: half blood broomstck: Firebolt wand: holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice and supple field: becoming quite strong in Defence Against the Dark Arts unusual abilities: speaks Parseltongue, prescient dreams quiditch position: Seeker

*Students to Graduated Hogwarts from the Gryffindor class since 1987 are:
Oliver Wood (87-94) Q. captain/Keeper, Puddlemere United Reserve Team 1994
Percy Weasley (87-94) prefect 1991-3, head boy 1993-4, Ministry of Magic
Alicia Spinnet (89-96) Q. Chaser
Angelina Johnson (89-96) Q. Chaser Katie Bell (89-96) Q. Chaser
GeorgeWeasley (89-96) Q. Beater
Fred Weasley (89-96) Q. Beater
Lee Jordan (89-96)