Raven claw
May have been a member of the Ravenclaw Quidditch team, possibly as a Seeker. Later became Professor of Charms and Head of Ravenclaw House. Was killed by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk and is now a ghost that haunts the Second-floor girls' lavatory. Was Headmaster sometime prior to Armando Dippet Was Minister for Magic during an unknown period. Notably, many Ravenclaws joined Dumbledore's Army and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts along with Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs.ĭaughter of the house founder, Rowena Ravenclaw and house ghost.įamous for his eccentric habits, such as wearing a jellyfish as a hat, and sleeping in a room with fifty pet Augureys. This may indicate that Ravenclaw tends to have a closer relationship with Hufflepuff house or simply be a result of the widespread belief that Harry had cheated in order to get his name in the Goblet of Fire. However, during the 1994 Triwizard Tournament, Ravenclaws supported Hufflepuff Champion Cedric Diggory over Harry. Harry Potter believed that they tended to side with Gryffindor in its rivalry with Slytherin, as did Hufflepuff house. Ravenclaw House appears to have little rivalry with the other houses, except in Quidditch (in which case it is most fiercely competitive with Hufflepuff). Hermione Granger, an extremely intelligent witch and the top student in her year, was sorted into Gryffindor, though she admitted that the Sorting Hat had seriously considered placing her in Ravenclaw. Thus, many Ravenclaws tend to be academically motivated and talented students. Ravenclaw House prizes intelligence, creativity, resourcefulness, cleverness, knowledge, and wit in its members. However, Hermione stated in her first year that most wizards and witches do not have much sense of logic, which might be something that Ravenclaw noticed herself and decided to use riddles instead of passwords. This could prove troublesome as anyone with enough intellect could intrude into the dormitory, as is shown in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows where Professor McGonagall had no trouble entering by answering the riddle correctly. Unlike the other common rooms in the school, a logical riddle given by a bronze eagle-shaped knocker must be answered to enter. Harry Potter entered the common room in 1998 while searching for clues to the location of one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
Tables, chairs, and bookcases cover the expanse of the floor, and a white-marble statue of Rowena Ravenclaw sits next to the door that leads to the dormitories above. The domed ceiling is painted with stars, which are echoed in the midnight-blue carpet.
It has graceful arched windows, and the walls are hung with blue and bronze silks. You have to climb a tight spiral staircase to get there. The Ravenclaw common room is in one of the castle's towers and is wide and circular.