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As for the color palette of the Gryffindor crest, it is composed of two main shades — gold and burgundy, where gold may vary from its classic bright shades to darker and more intense ones. The color palette was already explained above: Gryffindor is a faculty with Fire as its element, thus the color combination used for its logo is associated with flame in the first place. Red also stands for courage and passion, while yellow symbolized energy and happiness, and all these qualities you can see in the students of the faculty. After graduating from university, Rowling worked for Amnesty International. She worked as a researcher and a bilingual secretary in London. Then, in 1990, the Harry Potter idea came to her. It happened while delayed on a train from Manchester to London. Gryffindor is also a pun on the golden gryffin, which is a lion that only has eagle wings, so it has the head and front paws of a lion, and has golden fur and feathers. The French for Gryffindor, "Griffondor", is a homophone for the actual beast, Griffon d'Or. Similarly, the Italian "Grifondoro" is a homophone of Grifon d'Oro. Coincidentally, Italy also has a high number of cities and towns which present a golden gryffin in their coat of arms. Examples of this are Agnone, Alessandria, Arzignano and Genoa. Gifted student, later became Head Curse Breaker at Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts from 1988 - 1989. A completely functioning full-scale replica of the Hogwarts Express was created for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's expansion at Universal Orlando Resort connecting King's Cross Station at the Diagon Alley expansion in Universal Studios Florida to the Hogsmeade station at Islands of Adventure, [29] manufactured by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group in the form of a funicular railway people mover. [30] The Hogwarts Express King's Cross Station features a wall between Platforms 9 and 10, where guests can "walk through" to get to Platform 9 + 3⁄ 4, as in the first film.
The translators of the books' foreign editions had difficulty translating the "house" concept; in countries where this system does not exist, no word could adequately convey the importance of belonging to a house, the loyalty owed to it, and the pride taken in prizes won by the house. [12] Gryffindor Harry PotterTM HogwartsTM Express O-Gauge (4-6-0 Conv. LOCO #5972)". Lionel . Retrieved 3 February 2016. Due to the Room of Requirement not being in a fixed location, it is one of the select locations in Hogwarts that does not appear on the Marauder's Map.Hogwarts ... Logically it had to be set in a secluded place, and pretty soon I settled on Scotland in my mind." Fraser, L., An interview with J.K.Rowling, Mammoth, London, 2000. ISBN 0-7497-4394-8. pp 20–21. To be of age at the time of the release of his hair potion in 1926, he would have had to be born in 1908 at the latest, so he would have had to have started his studies at Hogwarts no later than 1919.
Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team [46] and a member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually left before the end of his final year and become co-founder with Fred of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. After Fred was killed by an explosion in the Battle of Hogwarts, he married Angelina Johnson and ran the shop on his own for a while but was later supported in the running of the shop by his brother Ron Weasley.The distribution of Hogwarts students among the faculties was performed by the famous pointy hat Godric Gryffindor. She analyzed the character of each student and sent him to the faculty where he could reveal himself the most. With some applicants everything was clear at once, with others – it was necessary to think. At the same time, the hat also took into account the wishes of the future student. According to Joan Rowling, each of the four faculties of Hogwarts is associated with a certain element. Gryffindor is fire, Slytherin is water, Hufflepuff is earth and Ravenclaw is air. A student who allegedly made it to the top of Gryffindor Tower without a broom. She told a student about the Daedalian Keys and asked them to catch one, as each led to a cabinet. Member of the Crossed Wands duelling club. Hogwarts School owes its formation to four powerful sorcerers. They teamed up, and planned to build one of the finest wizarding schools in the world. These celebrated mystical beings were Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Helga Hufflepuff. Interestingly, the school adopted their last names for the faculties and used animals to identify them. Thus, a lion, snake, eagle, and badger greet visitors whenever they visit each house. The Hogwarts magical symbol has no specific name. However, some fans refer to it by its motto. In Latin, it says – Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus. When consulted, I shall propose the Latin phrase—Draco Scutum. It means—Dragon Shield in English.
Chamber of Secrets" redirects here. For other uses, see Chamber of Secrets (disambiguation). The Chamber of Secrets as seen in the second film Gryffindor's common room has stuffed armchairs and a cozy fire. The arched windows look out over the expansive Quidditch Pitch, Hogwarts Lake, and the Forbidden Forest. Hung above the Fireplace is a picture of Godric Gryffindor.For instance, in the US and UK, the book sold 11 million copies on its first day of release. Also, the brand and its author have won several awards. These are the British Children’s Book of the Year, Locus Award, Hugo Award for Best Novel, and Blue Peter Badge, to name a few. Commentator of Hogwarts Quidditch games [46] and member of Dumbledore's Army. Eventually became the host of Potterwatch.
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