Hogwarts Founders

Hogwarts school was founded over a thousand years ago by four eminent witches and wizards of the time. Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw were those who laid the foundations of the only wizarding school in Britain.

Godric Gryffindor

Godric was the founder of Gryffindor house. A fair man, he believed that any child who displayed magical abilities before their 11th birthday should be able to attend Hogwarts. Godric valued courage and bravery above all else, believing that these were the two most virtuous abilities a person can possess.

Salazar Slytherin

Founder of Slytherin house. Salazar was sly and cunning, not unlike many of the students in his house today. He believed strongly that only wizards of the purest blood (i.e those with a mother and father who were both from pure wizarding families, and who did not have any Muggle heritage) should be allowed to attend Hogwarts. Salazar caused great dispute over this with the other founders, and it eventually caused a permanent rift with Godric, which led to Salazar’s departure from the school. Before he left, however, he went behind the other founders’ backs and created the Chamber of Secrets, complete with a huge statue of himself.

Helga Hufflepuff

A kind and warm woman, Helga was the founder of Hufflepuff house. Not much is known of her, though we may assume that she brought (or tried to bring) unity to Hogwarts. The values a person must posses to be sorted into Hufflepuff house are those of loyalty and patience above all else.

Rowena Ravenclaw

The founder of Ravenclaw house, Rowena was a sharp and intelligent woman. Intellect is a highly valued asset to the students of Ravenclaw house. Due to this, it is likely that Rowena wanted to make Hogwarts the very finest wizarding school on Earth, teaching those children with the highest ability. Rowena no doubt valued education as a prized asset, and focused on the importance of teaching young wizards and witches everything possible to prepare them for their lives in the adult wizarding world.

After Hogwarts was built, the founders co-existed within the school peacefully for many years. Eventually, however, the pressure from Salazar to admit only pure-blooded wizards affected the other three founders greatly, and none more than Godric. Salazar finally left Hogwarts following a massive argument with Godric over the issue, and he never returned.

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