- Founded Gryffindor house
- Was a close friend of Salazar Slytherin
- Owned the Sorting Hat
- Decided that once the four founders were dead, the Sorting Hat would sort
the students
- Had an argument with Salazar Slytherin about who should be let into Hogwarts
- Thought anybody with skill should be allowed to attend Hogwarts
- Came from the moors