Godric Gryffindor founded Gryffindor house in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
Gryffindor is one of the four Hogwarts houses, alongside Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. The house is associated with bravery, courage, nerve, and chivalry. Its emblem is a lion, and its house colors are scarlet and gold.
Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger are among the best-known Gryffindor students. The house's ghost is Nearly Headless Nick, and its head of house for much of the series is Minerva McGonagall.
The house founder's name is part of the house name, which makes this detail different from the other founders' relationships with their houses. The Sorting Hat places new students into houses, considering their qualities and, in some cases, their preferences. House identity shapes Hogwarts competition, including the annual House Cup.