Which Hogwarts house did J.K. Rowling name after Rowena Ravenclaw?

J.K. Rowling named one of Hogwarts’ four houses Ravenclaw, after its founder Rowena Ravenclaw. The house values intelligence, learning, creativity, and wit.

In the novels, students are assigned to houses by the Sorting Hat. Ravenclaw’s commonly associated colors are blue and bronze in the books, although film adaptations use blue and silver. Its emblem is an eagle, despite the house name suggesting a different bird.

Rowena Ravenclaw is one of the four medieval founders of Hogwarts, alongside Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Salazar Slytherin. Rowling used the founders to give each house a distinct educational and moral identity.

Luna Lovegood and Cho Chang are notable Ravenclaw students. The house is often mistakenly represented simply as the “smart” house, but the books also emphasize originality, curiosity, and independent thought.