Which Hogwarts house does the Sorting Hat place Harry Potter in?

The Sorting Hat places Harry Potter in Gryffindor.

Harry is sorted into Gryffindor during the welcoming feast in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The house is one of Hogwarts’s four student communities and is associated with bravery, courage, nerve, and chivalry. Its emblematic animal is the lion, and its colors are scarlet and gold.

Harry initially fears being placed in Slytherin, especially after the Sorting Hat suggests that he could do well there. He silently asks not to be placed in Slytherin, and the Hat announces Gryffindor. The scene establishes that the character’s choices matter alongside inherited traits or potential.

Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger are also sorted into Gryffindor, forming Harry’s closest school friendship group. Other important Gryffindors include Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, and Neville Longbottom. The house rivalry with Slytherin is a recurring feature of the series.