Ravenclaw is one of the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each house has its own set of core values. Ravenclaws value intelligence, learning, wisdom and wit. The house was founded by the medieval witch Rowena Ravenclaw. The head of the house is Filius Flitwick and the house ghost is the Grey Lady. 

Here are seven facts about Ravenclaw House you might not know.

• The mascot is an eagle 

Even though the name of the house is Ravenclaw the mascot isn’t a raven, it’s an Eagle. The reason for this is because Rowena’s family valued the eagle. This is linked to the overall theme of Ravenclaw’s house which values intelligence.

• The house represents the air element  

J.K. Rowling wanted each house to represent the earth’s elements, air, fire, water and earth. Gryffindor represents fire, Hufflepuff represents earth and Slytherin represents water. 

• The colors are blue and bronze 

Many people think that the colors of the house are blue and silver but that isn’t true. The reason for the color choices is because blue represents the sky and the feathers of the eagle represent bronze. In the film the colors are blue and silver but not the books. 

• The Ravenclaw common room is the highest one at Hogwarts 

Each house has its own common room where the members of the house sleep and live. Each house is found in different locations throughout the school. Ravenclaw tower stretches to the sky and has the best views of the Hogwarts grounds. 

• It was a Ravenclaw house member who invented Floo Powder

Floo Powder is one of the fastest wizarding traveling methods, after apparition. It lets the wizards travel anywhere they please as long as they throw the powder down and make it clear where they would like to be sent. 

• Moaning Myrtle was a Ravenclaw 

Moaning Myrtle was the ghost that haunted the bathroom that housed the chamber of secrets. She lived in the bathroom because that is where she died when she looked into the basilisk’s eyes. 

• Professor McGonagall and Hermione were almost sorted into Ravenclaw House 

The sorting hat took a long time sorting both McGonagall and Hermione into their respective houses. McGonagall took five minutes which led to a hat stall; this meant that the hat was having a hard time placing her in a house. In this case, the hat was trying to pick between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. The same goes for Hermione but hers only took four minutes. 

No matter what house you are sorted in, Hogwarts is a school that welcomes and accepts all wizards! If you are a Harry Potter fan then I would recommend going on the Wizarding World website to take the sorting hat test for yourself to see what house you belong in.