Gryffindor is one of the four Houses of Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, founded by Godric Gryffindor. Godric instructed the sorting
hat to choose a few particular characteristics he most values. Such character traits of students Sorted into Gryffindor are courage, chivalry, and determination. The emblematic animal is a lion, and its colours are red and
gold.1 Sir Nicholas
de Mimsy-Porpington, also known as "Nearly Headless Nick" is the house ghost.
Gryffindor corresponds roughly to the element of fire, and it is for that reason that the colours red and
gold were chosen to represent the House1.The colour of fire corresponds to that of a lion as well, red representing the mane and tail and
gold representing the coat.