The Hidden Meaning Of Hogwarts' House Colors

Mugglenet pointed out Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw's house colors all involve metal. These metallic colors could stand for medals or rankings. In the first book of the series,Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone, Gryffindor won the House Cup, a prize for the house that accumulated the most points throughout the year. They were followed by Slytherin

Mugglenet pointed out Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw's house colors all involve metal. These metallic colors could stand for medals or rankings. In the first book of the series, Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone, Gryffindor won the House Cup, a prize for the house that accumulated the most points throughout the year. They were followed by Slytherin and Ravenclaw. Coming in last is Hufflepuff.

But Mugglenet said it isn't just in the race for the House Cup that the colors become essential. As the home of series hero Harry Potter and his two best friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, Gryffindor is the most crucial house in the books. Slytherin, on the other hand, counts the villains Voldemort, Snape, and Draco Malfoy as members, so it's the second most important house. Luna Lovegood, and to a certain extent Cho Chang, were integral to the series, making Ravenclaw a significant house. But with apologies readers out there who identified with Hufflepuff, that house only had one major character in the main series, Cedric Diggory. (And yes, Newt Scamander from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a Hufflepuff, but that's not the main series).

Colors have great symbolism in the wizarding world, wrote Rowling. Green is generally the color of superstition and dark magic, while purple, the color most wizards wear, represents nobility. It's no wonder that even the Hogwarts house colors are loaded with meaning.

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