pretty much anyone that's read the Harry Potter books or seen the movie says wish
that they could go to Hogwarts it's a magical place and one of the most
intriguing parts of the series but how did it form when did it form who formed
it I'm gonna answer all of these questions and explain to you the four
founders of Hogwarts
Hogwarts was founded in 990 ad by four people Godric Gryffindor Helga
Hufflepuff Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin the four were some of the most
powerful and respected wizards of their time and they were all good friends
Godric Gryffindor was known for being the best duelist of his time Salazar
Slytherin was known for being a parson mouths meaning he could speak to snakes
Helga alpha puff was particularly gifted in food spells and marina and Helga were
the closest of the four the school they decided to create was in a castle
somewhere in the Highlands of Scotland it's a popular historical theory that
the location and name of the school were chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw who dreamt
that a warty hog was leading her to a cliff by a lake where the school would
later be located it's also thought that Raven claw came up with the ever
changing floor plan the school had a huge property with sloping lawns a huge
lake and a giant forest both the lake and the forest filled with many
different magical creatures the fort put many charms on the castle to make it
impossible for any muggle to see it and thanks to the charms all that the
muggles would see were ruins and several warning signs of danger they also made
it so witches and wizards could not operate or dis operate meaning magically
appear or disappear somewhere in the hogwarts grounds the school was built in
a time where magic was feared by the common people and witches and wizards
suffered much persecution which might have influenced all the protective
charms that the floor founders put on the school they created many subjects
for the school some of which included astronomy charms defense against the
dark arts herbology history of magic potions transfiguration muggle studies
care of magical creatures and many many more hufflepuff had a gift for
food-related charms and the recipes that she created are still used as the basis
of recipes even at Harry's time at Hogwarts
hufflepuff was also the one who arranged for house elves to be the cooks for the
school she thought it would be a good way to make sure that they weren't
mistreated or abused which in that time period house elves were especially
mistreated the four founders decided to have four houses and each one of the
four houses was named after one of them and each wanted a certain selection of
students for their own house Gryffindor warned his students to be
brave daring have nerve courage and chivalry the coat of arms that he chose
was a lion which definitely went along with the bravery trait that he was so
keen on hufflepuff wanted her students to be the most loyal patient and honest
but while the other houses had high standards she took on the students they
both master requirements along with those who didn't fit the others
requirements so essentially she took the students that no one wanted this made
the school a better place because she brought people from different
backgrounds together she chose a badger as her coat of arms
ravenclaw wanted her students to be the most intelligent have the most width
cleverness creativity and wisdom coat of arms that she chose was an eagle and
finally Slytherin wanted his students to have the most ambition be the most
cunning determined resourceful and most of all he wanted them to have good blood
purity meaning he preferred pure Bloods a child born from two wizards the coat
of arms he chose was a snake to go along with his rare ability to speak to them
each house had their own common room Gryffindor's is on the seventh floor
hidden behind a portrait of the fat lady to get in you give a password to the fat
lady hufflepuffs common room is near the
kitchens and to get in you have to tap a fake Barrow in the rhythm of Helga
Hufflepuff Ravenclaw common room was located on one of the highest towers of
Hogwarts and to get in you must answer a riddle given to you by an eagle door
knocker slytherins common room is located in the dungeons underneath the
Black Lake and is hidden behind a stone wall and to get in you need a password
just like Gryffindor after many years of the four founders choosing their
students they weren't sure how they were going to sort the students once they
were gone to solve this Gryffindor took off his hat and all four of them
enchanted it through a good sword students long after their deaths and
they named it the sorting hat everything went very well for the school in the
early years but eventually tension began to grow between the four founders this
is because Laverne despised taking students for muggle-born Families and
said that he would not have them at their school he tried to persuade the
others to only take students from pureblood families the other founders
didn't agree with this especially Gryffindor who was the most in favor of
allowing muggle-born students in their school
Slytherin and Gryffindor had a huge argument and there may have even been a
duel between the two along with the civil war between the houses afterwards
Slytherin chose to leave the school but he had a secret up his sleeve and that
secret wouldn't share the others decision to allow muggle-born students
in the school to fire on them Slytherin built a secret
chamber underneath the school which was unknown to the other founders the
entrance was located in the girls bathroom and the chamber contained a
basilisk which is a type of snake that has one of the longest lifespans on
earth a basilisk can kill just from looking someone in the eye
other than Slytherin himself the only person that could awake the beast was
his true heir and that air would release the basilisk many years later and purge
the school of all muggle-borns eventually in 1943 Tom Riddle or Lord
Voldemort Salazar Slytherin's true heir would release the Beast and would kill a
muggle boy and girl named Myrtle years later Tom ensured that he would be able
to open the chamber again one day I would be able to lead another to finish
Salazar Slytherin's noble work it didn't kill anyone that time around though but
it did patch of five several students and scared the entire school something I
think the Salazar Slytherin would have been proud of each founder left behind a
relic that they use during their life Godric Gryffindor as goblin made sword
was kept as his relic after his death my spell but take a true Gryffindor to the
relic was extra special because it had a bond to the Sorting Hat which as I
mentioned earlier was also made by Godric Gryffindor whenever a true
Gryffindor needs the sword we will present itself to that person through
the sorting hat hufflepuff left behind a small golden cup with a badger engraved
on it the same symbol as hufflepuffs house
Romina Ravenclaw's relic was a diadem that was said to have special powers
which would enhance the wisdom of the wear and finally Salazar Slytherin left
behind a locket that was emblazoned with the letter S later and Rowena
Ravenclaw's life she had a daughter named Helena who Reena taught herself at
Hogwarts Helena was jealous of her mother's famous intellect so she stole
the diadem from her hoping to use its powers to enhance her wisdom Rowena was
ashamed of her daughter's treason and hid her betrayal from everyone even the
other three founders Helena fell in love with the Baron and when her mother fell
fatally ill Rowena asked the Baron to go find her daughter so she could see her
daughter one last time before she died and pretend like the whole betrayal
never happened and have one last moment together
unfortunately the in a fit of rage when Helena refused to
come with them and marina was never able to see her daughter again and they were
never able to put their Feud behind them some people think that roaming is broken
heart over her daughter led to her early demise she was the first of the founders
to die it's unknown how or when the rest of the founders died but it is known
that they left behind one of the greatest legacies in magical history
their school would help shape some of the most well-known and successful
wizards and witches ensuring a bright future for the Wizarding World and all
it's time to come