Rowena Ravenclaw
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| Rowena Ravenclaw | |
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | 10th century Scotland[1] |
| Died | 11th century[2] |
| Title(s) | |
| Physical information | |
| Species | Human[3] |
| Gender | Female[3] |
| Hair colour | Black[5] |
| Eye colour | Dark[5] |
| Skin colour | Pale[5] |
| Family information | |
| Family members | Helena Ravenclaw (daughter) †[6] |
| Wand | Unknown length, wood and core materials[7] |
| Affiliation | |
| Occupation | Magic teacher[4] |
| House | Ravenclaw[3] |
| Loyalty | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry[3] |
Ravenclaw died sometime into the eleventh century, after she fell fatally ill. Legend had it that a broken heart — cause unknown — contributed to her early demise.
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Biography
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Early lifeEdit
- "Fair Ravenclaw, from glen […]'"
- —The Sorting Hat on Ravenclaw's birthplace.[src]
Added by Jack "BtR" SaxonAt an unknown time and by unknown means, Ravenclaw acquired a wand.[7] It is possible she purchased it from the Ollivander family, who had been in the wand-making business since 382 B.C.,[8] or made it herself.
Founding of HogwartsEdit
- "You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was founded over a thousand years ago — the precise date is uncertain — by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age. The four school Houses are named after them: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution."
- —Cuthbert Binns.[src]
Added by Seth CooperIt is a popular historical theory that the location and name of Hogwarts were both chosen by Ravenclaw, who dreamt that a warty hog was leading her to a cliff by the lake.[10] It is also thought Ravenclaw came up with the ever-changing floor plan.[11]
Ravenclaw selected her students according to intelligence and wisdom.[4] Ravenclaw House therefore values a sharp mind, wisdom, creativity, and cleverness in its members.[12]
At some point, Ravenclaw bore a daughter, Helena[6] who was taught by Rowena herself at Hogwarts.[13]
Later life and deathEdit
Added by Seth Cooper- "I stole the diadem. I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I ran away with it. My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss, my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts. Then my mother fell ill — fatally ill. In spite of my perfidy, she was desperate to see me one more time. She sent a man who had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me. She knew that he would not rest until he had done so."
- —Helena Ravenclaw's ghost to Harry Potter in 1998.[src]
Then, Rowena fell fatally ill. Disregarding her treason, she asked the Baron, who was in love with Helena, to go and find her daughter, merely wishing to see her one last time. He eventually tracked her to a forest in Albania but when she refused to return with him, the Baron flew into a fit of rage, furious at her refusal and envious of her freedom, and stabbed her. Immediately overcome with guilt, he then took his own life. The two would later become, respectively, Ravenclaw and Slytherin house ghosts.[6] Thus, Rowena did not get the chance to reconcile with her daughter before their untimely deaths.
Legend had it that a "broken heart" added to her early demise.[5] This story may have had origin in her estrangement with her daughter.
Physical appearanceEdit
Added by Seth CooperPersonality and traitsEdit
Ravenclaw's most notable trait is her intelligence and creativity, and the fact that she valued the same in her students.[12][4] She also seemed stict and intimidating,[15] but despite this she seemed to be forgiving and loving, as shown by the fact that she was willing to disregard her daughter's betrayal just to see her one last time in her deathbed.[6] She was also very proud, not admitting that her daughter had run away with her diadem not even to her close friends, the other Founders.[15] Magical abilities and skillsEdit
Added by Seth Cooper- Charms: Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem was a magical artefact that was bewitched, presumably by Ravenclaw herself, to enhance the wearer's wisdom.
- Magical arts: The Founders taught no particular subjects to their students; they taught them a bit of everything. Thus, it is more than likely that Ravenclaw mastered all the basic branches of magic such as Transfiguration, Charms, Herbology, Potions and so on.
- Magical architecture: It is thought that Rowena Ravenclaw herself devised the ever-changing floor plan of Hogwarts Castle.
EtymologyEdit
- Rowena is a Latinised form of an old Germanic name: "Fame" (cf. the Anglo-Saxon hrōd, or hrōð), and "Joy", (cf. the Anglo-Saxon wyn(n)), or "Friend", (cf. the Anglo-Saxon wine). Rowena, Queen of Britain, is a figure in Britain's traditional history; she was supposedly the daughter of Hengest and the wife of Vortigern.
- In Welsh poetry, Rowena is named "mother of the nation", which could link in to her being a founder of Hogwarts. She also is another character whose name surfaces in the great epic Ivanhoe.
- Ravenclaw is simply 'raven' + 'claw'. A raven is a large black bird that belongs to the crow family; however, Ravenclaw's symbol is an eagle. In legend, ravens are known to be smart birds; Ravenclaws are known to be wise and quick learners.
Behind the scenesEdit
- Ravenclaw was featured as Rowling's "Wizard of the Month" for August, 2007: "One of the four famous Founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Rowena Ravenclaw was the most brilliant witch of her time, though legend has it that a broken heart — cause unknown — contributed to her early demise".
- It is possible that Ravenclaw is not Rowena's birth name, but her married name. This theory is supported by the fact that Ravenclaw is also her daughter's surname. This has never been confirmed by Rowling.
- Despite being a house that values intelligence, the house has its quota of female beauties (Rowena and Helena Ravenclaw, Cho Chang, Padma Patil, Luna Lovegood), and even Fleur Delacour, who decided to sit at the Ravenclaw table while staying in Hogwarts. Male Ravenclaws such as Roger Davies have also been described as good looking. Even Filius Flitwick, Ravenclaw's head of house in the 1990s, was described as good-looking in his younger days. Ravenclaw's effigies also depict a beautiful albeit intimidating-looking woman
- Rowena Ravenclaw's Chocolate Frog Card, as featured in the PC video games of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rowena is somewhat anachronistically depicted wearing sixteenth/seventeenth-century garmensts, while Ravenclaw lived in the tenth century.
- Even though the word "Raven" is in Ravenclaw's name, the crest of her house depicts an eagle.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry has a vision of Hogwarts Castle, a woman, and a banner of Ravenclaw. Harry later identifies the woman as Rowena Ravenclaw.
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