Having trouble keeping track of the who's, where's, and why's in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? We've developed this guide listing which Harry Potter characters are in which magic houses at Hogwarts for that exact reason! Grab your sorting hat and let's begin.
Harry Potter
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Bravery, courage, chivalry
House Positions: Quidditch Seeker
Though Harry doubts his worthiness for Gryffindor, the determined courage that allows him to eventually defeat Voldemort despite everything more than proves his place within the house, as does his firm sense of morality and kindness.
Hermione Granger
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, courage.
House Positions: Prefect
Though her intelligence and wit might initially suggest that Hermione would be a perfect fit for Ravenclaw, or her hard-working nature indicates Hufflepuff, Hermione's consistent bravery, even-keel, and nerves of steel in the face of continual danger make her the perfect Gryffindor.
Ron Weasley
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Bravery, courage, loyalty.
House Positions: Quidditch Keeper, Prefect
Though he has his moments of fear, Ron's bravery and loyalty show through in the first book/film and only grow stronger from there. Interestingly, all Weasleys have been sorted into the Gryffindor house, and all but two Weasleys have played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Ginny Weasley
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Bravery, courage, loyalty
House Positions: None
Independent and capable, Ginny is a strong and gifted witch who demonstrates her bravery in the face of any threat. She wields this courage to fight alongside Harry multiple times against Voldemort and his forces.
Fred & George Weasley
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, courage, bravery, loyalty
House Positions: Quidditch Beaters
This inseparable pair, despite their penchant for pranks and general mischief, are good-natured and endlessly loyal to their friends and family. They'd go on to join Dumbledore's Army and later the Order of the Phoenix, as well as opening and running Weasley's Wizard Wheezings, a joke shop.
Draco Malfoy
House: Slytherin
House Attributes: Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness
House Positions: Quidditch Seeker, Prefect
Rude, sly, and a backhanded bully, Draco Malfoy serves as our primary introduction to how Slytherin house is viewed. But despite sharing a house with so many villians of the series, Draco would have something of a redemption arc, leaving behind the more pointed animosity towards Harry by the end of the series and even teaming up with him in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Luna Lovegood
House: Ravenclaw
House Attributes: Intelligence, learning, wisdom.
House Positions: None
J.K. Rowling has called Luna an "anti-Hermione" with her airy manner and belief in unproven things. However, the two are more alike than this title would imply, as Luna is notably smart, perceptive, honest, and wise, all in line with her Ravenclaw status.
Neville Longbottom
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Bravery, courage, chivalry, loyalty.
House Positions: None
Neville himself questioned why he'd been placed in the house of bravery and not Hufflepuff. It isn't until the series finale, when Neville plays a critical role in the downfall of Voldemort, that he feels he's finally grown into the Gryffindor title.
Cho Chang
House: Ravenclaw
House Attributes: Intelligence, learning, wit
House Positions: Quidditch Seeker
Cho would maintain a kind, smart disposition despite the tumultuous events she goes through. She'd join Dumbledore's Army and has a strong sense of loyalty.
Cedric Diggory
House: Hufflepuff
House Attributes: Patience, loyalty, hard work
House Positions: Quidditch Seeker and later Team Leader, Prefect
The only Hufflepuff on our list, Cedric was a popular and accomplished student with a kind heart. He was a skilled Quidditch player and went on to participate in the Triwizard Tournament with Harry Potter.
Albus Dumbledore
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, courage, bravery, chivalry
House Positions: Unknown
Little is known about Dumbledore's time as a student, save that he was in Gryffindor house. But that makes sense; Dumbledore is said to be 150 years old at the time of his death, so records were probably slim at the time of his education.
Minerva McGonagall
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, courage, bravery, loyalty
House Positions: Quidditch Player
Though the Sorting Hat reportedly took the longest amount of time ever to decide between placing McGonagall in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, she did eventually end up in Gryffindor. It was also during her time at school that she became an officially registered Animagus.
Severus Snape
House: Slytherin
House Attributes: Ambition, cunning, resourcefulness
House Positions: Head of House
Though Rowling states that Snape possesses an incredible bravery, it's clearly his intelligence and dry cunning that placed him in Slytherin. Snape is perhaps the most shining example that, despite the Slytherin house's less-than-stellar reputation among students of Hogwarts, that Slytherins can still be good and heroic.
Rubeus Hagrid
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, loyalty, chivalry
House Positions: None
Though he was expelled in his third year for keeping an acromantula, Hagrid was allowed to stay and become a gamekeeper at the recommendation of his then-transfiguration teacher, Dumbledore.
James Potter
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, courage
House Positions: Quidditch Seeker, Head Boy
Despite a streak as something of a bully and troublemaker, James grew into the nerve and bravery of a Gryffindor as well as a kinder young man. This maturity is what would eventually spark his and Lily's relationship.
Lily Potter
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, courage
House Positions: Head Girl
Vivacious and kind, Lily was often told by Horace Slughorn that she "should have been in Slytherin." But, her sacrifice for her son in the face of imminent death is definitely in line with the bravery and courage Gryffindors are known for.
Remus Lupin
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, courage, loyalty
House Positions: Prefect
Due to his lycanthropy, there was the chance that Lupin wouldn't have been able to even attend Hogwarts — but Dumbledore made an exception to allow him to enroll, as long as safety measures were taken. Though his status as a werewolf was a secret, James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and later Severus Snape eventually found out.
Sirius Black
House: Gryffindor
House Attributes: Nerve, bravery, chivalry, loyalty
House Positions: None
While the rest of his family were sorted into Slytherin, Black ended up in Gryffindor, where he met James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. The group became best friends for years afterward, so much so that James named Sirius Harry's godfather.
Voldemort/Tom Riddle
House: Slytherin
House Attributes: Leadership, resourcefulness, cunning, ambition
House Positions: None
The final descendent of Salazar Slytherin, He Who Must Not Be Named has left a permanent scar on the house he was a part of. All but one of the Death Eaters were in the same house as Voldemort.