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Photo of Gryffindor common room with the quote: "...their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy
Photo of Gryffindor common room with the quote: "...their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

45 Gryffindor Quotes from the Harry Potter Universe by JK Rowling

Titi Dokubo
Mar 20, 2023
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The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling has captivated readers and movie-goers alike with its magical world and the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Gryffindor is among the most well-known and beloved of the four Hogwarts houses. Read the following 45 Gryffindor quotes to find out why many love them.

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Gryffindors are known for their many admirable traits, which include bravery, chivalry, determination, and a strong sense of justice. Bravery is the most defining trait of Gryffindors, as they are known for their willingness to face their fears and take risks in pursuing their goals.

Gryffindors value honor, loyalty, and standing up for what is right. They are also incredibly determined individuals, never giving up in the face of adversity and constantly pushing themselves to be the best they can be. They are unafraid of hard work and will stop at nothing to achieve their dreams.

Overall, Gryffindors are remarkable individuals embodying the best of humanity's noble qualities. Step into the magical world of Harry Potter by reading these 45 Gryffindor quotes.

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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Gryffindor Quotes to Better Understand This Place

"By Gryffindor, the bravest were prized far beyond the rest." — The Sorting Hat

"A lot of people say that Slytherins and Gryffindors represent two sides of the same coin." — Gemma Farley

"And here are the Gryffindors! Potter, Bell, Johnson, Spinnet, Weasley, Weasley, and Wood. Widely acknowledged as the best side Hogwarts has seen in a good few years." — Peter Jordan

"At least no one on the Gryffindor team had to buy their way in. They got in on pure talent." — Hermione Granger

"Not Slytherin, eh? Are you sure? You could be great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that, no? Well, if you're sure, better by Gryffindor!" — The Sorting Hat

Gemma Farley's quote: "A lot of people say that Slytherins and Gryffindors represent two sides of the same coin." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Gemma Farley's quote: "A lot of people say that Slytherins and Gryffindors represent two sides of the same coin." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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"To Harry Potter, for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House 60 points." — Albus Dumbledore

"If you're not in Gryffindor, we'll disinherit you, but no pressure." — Ron Weasley

"Green is a soothing colour. I mean, Gryffindor rooms are all well and good, but the trouble with red is, it is said to send you a little mad, not that I'm casting aspersions." — Albus Severus

"You might belong in Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart, their daring, nerve, and chivalry set Gryffindors apart." — The Sorting Hat

"This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to win. I know it." — Oliver Wood

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "To Harry Potter, for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House 60 points." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "To Harry Potter, for pure nerve and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor House 60 points." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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"There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor. Malfoy's already done that." — Neville Longbottom

"Harry Potter: "It only put me in Gryffindor because I asked not to go in Slytherin." / Albus Dumbledore: "Exactly, which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." — J. K. Rowling

"Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of the hat, Harry." — Albus Dumbledore

"You're worth 12 of Malfoy. The Sorting Hat chose you for Gryffindor, didn't it?" — Harry Potter

"Well, I still say you were lucky, but not many first years could have taken on a full-grown mountain troll. You each win Gryffindor five points." — Minerva McGonagall

Neville Longbottom's quote: "There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor. Malfoy's already done that." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Neville Longbottom's quote: "There's no need to tell me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor. Malfoy's already done that." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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"Our emblem is the lion, the bravest of all creatures. Our House colours are scarlet and gold, and our common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower." — Percy Weasley

"That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger. Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all." — Severus Snape

"Another 10 points from Gryffindor. I would expect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so solid he cannot apparate half an inch across a room." — Severus Snape

"Don't suggest to me what I can and can't do, Potter. I've never been more ashamed of Gryffindor students." — Minerva McGonagall

Percy Weasley's quote: "Our emblem is the lion, the bravest of all creatures. Our House colours are scarlet and gold, and our common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Percy Weasley's quote: "Our emblem is the lion, the bravest of all creatures. Our House colours are scarlet and gold, and our common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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Gryffindor Quotes Full of Life Lessons

"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." — Albus Dumbledore

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing and should therefore be treated with great caution." — Albus Dumbledore

"Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right." — Hermione Granger

"When in doubt, go to the library." — Hermione Granger

"It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live." — Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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"Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike." — Albus Dumbledore

"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury and remedying it." — Albus Dumbledore

"But, you know, happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light." — Albus Dumbledore

"Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory." — Albus Dumbledore

"Ah, music, a magic beyond all we do here!" — Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love." — Albus Dumbledore

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." — Albus Dumbledore

"Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself." — Albus Dumbledore

"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have expected of you. I ask you to demonstrate your courage one more time. I ask you to tell us what happened." — Albus Dumbledore

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Gryffindor-related Quotes from J. K. Rowling and her characters

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"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other and knocking out a 12-foot mountain troll is one of them." — J. K. Rowling

"The Gryffindor common room looked as welcoming as ever, a cosy circular tower room full of dilapidated squashy armchairs and rickety old tables. A fire was crackling merrily in the grate, and a few people were warming their hands by it before going up to their dormitories." — J. K. Rowling

"The Gryffindors comprise a lot of foolhardy and show-offy people. That's just the way it is. I'm a Gryffindor. I'm allowed to say. There's bravery, and there's also showboating, and sometimes, the two go together." — J. K. Rowling

"Gryffindor House is home to Nearly Headless Nick, who in life was Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. Something of a snob and a less accomplished wizard than he believed. Sir Nicholas lounged around the court of Henry VII in life until his foolish attempt to beautify a lady-in-waiting by magic caused the unfortunate woman to sprout tusks. Sir Nicholas was stripped of his wand and inexpertly executed, leaving his head hanging off by a single flap of skin and sinew. He retains a feeling of inadequacy with regard to truly headless ghosts." — J. K. Rowling

"By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest. For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best. For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission. And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition." — J. K. Rowling

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J. K. Rowling's quote: "There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other and knocking out a 12-foot mountain troll is one of them." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

J. K. Rowling's quote: "There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other and knocking out a 12-foot mountain troll is one of them." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

"We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." — Sirius Black

"Albus Severus, you were named for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and he was probably the bravest man I ever knew." — J. K. Rowling

"I thought that to belong in Gryffindor House, you were supposed to be brave? It looks to me as though you would have been better off in my own House. We Slytherins are brave, yes, but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to save our own necks." — Phineas Nigellus

"Books and cleverness! There are more important things—friendship and bravery and, oh Harry, be careful!" — Hermione Granger

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"And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure." — Albus Dumbledore

Sirius Black's quote: "We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Sirius Black's quote: "We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

"It is the quality of one's convictions that determines success, not the number of followers." — Remus Lupin

"Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain." — Molly Weasely

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

Albus Dumbledore's quote: "And now, Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure." | Source: Youtube.com/HogwartsLegacy

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Some of the worst traits of members of the Gryffindor house include recklessness, impulsiveness, and a tendency to act without thinking. Gryffindors can also be stubborn and hot-headed, often putting themselves and others in danger due to their unwillingness to back down from a challenge or admit when they are wrong.

However, it's important to note that these negative traits often stem from positive qualities, as listed above. They are also fiercely protective of their friends and will stop at nothing to defend them.

In short, while Gryffindors may have their flaws, their unwavering courage and loyalty make them valuable assets to any team or cause. Enjoy these Slytherin quotes, another great house in the Hogwarts universe.

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