The Grey Lady

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Ravenclaw was one of four [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) houses and prized students whose focus was on learning, wit and wisdom. This reflected the nature of their founder, [Rowena Ravenclaw](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rowena-ravenclaw) who was known to be a woman of remarkable diligence and intelligence. [The Ravenclaw common room](/fact-file/locations/the-ravenclaw-common-room) was decorated with the house colours of blue and bronze along with their eagle emblem. The students were able to study hard in the rooms that were full of tables and bookcases, although if they were unable to solve the bronze knocker’s riddle they couldn't get in until someone arrived who could!

Ravenclaw

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### Connections
[Rowena Ravenclaw](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rowena-ravenclaw)

[The Grey Lady](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-grey-lady) 

[Filius Flitwick](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/filius-flitwick) 

[Cho Chang](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/cho-chang) 

[Luna Lovegood](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/luna-lovegood) 

[Gilderoy Lockhart](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/gilderoy-lockhart) 

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Located in a huge sprawling castle in the Scottish highlands, the celebrated school of witchcraft and wizardry taught its young students how to finesse their magical skills. From the tallest turrets and towers down to the depths of [the dungeons](/fact-file/locations/the-dungeons) (with 142 staircases between them), Hogwarts is structurally supported by magic, and even the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, doesn’t claim to know all of its secrets! Yes, this is the place that [Harry Potter](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/harry-potter) could call home, with the wizarding school boasting a rich history, full of mysteries, [ghosts](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost), talking portraits and much more.

Hogwarts

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### Where in the world
Near [Hogsmeade](/fact-file/locations/hogsmeade), Scottish highlands

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### Locations
[The Great Hall](/fact-file/locations/the-great-hall)

[The Room of Requirement](/fact-file/locations/the-room-of-requirement)

[The dungeons](/fact-file/locations/the-dungeons)

[The Astronomy Tower](/fact-file/locations/the-astronomy-tower)

[Hogwarts Library](/fact-file/locations/the-hogwarts-library)

[The Forbidden Forest](/fact-file/locations/the-forbidden-forest)

[Hagrid's hut](/fact-file/locations/hagrids-hut)

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### Residents
[Rubeus Hagrid](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rubeus-hagrid)

[Albus Dumbledore](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/albus-dumbledore)

[Minerva McGonagall](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/minerva-mcgonagall)

[Peeves](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/peeves)

[Nearly Headless Nick](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/nearly-headless-nick)

[The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron) 

[The Grey Lady](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-grey-lady-helena-ravenclaw)

[The Fat Friar](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-fat-friar) 

The giant squid

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### Magical Properties
Unplottable

Anti-Apparition Charms

Secret passageways

Vanishing steps

Secret rooms

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### Notable events

The opening of the Chamber of Secrets

The [Triwizard Tournament](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/triwizard-tournament)

The Battle of Hogwarts

[Sirius Black](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/sirius-black) breaks in

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[Slytherin](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/slytherin)'s ghost, The Bloody Baron was terrifying in appearance. The silver blood on his clothes was a clue to his death, and the horrible crimes that preceded it. Sent by [Rowena Ravenclaw](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rowena-ravenclaw) to find and return her runaway daughter, Helena, tragedy struck when she refused to go home with him, ending in her bloody murder. The Bloody Baron then killed himself in deep regret, returning to [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) as a [ghost](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost) and carrying heavy chains as a symbol of his repentance.

The Bloody Baron

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### Appearances
[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone)

[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets)

[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire) 

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### House
[Slytherin](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/slytherin)

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### Family connections/Affiliation
[Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) [ghost](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost) 

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### Skills
Con[troll](/fact-file/creatures/troll)ing [Peeves](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/peeves)

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### Hobbies
Being in love with the Grey Lady

Carrying chains

Scaring students and fellow [ghost](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost)s alike

Rowena Ravenclaw Fact File Body Text

A founder of [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Rowena was known for her brilliant mind and love of learning. Her house encouraged these qualities in its students, and as a result, boasted some of the cleverest and highest achieving witches and wizards at the school. However, Rowena's history was mired in tragedy. Rowena's daughter Helena was murdered after stealing her mother's enchanted diadem and running away. Both Helena and her murderer, [The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron), haunted [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts), representing [Ravenclaw](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ravenclaw) and [Slytherin](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/slytherin) house respectively. 

Rowena Ravenclaw

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### House
[Ravenclaw](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ravenclaw)

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### Family connections/Affiliation
[Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) founder 

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### Skills
Magical invention of her diadem

Founding of [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts)

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### Hobbies
Seeking out wise students

Daughter of [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) founder, [Rowena Ravenclaw](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/rowena-ravenclaw), Helena was jealous of her mother's gifts, stole her diadem and ran away to Albania. When her mother sent [The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron) to bring her home, instead, he fell in love with her, then murdered her when she did not return his feelings. Helena would go on to haunt [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) forever more, going by the name of The Grey Lady. 

The Grey Lady Fact File

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Ghost Fact File Body Text

Ghosts were spiritual echoes of living people, left behind after they had passed. In [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts), it was common for ghosts to dwell in the castle, as each [Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) house had a representative: [The Fat Friar](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-fat-friar) for [Hufflepuff](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/hufflepuff), [Nearly Headless Nick](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/nearly-headless-nick) for [Gryffindor](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/gryffindor), [The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron) for [Slytherin](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/slytherin) and The Grey Lady for [Ravenclaw](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ravenclaw). Other ghosts included the History of Magic professor, [Cuthbert Binns](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/cuthbert-binns), who would not be deterred by a little thing like death from teaching his class. Then there was [Moaning Myrtle](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/moaning-myrtle), a former student who haunted a girls' bathroom after dying in tragic circumstances. Although ghosts could talk to the living, they could not physically interact with the living world - but if a student were to accidentally walk through a ghost, they would experience an icy chill.

Ghost

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### Connections
[Nearly Headless Nick](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/nearly-headless-nick) 

[Cuthbert Binns](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/cuthbert-binns) 

The Grey Lady 

[The Fat Friar](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-fat-friar) 

[The Bloody Baron](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/the-bloody-baron) 

[Moaning Myrtle](/fact-file/characters-and-pets/moaning-myrtle) 

### Appearances
[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows](/discover/books/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows)

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### House
[Ravenclaw](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ravenclaw)

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### Family connections/Affiliation
[Hogwarts](/fact-file/locations/hogwarts) [ghost](/fact-file/magical-miscellany/ghost) 

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### Hobbies

Keeping secrets

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