Deathly Hallows Book Discussion **LoTs Of Spoilers**

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, and why is Ravenclaw's mascot an eagle, and not a raven?

And why is Gryffindor's mascot a lion and not a gryffin? Hogwarts is messed up![/size]

I think the bird is a raven, but is sometimes shown in gold so it looks eagle like. Otherwise every picture I could find was a black raven.

A lion represents bravery- the trait of Gryffindor House. A lion best suits that (Gryffindor is not a literal Griffon)

Hufflepuff is a badger- so what does one have to do with the other?

Slytherin matches snake very well- of course.