Gryffindor house is where you would find the
pluckiest and most daring students (there's a reason the house
symbol is the brave lion). The house colours are scarlet and gold, the
common room lies up in Gryffindor Tower and the Head of House is Professor
Minerva McGonagall.
Hufflepuff is where you will find the
most trustworthy and hardworking students. In fact, out of all
the houses Hufflepuff has produced the least number of dark witches and
wizards. The badger is the symbol of this house, the colours are yellow
and black, the Head of House is Professor Pomona Sprout and the common
room can be found near the kitchens in Hogwarts.
Slytherin house has an unfortunate reputation.
While it is true that a lot of dark witches and wizards were sorted into
Slytherin, not all who belong to this house are bad. In fact, there are a
lot of excellent qualities the Sorting Hat looks for in potential
Slytherins and Merlin himself even belonged to this misunderstood house!
If you are looking for the brainiest students – you would find
them in Ravenclaw (with a couple of notable exceptions
like Hermione Granger). The Ravenclaw colours are blue and bronze, the
emblem is an eagle, the Head of House is Professor Filius Flitwick and the
common room sits at the top of Ravenclaw Tower behind an enchanted
knocker.