The Gryffindor Coat-of-Arms

[jkusalavagemd]

No: HPFGUIDX 42453

I noticed the other day that the Scottish coat-of-arms is a red lion 
rampant on a field of gold (forget the fleury borders), which is the 
same as the Gryffindor arms with their colors reversed.  My next 
thought was that it must be the other way 'round, of course.  The 
Gryffindor coat-of-arms is the reverse of Scotland's, much as the
"Red Cross" is the reverse of the Swiss flag, and for the same 
reason:  to give honor by imitating.  I have to think that this was 
done consciously by JKR.  Well, that's all.  I hope nobody thinks 
this is too trivial an observation.

Haggridd