Ravenclaw Mascot-Challenging Lexicon

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86037

"Arya" wrote:
> > I searched the archives and unbelievable cannot find anything on 
> this.  
> > 
> > I see on the Lexicon that Ravenclaw's house mascot is listed as the 
> Eagle 
> > and not a Raven.  I am searching for canon to confirm the true 
> mascot of the 
> > House.   Does anyone have any references they can point me towards 
> that I 
> > am missing and not recalling?
> > 
> > Arya
> 
> Ginger chimes in:  I know there are others in the previous books, but 
> having just reread OoP, the first one that popped into my head was on 
> p. 683 US, right before the Ravenclaw/Gryffindor match.  "Luna 
> Lovegood overtook them with what appeared to be a live eagle perched 
> on top of her head."
> Ooh!  Another one popped in!  SS US paperback p.34 describes the 
> Hogwarts seal as having "a lion, an eagle, a badger, and a snake 
> surrounding a large letter H."
> 
> I'm sure some eagle eyes out there will come up with more. <snip>


Also it may be worth mentioning that Ravenclaw is named after Rowena
Ravenclaw and that her personal symbol may be an eagle for reasons
relating to her values rather than her name. True, the name Slytherin
does suggest a snake, but it also reflects cunning and general
"slipperiness" like that we see embodied in Lucius Malfoy. Nothing in
Hufflepuff suggests a badger AFAIK. The name Gryffindor suggests a
griffin, not a lion, which is only one of two beasts that compose a
griffin, the other one being an eagle. In fact, it seems as if
Ravenclaw and Gryffindor have split the griffin between them, with
Gryffindor getting the rear half. Not sure what to make of that. . . .

Carol