Did the sorting hat belong to Godric Gryffindor?

The Sorting Hat was a sentient magical hat at Hogwarts that determined which of the four school Houses each new student belonged most to. These four Houses were Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. The Sorting Hat originally belonged to Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts.
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Who did the Sorting Hat belong to?

Legend has it that the hat once belonged to one of the four founders, Godric Gryffindor, and that it was jointly enchanted by all four founders to ensure that students would be sorted into their eponymous houses, which would be selected according to each founder's particular preferences in students.
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Who is the heir of Godric Gryffindor?

Godric Gryffindor once swore an oath that his descendants always would fight the descendants of Salazar Slytherin. Harry is the Heir of Gryffindor.
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Who does the sword of Godric Gryffindor belong to?

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The Sword of Gryffindor was a goblin-made sword owned by the famed wizard Godric Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Is James Potter a descendant of Godric Gryffindor?

Godric Gryffindor is the only founder who is not mentioned to have any descendants, although for a time it was speculated that Harry Potter himself was a descendant of Gryffindor either through James Potter possibly because James hailed from Godric's hometown, or possibly through a line of Squibs to James's wife Lily ...
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Is Harry related to Godric?

No, Harry is not descended from Godric Gryffindor, but rather is descended from the Peverell brothers of The Tale of the Three Brothers and owners of the original hallows on his father's side. Hence Harry owning a perfectly pristine invisibility cloak.
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Who is the true heir of Ravenclaw?

The Heir of Ravenclaw was an individual prophesized by the centaur Harmonthrep (Ajrand) to bring honor and glory to the House of Ravenclaw. The Heir of Ravenclaw was in time revealed to be Brian Dumbledore (Ajrand).
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How did Bellatrix get the sword?

During the Second Wizarding War, Godric Gryffindor's Sword was secured in Bellatrix's vault on Voldemort's orders, Voldemort and Bellatrix both unaware, at the time, that it was merely a copy placed there then-Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Severus Snape).
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Who was Ragnuk the first?

King Ragnuk the First (fl. 11th century) was the king of the goblins during the lifetime of Godric Gryffindor. He was the maker of the famous Sword of Gryffindor.
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How did Snape know where Harry was in the woods?

If you can see/feel what your Patronus sees/feels when you send it off on a mission, Snape would know the moment the Patronus found Harry and would be able to hide the sword in the lake in time for Harry to find it when he arrived, minutes later.
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Is Jacob a squib?

He might have the right intentions after all, but Hogwarts' charms should not be overridden by any professor, even if they are as powerful as Albus Dumbledore. There is another option and is that Jacob is a Squib (just like Filch), but without him knowing it.
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Who was the first student sorted into Gryffindor?

In the books, the first person sorted in Harry's year is Hannah Abbott: Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long roll of parchment. "When I call your name, you will put on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted," she said. "Abbott, Hannah!"
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Did the Sorting Hat know Harry was a Horcrux?

So, yes, the hat detected the portion of Voldemort's soul within Harry. But, no, Harry was not an official Horcrux.
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How did the Sorting Hat get the sword of Gryffindor?

The sword was produced by the Sorting Hat during Harry's ordeal in the Chamber of Secrets and Harry used it to kill the Basilisk (CS17). At this point it became infused with Basilisk venom, which made it capable of destroying Horcruxes (DH15).
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Is the sword of Gryffindor Excalibur?

Gryffindor's sword owes something to the legend of Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur, which in some legends must be drawn from a stone by the rightful king. The idea of fitness to carry the sword is echoed in the sword of Gryffindor's return to worthy members of its true owner's house.
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Why was the sword of Gryffindor in the lake?

In addition, the portrait of Dumbledore told Severus Snape that the sword must be taken under conditions of need and valour, which was why Snape put it into the frozen pond in the first place.
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Who was Ron disguised as in Gringotts?

She also transfigured various aspects of Ron's appearance (hair length and beard) to disguise him as "Dragomir Despard", a foreign wizard. Harry and Griphook hid under his invisibility cloak.
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How did Snape know where to hide the sword?

Phineas went to his Hogwarts portrait and relayed that information back to Snape, who then traveled to the Forest of Dean and planted the sword.
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Why can basilisk venom destroy Horcruxes?

After being healed, Harry took the fang and stabbed Riddle's diary, destroying that Horcrux beyond magical repair. Because Harry had stabbed the Basilisk with the sword, it was imbued with Basilisk venom and was therefore able to destroy Horcruxes and poison opponents that it cut through as well.
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Who is hufflepuffs heir?

The Heir of Hufflepuff was none other than Cedric Diggory, who was well on his way to fulfilling the prophecy of the Heir of Hufflepuff when he was tragically murdered by Peter Pettigrew.
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Who are the 4 heirs of Hogwarts?

In the warehouse, Grisha explains that she was a student with Riddle at Hogwarts, who along with Wiglaf Sigurdsson and Lazarus Smith were the true heirs of the Hogwarts founders (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff, respectively).
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Is Ginny the heir of Slytherin?

The Heir of Slytherin turns out to be Ginny Weasley, who is being controlled via a magical diary that once belonged to Tom Riddle, AKA Voldemort.
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Is Ginny the heir of Gryffindor?

This could also explain the elements of the HBP storyline that were removed from CoS. If it were known that Ginny is the Heir to Gryffindor, it makes it that much more symbolic that Riddle, Heir of Slytherin, took her into the Chamber.
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