The TRAGIC Life of Hogwarts Founder Rowena Ravenclaw (+Her Daughter) - Harry Potter Explained

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🗓️ 5 August 2022

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Which of Hogwarts' founders lived the most tragic life? You might be tempted to answer with Salazar Slytherin... -- But if we take a second look at the four co-founders, we'll find that Rowena Ravenclaw, might have suffered the greatest tragedy of all.

What was it? -And why was it so awful?

Join us, and find out, as we take a look at the life and times of Rowena Ravenclaw.

Rowena Ravenclaw, just like her other co-founders of Hogwarts, represented a unique part of the British landscape. -

While Godric Gryffindor was from a small town in the West Country of England... Helga Hufflepuff lived in a rural, hill-covered county in Wales,... and Salazar Slytherin was reported to have been born in Ireland... Helga represented Scotland and called the highlands her home.

All four of them were born in the 10th century, some decades before they founded Hogwarts sometime around 990 AD. -

In the years leading to the formation of the school, Rowena had already become renowned as one of the most skilled witches of her era. -Her mastery of charms, which she would later use to create her famous diadem, made her quite a formidable magic user. -

Her thirst for knowledge pushed her to study magic at a pace nearly no other wizard or witch could compete with.

But it wasn't just her tenacity that made her a powerful witch...

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1:09.2	Which of Hogwarts founders live the most tragic life?
1:12.6	You might be tempted to answer with Salazar Sutherin, but if we take a second look at
1:17.2	the four co-founders, we'll find that Rowena Ravenclaw might have suffered the greatest tragedy
1:22.4	of all.
1:23.8	What was it and why was it so awful?
1:26.6	Join us and find out as we take a look at the life and times of Rowena Ravenclaw.
1:31.9	Birth and early life.
1:33.7	Rowena Ravenclaw, just like her other co-founders of Hogwarts, represented a unique part
1:39.0	of the British landscape.
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