Students in Oxford University voted on Sunday to pass a motion renaming their house common room, Gryffindor, after JK Rowling’s equivalent at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
It is the first time that Magdalen College Junior Common Room has changed its name in its 555 year history and now, students are also campaigning to rename Christ Church, St. ughs and Merton College Common rooms after the three houses in Hogwarts namely Hufflepuff, Slytherin and Ravenclaw.
“Magdalen College embodies the values of courage, daring, nerve and chivalry,” third-year student Zoe Tyndall, 21, who proposed the name change. These are the characteristics of the Gryffindor house in Harry Potter novels.”
The motion was passed with only six students opposing the name change.
Tom Meakin, President-Elect of Magdalen Junior Common Room added: “Magdalen does after all look a little bit like Hogwarts, and not to put any noses out of joint, but my Vice-President does look a little bit like Hagrid.”
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