what are the four harry potter house names?
Ravenclaw House Gryffindor House Slytherin House Hufflepuff House
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 A House is a component of the school community and a place where pupils reside and engage in private study . Normally , a pupil remains at his chosen House until he or she leaves the school . Each house has its own colours . Competitions are regularly arranged between the Houses in a range of academic , artistic and sporting activities . With the exceptions of School House and Ellerslie House , the eleven houses at Malvern are named with numbers 1 to 9 , a system which used to be used at Roedean School , a girls ' school founded by the sisters of the Old Malvernian judge Sir Paul Ogden Lawrence . The houses , in order of foundation are : 

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 Seven rooms still possess elements of their original plasterwork , which the historian Peter Smith has described as " the most perfect and the most complete memorial to Elizabethan Wales " , and their original wooden carved panels that line the walls . The plasterwork includes extensive heraldry , badges and symbols : in the upper north range alone , 22 different heraldic emblems are molded into the ceilings and walls . The gatehouse shows the royal arms , as do the great chamber and the parlour , probably because they were intended to host senior guests . The badges of numerous monarchs are included throughout the house , including those of Richard II , Richard III , Henry IV and Henry VII . The badges of other prominent nobles , such as Robert Dudley , are also featured in the house . 

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 There are six houses at the RGS , named after various benefactors of the school : 

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 Note on names : Throughout the novel Rupert Brooke is referred to as Brooke and Nell Golightly is referred to as Nell . That convention is maintained here . 

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 The houses form the basis for much competition within the school . The first competition in the school year is the House Singing Competition in which every member of the school takes part . Thereafter , throughout the school year , the houses compete against each other in a variety of academic , artistic , and sporting events . An extensive range of almost 100 after @-@ school activities are offered throughout the year , such as The Duke of Edinburgh 's Award scheme up to Gold level . 
