Awards, Trophies, and Honours
"We've won the Cup! We've won the Cup!"
-- Angelina Johnson,
Katie Bell, and
Alicia Spinnet
(PA15)
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Awards
Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting
Albus Dumbledore won this
before his eighteenth birthday
(DH18).
"Dangerous" Dai Commemorative Medal
Given each year to the Quidditch player who has been the most reckless,
in honor of "Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn,
a notably reckless player for the
Caerphilly Catapults
(QA7).
Gold Medal for Ground-Breaking Contribution to the International Alchemical Conference in Cairo
Albus Dumbledore won this
before his eighteenth birthday
(DH18).
Medal for Magical Merit
Given to Tom Riddle 50 years ago.
Since Tom was one of the brightest
wizards ever to attend Hogwarts,
this award may be one for achievement in academic studies
(CS13).
Most Charming Smile award
This somewhat silly award is given out by
Witch Weekly Magazine.
It has been won quite often by
Gilderoy Lockhart.
award for special services to the school
Gold shield awarded to Tom Riddle
for exposing Hagrid as the one who
opened the
Chamber of Secrets
and released the monster
(CS13).
Harry and Ron received Special Awards for Service to the School after they rediscovered the Chamber and defeated the basilisk (and the memory-Tom Riddle as well) (CS18)
Trophies
House Cup
Won each year by the Hogwarts House that has earned the most
House Points.
Quidditch Cup
Won each year by the top House Quidditch team
Triwizard Cup
Awarded to the winner of the Triwizard Tournament
and held as an honor by the victorious school until the next tournament.
trophy for the winner of the annual broom race in Sweden
Shaped like a
Swedish Short Snout dragon
(since the race runs through the Swedish Short Snout
reservation, which thins the ranks of contestants somewhat)
(QA2)
Gryffindor Quidditch shield
In PS/f, a shield is shown with
several names on it. At the top it says "Gryffindor" and prominently
displayed in the center is a small shield with
James Potter's name on it, listing him
as playing Seeker in 1972. The other names are R. J. H. King (1969) and
M. G. McGonagall (1971). Since Rowling has stated that
James played Chaser,
this plaque cannot be considered canon (although, as several fans have
noted, there's no particular reason why
James couldn't have played more than
one position during his years on the team). Since we know that
James was born 1960, this would
suggest that he won the award early in his years at Hogwarts.
Honours
Order of Merlin
The Order of Merlin is a great honour, bestowed on wizards who have
demonstrated their devotion to the principles of living harmoniously with
Muggles. The Order was created by
Merlin, the famous
wizard of the Middle Ages, to pass laws against using magic against Muggles (fw).
It is likely that the true meaning of the Order has been somewhat lost over
the years, since
Sirius Black's grandfather
had been given an Order of Merlin, First Class.
The medal was found on the drawing room shelves during the cleaning of that
room. Sirius said he'd gotten it for
donating a lot of gold
(OP6).
Others who have received the Order include:
Albus Dumbledore - Order of Merlin, First Class
Cornelius Fudge - Order of Merlin, First Class
Newt Scamander - Order of Merlin, Second Class
Peter Pettigrew - Order of Merlin, awarded by the Ministry posthumously, or so they believed
Gilderoy Lockhart - Order of Merlin, Third Class
