J.K. Rowling has given the Gryffindor-seal of approval to one avid Harry Potter fan after learning of how the fictional books got him through years of bullying. Teenager Johnnie Blue met Rowling ...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. It appears in the Sorting Hat to Harry, who uses it to kill a Basilisk. According to the books, the Sword of Gryffindor was made in the 10th century by ...