A thousand years or more ago,
When I was newly sewn,
There lived four wizards of renown,
Whose names are still well known:
BoldGryffindor, from wild moor,
FairRavenclaw, from glen,
SweetHufflepuff, from valley broad,
ShrewdSlytherin, from fen.
They shared a wish, a hope, a dream,
They hatched a daring plan
To educate young sorcerers
Thus Hogwarts School began.