Heraldry and Medieval Animal Symbolism in "Harry Potter"

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, http://www.uni-jena.de/ (Anglistik), course: Animals in Medieval Literature and Beyond, language: English, abstract: Was J.K. Rowling's choice of heraldic animals for the Hogwarts houses purely coincidental, or is there a deeper meaning behind the lion, snake, eagle and badger, interwo...