Shield:

Uses a quarterly division

• The quarterly division denotes a rank of importance to each of the squares. The top left square is first, top right is second, lower left is third and lower right is fourth.

The Azure (Blue) symbolizes truth and loyalty

The Argent (Silver and White) symbolizes peace and sincerity

The holly symbolizes truth and trust (and is Harry’s wand wood)

The vine symbolizes strong and lasting friendship (and is Hermione’s wand wood)

The tower/castle symbolizes steadfastness and safety

The candle symbolizes light, love, and sexuality

• The maroon (sanguine) color symbolizes patient in battle and yet victorious. (That’s for all of the “truly” delusionals left out there – it might take a while, but the in the end…)

• (For this symbol, I went a little bit outside of traditional heraldic connotations. In heraldry the candle represents light and enlightenment, and in traditional symbolism, the candle is associated with romantic encounters and has phallic imagery.)

The stag symbolizes Harmony (and is Harry’s patronus)

The otter symbolizes Vivacity (and is Hermione’s patronus)

• They are facing opposite ways to show independence, but their heads are facing the same way to show like-mindedness and unity

Crest

The pumpkin

• symbolizes prosperity and abundance (non-Heraldic design, but it was appropriate)
• is colored orange (tawny) which symbolizes admirable ambitions

The peacock feathers symbolize beauty, power, and knowledge

• The golden (or) color symbolizes generosity and elevation of the mind

The ring at the tip of the shield symbolizes fidelity

The columns symbolize fortitude and constancy.

The pumpkin vines add to the shield’s strong and lasting friendship symbolism

• The green of these leaves (as well as that of the holly and vine) symbolizes loyalty in love

The woodbine at the top symbolizes love that does not harm the thing to which it clings. That’s right. A testament to our hurt =/= love beliefs!

Motto

Latin for Friendship and Harmony

Heraldic Symbolism