According to the history teacher of magic, Cuthbert Binns , Hogwarts was founded about a thousand years ago, four wizards : sorcerers Godric Gryffindor , Salazar Slytherin and Ravenclaw and fairies Candida Penelope Hufflepuff . The aim of the founders was the training and education of children with magical potential. These children were collected throughout the country. However, over time among the founders split. Salazar Slytherin believed that the school should not teach children whose parents
