Students choose Harry Potter name

The students would need to get permission before using the name

Students at an Oxford University college have voted to rename their Junior Common Room (JCR) Gryffindor, after the house in Harry Potter.

Students at Magdalen College also called on other colleges to take-up the names of the other fictional houses - Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

However, it is unlikely that the 550-year-old college will make the change as the fellows must approve it.

A student also said they did not expect to get permission to use the name.

Laurence Mills, outgoing president of the JCR, said: "They did technically vote for the name, but legally I don't think we can do it as I believe the name's owned by Warner Brothers.

"The change would also have to be ratified by the fellows of Magdalen College and I can't imagine them ever agreeing to it."

Matthew Shribman, who voted for the change, said: "It is a joke, but at the same time, the Magdalen College JCR is currently called Gryffindor, since the motion ran and passed fully legitimately.

"Plus Professor David Clary, the President of the college is known to have one of the top ten fastest growing beards in the United Kingdom, and will be able to catch up with the character of Albus Dumbledore in a matter of weeks."

The JCR is the organisation in the college that represents the interests of undergraduate students.