Ferris Wheel Press Harry Potter Jewel Pens: Gryffindor and Ravenclaw Review

Introduction

Fountain pens are tools first, but the best ones carry a story. The Ferris Wheel Press Harry Potter collection takes that idea seriously: two officially licensed Warner Brothers fountain pens and their matching inks, each drawn from one of the most influential fantasy series of the last three decades. The Harry Potter novels have sold over 600 million copies in 80 languages, making them the best-selling literary series in history, so a stationery tie-in was almost inevitable. What makes this one interesting is the partner. Ferris Wheel Press already looks like it wandered out of a storybook, long before any licensing deal.

Whether you grew up with the books and films or simply appreciate a pen with a bit of dark academia about it, this collection is worth a closer look. Below we break down both pens and the inks, how they write, and where the value lands.

Two Jewel Pens, Two Hogwarts Houses

The pens take their names from the houses of Hogwarts. Gryffindor stands for boldness and courage, with scarlet and gold colors. Ravenclaw stands for intellect, curiosity, and scholarship, with blue and bronze. The collection covers two of those houses, and the color stories follow directly from them.

The pen itself is called the Jewel, a nod to the unit of energy and the creative spark of inspiration. It is Ferris Wheel Press’s most elaborate design yet, an elevated take on the earlier brush-style pen with better proportions and a more confident feel.

Ferris Wheel Press Gryffindor Jewel

The Gryffindor Jewel is a gorgeous deep crimson lacquer over a brass base, finely polished and holding light beautifully. It has real heft, at least 30 grams by feel, a rounded shape that is unmistakably Ferris Wheel Press, and a gold-plated protective ring on the cap engraved with spell-like details. The metal grip is engraved with Harry Potter-themed patterns, grippy and genuinely attractive. It is a cartridge converter pen with a stainless steel number six gold-plated nib in a single 0.45 mm width, roughly a western fine or Japanese medium. Writing feels fine with occasional pleasant line variation.

A few practical notes: there is no clip, so keep your desk level or the pen will roll away. Metal threads on a lacquer body also make posting the cap a bad idea unless you do not mind scratches. The price is $225 at the time of release, $45 more than the base Jewel, which buys the Harry Potter licensing and design cues. That is a lot for a steel nib, though not extreme by current standards, and for fans the justification is simple: it is the Harry Potter pen.

Ferris Wheel Press Ravenclaw Jewel

The Ravenclaw Jewel is the more striking of the two, at least on looks. The blue is deeply saturated, genuinely sapphire, with impressive depth. The metal trim is more subdued, closer to pewter than pure bronze, and the nib plating reads like white gold or chrome. It shares the same construction as the Gryffindor version: lacquer over brass, engraved metal grip, cartridge converter filler, and the same 0.45 mm steel nib with Harry Potter house detailing.

Even someone who usually leans toward scarlets will find this blue hard to beat. Like its sibling, each pen comes with a real leather carrying sleeve embossed with the house crest and Ferris Wheel Press on the back, a nice finishing touch.

The Matching Inks

The Harry Potter edition ink bottles raise the bar. They look as if they came from some ancient abandoned apothecary, steeped in magic and dark academia, with an incredibly detailed sculpted cap featuring the house animal beautifully carved and cast. The one caveat is practical: the elaborate cap makes the bottle top-heavy, so be careful when filling.

The inks themselves refute some common criticisms of Ferris Wheel Press inks, which can run too light and too sparkly. Both of these are very saturated. They do contain shimmer, but it settles, and if you prefer to fill from the top and skip the sparkle, that is easy. The blue is a rich, versatile shade suited to almost any situation, and the crimson is a nice expression of the house color, though it will not replace heavier favorites like Writer’s Blood or Oxblood for everyday use. Buying a pen and its matching ink together puts you in for about $270.

The Writing Experience

Both nibs write very similarly: a fairly fine, very consistent line. These are not overly wet pens. Compared with famously wet writers they feel restrained, but not dry. The flow is precise and deliberate, with a touch of line variation on curves and dips that adds saturation where the pen slows, which flatters handwriting nicely.

In the hand the pen feels balanced, the grip keeps things under control, and the slightly restrained flow encourages writing with intention. Carried daily for about a week, it produced no issues with the nib drying out, and the screw cap with metal threads on metal seals tightly. This is more of a desk pen than a carry pen, given the lack of clip and the rolling risk, but that fits the ethos: an intentional, ritualistic writing experience. You open the journal, uncap the pen, and slow down a bit.

Overall Buying Advice

If you are torn between the two, let your house allegiance decide. The Ravenclaw blue is the standout color of the pair, while the Gryffindor crimson is the classic fan pick. Either way, budget for the matching ink if you can, because the pen and ink pairing is where the collection really clicks. At $225 per pen, you are paying for the design, the licensing, and a competent steel-nib writer rather than cutting-edge nib technology, so buy it with your fandom heart as well as your pen-snob head. It is a fine choice for fans, a charming desk pen for everyone else, and a genuinely nice gateway into the hobby for anyone arriving through the Harry Potter universe.

Conclusion

Ferris Wheel Press has built its reputation on treating imagination as part of the writing experience, and these pens continue that approach. They take recognizable elements from a beloved literary world and turn them into tools for everyday writing. Whether you are drawn to the bold character of Gryffindor or the quieter intellectual tone of Ravenclaw, this collection shows how design and storytelling can coalesce in something as simple as a fountain pen. For fans, it is an easy recommendation. For everyone else, it is still a very good pen that happens to look a little bit magical.