Re: 20 Questions (Vol. IV)

Julia H. Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:40 am

1. Is it first mentioned before Book 4? No.
2. Is it a tangible object? No.
3. Is it magical? Yes.
4. Is it a magical concept or idea? No.
5. Is it first mentioned in one of the last 2 books? No.
6. Is it first mentioned in GoF? Yes.
7. Is it a person? Yes!
8. Does this person have something to do with the Triwizard Tournament? No.
9. Does this magical person speak French? I don't think so - but who knows?
10. Is this magical person a female? No.
11. Is this magical person a student? No.
12. Is this magical male a member of the Hogwarts faculty? No.
13. Is this person evil? No.
14. Does this magical male work for the MoM? No.
15. Does this magical male 1st appear in chapters 1 through 10 ? No.
16. Does this person play Quidditch? Not mentioned: Probably not.
17. Was this magical male ever Head Boy at Hogwarts? Probably not.
18. Do we see this magical male in a Pensieve? No, I don't think we do.
19. Do we see (or read about) this magical male in chapters 11-20? No.
20. Do we read about him in chapters 21-27? Yes, indeed!
21. Is this magical male someone the kids see when they go to Hogsmeade? Yes...
22. Is it Rita Skeeter's photographer, Bozo? No, sorry.
23. Is it Ludo Bagman? No.

Perhaps a summary would be useful at this point... 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 464751818

20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 464751818

Solitaire Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:00 am

24. Is the person they saw in Hogsmeade a strong supporter of Harry's?

Choices Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:19 pm

25. Is it Sirius (Snuffles) Black?

Solitaire Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:06 pm

You know, Choices, that's who it sounds like, to me ... except that we first see him in PoA. 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2398211921

Julia H. Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:44 pm

1. Is it first mentioned before Book 4? No.
2. Is it a tangible object? No.
3. Is it magical? Yes.
4. Is it a magical concept or idea? No.
5. Is it first mentioned in one of the last 2 books? No.
6. Is it first mentioned in GoF? Yes.
7. Is it a person? Yes!
8. Does this person have something to do with the Triwizard Tournament? No.
9. Does this magical person speak French? I don't think so - but who knows?
10. Is this magical person a female? No.
11. Is this magical person a student? No.
12. Is this magical male a member of the Hogwarts faculty? No.
13. Is this person evil? No.
14. Does this magical male work for the MoM? No.
15. Does this magical male 1st appear in chapters 1 through 10 ? No.
16. Does this person play Quidditch? Not mentioned: Probably not.
17. Was this magical male ever Head Boy at Hogwarts? Probably not.
18. Do we see this magical male in a Pensieve? No, I don't think we do.
19. Do we see (or read about) this magical male in chapters 11-20? No.
20. Do we read about him in chapters 21-27? Yes, indeed!
21. Is this magical male someone the kids see when they go to Hogsmeade? Yes...
22. Is it Rita Skeeter's photographer, Bozo? No, sorry.
23. Is it Ludo Bagman? No.
24. Is the person they saw in Hogsmeade a strong supporter of Harry's? He proves to be a useful and valuable supporter.
25. Is it Sirius (Snuffles) Black? No.

Hint: It is true that this magical person is first mentioned in GoF, but perhaps your guesses and questions dont't need to be so GoF-centred. 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2752390508

20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2752390508

Choices Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:50 pm

Oops, I forgot this magical male is first mentioned in GOF - I'm stumped. 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2398211921

Julia H. Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:01 pm

I think a new approach would help. 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 464751818

Potteraholic Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:52 pm

26. Is the chapter in GoF in which this magical male 1st mentioned, odd-numbered?

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Julia H. Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:03 pm

1. Is it first mentioned before Book 4? No.
2. Is it a tangible object? No.
3. Is it magical? Yes.
4. Is it a magical concept or idea? No.
5. Is it first mentioned in one of the last 2 books? No.
6. Is it first mentioned in GoF? Yes.
7. Is it a person? Yes!
8. Does this person have something to do with the Triwizard Tournament? No.
9. Does this magical person speak French? I don't think so - but who knows?
10. Is this magical person a female? No.
11. Is this magical person a student? No.
12. Is this magical male a member of the Hogwarts faculty? No.
13. Is this person evil? No.
14. Does this magical male work for the MoM? No.
15. Does this magical male 1st appear in chapters 1 through 10 ? No.
16. Does this person play Quidditch? Not mentioned: Probably not.
17. Was this magical male ever Head Boy at Hogwarts? Probably not.
18. Do we see this magical male in a Pensieve? No, I don't think we do.
19. Do we see (or read about) this magical male in chapters 11-20? No.
20. Do we read about him in chapters 21-27? Yes, indeed!
21. Is this magical male someone the kids see when they go to Hogsmeade? Yes...
22. Is it Rita Skeeter's photographer, Bozo? No, sorry.
23. Is it Ludo Bagman? No.
24. Is the person they saw in Hogsmeade a strong supporter of Harry's? He proves to be a useful and valuable supporter.
25. Is it Sirius (Snuffles) Black? No.
26. Is the chapter in GoF in which this magical male 1st mentioned, odd-numbered? No.

shepherdess Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:35 pm

27. Has this magical male ever done anything illegal?

Solitaire Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:10 pm

28. Is it Aberforth?

Julia H. Sun May 01, 2011 5:55 am

1. Is it first mentioned before Book 4? No.
2. Is it a tangible object? No.
3. Is it magical? Yes.
4. Is it a magical concept or idea? No.
5. Is it first mentioned in one of the last 2 books? No.
6. Is it first mentioned in GoF? Yes.
7. Is it a person? Yes!
8. Does this person have something to do with the Triwizard Tournament? No.
9. Does this magical person speak French? I don't think so - but who knows?
10. Is this magical person a female? No.
11. Is this magical person a student? No.
12. Is this magical male a member of the Hogwarts faculty? No.
13. Is this person evil? No.
14. Does this magical male work for the MoM? No.
15. Does this magical male 1st appear in chapters 1 through 10 ? No.
16. Does this person play Quidditch? Not mentioned: Probably not.
17. Was this magical male ever Head Boy at Hogwarts? Probably not.
18. Do we see this magical male in a Pensieve? No, I don't think we do.
19. Do we see (or read about) this magical male in chapters 11-20? No.
20. Do we read about him in chapters 21-27? Yes, indeed!
21. Is this magical male someone the kids see when they go to Hogsmeade? Yes...
22. Is it Rita Skeeter's photographer, Bozo? No, sorry.
23. Is it Ludo Bagman? No.
24. Is the person they saw in Hogsmeade a strong supporter of Harry's? He proves to be a useful and valuable supporter.
25. Is it Sirius (Snuffles) Black? No.
26. Is the chapter in GoF in which this magical male 1st mentioned, odd-numbered? No.
27. Has this magical male ever done anything illegal? Yes. 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2752390508

28. Is it Aberforth? Yes!!!

Congratulations, Solitaire! The next game is yours!

The puzzle has been somewhat tricky, because Aberforth is first mentioned in GoF, but he is only mentioned there (and briefly), and he becomes really important later. The answer to Q21 was misleading because you were concentrating on GoF, but the kids see Aberforth in Hogsmeade in OotP and DH - so the answer had to be yes.

Well done, Solitaire! 20 Questions (Vol. IV) - Page 7 2752390508

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Solitaire Sun May 01, 2011 5:21 pm

Wow, thanks Julia! I wasn't sure that would be the one, as I did not remember the kids seeing him this trip. He was simply the only one I could think of who met other criteria. Okay, I will try and think of something and get it up here as fast as I can.

Solitaire Mon May 02, 2011 1:29 am

Okay ... let the guessing begin!

Julia H. Mon May 02, 2011 3:35 am

1. Is it an object?

shepherdess Mon May 02, 2011 4:38 am

2. Is it seen in more than one book?

Solitaire Mon May 02, 2011 10:14 am

1. Is it an object? Yes.
2. Is it seen in more than one book? It is not actually seen in more than one book, no.

Choices Mon May 02, 2011 11:11 am

3. Is this object magical?

Solitaire Mon May 02, 2011 1:48 pm

1. Is it an object? Yes.
2. Is it seen in more than one book? It is not actually seen in more than one book, no.
3. Is this object magical? Yes, it is.

azi Mon May 02, 2011 3:16 pm

4. Is it bigger than an English football?

Potteraholic Mon May 02, 2011 4:38 pm

Hmmm... the wording of the answer for Q #2 intrigues me, so just to be sure...

5. Is it mentioned by someone in more than one book?

Solitaire Mon May 02, 2011 7:47 pm

1. Is it an object? Yes.
2. Is it seen in more than one book? It is not actually seen, no.
3. Is this object magical? Yes, it is.
4. Is it bigger than an English football? I have no idea how big an English football is, but it is totally bigger than an American one.
5 Is it mentioned by someone in more than one book? As far as I know, it is mentioned in only one book--that is, we read about it in only one book. That doesn't mean it isn't there. (Is that too big of a hint?)

Choices Mon May 02, 2011 10:51 pm

6. Is this magical object used by someone we see at Hogwarts?

Solitaire Mon May 02, 2011 11:55 pm

1. Is it an object? Yes.
2. Is it seen in more than one book? It is not actually seen, no.
3. Is this object magical? Yes, it is.
4. Is it bigger than an English football? I have no idea how big an English football is, but it is totally bigger than an American one.
5. Is it mentioned by someone in more than one book? As far as I know, it is mentioned in only one book.
6. Is this magical object used by someone we see at Hogwarts? Absolutely, yes!

shepherdess Tue May 03, 2011 12:22 am

7. Is it owned by a male?

(Soli, English football = American soccer ball)

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