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Post  Choices Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:36 am

Is it Professor Quirrell's failed attempt to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringotts Bank?
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Post  Julia H. Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:03 pm

The Halloween-related guesses are on the right track, and Choices' interpretation of "trick or treat" is probably in the right direction, too. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508 The answer, however, is neither Sir Cadogan taking guard of the portrait hole after the Fat Lady takes flight, nor Professor Quirrell's failed attempt to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringotts Bank.

Keep guessing, please. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2222139670

Meant to do the job

For less than a year

Entertained the mob

Didn't work, oh dear.


Still, some help I got

As I was to fail

- Success on the spot?

On a larger scale.


Hint: Trick or treat?

Guessed: Horace Slughorn, Gilderoy Lockhart, Dolores Umbridge, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 trying to enlist the giants' support, the band playing the musical saws at Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party, Severus Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975, the charm Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975 did on DD Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839's cursed hand, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 looking after his half-brother Grawp, Draco Malfoy Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1628685445 - or more specifically, his task to kill Dumbledore Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839, the Unbreakable Vow, the troll that Professor Quirrel let into the school at Halloween, Sir Cadogan taking guard of the portrait hole after the Fat Lady takes flight, Professor Quirrell's failed attempt to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringotts Bank.
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Post  Lady Arabella Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:47 pm

I admit this is grasping at straws, and really has nothing to do with Halloween, but is it Crabbe and Goyle in their Polyjuiced disguises guarding the Room of Requirement?
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Post  Choices Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:32 pm

Could it be Voldemort's attempt to kill Harry (and killing the Potters instead) on Halloween night?
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Post  Verity Weasley Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:33 pm

How about the Basilisk petrifying Mrs Norris?
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Post  Julia H. Tue Jun 07, 2011 1:57 am

Thanks for the new guesses to everyone!

Lady Arabella,the answer is not Crabbe and Goyle in their Polyjuiced disguises guarding the Room of Requirement, but some components of this guess are similar to some components of the answer. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 464751818

Choices, I can see how Voldemort's attempt to kill Harry (and killing the Potters instead) on Halloween night would fit many of the clues, but the answer is related to another Halloween. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508

Verity, the Basilisk petrifying Mrs Norris is yet another Halloween-trick Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2222139670 in the HP-books, but not the one we are looking for.

You have earned a new hint!

Keep guessing, please.

Meant to do the job

For less than a year

Entertained the mob

Didn't work, oh dear.


Still, some help I got

As I was to fail

- Success on the spot?

On a larger scale.


Hint: Trick or treat?

Hint 2: Beware of the bearded one!

Guessed: Horace Slughorn, Gilderoy Lockhart, Dolores Umbridge, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 trying to enlist the giants' support, the band playing the musical saws at Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party, Severus Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975, the charm Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975 did on DD Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839's cursed hand, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 looking after his half-brother Grawp, Draco Malfoy Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1628685445 - or more specifically, his task to kill Dumbledore Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839, the Unbreakable Vow, the troll that Professor Quirrel let into the school at Halloween, Sir Cadogan taking guard of the portrait hole after the Fat Lady takes flight, Professor Quirrell's failed attempt to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringotts Bank, Crabbe and Goyle in their Polyjuiced disguises guarding the Room of Requirement, Voldemort's attempt to kill Harry Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2134391180 (and killing the Potters instead) on Halloween night, the Basilisk petrifying Mrs Norris.
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Post  Verity Weasley Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:54 am

OK, I have racked my brains to try and think of another Halloween related guess, and the best I can come up with is this - the age line around the Goblet of Fire. It fits with the bearded hint! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508
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Post  Choices Tue Jun 07, 2011 12:03 pm

Could it be the polyjuiced Mad Eye Moody (Barty Crouch, Jr)?
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Post  Julia H. Wed Jun 08, 2011 1:49 am

Verity you're almost there! You have certainly got the bearded hint right, and I'm already half-inclined to declare you the winner, but the actual answer is not the age line around the Goblet of Fire, but ... (Think of the first two lines.) Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 464751818

Choices, you're in the right book, too, but the polyjuiced Mad Eye Moody (Barty Crouch, Jr) is not the answer. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508

I'm adding one more hint. Keep guessing, please.

Meant to do the job

For less than a year

Entertained the mob

Didn't work, oh dear.


Still, some help I got

As I was to fail

- Success on the spot?

On a larger scale.


Hint: Trick or treat?

Hint 2: Beware of the bearded one!

Hnt 3: "Less than a year" is in fact 5 months. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2222139670

Guessed: Horace Slughorn, Gilderoy Lockhart, Dolores Umbridge, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 trying to enlist the giants' support, the band playing the musical saws at Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party, Severus Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975, the charm Snape Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 858139975 did on DD Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839's cursed hand, Hagrid Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1616972373 looking after his half-brother Grawp, Draco Malfoy Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1628685445 - or more specifically, his task to kill Dumbledore Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 3631154839, the Unbreakable Vow, the troll that Professor Quirrel let into the school at Halloween, Sir Cadogan taking guard of the portrait hole after the Fat Lady takes flight, Professor Quirrell's failed attempt to steal the Sorcerer's Stone from Gringotts Bank, Crabbe and Goyle in their Polyjuiced disguises guarding the Room of Requirement, Voldemort's attempt to kill Harry Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2134391180 (and killing the Potters instead) on Halloween night, the Basilisk petrifying Mrs Norris, the age line around the Goblet of Fire, the polyjuiced Mad Eye Moody (Barty Crouch, Jr).
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Post  Verity Weasley Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:29 am

Julia, following your hints to their logical conclusion then, the answer must be the aging potion that Gred & Forge Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2353527630 used to try to trick the age line around the Goblet of Fire. Is that it?
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Post  Julia H. Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:41 am

Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2942856553, Verity!

The riddle:

Spoiler:

The hints:

Spoiler:
The answer:

Spoiler:
Well done, Verity! I look forward to your riddle!

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Post  Lady Arabella Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:55 am

Wow! Congratulations Verity!

I think you deserve the Hermione Granger Award For Knowing Everything! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1205762161 Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1003735042
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Post  Verity Weasley Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:02 pm

Wow, Lady A, you're making me Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1437562208

Much as I would like that award, I don't think I really deserve it! I was pretty clueless until we got the Trick or Treat hint, and then it was a process of elimination of things that happened at Halloween that might fit the clues. Thanks Julia. It was a great riddle.

I planned to have a new riddle up today but I've had a really busy day and have only been able to come up with the first two lines so far. I'll post those anyway - you never know, someone might guess it before I have a chance to add to it.

Edit: OK, I've added another two lines. You can tell by the dreadful rhyme that this was done in a bit of a rush.


I'm there at the end but not at the start.
A little bit fruity but pure of heart.

My predecessor suffered a fractured defeat.
But not at the hands of a Death Eat-er


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Post  azi Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:02 pm

Hmm, I'm going to go for a stab in the complete and utter darkness - Horace Slughorn.
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Post  Puck Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:32 pm

Luna Lovegood? Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2045820042
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Post  Julia H. Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:39 pm

How about Draco Malfoy's Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1628685445 hawthorn and unicorn hair wand?
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Post  Verity Weasley Thu Jun 09, 2011 1:49 pm

Ooh guesses! Yay! cheers But no comments on my dreadful rhyme? I thought I'd be dodging a few dungbombs for that. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508

It's not Horace Slughorn, azi and it's not Luna Lovegood either, Puck. But I guess both of those characters could be described as a little fruity! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1003735042

Julia, it's not Draco's wand, but this guess is definitely heading in the right direction.

I'm there at the end but not at the start.
A little bit fruity but pure of heart.

My predecessor suffered a fractured defeat.
But not at the hands of a Death Eat-er.


Guessed: Horace Slughorn, Luna Lovegood, Draco Malfoy's hawthorn and unicorn hair wand
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Post  Julia H. Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:20 pm

Neville's second wand?
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Post  Choices Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:35 pm

Great guess Julia.....I bet you're right. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508
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Post  Verity Weasley Thu Jun 09, 2011 4:47 pm

I'm there at the end but not at the start.
A little bit fruity but pure of heart.

My predecessor suffered a fractured defeat.
But not at the hands of a Death Eat-er.


You're right Choices, it was a great guess. Julia has done it again! Congratulations! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2942856553 The answer is...

* answers below *
Spoiler:

Take it away Julia!


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Post  Julia H. Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:16 pm

Thanks, Verity! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508 I really liked your riddle - even the rhyme! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 464751818

Here is mine:

I was not alone

How could I have known?

Another one's art

Robbed me at the start.

But that stolen name

Today I reclaim

Part of my old dreams

Has come true, it seems.


Enjoy! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508
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Post  Verity Weasley Sun Jun 12, 2011 2:42 am

I am completely stumped by your riddle, Julia. I've been trying to decipher the clues and work out how art could have stolen something, and why 'today' is italicised. I've no idea, but in the interests of getting the guessing going, is it Stubby Boardman?
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Post  Julia H. Sun Jun 12, 2011 3:50 am

LOL, Verity, I had to look up Stubby Boardman in the Lexicon, so no, he is not the answer. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2222139670 The word "art" is a synonym for 'magic' here (like in Dark Arts), for the sake of the rhyme. Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 1437562208 The word today is italicised because it has to be interpreted quite ... literally. Does that help? Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 464751818

Keep guessing, please.

I was not alone

How could I have known?

Another one's art

Robbed me at the start.

But that stolen name

Today I reclaim

Part of my old dreams

Has come true, it seems.


Guessed: Stubby Boardman.
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Post  Puck Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:02 pm

Daily Prophet? Doesn't totally fit, but the today part made me think of it. At first it was the only wizarding paper, but then the Quibbler become the more reliable of the two. One would hope the fall of the DE would allow it to print truth once more.
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Post  Julia H. Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:09 pm

Thanks for the guess, Puck! Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II) - Page 6 2752390508 Your reasoning is very convincing, but the answer is not the Daily Prophet this time.

Keep guessing, please.

I was not alone

How could I have known?

Another one's art

Robbed me at the start.

But that stolen name

Today I reclaim

Part of my old dreams

Has come true, it seems.


Guessed: Stubby Boardman, the Daily Prophet.
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