Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II)

Thanks Verity! It just so happens that the Golden Snitch is part of the answer. There's more to it, so can you give me the complete answer?

Seek me high, seek me low
Chase me round, don't let me go.
Warning, warning, all beware
You ought to know I don't play fair.
I'm more than one, so come explore
Your guesses now I do implore!

What am I?

Guessed: The Elder Wand, The Golden Snitch

Hey, didn't mean to scare everybody off. Anyone may take a stab at the answer - we have established that the snitch is a part of the complete answer. Please keep guessing.

Quidditch?

Good guess, Julia, and you are certainly on the right track, but Quidditch is not the answer.

Seek me high, seek me low
Chase me round, don't let me go.
Warning, warning, all beware
You ought to know I don't play fair.
I'm more than one, so come explore
Your guesses now I do implore!

What am I?

Guessed: The Elder Wand, The Golden Snitch, Quidditch

Is it all of the balls used in a quidditch game?

Well done, Shepherdess! It is indeed the three balls used to play Quidditch.

Seek me high, seek me low
This refers to the Seeker who hunts for the Golden Snitch.

Chase me round, don't let me go.
The second line refers to the Quaffle, the objective of the Chasers. "Round" hints at the shape of the Quaffle and the other two balls.

Warning, warning, all beware
You ought to know I don't play fair.
These two lines refer to the Bludger, a dangerous and unpredictable ball that can pop up at any moment against either side.

I'm more than one, so come explore
Your guesses now I do implore!
This line tells you that there are more than one of these things - explore the riddle and make your guess.

Congratulations to Shepherdess - the next riddle is yours.

Umm..ok. I'm going to have to think.

I had to think awhile, too. I haven't done a riddle in a long time.

Verity, I'm excited to see a new riddle, and an interesting one it is. I am going to have to think about it a bit before I venture a guess, but just wanted to thank you for offering us this challenge.

OK, I am editing this to add my guess - Is it Sirius Black?

A new riddle! I haven't had time to visit the Forum lately, and I've been quite surprised to find the notification about this thread in my mailbox today. A very nice surprise and an intriguing riddle! Thanks, Verity!

Verity wrote: "Invigilation is one of the most mind-numbing things to do. I'd almost rather take the exam than invigilate it."

Agreed. LOL.

The riddle reminded me of lots of things. So ... my first guess: Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore?

Oh, that's a great guess - the clues sure fit.

See, that's what you get for thinking up a riddle when your mind is numb! Thanks for your guess Choices, but Julia has the answer. It is Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore, or as Nearly Headless Nick likes to call him, Sir Perfectly Decapitated Podmore.

I guess its fairly obvious, but here's the explanation.

Guardian or gatekeeper, not easily swayed ~ He's gatekeeper to the Headless Hunt, in charge of deciding who is allowed entry and who isn't
Scathing of one whose death was delayed ~ Not sure whether Nick's death was actually delayed, he may still have been killed with the first blow, but he wasn't properly decapitated
Writer of letters ~ He sent Nick a rejection letter
Pursuer of prey ~ An allusion to Hunting
Making an entrance
On this special day ~ He caused quite a stir with his entrance to Nick's Deathday party

Congratulations Julia! I guess the next riddle is yours, unless Shepherdess wants to step in.

Julia?... Shepherdess?... Anyone?

Great riddle, Verity! I'd never have guessed it in a million years! Well done, Julia!

Oh, dear, I'm so sorry! These days are terribly hectic - but it's only a few more weeks till the end of the school year.

Verity and Mona, thanks for the congratulations! It was a really great riddle, and solving it was a lot of fun. I'll try to come up with a new riddle soon. Of course, Shepherdess may get here sooner, but two riddles are better than none .

Thank you, Verity, for stepping in and doing that riddle since I was taking so long to come up with anything. Now it seems Julia is kind of busy. So if nobody minds I'll put up an easy one to give Julia some time to work on one. Julia, I hope I'm not stepping on your toes.

Taken from the mighty king,
I went to the kind and caring.
Taken again;
now kept within.
Known but unknown;
seen but unseen.
What am I?

Oh, Shepherdess, I'm glad to see your riddle! (LOL, you are not stepping on my toes at all!) The riddle sounds mysterious, and I have no real idea for the answer yet, but I'll try a guess, too.

The Invisibility Cloak?

Ooo...those are both very good guesses, Verity and Julia! Although neither is the correct one yet.

Taken from the mighty king,
I went to the kind and caring.
Taken again;
now kept within.
Known but unknown;
seen but unseen.
What am I?

Guessed: Gryffindor's sword, the Invisibility Cloak

Wild guess......is it Aragog?

Thanks for the guess, Choices; but the answer is not Aragog--although he does have something in common with the answer.

Taken from the mighty king,
I went to the kind and caring.
Taken again;
now kept within.
Known but unknown;
seen but unseen.
What am I?

Guessed: Gryffindor's sword, the Invisibility Cloak, Aragog

Thanks for the guess, Verity. Unfortunately, Snape's name is not the answer, and this line of thinking will not help. But since you brought it up, I'll give you a hint.

Taken from the mighty king,
I went to the kind and caring.
Taken again;
now kept within.
Known but unknown;
seen but unseen.
What am I?

Hint: The mighty king is not a person, creature or being.

Guessed: Gryffindor's sword, the Invisibility Cloak, Aragog, Snape's name