Potty Games - Riddles Only (Vol. II)

Sorry Verity, it is not Hagrid, but thanks for the guess!

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid

Is it the Grey Lady, the Ravenclaw ghost?

Thanks Lady A, but it is not the Grey Lady. I think both Hagrid and the Grey Lady would be considered magical beings.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady

Is it Argus Filch?

Thanks for the guess, Shepherdess, but it is not Argus Filch. Keep guessing, please.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.

Hmmm . . .the only rhyme that comes to mind for "beastie" is "feasty/feastie." Is it some kind of food? (Except food can't be conjured, can it . . . )

But do Crookshanks, Scabbers, and the gnomes count as magical? It's the "I'm not magic" line that is completely stumping me. (Well, stumping me the most - the rest of the puzzle is doing quite a good job of stumping me as well. )

Choices, when you posted the riddle, you started off with "I'm rather bad at riddles . . ." Ha! I'd say you were rather good!! This is a puzzler!

Yes, it's an intriguing riddle, Choices! I have no guess yet, but I'm trying hard to think of one.

*** waves to everyone ***

Thanks for the guesses. Alas, it is not the garden gnomes at the Weasley's, but Lady A is right on target with her rhyme. You are correct that food cannot be conjured, but we could see something that is "food" be conjured for a different purpose. Hmmmmmmm........?

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?

Hm... Wild guess: Is it the wine Slughorn and Hagrid drink after Aragog's burial? (Harry refills the wine bottles with magic.)

Interesting guess, Julia, but that's not it. Please keep guessing.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.

Hm ... it sounds like something a magical creature would like to eat but is not normally regarded as food. Stone? Metal? Paper? No idea what it could be.

Whoa Julia, the first part of your comment is spot on, not the last part though. We may not think of it as food, but the magical creature does. Now, just tell me what it is and you're the winner.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.

Thanks for the question, Verity, but no, the beastie in question is not a wee Niffler.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial - Niffler (more of a question than a real guess ) -

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.
Hint: You also see me as a punishment.

Thanks for the guess, Verity, but it is not the rock into a dog. I think you all are making this harder than it is.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial - Niffler (more of a question than a real guess ) - rock into a dog -

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.
Hint: You also see me as a punishment.

Verity, it is not Crookshanks, but knowing the identity of the beastie will definitely lead you in the right direction.

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial - Niffler (more of a question than a real guess ) - rock into a dog - Crookshanks (another question, rather than a real guess) -

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.
Hint: You also see me as a punishment.
Hint: It is rather a large "beastie", but not as large as some dragons. Harry and Sirius could tell you more about it.

Is the beastie Buckbeak? Doesn't he eat rats? Or does he also eat ferrets? (That would fit in with the "punishment" part.)

Julia has said the magic word.....ferrets. That is indeed the answer to the riddle. Congratulations!

I'M NOT MAGIC.
(BUT I CAN BE CONJURED BY IT)
MY LIFE IS RATHER TRAGIC.
I'M LOVED BY A BEASTIE,
WHO WANTS ME FOR A .........
WELL, NEVER MIND MY SAD STORY.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT AM I?

Guessed - Hagrid - The Grey Lady - Argus Filch - garden gnomes - some kind of food - the wine drunk after Aragog's burial - Niffler (more of a question than a real guess ) - rock into a dog - Crookshanks (another question, rather than a real guess) -

Hint: It would definitely be helpful to rhyme the end of line four and line five.
Hint: Some kind of food......but what kind?
Hint: I may be used as a bribe to achieve a goal.
Hint: You also see me as a punishment.
Hint: It is rather a large "beastie", but not as large as some dragons. Harry and Sirius could tell you more about it.

Ferrets are not magical, but as we saw in GOF, Mad-Eye Moody conjured Draco Malfoy into a white ferret and bounced him soundly up and down. Moody was told by Prof. McGonagall that transfiguration is never used as a punishment. I must confess that I think the ferret thing where Hermione bribes Buckbeak with dead ferrets to get him to follow them into the woods and to keep him quiet while they waited there, is just from the movie version of POA. However, we do see Buckbeak enjoying a big plate of dead ferrets in chapter 14 of POA. Thus, a ferret's life is tragic and sad as they are killed for food for Buckbeak, who does seem to relish a nice ferret snack.

Thanks for your guesses and congrats to Julia.

Oh... wow...LOL! That was a surprise! Thanks, Choices! I need some time (hopefully not too much) to think of a new riddle .

Here is the new riddle: Enjoy!

Something for her, something for him
In a riddle asked on a whim
You will find out you must go back
From time to time on your own track
It’s getting clearer and clearer
As we are nearer and nearer
A remarkable successor
To a worthy predecessor
The connection, one tried to hide
The other one flatly denied
But I made my contribution
With the key to the solution
Of a riddle sly
Who or what am I?