20 Questions (Vol. VI)

34. Is it the oval mark the Horcrux locket left on Harry's chest when Hermione had to use a Severing Charm to get it away?

1. Is it a person? No, not exactly.
2. Is it a place? No.
3. Is this thing magical? Unsure. It doesn't seem to be, but ...
4. Is this thing tangible? Yes, it can be touched.
5. Is it owned by someone? Hmmmm ... Owned isn't quite the right word, but someone certainly has it. I don't want to say more just yet, but I may give a further hint on this later.
6. Is it a wizard/witch that has it or uses it? Yes, he/she has it; but I can't say it is something that is used.
7. Do we see this thing at Hogwarts? Yes and no. It does eventually wind up there, but I don't believe we ever see it; we just know it's there.
8. Is it a living thing? No, the item itself isn't living.
9. Is i some kind of facsimile of a person? No. The actual thing itself doesn't even look like a person.
10. Is it part of a living being (like a body part)? Yes, it is part of a living being, but No, it is not a body part.
11. Is this thing on a male? Yes. .
12. Is this thing the result of a magic spell? No, it isn't the result of a spell. However, I think you might be on the right track.
13. Is this thing on a member of the Hogwarts staff? No, not the staff.
14. Is the person happy to have this thing? NOOOOO.
15. It is not the result of a magic spell, but is it the result of some other magical occurrence? Given the circumstances, yes, I think it would have to be considered the result of a magical occurrence.
16. Would this thing be considered an affliction? It seemed to be, initially. However, I don't think it is mentioned more than once or twice after that.
17. Is this thing seen in more than one book? No.
18. Is this tangible thing that we don't actually see at Hogwarts only know it is there something that can be seen by people when the person who has it walks about the place dressed in the usual way? Could it be seen? I'm not sure it would necessarily show when the person is just walking around. However, dress and activity would definitely affect its "noticeability."
19. Is this thing permanent? I'm not sure. I suppose it might be. We aren't told.
20. Is the person a Hogwars student? Yes.
21. Is he a Slytherin? Nope!
22. Is he a Gryffindor? Yes, he is!
23. Is this thing mentioned in one of the first three books? Nope!
24. Is it mentioned in one of the last three books? Yes!
25. Does the Gryffindor get this something in the DH year Yes!
26. Does having this thing help or play a part in defeating Voldemort? While it certainly occurs in the string of events leading up to that event, I don't think it ultimately has any bearing on the outcome.
27. Could this thing in any way be considered a wound? Absolutely!
28. Did this wound happen while Harry, Ron and Hermione were on the run? Indeed it did!
29. Is it when Ron splinched his arm while the three apparated? No.
30. Is the Gryffindor in question Ron? Alas, no.
31. Is it Neville? No, sorry.
32. Harry? Yes.
33. Is it an injury that is the result of the visit to Godric's Hollow? Yes!
34. Is it the oval mark the Horcrux locket left on Harry's chest when Hermione had to use a Severing Charm to get it away? Ah, so close you're practically there ... but no.

35. Is it the wound on Harry's forearm, where he was bitten by Nagini?

1. Is it a person? No, not exactly.
2. Is it a place? No.
3. Is this thing magical? Unsure. It doesn't seem to be, but ...
4. Is this thing tangible? Yes, it can be touched.
5. Is it owned by someone? Hmmmm ... Owned isn't quite the right word, but someone certainly has it. I don't want to say more just yet, but I may give a further hint on this later.
6. Is it a wizard/witch that has it or uses it? Yes, he/she has it; but I can't say it is something that is used.
7. Do we see this thing at Hogwarts? Yes and no. It does eventually wind up there, but I don't believe we ever see it; we just know it's there.
8. Is it a living thing? No, the item itself isn't living.
9. Is i some kind of facsimile of a person? No. The actual thing itself doesn't even look like a person.
10. Is it part of a living being (like a body part)? Yes, it is part of a living being, but No, it is not a body part.
11. Is this thing on a male? Yes. .
12. Is this thing the result of a magic spell? No, it isn't the result of a spell. However, I think you might be on the right track.
13. Is this thing on a member of the Hogwarts staff? No, not the staff.
14. Is the person happy to have this thing? NOOOOO.
15. It is not the result of a magic spell, but is it the result of some other magical occurrence? Given the circumstances, yes, I think it would have to be considered the result of a magical occurrence.
16. Would this thing be considered an affliction? It seemed to be, initially. However, I don't think it is mentioned more than once or twice after that.
17. Is this thing seen in more than one book? No.
18. Is this tangible thing that we don't actually see at Hogwarts only know it is there something that can be seen by people when the person who has it walks about the place dressed in the usual way? Could it be seen? I'm not sure it would necessarily show when the person is just walking around. However, dress and activity would definitely affect its "noticeability."
19. Is this thing permanent? I'm not sure. I suppose it might be. We aren't told.
20. Is the person a Hogwars student? Yes.
21. Is he a Slytherin? Nope!
22. Is he a Gryffindor? Yes, he is!
23. Is this thing mentioned in one of the first three books? Nope!
24. Is it mentioned in one of the last three books? Yes!
25. Does the Gryffindor get this something in the DH year Yes!
26. Does having this thing help or play a part in defeating Voldemort? While it certainly occurs in the string of events leading up to that event, I don't think it ultimately has any bearing on the outcome.
27. Could this thing in any way be considered a wound? Absolutely!
28. Did this wound happen while Harry, Ron and Hermione were on the run? Indeed it did!
29. Is it when Ron splinched his arm while the three apparated? No.
30. Is the Gryffindor in question Ron? Alas, no.
31. Is it Neville? No, sorry.
32. Harry? Yes.
33. Is it an injury that is the result of the visit to Godric's Hollow? Yes!
34. Is it the oval mark the Horcrux locket left on Harry's chest when Hermione had to use a Severing Charm to get it away? Ah, so close you're practically there ... but no.
35. Is it the wound on Harry's forearm, where he was bitten by Nagini? Yes! Go to the head of the class, Julia! Congratulations ... the next game is yours!

Thanks, Solitaire! It's been an exciting challenge.  

I'm looking forward to the new questions now.

1. Is it magical?

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.

Solitaire, I think your answers were very good. I enjoyed your puzzle. Now let's see how challenging this one will prove.  

3.  Is it a thing?

Soli, I thought your puzzle was great - very challenging and thought provoking.  

4. Do we read about it in more than one book?

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.

LOL, it will be difficult to give just yes/no answers with this one!

5.  Was it living at some point in time?


In this game, I thought everything fell into one of three catagories......person, place or thing. Is this correct? I don't want to appear dumber than I am.  

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.

LOL, that makes it a thing because it is not a person or a place.  I didn't know that these were the categories (English is not my native language), and I tend to think of categories like living beings, objects or abstract concepts. And places. Sorry and thanks for the explanation!

6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book?

Choices wrote:In this game, I thought everything fell into one of three catagories......person, place or thing. Is this correct?  I don't want to appear dumber than I am.   

You are not dumb nor do you appear that way, Choices. But the wizarding world is so complex that not everything fits into those three categories. Sometimes we use a fourth category-Abstract Concepts. For example: being confunded isn't a person or place; but it really isn't a thing either because because you can't see or touch it. Yet it is something found in the books, and therefore is eligible for use as a puzzle.

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.
6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book? No.
7. Is it connected to Hogwarts? Yes, in a way.

8. Is it an event or occurrence of some sort?

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.
6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book? No.
7. Is it connected to Hogwarts? Yes, in a way.
8. Is it an event or occurrence of some sort? No.

9. Is it a spell?

10. Although we can't see this thing, can we see the results of it?

I guess I have a broader view of "thing".....to me an abstract concept is a thing, wind is a thing, fear is a thing, an idea is a thing, pain is a thing, etc. I think the old TV show "What's My Line" used the concept of person, place or thing - maybe that is where I got it.  

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.
6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book? No.
7. Is it connected to Hogwarts? Yes, in a way.
8. Is it an event or occurrence of some sort? No.
9. Is it a spell? No.
10. Although we can't see this thing, can we see the results of it? Yes.

Thanks, Choices, it's good you have explained. When you speak a foreign language the simplest terms may sometimes prove to be more difficult than the more complicated ones. It was when I started to play this game, years ago, that I realized I don't know the precise meaning of thing in English.

11.  Is the result seen on a person?

Julia, I'm sure someone else could explain better than I.  For me, if it isn't a person or a place, then it's a thing.   (Sorry Julia, I meant to say your name, not Verity's. I corrected it.)  

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.
6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book? No.
7. Is it connected to Hogwarts? Yes, in a way.
8. Is it an event or occurrence of some sort? No.
9. Is it a spell? No.
10. Although we can't see this thing, can we see the results of it? Yes.
11. Is the result seen on a person? That's not how I would put it, though it depends on how we interpret the question. It cannot be seen on a person like for example the results of sunburn or fear.

Choices, I think the simplest explanation is always the best!

12. Maybe I should have said.....does it affect a person?

1. Is it magical? I don't know if the answer itself can be called magical. It is certainly connected with the magical world and  that makes it magical in a sense, but whether it has an inherent magical quality, I can't tell.
2. Is it someone/something that can be touched? No.
3. Is it a thing? Erm... I never know the exact meaning of this word. It is not a tangible thing, not an object. Probably not a thing.
4. Do we read about it in more than one book? Yes, in fact we do.
5. Was it living at some point in time? No.
6. Do we first read about it in an odd numbered book? No.
7. Is it connected to Hogwarts? Yes, in a way.
8. Is it an event or occurrence of some sort? No.
9. Is it a spell? No.
10. Although we can't see this thing, can we see the results of it? Yes.
11. Is the result seen on a person? That's not how I would put it, though it depends on how we interpret the question. It cannot be seen on a person like for example the results of sunburn or fear.
12. Maybe I should have said.....does it affect a person? Yes.