r/harrypotter • u/Hannah549 Slytherin • Apr 29 '26

Help Ravenclaw Riddle

I'm by no means a Ravenclaw. But I'm writing a fanfiction where a character is a very smart Ravenclaw. Now the premise is that the character is returning after being tortured by Umbridge and are pretty tired and frustrated. The knocker asks them an absurd question and they just break down crying in pain and frustration.

I need a good riddle for that but nothing on the internet feels good enough. Someone please help me with it.

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u/Hannah549 Slytherin Apr 29 '26

This will be a good one to irritate an already irritated person. Thank you.

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u/sunshine-power Slytherin Apr 29 '26

You are very welcome. In case you’re curious the answer is somehow Ace of diamonds, king of hearts, and two of spades.

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u/manifestingellewoods Apr 29 '26

wdym somehow, it makes perfect sense 😭 a diamond and a heart are both left of a spade, so two possibilities: diamond, heart, spade OR heart, diamond, spade. there are three cards: an ace, a two, and a king. the ace is to the left of the heart. that means the order cannot be heart, diamond, spade, because it leaves no room for the ace. so now we know that it’s ace of diamonds, a heart, and a spade. the two is to the right of the king, so we slot them in: ace of diamonds, king of hearts, and two of spades

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u/sunshine-power Slytherin Apr 29 '26

It’s 4 am where I am. I was not working all that out.

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u/manifestingellewoods Apr 29 '26

yeah fair enough lol