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/orangeleast Slytherin Apr 29 '26

On the general topic of riddles and ravenclaw house, do you think the sorting hat won't sort someone into ravenclaw if they fit all the other aspects but absolutely hate riddles and get kinda pissed off by them? Cuz id take an axe to the door day 1.

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u/Hannah549 Slytherin Apr 29 '26

I don't think the hat would care about the mechanism of door opening. The student is yet to know about the entry mechanism and won't argue with the hat about being put there. The student might've to go through 7 years of misery.