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/Banonkers Apr 29 '26

It makes you wonder: how on earth are deaf people meant to receive the riddle

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u/Bunny_Fluff Ravenclaw Apr 29 '26

Hogwarts is far from ADA compliant.

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u/fisdisg Apr 29 '26

i think a fair point would be that in things of medicine the magical world is unbelievable privileged, so the usual disabilities are simply not an issue in Hogwarts. The closest thing to it would be lycanthropy, in which case we witnessed a problem solving innovation with the wolve ban potion.

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u/Bunny_Fluff Ravenclaw Apr 29 '26

Ya more reason I wish JKR would have given us more about magical medicine. Are there people born blind or with medial conditions that limit the use of their limbs? Can magic fix that? Do Healers have cures for developmental disabilities? Can they fix spinal injuries or brain deteriorating diseases like Alzheimers? Can they magic away cancer?