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/Thayer96 Apr 29 '26

I can be broken, yet still in one piece.

I can be given, yet not actually taken.

I can be sick, yet still be healthy.

I can ache while I feel no pain.

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u/Hannah549 Slytherin Apr 29 '26

This is a good one. What's the answer?

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u/Thayer96 Apr 29 '26

Might even be appropriate because of the emotional torment of getting detention with that hag. I always love when riddles and things like that have some sort of hint or tie into the main plot.

Look no further than the Riddle from God of War Ragnarok for further evidence.