Riddle #1
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A basilisk's fang has
just wounded a friend.
You have only moments
before his life's end.
Though one of the bottles
below holds the cure,
The others hold poisons
both fatal and sure.
But which of five beakers
contains life, not death?
You must decide quickly
before his last breath.
Inside the five are these
infusions four :
Evening Nightshade will
take him to death's door.
Poppy will put him to
sleep, but forever;
And soul from body Digitalis
will sever.
Only the Phoenix Tears
can save his life.
The choice of this one
substance will end his strife.
At end and at center,
Poppy brings death twice;
The Nightshade between
them costs no less a price.
Pure Digitalis lies
on the far side.
Its friend to the left
has the Phoenix Tears inside.
So which of the five
bottles to give to your friend?
Make the right choice,
or his funeral attend. |
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Riddle #2
A poison I am, and yet
I heal, too.
Yellow I appear, and
yet I burn blue.
A powder for guns, a
stone for the brim,
I dwell in springs,
moons, and the volcano's rim.
What am I?
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Riddle #3
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I am found in your blood;
I am found in the sun.
I fall from the heavens.
I'm the core's number
one.
I'm a maiden of torture.
I'm a shirt; I'm a gun.
I'm Alpha and Omega.
I am an Age that is
done. |
What am I?
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Riddle #4
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Inside a tree
I once ran free.
But time and pressure
Soon changed me.
A drop of "gold"
Or so I'm told,
The past in me
You see and hold.
I'm life entrapped,
A moment sapped.
Time holds still,
Inside me wrapped. |
What am I?
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Riddle #5
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I am the stone of lovers'
giving.
I am what keeps the
fire fed.
I am the base of all
things living.
I tell the age of all
things dead. |
What am I?
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Riddle #6
You can find me on your
table
Or in the deep blue
sea.
Or mix an acid and a
base,
And the result you get
is me.
What am I?
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Riddle #7
I have veins but do not
bleed.
I have grains but do
not feed.
Acid makes me effervesce.
Wizards use me to play
chess.
What am I?
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Riddle #8
Mold me. Wear me.
Hoard me. Share me.
The Alchemist
Will never snare me.
What am I?
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Riddle #9
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I'm the river that sustains
you.
I'm the cell that still
contains you.
I'm the line that binds
your kin.
I'm the source that
lies within.
When I'm hot, the anger
rises.
When I'm cold, it paralyzes.
When I race, the throbbing
shakes you.
When I halt, the reaper
takes you. |
I can cure, and I can
kill.
I spread disease; I
stop the chill.
I pound. I run. I spill.
I gush.
I circulate. I freeze.
I rush.
I can make the pressure
soar.
I can thrill the carnivore.
I will go straight to
your head,
And never stop until
you're dead. |
What am I?
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Riddle #10
I am made of many colors
All of which the
light shines through.
Most of me is
made up of
Colors red, green
and blue.
The rich pay much
to buy me
And put me in
their homes.
The poor will
sit and admire me
When they feel
lost and alone.
What am I?
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Solutions: Highlight
each answer to read it.
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| Bottle
1 |
Bottle 2 |
Bottle
3 |
Bottle 4 |
Bottle
5 |
| Poppy |
Evening
Nightshade |
Poppy |
Phoenix
Tears |
Digitalis |
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| Riddle #1: Bottle
4 |
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Riddle #2: Sulphur |
| Riddle #3: Iron |
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Riddle #4: Amber |
| Riddle #5: Carbon |
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Riddle #6: Salt |
| Riddle #7: Marble |
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Riddle #8: Gold |
| Riddle #9: Blood |
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Riddle #10: Stained
Glass |
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Riddles #1 - 9 contributed
by Adam of Slytherin, formerly Severus Snape, Professor of Potions.
Riddle #10 contributed
by Hilary of Gryffindor, former Gryffindor prefect. |
