20 Questions

[Jules934]

30  Is it mentioned in a pensieve scene?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.

[Kreacherteacher]

31. Does the function have something to do with a horcrux or to destroy a horcrux?

32. Is the second location close to Hogwarts? Or is it Bulgaria or some other distant location?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.

[Kreacherteacher]

33. Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?

34. Is this thing capable of dark magic?

35. Could this thing also be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley?

36. Could it be found in Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes?

37. Could it be found at St. Mungo's Hospital?

38. Could it be found at the orphanage?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.
33.  "Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no. 
34.  I'm not sure how to classify the magic of this object.  It doesn't seem dark to me; I don't think it works via some kind of curse.  But dark wizards (like everybody else) could make use of it.
35.  This thing could be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley.
36.  It wasn't found in WWW.
37.  It wasn't found in St. Mungo's.
38.  It wasn't found at the orphanage.

[Kreacherteacher]

LOL! Oops, sorry. Forgot the course of the game.

"Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no. 

39. Did it belong to Harry?

40. Did it belong to Hermione?

41. Did it belong to Ron?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.
33.  "Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no.
34.  I'm not sure how to classify the magic of this object.  It doesn't seem dark to me; I don't think it works via some kind of curse.  But dark wizards (like everybody else) could make use of it.
35.  This thing could be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley.
36.  It wasn't found in WWW.
37.  It wasn't found in St. Mungo's.
38.  It wasn't found at the orphanage.
39.  It did not belong to Harry.
40.  It did not belong to Hermione.
41.  It did not belong to Ron.

[Kat-NE]

42. Did Harry use it?

43. Did Ron use it?

44. Did Hermione use it?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.
33.  "Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no.
34.  I'm not sure how to classify the magic of this object.  It doesn't seem dark to me; I don't think it works via some kind of curse.  But dark wizards (like everybody else) could make use of it.
35.  This thing could be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley.
36.  It wasn't found in WWW.
37.  It wasn't found in St. Mungo's.
38.  It wasn't found at the orphanage.
39.  It did not belong to Harry.
40.  It did not belong to Hermione.
41.  It did not belong to Ron.
42.  Harry used it.
43.  Ron did not use it.
44.  Hermione did not use it.

[Jules934]

45  Is it an object(s) that can be owned, as is Harry could use the doors ino the Great Hall but noone could own them.  (OK, maybe the MoM owns them, but you know what I mean, smartie.)

46 Do they have anything to do with the T-WT?

47 Is it something associated with Beaubatons or Durmstrang?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.
33.  "Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no.
34.  I'm not sure how to classify the magic of this object.  It doesn't seem dark to me; I don't think it works via some kind of curse.  But dark wizards (like everybody else) could make use of it.
35.  This thing could be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley.
36.  It wasn't found in WWW.
37.  It wasn't found in St. Mungo's.
38.  It wasn't found at the orphanage.
39.  It did not belong to Harry.
40.  It did not belong to Hermione.
41.  It did not belong to Ron.
42.  Harry used it.
43.  Ron did not use it.
44.  Hermione did not use it.
45. It could be owned by an individual;  it isn't something that is built in to a building like the doors to the Great Hall.
46.  It is unrelated to the Triwizard Tournament.
47.  It is not associated with other wizarding schools like Beauxbatons or Durmstrang.

[Fricka]

Looks like we might need to change the name of this thread to 50 questions instead of 20. how about a couple of hints, huh?

I personally am stumped and can't think of any more questions that haven't already been asked.

[Jules934]

Haven't had time to pull the book off the shelf, but to sum up...

Something that Harry Used but didn't own.  First appeared in GoF and was in all the rest of the books/

Some magical thing, larger than a shoebox that "was in" GoF first and was in all the succeeding books.   It is not related to the Tri-Wizard Tournament or to Beaubattons or Durmstrang.

It is/was located in Hogwarts and some DH place, within the UK, that the Trio did not visit while on the run.

There's more than 1 of them.  Harry is the only one of the trio to have used it, but he doesn't own it.

[Jules934]

48  Is the unknown object's DH location in Hogwarts and it's environs?

49  Is the unknown object's DH location in London and it's environs?

50  Was Harry in the company of Hermione and/or Ron when he used it?

[sobbydobby]

51. Can it be found in Borgin and Burkes?

52. Is it a book?

[Psychee]

A THING.

1.  It is magical.

2.  It appears, or is mentioned in, at least four books.

3.  It is not unique -- there are more than one of them.

4.  It is bigger than a shoebox.
5.  It is in one of the first four books.
6.  It is in OotP.
7.  It is in HBP.
8.  It is in DH.
9.  It was owned or used by one of the trio.
10.  It was never alive.
11. It is not Moody's trunk.
12.  It is not the Hand of Glory.
13.  It is not in SS.
14.  It is in CoS.
15.  It is not in PoA.
16.  It is not a wand.
17.  It is not a broomstick.
18.  It can't be used in a potion.
19.  It isn't the kind of thing that a teacher would use in a classroom.
20.  Students didn't use it in a classroom, either.
21.  It can be found at Hogwarts.
22.  The function this thing serves would probably lend itself to any location.  However, in the books, it was only found at two locations, Hogwarts being one of them.
23.  The other location was mentioned in DH.
24.  None of the trio went to that second location when they were on the run.
25.  It is not in Gringotts.
26.  It is not in the Forest of Dean.
27.  It is not Tom Riddle's Diary.
28.  It is not Hermione's Planner.
29.  It is not at the Burrow.
30.  It is not mentioned in a Pensieve scene.
31.  The function is not related to a horcrux or destroying one.
32.  The second location is within the UK, not Bulgaria or a really distant location like that.
33.  "Which one owned or used it - Harry, Hermione, or Ron?"  is not a question that can be answered with a yes or no.
34.  I'm not sure how to classify the magic of this object.  It doesn't seem dark to me; I don't think it works via some kind of curse.  But dark wizards (like everybody else) could make use of it.
35.  This thing could be found in Diagon Alley or Knockturn Alley.
36.  It wasn't found in WWW.
37.  It wasn't found in St. Mungo's.
38.  It wasn't found at the orphanage.
39.  It did not belong to Harry.
40.  It did not belong to Hermione.
41.  It did not belong to Ron.
42.  Harry used it.
43.  Ron did not use it.
44.  Hermione did not use it.
45. It could be owned by an individual;  it isn't something that is built in to a building like the doors to the Great Hall.

46.  It is unrelated to the Triwizard Tournament.
47.  It is not associated with other wizarding schools like Beauxbatons or Durmstrang.
48.  In DH it was seen in Hogwarts.
49.  We can presume that the other one was still in London or its environs.
50.  Harry was not in the company of Hermione and Ron when he used it.
51.  It can be found in Borgin and Burkes.
52.  It is not a book.

NOTE:  Jules, regarding your summary...  I'm afraid you mis-read something.  No one ever asked me if it was in GoF.  The first mention was in Chamber of Secrets.

HINT:  Harry used it in a way and for a purpose that wasn't magical.

[Jules934]

AhHa!  In that case......................

53  Is it the large black cabinet that he hid in, which , presumably, is the mate to the Vanishing Cabinet Draco repaired?

[Psychee]

53.  Yes!  The answer is Vanishing Cabinet!  See?  I told you it would be easy! 

Good job, Jules.  Your turn! 

(Kudos also to sobbydobby, who asked the most important question that led to the answer!  )

[Kreacherteacher]

Oh no, sobbydobby will be mad at me when she sees this! My faulty reasoning on this led me to the assumption that it wasn't the vanishing cabinet. She exclaimed last night that it was the vanishing cabinet and I told her it probably wasn't that because I think of them as being made and used with dark magic simply because they exist in Borgin and Burkes.

Oh well, on a positive note, she will be thrilled that she did have the answer.

Sorry, sobbydobby! I've learned my lesson.

Way to go, Jules!