20 Questions [ Edited ]

[Jules934]

I'm thinking of some things that are associated with Hogwarts. 

  1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  'Yes,they are at Hogwarts.

10,  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

[Psychee]

10.  Are they in a specific place within Hogwarts?

11.  Are they secret passageways?

[Jules934]

I'm thinking of some things that are associated with Hogwarts. 

  1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  No, they are they in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.) 

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

[Psychee]

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Jules934 wrote:

11.  No, they are they in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.) 

I don't understand that answer.  Did you leave out a word?

13.  Are they outside?

[Jules934]

I'm thinking of some things that are associated with Hogwarts. 

  1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  [CORRECTION -- thank you Psychee]  No, they are they not in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.)  

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

13.  No, they are not outside.  (Note the emphasis.)  

[Psychee]

14.  Are they places within the Hogwarts environment?

15.  Are they creatures?

[Jules934]

I'm thinking of some things that are associated with Hogwarts. 

  1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  [CORRECTION -- thank you Psychee]  No, they are they not in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.)  

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

13.  No, they are not outside.  (Note the emphasis.)

14.  [CORRECTION] No, they are not places within Hogwarts. Like dorms or Common rooms.

[Psychee]

15.  Are they creatures?

16.  Are they decorative?

[Jules934]

I'm thinking of some things that are associated with Hogwarts. 

  1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  [CORRECTION -- thank you Psychee]  No, they are they not in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.)  

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

13.  No, they are not outside.  (Note the emphasis.)

14.  [CORRECTION] No, they are not places within Hogwarts. Like dorms or Common rooms.

15.  No, they are not creatures.

16.  No, they are not decorative.

[Psychee]

17.  Are they ghostly?

18.  Are they attached to the building?

19.  Are they organic?

20.  Are they made of stone?

21.  Are they made of fabric?

22.  Are they magical?

23.  Are they associated with a particular house?

24.  Do they have writing on them?

25.  Are they associated with games?

26.  Did Harry ever use them?

27.  Are they used in class?

[Jules934]

1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  [CORRECTION -- thank you Psychee]  No, they are they not in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.)  

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

13.  No, they are not outside.  (Note the emphasis.)

14.  [CORRECTION] No, they are not places within Hogwarts. Like dorms or Common rooms.

15.  No, they are not creatures.

16.  No, they are not decorative.

17.  No, they are not ghostly.

18.  No, they are not attached to the building.

19.  No, they are not organic.

20.  No, they are not made of stone.

21.  No, they are not made of fabric.

22.  No, they usually are not magical, but one of them was and another probably was.  [The more I think about it, the more I wonder if these things do not blur the line between magical and non-magical, but that statement may confuse more than clarify.  I belive most of us would first think of these things as relatively common things being used in the Potterverse.  At least relatively common to folks like us.   j10/18]

23.  No, they are not associated with a particular house, but at least one of them does not have any.  Well, at least tha house does not have the most common one.

24.  No, they do not have writing on them.  In truth, they have nothing on them.

25.  No, they are not associated with games.

26.  Yes,  Harry uses them every day he is at Hogwarts.

27.  No, they are not used in class.

See the comment added to #22

[Kat-NE]

28.  Are they the passwords students use to get in the dorms/Dumbledore's office?

I think I'm throughly lost and confused if that isn't it.  Maybe a hint would help since we're almost to #30.

[Psychee]

Good guess, Kat-NE. 

[Jules934]

1.  Yes -- these things seen/mentioned more than once.

  2 - 4.  Yes -- they are mentioned in 1-3, 4-5 and 6-7.

  5.  No and Yes -- Can these things be put in a shoe box?  In their usual form they cannot be put in a shoebox, but in an un-ordinary form they could be put one.

  6.  No and Yes --  Are these things related to each other?   They are not related to each other in the usual sense of the word, but they are all the same kind of thing.

  7.  Yes -- Can these things be owned?  People would say "these are ours", but strictly speaking they are not owned as Harry owns his wand or Hogwarts owns the books in the library.

  8.  Yes, at least the ones I'm thinking of are in one specific place (ex.: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley).

  9.  Yes, they are at Hogwarts.

10.  No, they are not any kind of portraits.

11.  [CORRECTION -- thank you Psychee]  No, they are they not in a specific place within Hogwarts.  (Note the emphasis.)  

12.  No, they are not secret passageways.

13.  No, they are not outside.  (Note the emphasis.)

14.  [CORRECTION] No, they are not places within Hogwarts. Like dorms or Common rooms.

15.  No, they are not creatures.

16.  No, they are not decorative.

17.  No, they are not ghostly.

18.  No, they are not attached to the building.

19.  No, they are not organic.

20.  No, they are not made of stone.

21.  No, they are not made of fabric.

22.  No, they usually are not magical, but one of them was and another probably was.  [The more I think about it, the more I wonder if these things do not blur the line between magical and non-magical, but that statement may confuse more than clarify.  I belive most of us would first think of these things as relatively common things being used in the Potterverse.  At least relatively common to folks like us.   j10/18]

23.  No, they are not associated with a particular house, but at least one of them does not have any.  Well, at least that house does not have the most common one.

24.  No, they do not have writing on them.  In truth, they have nothing on them.

25.  No, they are not associated with games.

26.  Yes,  Harry uses them every day he is at Hogwarts.

27.  No, they are not used in class.

See the comment added to #22

28.  Yes,  they are the passwords students use to get in the dorms/Dumbledore's office -- as well as the prefect's bathroom, and the Chamber of Secrets, altho I'm not exactly sure whether that one is a password or spell.

Your are not confused at all!!!  Full marks for out-of-the-box-thinking!!!  It's all yours.

[Kat-NE]

Wow!  I didn't really know what it was, but that was the only thing that made sense to me .

I'm thinking of a person

[Jules934]

Lol.  Of course it was the only thing that made sense!  It was the correct thing.

1.  Is this person female?

2.  Is this person alive at any time during the saga?

3.  Is this person a muggle?

4.  Is this person clearly on the dark side?

5.  Is this person clearly on the good side?

[Kat-NE]

1.  No, this person is not female.

2.  Yes, he is alive during the saga.

3.  No, this person is not a muggle.

4 and 5.  It never says that this person is on the dark or good side, but I would say he is on the good side.

[Psychee]

6.  Is he in books 1-3?

7.  Is he in books 4-5?

8.  Is he a proprietor of a shop or tavern?

9.  Does Harry ever talk to him?

10.  Does he work for the Ministry?

[Jules934]

11.  Is this person a wizard?

12.  Is he a Hogwarts student at anytime during the saga?

13.  Do we see him in more than one book?

14.  Does he survive the saga?

[Kat-NE]

A person:

1.  No, this person is not female.

2.  Yes, he is alive during the saga.

3.  No, this person is not a muggle.

4 and 5.  It never says that this person is on the dark or good side, but I would say he is on the good side.

6.  No, he is not in books 1-3.

7.  Yes, he is in books 4-5.

8.  No, he is not the proprietor of a shop or tavern.

9.  No, Harry never talks to him.

10.  No, he does not work for the Ministry.

11.  Yes, he is a wizard.

12.  Yes, he is a Hogwarts student for part of the saga.

13.  No, we do not see him in more than one book.

14.  He survives the saga, as far as I know.