Puzzled Pint - Harry Potter - Hints and Answers

Location - Secret Passages

  1. This is a standard Hashi puzzle.
  2. Ignore letters crossed out by lines
  3. ANSWERRoom of Requirement

1. Divination

  1. You'll need scissors for this puzzle (cut).
  2. You'll need to join together a piece of a cup from each Weasley.
  3. Cut out only the upper-left quadrant of each circle, and put them together.
  4. The right pieces in the right order will line up nicely into morse code.
  5. ANSWERGRIM WARNING

2. Charms Class

  1. Each of the five lines are instructions as to how to precisely move your pencil to get a result.
  2. Try to think of ways in which each pictures could represent a specific direction to move your pencil on the paper. Start at the dark dot and stay within the grid.
  3. You'll note 5 spells, and 5x2 answer blanks below. This means there may be some interpreting of the results you get before they're useful.
  4. Partial Answer: Lapifors Use the Bug (This month's logo in the upper left of the page) to move the pencil in the direction of the animal. SW, SE, NE, SE, SW
  5. Partial Answer: Coloveria Use the Bug's colors (or shapes if just black and white) to move the pencil in the correct direction: SW, NW, SW, NW
  6. Partial Answer: Impervius Move the pencil straight down to make a single line.
  7. Partial Answer: Reducio The NEWSpaper is the hint here. Use the first letter of each image
  8. Partial Answer: Ducklifors Penguins are found at the South pole, Polar bears at the North Pole, and Pandas in the East
  9. Runes is a clue to look at each drawing as a letter. You'll have to try different rotations
  10. Numerology is a clue to look at each drawing as a number. Yet again different rotations will give numbers.
  11. Index the number into the name of the spell to get the final 5 letters.
  12. ANSWERSwish & Flick

3. The Quibbler

  1. Your task is to fit all words from the word bank into the grid. All are across.
  2. The shaded boxes can be read for your next instruction
  3. Partial Answer: Shaded BoxesPIGPEN COLUMN ONE
  4. How can "give the whole thing a spin" help you see things from a different perspective?
  5. Turn the page upside-down and read the pig-pen again.
  6. ANSWERSpectrespecs

4. The Library

  1. Notice that each page references a number
  2. Per the flavor, you'll want to use that number as an index.
  3. Note the number of words on each page.
  4. Partial Answer: Matches
    Always -> Lavender Brown
    Animagi -> Minerva McGonagall
    Commonplace -> Millicent Bulstrode
    Four -> Remus Lupin

    Happily -> Hermione Granger
    Machines -> Arthur Weasley
    Objectively -> James Potter
    Through -> Tom Riddle
  5. Now that you've matched the pages to the book, repeat the trick on the title (ask the books)
  6. You used the number to index every word of the page, now you must index every word of the title. you'll note the longer underline is per-book.
  7. ANSWERThe Restricted Section

Meta - Howlers

  1. Look for acrostics
  2. Each puzzle will match up with exactly two lines
  3. The first letters of each word of each line will spell a number. The remaining words reference a puzzle answer.
  4. Index the answer to each puzzle by the number to find the "hour" needed
  5. ANSWERWITCHING

BONUS - Great Atuin

  1. References to time and hours tells you that you are using semaphore here (per the Puzzling Basics).
  2. Each tidbit is a clue for a name on the list
  3. Partial Answer: Tidbits
    1. Check it out -> Librarian (check out a book)
    2. Egg N___ -> Nanny Ogg
    3. Strengthening Storm -> Granny Weatherwax (weather is waxing)
    4. It always hurts -> Tiffany Aching (aches hurt)
    5. Breaking and Entering -> Rob Anybody (Robbery)
    6. Pig Daddy -> Hogfather
    7. Vitamin A -> Captain Carrot
    8. Rhymes -> Cmdr. Vimes (Rhymes and Vimes rhyme)
    9. Fido is sick -> Lord Vetinari (Take a sick dog to the vet)
    10. Wanna get away? -> Luggage (required for a vacation get away)
    11. Small Boquet -> Twoflower (two flowers isn't much of boquet)
    12. Clear the Air -> Rincewind (rinse the wind might be how to clear/clean the air)
  4. Use the number of the tidbit as the hour for clock hands, one from Death's list and one from Susan's
  5. ANSWERGREAT ATUIN