Does the competition have you down? It seems that our difficult puzzles and riddles have run a few of you off. This is where being a contest junkie gets complicated. If we make the contests easy then everybody gets through them, but if we make them too difficult…

Perhaps we should offer a bribe? I mean I’d hate to see that fantastic prize offered by Alivan’s go to waste. I’ve decided I’m going to make this contest a little more intriguing. Let me first explain the Oracle.

The Oracle was created because with the new moderations it was impossible to conduct the competition the same old way. Also, we wanted to shake things up a bit. How the Oracle works is fairly simple. Instead of the hints being hidden invasively inside stories they are hidden inside an Oracle. The Oracle works like a Magic 8 ball would. You answer the riddle then try to figure out the story that relates to the riddle. Plug the two parts of the answer in, give it a good shake.

The Oracle is very very picky and the spelling has to be right. I recommend you copy and paste the URL to ensure you don’t have any typos.

The second question many of you guys are asking is where are the Henchmen. They’re hidden on the archive. They aren’t hidden in any chapters or stories! All you have to do is find their page to find their riddles.

Here are a few hints, tips and freebees to help you on your journey. First, IGNORE the old hints from the Anniversary Scavenger Hunt. I would remove them, but I can’t at the present time. Also, the first hint is hidden in the Divination Professor’s Author’s page. If you don’t know who the Divination Professor at HPFF is, then I suggest you visit the forum where the answer is pretty clear.

In the forum the henchman names each riddle. Once you find your first henchman this will make a lot more sense. To help you on your way we’re giving away a freebee because the Oracle is not above making a mistake. For the Riddle: Do I Smell a Detention the answer is and the Hidden Enigma….


I hope you guys are enjoying this competition and may the best sleuth win. Keep your eyes peeled for The Snitch. I hear he has found a copy of all the answers and riddles lying around on Madame’s desk. He’ll be dropping hints and possibly answers to unsuspected players.