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Start with an eight-letter first name of a female character in the Harry Potter series. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #9.
1. Female friend of Harry Potter. (8 letters - first name)
2. Female hero. (7 letters)
3. Immediately following. (6 letters)
4. Wading bird. (5 letters)
5. An antler-like object. (4 letters)
6. Harry Potter's first friend at Hogwarts. (3 letters)
7. Opposite of 'yes'. (2 letters)
8. 14th letter of the English alphabet. (1 letter)
9. Symbol for sodium. (2 letters)
10. The forefront of a movement. (3 letters)
11. The central seating area of a church. (4 letters)
12. A black bird that sometimes symbolizes death. (5 letters)
13. Steep sided valley. (6 letters)
14. Female transfiguration teacher in the Harry Potter books. (7 letters - first name)
Hint will reveal the answers to #3 and #11.
1. Female friend of Harry Potter. (8 letters - first name)
2. Female hero. (7 letters)
3. Immediately following. (6 letters)
4. Wading bird. (5 letters)
5. An antler-like object. (4 letters)
6. Harry Potter's first friend at Hogwarts. (3 letters)
7. Opposite of 'yes'. (2 letters)
8. 14th letter of the English alphabet. (1 letter)
9. Symbol for sodium. (2 letters)
10. The forefront of a movement. (3 letters)
11. The central seating area of a church. (4 letters)
12. A black bird that sometimes symbolizes death. (5 letters)
13. Steep sided valley. (6 letters)
14. Female transfiguration teacher in the Harry Potter books. (7 letters - first name)
Hint will reveal the answers to #3 and #11.
Hint
3. Hereon11. Nave
Answer
1. Hermione2. Heroine
3. Hereon
4. Heron
5. Horn
6. Ron
7. No
8. N
9. Na
10. Van
11. Nave
12. Raven
13. Ravine
14. Minerva
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