Chapter 18 - Mysterious Book (1/2)

When Chris left the bathroom, he saw Hermione and Kristine who were waiting for him.

”So how many points did McGonagall award you?” Kristine asked.

”10,” Chris answered.

”What? Only 10? You used the Reductor Curse, an extremely complicated curse and she only awarded you as much as she took away from Hermione? I would have just let Ravenclaw win the House Cup if I was Professor McGonagall,” Kristine said.

”Well unfortunately, I wasn't able to win us the House Cup,” Chris said jokingly. Then he took out the book that he found in the bathroom.

”What's written inside?” Hermione asked.

”Well there's only one way to find out,” Chris said as he opened the book. On the first page was only a riddle.

-I am something that's yours, but only others normally use it. What am I?-

(Gonna use - to show that it's writing inside a book.)

”A riddle,” Kristine said.

”It doesn't look that hard,” Hermione said.

However, the more they looked at the riddle, the harder it became.

”It seems so simple. The answer is right there, but I can't grasp it,” Kristine said.

'System can I buy the answer to this riddle?' Chris asked.

[The answer to this riddle is not purchasable.]

Chris was a bit surprised by the answer.

'I thought that level 25 was high enough for something as simple as an answer to a riddle. What level do I have to be to buy the answer?' Chris asked.

[Host has a new mission: Figure out the Riddle. Stop asking the System for the answer.]

Quest: Find the answer to the riddle

Reward: 1 Galleon, 300 EXP, and 1 Wand Picking Ticket

'Holy! The reward is 1 Galleon?' Chris thought. His opinion of the mysterious book rose. 'This book must be important if the reward is a Galleon for just solving a riddle in it,'

”So what do you think Chris?” Kristine suddenly asked.

”What?” Chris asked.

”What do you think is the answer?” Kristine asked.

”This...” Chris was also stuck. He couldn't come up with an answer and it felt as if there was food right in front of him, but he was only centimeters off from reaching it.

”If it's something that everyone else uses then it must be something very simple. Otherwise there's no way that everyone else can use it,” Hermione said.

”Furthermore, it's something that you don't use all that often either. Or else it would've specified that we use it as well,” Chris added.

”Then it can't be an object since we would use it if we let others use it,” Kristine said.

”If it isn't an object that what can it be?” Hermione asked. ”I mean that's really the only thing that we let others use that's in our possession,”

...

Chris suddenly had an inspiration.