Second Riddle.

[magicministry]

Who : All pairs?
When : Tuesday, September 11th - around noon.
Where : Sitting room table.
Rating : G
Summary : The second riddle appears.

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[last_born_girl]

Ah, thought Ginny, an easy one! Now, I just have to find where Malfoy is, so we can solve this.

[sassy_malfoy]

Draco sauntered over to Ginny and snatched the parchment out of her hands.

He looked down at the riddle and frowned: "What kind of idiot muggle riddle is this?"

[last_born_girl]

"It's hardly idiotic. In fact, it's one of the most famous riddles in the Muggle world. Lucky for you, I've heard this one before; Now get over here and put your finger on top of the sphinx, so I can tell it what it wants to hear"

Ginny laid her own finger on the sphinx's head and waited for Draco.

[sassy_malfoy]

"Bloody hell, the Weaselette was annoying" Draco thought.

He reached out and planted his finger next to Ginny.

"So...in your infinite muggle wisdom, do please tell me what the answer is." His voice dripping with sarcasm.

[last_born_girl]

Ginny gave Draco a look of smug superiority.

"A baby crawls on all fours, an adult walks upright. An old person walks with the aid of a stick. From four, to two, to three, at various stages of life. Thus the answer is a man" she paused "but could easily be a woman".

She withdrew her finger.

"So, any luck with that Arithmancy from the first riddle?"

[sassy_malfoy]

Draco couldn't believe his stupidity, the answer was so obvious. But he would never admit that to Ginny. So instead he said in an overly calm voice:

"Of course you would know the answer to such an infantile little riddle. I'm still working on the first riddle. But if you would care to join in with one of your lucky guesses...?"