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A wizarding crossword, much like the ones mentioned in the November tales. You must have read both stories in order to be able to complete it. 

A ten by ten square, with the following black squares described by column and row number: 1-9, 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 3-2, 3-10, 4-1, 4-3, 4-10, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-9, 8-3, 8-4, 9-5, 9-8, 10-4, 10-5, 10-10. If you can't see the image above, there is a table at the end of the chapter.

Down.

1. A wonderful Quidditch girl. Merlin. 2. Usually made of leather or canvas, can also be iron. First. Informally, thank you. 3. The mark of Slytherin. One of the best journalist of our century. 4. In music, they also call it Si. A wise plant, as a Roman would call it. 5. Answer. The beginning. 6. Slytherin’s favourite kind of arch. Like the confundus spell, it makes the victim wander aimlessly while speaking vaguely. 7. A local dragon, often seen in shields. The letter of the sea. 8. Informal greeting. Cleaning spell, best used with dried up liquids. 9. Desire, decked in Slytherin’s colours. An expression of wonder or surprise. Fletcher Travis. 10. Look up and take the lights. Bird conjuring charm

Across

1. Three Slytherins together. The Black Island, home of famous squib Despina Achladioti. More than a jinx but less than a curse. 2. I didn’t know that. Ask earnestly. A monster coming from the East. 3. Portuguese lord. A bench in an Auditorium, that muggles put in churches. French Quidditch team, the Vautours de Nantes. 4. The one who isn’t a muggle friend is a goblin friend. A dowser’s tool. 5. The beginning and end of everything. A beam of sunlight. Victor Titinius, inventor of the muffliato spell. 6. A very small brook. Bulgarian delight. 7. Standing with your arms open you will receive the worst possible mark on the exam. In potion brewing, it means the egg of the animal, not the whole thing. An arrow that lost a feather. 8. Haglaz rune. Wizarding Industries. Gordon Naevius Gryffindor, grandson of the Hogwarts Founder. One. 9. National drink. Not T and not V. FFFFF. 10. Mother. In East Berkshire, home of the famous flying horses and fireponies.