The answer is TEXTBOOK The corresponding square is READING RR by Jaci Conrad This is the Harry Potter puzzle. Solution: the names of various Harry Potter-related people, places, and things are hidden within the text. Writing these names down in order spells out the phrase "Numerology and Gramatica, e.g." ... the answer to this (as H.P. fans should know) is TEXTBOOK. Word list: Nimbus (cumuloNIMBUS) Uric (creatURE RICocheted) Muggles (earthen MUG. GULLS) Errol (the AIR, ALL shrieking) Ravenclaw (solitary RAVEN CLAWed) Ollivander (an OLIVE AND ERmine) Longbottom (ran headLONG. "BOTTOMs up!") Owlery (a 'OWL! 'URRY!) Granger (dashinG RANGER) You-know-who (kung fu, YOU KNOW." HOOting) Animagus (nanny-ANNY! MAY JUStice) Norbert (hoNOR -- BERTrand) Durmstrang (pachyDERM! STRANGle) Gryffindor ("A chillinG RIFF! IN DOOR!") Riddle (shall RIDDLE your) Azkaban (Never ASK A BANdit) Morsmorde (with treMORS. "MORE DAmnation) Aragog (We ARE AGOG with) Trelawney (on a TREE LAWN? 'E's) Incendio (goblIN'S END? 'E Owns) Crouch (While you CROUCH with) Agrippa ("Get A GRIP, EH?") Expelliarmus (conjured a hEX SPELL -- "EEEEEE-YAH!" -- OR MUSters) Goyle (charmin' garGOYLE) Last modified 2 January 2002 by jacinta