HP4GU Contest #9

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No: HPFGUIDX 22030

This week's contest is a logic puzzle, created a few years and tens 
of thousands of messages ago by our Dear Departed Co-Founder, 
Melanie.  For those not familiar with logic puzzles, you are given a 
introduction and a list of clues to solve the puzzle. It helps to 
make up a chart to keep the clues straight.  No need to remember any 
HP facts or trivia.  It can be solved even by someone who's never 
heard of Harry Potter!

Note:  Moderators, Elves and other V.O.P.s (Very Obsessed People) who 
belong to the Mods group are not permitted to enter this contest, as 
they have access to the answers.

REMEMBER!!!!!  Don't post your answer to the list!!!!  Email it to me 
at the address above or to HP4GUCon at aol.com.  Also, don't forget that 
Contest #8 (Trailer Trashing) is still open!


MEDIEVAL HOGWARTS

It took young Nicky Flamel most of his first year at Hogwarts to get 
his five teachers straight, because their names all began with T 
(Tadsworth, Tamboni, Tolliver, Tombryan, and Tonilla). Four of his 
professors were heads of houses, each in charge of a different 
Hogwarts house (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin); the 
fifth did not have a house of his own, but was a deputy, ready to 
step in as the head of any house in an emergency. Each of the five 
graduated from Hogwarts in a different year (1305, 1307, 1312, 1314 
or 1319), and wound up teaching a different subject (Astronomy, 
Charms, Defense against Dark Arts, Potions and Transfigurations). 

Using the clues below, can you figure out when each teacher 
graduated, which house (if any) he/she was in charge of, and what 
he/she taught?

1.  The five teachers were the head of Hufflepuff, the 1305 graduate, 
the Potions professor, Professor Tonilla and the one who graduated in 
1314. 

2.  Professor Tadsworth graduated in 1312. He was not the head of 
Gryffindor, who taught Defense against Dark Arts. 

3.  The Astronomy professor graduated 12 years before Professor 
Tamboni, who was in charge of Ravenclaw. 

4.  Professor Tombryan was the head of a house, but it wasn't 
Slytherin. 

5.  Professor Tolliver taught Transfigurations. 

6.  Professor Tonilla graduated earlier than the deputy head of 
house. 

AND REMEMBER!!!!!  Don't post your answer to the list!!!!  Email it 
to me at the address above or to HP4GUCon at aol.com.

Submission deadline is July 17, 2001.