First Riddle on JKR's website (Website Spoiler See it yourself First )

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 120343


Jen wrote:
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> *Then* I wondered about Lupin. Maybe there was more to his becoming 
> a werewolf than we know. He said he was foolish and got bitten, but 
> given his self-deprecating way, did it only appear to happen that 
> way and he's actually ensnared by a spell that will only end upon 
> someone's death?
> Any other thoughts?
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> Alla:
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> Heee! I also thought about Remus. Maybe he can assume his royal 
> duties only after the person who bite him will die and accordingly  
> he will be free. :o) Maybe this person was his father.
> 
> I wish... I think I read too many fanfiction stories. :o)

Carol responds:
I don't think we're getting a clue here, other than that the HBP is
the son (and heir) of a king, who must die before he (the HBP) can
enter into the "power and glory" of kingship. Presumably, there are
still ruling kings in the WW (unless the HBP is Godric Gryffindor and
his "power and glory" is posthumous). IMO, JKR simply chose questions
that most readers would know the answers to, with three of them in the
form of riddles as a clue that they belonged together. IOW, she
deliberately made both the games (figuring out what to click on) and
the riddles unusually easy this time around as a Christmas present to
her fans (along with the reward at the end).

Carol, who nevertheless struggled a bit more with this one than she
should have under the circumstances (maybe I should read more
mysteries to get in the habit of solving riddles and deciphering clues?)