Inklings ~ May 2026

Welcome May Inklings 🌸

1. At any time during the month, on your own blog post a scene from a book or film that matches the prompt.

2. Link-back to Heidi's blog with a link to you Inklings prompt.

May's Prompt

A riddle scene in book or film

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

Chapter Twenty-Nine. "The Lost Diadem"

They climbed in tight, dizzying circles; Harry had never been up here before. At last, they reached a door. There was no handle and no keyhole; nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle.

Luna reached out a pale hand, which looked eerie floating in midair, unconnected to arm or body. She knocked once, and in the silence, it sounded to Harry like a cannon blast. At once the beak of the eagle opened, but instead of a bird's call, a soft, musical voice said, "Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?"

"Hmm . . . What do you think, Harry?" said Luna, looking thoughtful.

"What? Isn't there a password?"

"Oh no, you've got to answer a question," said Luna.

"What if you get it wrong?"

"Well, you have to wait for somebody who gets it right," said Luna. "That way you learn, you see?"

"Year . . . Trouble is, we can't really afford to wait for anyone else, Luna."

"No, I see what you mean," said Luna seriously. "Well then, I think that the answer is that a circle has no beginning."

"Well reasoned," said the voice, and the door swung open.