About the Horcrux Series
If you haven't heard of Harry Potter, allow me to refer you to a different set of caches: GC2RAD6, GC2TQQP, GC2Z6KE.
This series of caches centers on the final major plot arc in J.K. Rowling's best-selling novels, as Harry and his friends try to locate magical items known as "horcruxes" in order to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort. In this cache-based retelling of the story, however, the seven horcruxes are hidden around central Maryland, and it is up to you to find them!
Knowledge of the Harry Potter story may help you pick up on a few subtle hints here and there (and make the theme more fun!), but is not necessary to solve the puzzle.
Unlike Harry, your assistance is required to just find the horcrux, not to destroy it. Do not subject the cache containers to basilisk venom, fiendfyre, or any other manner of harm.
The seven horcruxes in this series can be found in any order. Look for a secret clue in each cache you may be able to use to defeat the Dark Lord himself in a final cache. Good luck and have fun!
Diary | Ring | Locket | Cup | Diadem | Boy | Snake | Final
[Cache not at listed coordinates. Solve puzzle to determine the actual location of the cache.]
You and your friends recently managed to "obtain" the following scroll from Snape's office. It appears to be his handwriting, though hastily written, as if transcribed quickly from a temporary source.
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Strange... Voldemort shed the Riddle name long before Snape became a Hogwarts Professor. Could it be a clue towards locating the first Horcrux?
Difficulty is based on the puzzle; the hide is fairly easy. Should you find the diary, feel free to write your favorite HP quote in the logbook, and do your best to return it to its safe, dry spot.
