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Horcrux #6 - The Boy Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/20/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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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

This horcrux goes back to the beginning, to The Boy Who Lived, who we first met as a 10-year-old living in the cupboard under the stairs.

The grown-ups are too tired from the first five puzzles, so the kids need to help out on this one! Who knows, actually being a 10-year-old boy might just help....




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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

N=01, O=02, P=03 ... M=26

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)