Eagle Door Knocker

The eagle door knocker of Ravenclaw Tower was a bronze, eagle-shaped knocker on the door to the Ravenclaw common room, which acted as the tower's guardian in much the same way as the Fat Lady did for Gryffindor Tower. Unlike the Fat Lady, however, the knocker did not ask for a password, but instead for a thought-provoking question that had to be answered in order to enter. The questions differed constantly, asking puzzles and riddles.
The questions typically had no straight forward answer, but required a level of reasoning or logic behind them that reflected the wisdom of the hopeful entrant to the tower. The knocker often complimented successful entrants for their skilful logic, but tended to go quiet if the answer was wrong. The question would remain the same until it was answered. The knocker would not let anyone in who did not know the answer to its question, though if someone else answered the question, one might enter with the help of another who answered correctly.
==History==
When Luna Lovegood and Harry Potter attempted to enter Ravenclaw Tower just before the Battle of Hogwarts with the purpose of seeing a statue depicting Ravenclaw's lost diadem, the knocker waylaid them with a question to which Luna answered.
Moments later, the knocker halted Amycus Carrow, who could not answer its question, and attempted to blast and bludgeon his way past the door instead. The knocker's question was answered correctly by Minerva McGonagall, whom Carrow demanded open the door.
==Description==
The knocker had a soft, musical voice, and seemingly paid little heed to any sort of dialogue other than that of answering its question, again a difference to the Fat Lady.
==Questions asked by the door knocker==
Question 	Addressee 	Date 	Answer given 	Success?
"Who lived longer, the ghost or the poltergeist?" Hogwarts Legacy, Main Quest "Welcome to Hogwarts"	Unidentified 19th-century Hogwarts student (If sorted into Ravenclaw)	1 September 1890	"A non-being can never have been." 	Successful
"Which came first; the Phoenix or the Flame?" 	Luna Lovegood 	2 May 1998 	"A circle has no beginning." 	Successful
"Where do Vanished Objects go?" 	Amycus Carrow 	2 May 1998 	"I dunno, do I? Shut it!" 	Unsuccessful
"Where do Vanished Objects go?" 	Professor McGonagall 	2 May 1998 	"Into non-being, which is to say, everything."	Successful
==Behind the scenes==
*The door knocker is voiced by English actress Amy Louise Pemberton in .
**It seems as though there is an oversight in the game, as the knocker is not physically used. Meanwhile, each instance in the book features a description of how each person who wishes to enter knocks. Luna 'knocks once, which, in the silence, sounds like a cannon blast to Harry', Amycus Carrow 'raps on the door' and there is a 'genteel tap' from Professor McGonagall.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Bronze Known Objects
Category:Entire Sentient Objects
Category:Entire Ravenclaw House
Category:Known Speaking Objects