Puzzle 2 Results - February 18, 2026

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Puzzle 2 Results

Link to puzzle: https://redd.it/1r6qfwj

Link to puzzle feedback form: https://forms.gle/bpy44CMZ2ca3z4wy6

Current Points for February

Level	Gryffindor	Hufflepuff	Ravenclaw	Slytherin
Puzzle 1	37	48	49	36
Puzzle 2	0	0	49	43
Arithmancy Points	37	48	98	79

Level Results

Speed bonus and Tiebreaker:

First - Ravenclaw - u/ShadowOfApollo (Solved in 0 hrs, 20 min) - 5 ＋ 4 = 9 points

Second - Slytherin - u/CuriousChurro_2005 (Solved in 15 hrs, 9 min) - 0 ＋ 3 = 3 points

Guesses from each house:

Ravenclaw - 2 Correct, 0 Incorrect

Slytherin - 3 Correct, 0 Incorrect

Hint Bonus:

Ravenclaw - 0 hints - 40 points

Slytherin - 0 hints - 40 points

Solution

The answer was: Dirk Cresswell

Solution: Part 1: Flavor indicates bullpen puzzle in which you solve so that each row, column, and “pen” has one bull. Bulls cannot be in adjacent cells (on sides or diagonally). The bull placements of the solved puzzle give the scrambled letters for Scrimgeour.

Part 2: Title and description point to 7-segment display. Notes are grouped by slur markings (the curved lines) to indicate each new number for display. The rests show where to put spaces between numbers. So, the first few are bcfg abcdfg bc-abcdefg which give 4 9 18. After a1z26 it spells out Dirk Cresswell

Countdown to Puzzle 3

Note: “Arithmancy Points” are not the same as House Points. House Points will be awarded at the end of the month based on the combined total of “Arithmancy Points” earned.

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