What is the correct answer to the Ravenclaw common room riddle, "Which came first, the phoenix, or the flame?"

Answer A circle has no beginning.

As answered by Ravenclaw student Luna Lovegood, the correct answer is that a circle has no beginning. In order to enter the Ravenclaw common room, members must answer a riddle instead of remembering a password. As such, only the brightest students are admitted entry.

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