Rules:

• You can only guess once per riddle

• I post every day at 9:40 am PST

• The first person to answer correctly will get a point to their house

• Don't look up anything to help you answer

• You can only score three points every week (resets Sunday)

• If a house is winning by 5+ pts, the extra points they receive will be given to another house of the solver’s choice (for fairness)

• Accepting suggestions

Today’s riddle:

I am the cause of many messes

And it backfired on me one day

I made an important deal after that

But later, I was caught and imprisoned

Who am I?

Click me for the answer

Leaderboard:

Ravenclaw: 32

Gryffindor: 29

Hufflepuff: 24

Slytherin: 22

Suggested by @Thesewingsaremadetofly :)