Riddles in the Downs

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Urwen

ETA: Wait. I was mistaken. Pippin is you, meaning nobody took his shot, he took someone else.

In which case, 'I' is Grima, who literally threw the Palantir that Pippin took.

Bravo! Untangling the "I" and "you" roles helps a lot with this. And once you did that, you hit on the right answer!

"You" is Pippin, who reveals the location of the Fellowship by throwing the stone into the well.
"I" is Grima, who reveals Saruman's connection with Sauron by throwing out the palantir.
Pippin picks up the palantir but doesn't get the appreciation he thinks he deserves (the entitled teenager )

So the final question: who is the bigger fool?




(Kidding. You've answered all the actual parts of the riddle. I think both characters were quite foolish in their own ways, but Pippin was the luckier fool of the two as his blunders often turned to something good half by accident.)