#15 - Hat Chat

A shiver ran up her spine when she was addressed by the Headmaster. She was surprised that he knew her name but then again, he had to be a very powerful wizard and know a great deal of things. MJ took a breath and met his gaze, calling upon whatever confidence she could to answer his question.

"Sorry to disturb you Headmaster. I had heard you had a wonderful library and willing to let students help you shelve books. I was wondering if it would be possible for me to help as well?" She wouldn't ask about the hat.

She didn't want him to possibly turn her away if she mentioned it. Besides, she did intend to shelf some books at least. She could do both at once, right? She gave the Headmaster a polite smile and waited for his answer.

MJ let out a mental sigh of relief when he agreed. The mention of tracking charms had her raising her brows, curious. Any mention of advanced magic always had her curious and excited for the future.

Nodding at the instructions given, MJ's attention went to the books, "Thank you so much, Sir." She smiled and nodded, mlving off to the wall of shelves.

Picking a few books from the first box, she sorted them into their proper places. MJ happily put away a few dozen before she looked at the hat. MJ picked up a few more books, moving a few steps closer.

"Hello, I don't know if you remember me. You sorted me at the beginning of the school year. I never got to thank you, by the way, I'm really happy in Ravenclaw." She smiled, thinking about her Head of House and then her friend as well, Misuk.

"But I wanted to ask you... The song you sang at the feast." MJ paused for a moment, wondering the best way to ask about the lyrics.

"You mentioned house legacies, was that... Just for the song or did it have a deeper meaning? Is there something the founders wanted us to know? You said that the origin of your job was forgotten and the founders' tale is misunderstood..." She sorted the books she was holding, waiting for an answer.

If the hat would even talk.

As the hat spoke, MJ sorted more books and listened carefully.

The legacy of a Hogwarts founder lived in all members of their house... She smiled a little, nodding to the hat. She felt like she was a good match for the house the hat had settled on for her as well. Still, she had been given a choice too and wondered what would have happened if she had picked otherwise.

But she could think about that another time. MJ's brain was whirrling from the answer she had been given. So the founders did want them to know something as well and...

"Secrets... Left behind... Founding Artefacts..." She repeated snippets of the hat's explanation, making sure the books were in the right order as she did so. Wait, Founding Artefacts...?

"These founding artefacts, what are they exactly?" She couldn't recall reading about them in any book, "Does the Headmaster know about them or the Heads of Houses?"

Already, MJ was given a lot to think about. The hat's words echoed in her thoughts and she thought, it alone was a curious thing too. MJ hung around, just in case it was in the mood to answer her other questions. The light in the office shifted and she could tell her time was limited.

She had to go ask someone else about these Artefacts, it seemed.