#15 Looking For Answers

Oscar blinked in surprise as the little Ravenclaw asked exactly what he had wanted to. He hadn't expected that, but it saved him from figuring out how to word it at least. And hooray for him, the professor was willing to answer the question rather than send them elsewhere.

He nodded along as the professor confirmed what the Sorting Hat had said, about things being lost and people failing to find them. Though he frowned as he mentioned Hogwarts needing them to be sustained. How did that work if they had never been found? Was Hogwarts going to fall apart? That would be terrible. All of that tradition lost. And where would the students go to learn? Would they be shipped off to other schools? Oscar shivered at the thought of attending the same school as his cousins.

He was about to ask the professor exactly how that worked with the school already being so old, when another Professor interrupted them. Oscar forgot about his question as he stared after the female professor in concern. Had she been muttering about goblins? That was strange. Should they be worried about her? Professor Archerose had not seemed concerned so maybe not? 

Wait! They left clues in the house fireplaces? That didn't sound safe. Who had been poking around in the fireplace enough to find the first clue, and more importantly, why? ..Some ancient Gryffindor probably.

"Thank you, Sir," he smiled at Professor Archerose, dragging his thoughts away from what antics ancient Gryffindor students had got up to. He was happy that he had somewhere to start now. Was he slightly worried that it would all be a fool's errand? Sure, but he was still going to see what the Hufflepuff fireplace had to offer, even if it did sound silly to poke around the place that held fire. "I think that answered everything."

Oscar decided that the first year probably had the right idea in darting off and that he should probably do the same. "Bye, Professor. Ah.. enjoy your cheese."

With that goodbye said, Oscar made as quick an exit as he could.

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