#21 - What the Wattle

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 23, 2022 23:33:10 GMT 10

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Post by MJ Birdwhistle on Oct 23, 2022 23:33:10 GMT 10

The Library was pretty busy but considering it was April, MJ wasn't very surprised. She glanced around, wondering of she would spot a fellow first year studying for their upcoming exams.

She knew Ryan was fairly serious about studying but his demeanour was similar to Charlotte's so she wondered if he would like the library. On the one hand, yes it was peaceful and quiet but there was still a lot of people around.

Shaking her head, she cleared her thoughts and approached the librarian's counter.

"Madam Pince? I have a question about a writer and I'm hoping you can help." She smiled, hopeful. MJ was a little intimidated by the older woman but also admired her a great deal.

After all, she took care of such a wonderful library and certainly had to be very fond of books. MJ also wondered what house she had been sorted into while attending Hogwarts...

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 23, 2022 23:57:58 GMT 10

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Post by Lena on Oct 23, 2022 23:57:58 GMT 10

Madam Pince was checking books and adding them to a cart, not looking up when MJ approached or even when she spoke. This was a standard interaction for her, evidentially.

'I will certainly try, but no need to be coy about it.' she said, exasperated by the way some students approached asking her questions. 'Which writer?'

She could hear a crinkled page across the entire room, but was hardly a mind reader.

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 24, 2022 0:08:20 GMT 10

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Post by MJ Birdwhistle on Oct 24, 2022 0:08:20 GMT 10

MJ didn't want to annoy the Librarian further so she nodded and asked her question.

"Maudvin Wattle. I was told they often came to Hogwarts to interview the founders and wrote about the school. Is it possible to find any of their books here?"

She waited at the desk and just hoped the library would have exactly what she needed - or at the very least, something to point her in the right direction.

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 24, 2022 0:11:27 GMT 10

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Post by Lena on Oct 24, 2022 0:11:27 GMT 10

Madam Pince nodded. That was an easy enough request. She gave MJ a set of gestured directions -- down that way, by that section, several rows over, and towards the back. It was upstairs, but in a rather often-used area. A few students wandered by with thick books. Nothing about the area seemed to match with what she expected.

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 24, 2022 0:15:05 GMT 10

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Post by MJ Birdwhistle on Oct 24, 2022 0:15:05 GMT 10

MJ thanked the librarian for her help and followed the instructions carefully.

She walked along the shelves of books until she came to an upstairs area, evidentally popular with other students.

As a few walked by, she gave them shy but polite smiles and looked around for 'Wattle' on the shelf to locate the books.

Now, she wasn't entirely certain what she was looking for within the books but she would grab any that had promising sounding titles and take them to a nearby chair to check through.

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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 24, 2022 20:58:39 GMT 10

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Post by Lena on Oct 24, 2022 20:58:39 GMT 10

There were several books by that author, and most of them didn't seem helpful to MJ in regards to her task. Flipping through them, searching for clues -- none of it seemed to get her anywhere.

Then she set aside one of the books and there was a glow from with the pages. Flipping it open revealed a strange sight, as the letters on the page all moved aside to make a blank space in the middle. New words wrote themselves there in a Ravenclaw shade of blue -- intricate and perfect, as if likely penned by Rowena herself.

Fundatorem voco novi et veteris

When the stars align, speak me to summon forth she who guides you.

Below was a constellation; one she'd seen in the sky many times throughout the year, but something about it didn't feel as if she simply had to wait for night. No, this sort of task didn't feel dependent on that.

Chapter 9 complete!

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MJ Birdwhistle
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#21 - What the Wattle Oct 24, 2022 21:15:35 GMT 10

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Post by MJ Birdwhistle on Oct 24, 2022 21:15:35 GMT 10

It took everything for MJ not to jump when the pages glowed and moved on their own after what seemed like a fruitless search. She leaned cautiously and observed the words that arranged themselves.

She hurried to make a note of the writing and constellation on a spare piece of parchment since she figured the book would have to stay here. Something about the arrangement seemed familiar.

Perhaps she would have to go back to her common room...?

It would be soon time for her next class, however, so she put away the books back in their rightful places and gathered up her satchel again.

As she hurried from the library, she smiled in thanks to the Librarian but MJ wasn't certain she saw. She didn't have time to worry about that, sadly, as she headed towards her flying lesson.

[OOC: Exit]

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