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**Jesus Rodriguez** · 06-19-2017, 07:36 PM

Without any sort of regard for the instrument, Jesús was tapping the piano key onto the dark wood, lost in thought. He was missing something, and he knew it was something incredibly obvious. This, and, again, his irritation started to take root and grow steadily, meant that he was thinking too hard about the riddle and missing a key detail. Reviewing the lines once again, Jesús looked down at the piano. He'd made sure to clean the keyboard, but hadn't bothered with the rest of the piano. It was an abysmal sight, with dust so thick Jesús would probably have to clean it several times before it was somewhat decent.

He didn't have time for any of that, though, so as he tap-tap-tapped the key onto the piano, his mind continued to dissect the note. The first line had originally reminded him of a nursery rhyme, but he figured that was too specific towards no-maj born students, and therefore wouldn't have worked in this challenge. This made him think of the many uses of a pig, and immediately he remembered that leather was also made from pig skin. The second line reaffirmed his suspicions as well. The line that mentioned the item's inability to build a home (meaning they couldn't actually use this item for anything but its intended purpose) but it was able to amend a house, gave him pause. It was the third line that finally put everything together. This item was something that the students (and staff) of a particular school held near and dear to their hearts.

Fighting back another smile, Jesús had to hand it to the architect of the poem. It was very clever, and it would've kept him stumped for a while if he didn't have a penchant for obsessing over unnecessary details. The item was probably something from Hogwarts and, more importantly, if he was right, (and he was fairly certain he was,) it was an incredibly rare, one-of-a-kind item at that. His eyes then drifted downwards, to the top of the piano. It was strange; but from the brief interactions he'd had with this sort of instrument in the past, Jesús knew that the piano's lid should've been propped upward.

Setting the lone piano key down, Jesús lifted the lid, a little less carefully than he meant to, and peered inside. He fumbled around and found the stick for the lid and propped it up. With his wand lit, Jesús looked back into the piano. The interior was worn down, just like the exterior, but in slightly better condition.

Looking around, Jesús felt like a piano tuner. And as disheveled as the strings were, they held together stubbornly (as if they had a point to make.) He waved his wand over the area, and came upon the spot where he'd pried the loose piano key from. With his free hand, the sixth year reached towards it, feeling around with a purpose. He was determined to find the first item so that he could carry on with the challenge. A very hazy memory plagued him during his search; he recalled looking into the various differences between Hogwarts and Ilvermorny, and his new hypothesis on the item in question, was that it had to do with how the students were sorted into their individual houses.

His fingers were met with a lot of dust, but he really didn't care at this point. And if he was correct about the first item, then the second item made even more sense. One from Hogwarts, one from Ilvermorny. So very, very clever. Jesús continued to feel around, moving closer, even more determined to get to the Sorting Cap (or, was it a beret? a cricket cap??) or whatever it was called, so he could finally go back downstairs and thoroughly investigate the kitchen area.

06-19-2017, 07:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Jesus Rodriguez Thunderbird Puffskein Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 1,079 Hogwarts RPG Name: Jesús Rodríguez Sixth Year	Without any sort of regard for the instrument, Jesús was tapping the piano key onto the dark wood, lost in thought. He was missing something, and he knew it was something incredibly obvious. This, and, again, his irritation started to take root and grow steadily, meant that he was thinking too hard about the riddle and missing a key detail. Reviewing the lines once again, Jesús looked down at the piano. He'd made sure to clean the keyboard, but hadn't bothered with the rest of the piano. It was an abysmal sight, with dust so thick Jesús would probably have to clean it several times before it was somewhat decent. He didn't have time for any of that, though, so as he tap-tap-tapped the key onto the piano, his mind continued to dissect the note. The first line had originally reminded him of a nursery rhyme, but he figured that was too specific towards no-maj born students, and therefore wouldn't have worked in this challenge. This made him think of the many uses of a pig, and immediately he remembered that leather was also made from pig skin. The second line reaffirmed his suspicions as well. The line that mentioned the item's inability to build a home (meaning they couldn't actually use this item for anything but its intended purpose) but it was able to amend a house, gave him pause. It was the third line that finally put everything together. This item was something that the students (and staff) of a particular school held near and dear to their hearts. Fighting back another smile, Jesús had to hand it to the architect of the poem. It was very clever, and it would've kept him stumped for a while if he didn't have a penchant for obsessing over unnecessary details. The item was probably something from Hogwarts and, more importantly, if he was right, (and he was fairly certain he was,) it was an incredibly rare, one-of-a-kind item at that. His eyes then drifted downwards, to the top of the piano. It was strange; but from the brief interactions he'd had with this sort of instrument in the past, Jesús knew that the piano's lid should've been propped upward. Setting the lone piano key down, Jesús lifted the lid, a little less carefully than he meant to, and peered inside. He fumbled around and found the stick for the lid and propped it up. With his wand lit, Jesús looked back into the piano. The interior was worn down, just like the exterior, but in slightly better condition. Looking around, Jesús felt like a piano tuner. And as disheveled as the strings were, they held together stubbornly (as if they had a point to make.) He waved his wand over the area, and came upon the spot where he'd pried the loose piano key from. With his free hand, the sixth year reached towards it, feeling around with a purpose. He was determined to find the first item so that he could carry on with the challenge. A very hazy memory plagued him during his search; he recalled looking into the various differences between Hogwarts and Ilvermorny, and his new hypothesis on the item in question, was that it had to do with how the students were sorted into their individual houses. His fingers were met with a lot of dust, but he really didn't care at this point. And if he was correct about the first item, then the second item made even more sense. One from Hogwarts, one from Ilvermorny. So very, very clever. Jesús continued to feel around, moving closer, even more determined to get to the Sorting Cap (or, was it a beret? a cricket cap??) or whatever it was called, so he could finally go back downstairs and thoroughly investigate the kitchen area. __________________ Coming soon.