You have successfully found the first object, Ilvermornian! Congratulations! Your quest is almost over. Just a bit more thinking and searching, and you are finished. The Sorting Hat slides down your face only slightly, seemingly inanimate. The riddle should lead you in the right direction. Don’t worry about the piano; indeed, a casualty of war. All will be taken care of.

“You aren’t a Hogwarts student….”

The voice is one that pronounces every vowel, is British, and has a low tone to it. It almost vibrates atop your head.

“But a curious mind you have up here...plenty of cleverness, yes...stubborn, though, girl. Stubborn. There is much anger in you….” the hat trails off, growing quiet. It stays quite secure on your head even as you make your way to the kitchen, towards the oven and stove. You fiddle with the knobs, and as the thought passes your mind, the hat is alive once more.

“Do not blow up the oven…...how foolish of a move it would be. It isn’t necessary, not when counter-clockwise and clockwise are mentioned….you already have the answers you desire….” the hat speaks slowly once again. The voice somewhat even sounds like it could be coming from your head; it isn’t, but almost.

The knobs on the stove all look identical except for one; it is glossy where the others are fill of dust. Little fires flicker up in the burners at some of the turning, and other times, the click of the knob filling the stove with gas signals you should quickly turn it off. The one glossy knob doesn’t work. Take note.

“Curious, isn’t it. You know what this means….”