After she had released the dark cloth from where it was stuck in between piano strings, Louise realized it was indeed more than just rags, but a raggedy hat. The thing Hogwarts students used to be sorted, or at least a replica of it, since there were eleven other competitors and surely they couldn't all find the same object. Thinking about the unsanitary hat and having to wear that on her head 6 and a half years ago to be sorted, Louise felt grateful that Ilvermorny hadn't adopted that tradition.

But that also made her think about her own sorting and how students were sorted and her hand automatically flew to the brooch she had on her robes since first year. Much more dignified way of sorting boys and girls into a house they'll cherish. Distracted in thoughts, she hadn't realized she had reached the first floor of the shack until she heard a rattling coming from the stove, which definitely caused the seventh year to realize where she was in the middle of a challenge and that her hour was nearly up. With a second artifact left to find, from across the seas, which meant ... America?

And if the Hogswartian sorting hat - or a replica at least - was one of the artifacts lost, then would that make sense for familiar Gordian Knot, in which she had a replica that attached and reattached to her robes, as the other artifact!??!

It was quite beautiful, definitely offering a pleasant compliment to the blue and cranberry robes. Hurrying over to the stove, she peered carefully in each of the burners, even opening the door, in hopes of seeing the familiar object. Which she could easily summon, thinking about it, since she actually knew what she was summoning, she would look first, because it would be easier to grasp it most likely.