Gordian Knot? Check.

Sorting Hat? Check.

The moment your fingers grasp onto the Sorting Hat, you suddenly feel yourself being hooked and tugged away from where you are standing. What in Merlin's beard is going on? Before you can even consider waving your wand and muttering an incantation, a bright white light flashes. Instinctively, you shield your face with your arms and close your eyes, gripping tighter onto the brooch and hat.

When you open your eyes, you see that you are no longer inside the Shrieking Shack. Instead you are sitting upright in a bed within a white room. There are a number of empty beds, though a couple still have your fellow competitors seemingly sleeping in them. Had you been here this whole time?

An employee from the Department of Mysteries then greets you with a smile and continues to explain that you had just awoken from a magically modified daydream. After giving your a quick looking over, the employee then gestures toward a door that will take you out to the stands. There you can watch the remaining IMPS competitors complete the challenge and then be told your scores.

OOC: You may now look at the viewing area and/or other competitors' threads.