Hat never really put much thought into artistry, it really wasn’t their thing, but with the change of the seasons and winters approach, Hat decides to try their hand at their namesake and the profession of their creator, and create a hat.

Starting with a large piece of tanned leather Hat starts by dying it black. Taking a large vat of boiling water, dumping black dye into it and then placing the leather in.

After a while, Hat lifted the black leather out of the vat and left it up to dry. Once the leather is finished drying, Hat measures out three shapes, two concentric circles, and a rectangle with length equal to the circumference of the innermost circle. Hat then cuts these shapes out of the leather. Hat then shapes the rectangle into a cone, cutting off the overlap and sewing the areas where the overlap is present before placing the resulting shape on top of the inner concentric circle and sewing the two together. The end result: A witch hat.

“I think witches are appropriate for the season, they always scare me at the very least, this will make a great decoration”

With the rest of the excess leather, Hat starts to work on their costume. But while this is happening a snow golem walks up, and sees the witch hat. Snow golems in Hat Home have on many occasions seen individuals wear hats since Hat Home gets quite a few passing through travelers. Curious about it, the snow golem picks up the witch hat with their two stick arms and places it atop their head.

And then something changes.

There must have been something about that hat, in that dye, in that leather, or maybe even about Hat themself.

But the result is subtle, but once recognized is unmistakable, within the eyes of that snow golem once opaque and clouded, something clears, a mind takes form.

This snow golem has three thoughts, 1. They should not have picked up this hat 2. They won’t let it be taken off. 3. They have somewhere else to be. So the snow golem has but one choice:

RUN

The snowball at the base of their body begins to spin at an incredible speed as they book it.

Hat busy working on their costume, overhears this looking in the general direction, sees a snow golem wearing a witch hat, blasting straight towards the gate leaving Hat Home.

“Oh no you DON’T”, Hat drops everything they are holding, a sewing needle and thread, and sprinting toward the rogue golem.

The golem slams, shakes before eventually managing to open both of the gates, and just as freedom seems so close, a dagger flies out, nailing the witch hat and pinning it against a wall.

The golems' eyes gloss over once more as it spins around in confusion.

Hat grabs the witch hat putting it in their pocket

“Sorry ‘bout that lets get you home” Hat ushers the snow golem back into the central area of Hat Home. Hat repairs the gate and returns home.

Throwing the witch hat onto the desk, Hat then kicks the chair and shouts in anger “Dammit! I knew that was a mistake to make”, Hat then recomposes themself

Hat picks up the witch hat and sews up the hole made from the dagger.

Hat gives a look at the witches hat

“Now what am I going to do with you?”

Hat begins to pace

“I have no clue how powerful they are, they ran so they couldn’t be that strong, but…” Hat stops

“I’m not taking any chances, for the meantime, you’re with me” Hat grabs the witch hat and places it in their pocket