For his part, Brian found a carriage-wagon occupied by a few of his friends and rode up to the castle.  He crowded through the gates with the rest of the returning students and made his way toward the main hall.  Even though they were more advanced students, adults and all that, there were some traditions that the school retained.  Despite being more than a little outside the norm, Nacodsaed kept the start of year announcements in the main hall that pretty much every wizarding school in Europe had.<br/><br/>After all the first years were present, of course.<br/><br/>Which was why he made his way to his dorm's table and settled down near the end, where the new students would join them.