<strong>Headmaster</strong><br/><br/>Once everyone was in the hall and seated, the headmaster strode in from a door near the rear, behind the head table.  He moved along half the length, nodding to the various teachers that sat the length.  If he was startled that his deputy was sitting on the left of his seat instead of the right, Thomas didn't show it.  Nor did he appear to notice that the newest member of the faculty was sitting in the deputy's seat.<br/><br/>Instead, he went to a small podium and waited for the dull roar of chatter to die down.<br/><br/>"Excellent," he started, "you've all found your way here and no one appears to be late.  Welcome to Nacodsaed School of Advanced Witchcraft and Wizardry.  Returning students, you all know who I am, but for the newcomers, I am Headmaster Cingriffon, to the left of the empty seat is Deputy Headm____ _______.  I will keep this brief as I am sure you all want to see your dorms, the grounds, and other things.  I have the honor of announcing a new addition to the staff this year, Professor Chevalier, who will be taking the Defense Against the Dark Arts post vacated by Professor Blaize at the end of last year.<br/><br/>"A few other announcements: there will be trips to the mainland on a bi-monthly basis, to Cavr Lane n Galway.  Uniforms are neither required nor recommended for those trips.  And I should impress upon everyone once more that neither students nor staff are to inform anyone as to the location of the school.  While this policy should be familiar from your previous schools, it is of especial importance to us at Nacodsaed.<br/><br/>"Oh, yes, and tryouts for dorm quidditch teams should be commencing next weekend.  See your dorm team captain for exact dates."<br/><br/>With that, he left the podium and went to his seat at the head table, leaving the students and staff free to eat, go to their dorms, or whatever they desired for the remainder of the day.<br/><br/><strong>Brian</strong><br/><br/>The slightly older student nodded, "Welcome to Fox.  There're still different tables, no one's explained why, but I think it's something with comfort . . . since everyone's used to it."  Brian definitely understood her reasons for continuing, and wondered if she knew what exactly she was getting herself into.  Actually, it looked like a lot of the new students were in the same dorm.  "There really wasn't much I was interested in doing after Hogwarts.  But an owl came a week after NEWTs that recommended this place, it sounded interesting."<br/><br/>And it turned out his aunt Oifa and uncle Thorir had been graduates of Nacodsaed.  Met at the school too, from what little they'd told him a little over a year ago.