Botros was about to reply to Tanner when he saw the headmistress stand up and trying to get the attention of everyone. He looked forward to the general student body whose faces were now all focused on Annie. The great hall fell silent for a moment in respect to the lost student. Botros bowed his head and did a little runic prayer for the boy before they were allowed to raise their heads.

The rest of the small speech was brighter. Botros beamed in the direction of his house's table, giving them a subtle thumb-up with his right hand on winning both the Gobstones and House cups. They were a scary bunch of hardworking, very difficult to defeat. He was very proud of them. Actually... maybe he should go and tell them that themselves. Botros left the brilliantly smelling food and slowly made his way down the dais.