Garreth ran his sleeve over his face, making sure he'd dried every tear. "You bet." he coughed up, sniffling a little. It was surreal, finally being a part of Ravenclaw. The Sorting hat is never wrong, and it had placed him in Ravenclaw, for all to see. The boy was overwhelmed with emotions like joy and relief, but perhaps the strongest emotion of all was the pure, unfiltered Ravenclaw pride.

And then Rachel mentioned the tie! Could this day get any better? He had completely forgotten he had brought it with him. Quickly reaching into the inner pocket of his robes, and finding the tie wrapped around his wand, he pulled it out and showed Rachel. "Moment of truth! Let's see how it looks." he giggled, slipping his robes off his shoulders and beginning the process of putting on the tie.

The freshly crowned Ravenclaw didn't know much about what was going on with Haddie, but it didn't seem all that happy. What could possibly be wrong? She got sorted into Ravenclaw after a- Oh, maybe that was the problem! Garreth sometimes forgot that Ravenclaw wasn't the ideal place for everyone, the way it was for him. "Everything alright, Haddie?" he asked, trying to get in on the conversation.

As much as he wanted to be there for his new friend, his attention was also on The Grey Lady herself, and to be perfectly honest, he was a little bit starstruck. He gave a hesitant wave and tried to speak, but instead of his usual voice, a barely audible squeak escaped. He cleared his throat and sat there, blushing in silence.