Ethan had intended to wait for Annie, but he figured as long as he saved her a seat it would be fine. He strode into the great hall, his sleeves rolled up and his wand holster visible. It was also quite noticeable that he had a wand stowed within it.

He reached the table, noticed the pile of wands and immediately picked out Annie's wand, though he too was careful not to handle it directly. He withdrew the wand from his holster and cast a few spells to check that Annie's wand was alright. Hmm.

Nothing wrong with it.

He stowed his wand took a seat, being sure to leave one next to him for Annie. He placed her wand on the table in front of him and nodded a few greetings to the other staff, then looked out over the students as they arrived. Another term over. He made a mental note to talk to Copernicus and Dominic before the end of the feast.