Nolan chuckled as he watched Brant DeVaice, former Quidditch captain turned Prefect, offer to escort some of the lingering students away from the house table. Such a nice young man, he'd been extremely polite when he accidentally walked into him, knocking him to the ground last term. Not one of his finer moments.

He sat up straighter in his chair when Tate announced the arrival of the Headmasters from the two visiting schools. He was...interested, to say the least. He'd barely ever traveled out of the country, so having foreign visitors come to him was soooo exciting. Maybe he could ask them about local Divination practices? OOOH he bet they were just fascinating! Their take on the traditional tarot cards and crystal orbs could be slightly different than their own, it'd be great to ask a bit about that, if he got the chance...

Oh hey. There was a Ravenclaw at the sorting hat who did NOT seem happy at all about the hat's decision. Blink blink.