The four House tables stretch long and familiar, scratched by generations of restless students. The Gryffindor table is always the loudest — bursts of laughter, elbows knocking goblets over. The Slytherin table glints with polished cutlery and quieter, calculated conversations; heads lean close together there. Ravenclaw is a murmur of debate and half-finished essays beside untouched plates. Hufflepuff feels warmest — second helpings, passing dishes, the softest light.