Enough was enough!

Vindictus straightened up in his seat and turned towards the students who continued bombard the Staff table with questions and greetings that could wait for later.

"Alyssa, could you please return to your table? You can visit each professor in their office after the feast ends, and perhaps you might want to wait for Headmaster Tate's speech," Vindictus said rather firmly.

He then nodded at Minerva and his attention was now focused on a Gryffindor. "Perhaps you should return to the Gryffindor Table and you can visit Professor Bentley in her office after the feast is over," he said and his stomach growled.

Will Tate ever stand up and get the speech delivered so that they could eat?