Mikey smiled to himself as Joe stumbled over the house names. He wondered if there was some way they could make 'Hufflypuff' official; it sounded kind of good. Before he could try his hand at explaining the House qualities though, the door opened and Spencer came in.
Mikey took in his wave with a involuntary twitch of his mouth into what he was sure was a stupid smile. Standing in the bright light of the staff room, the windowsill meeting seemed like a long time ago. "Hi," he said, glad there was someone around who could stop him putting too much positive emphasis on Gryffindor.