Tycho had been invited to a great, many things but had chosen to go to the Hogsmeade celebrations instead. He always greatly enjoyed them in the past.

He also wanted to ice skate and he liked bonfires. There was also the perk of being able to get drunk without all of societys eyes on you (not that this fact ever had much effect on stopping him from doing whatever notion entered his head to do). And so here he was.

And it turned out to be a good life choice too as one of his favorite people appeared. "Happy New Year to you, too," Tycho said just as brightly. "I was invited to such things but people tend to judge people in mourning that go to all the society bashes." His expression probably made it obvious that the possible gossip backlash had not at all been the reason for his life choices. He simply liked the sound of this particular celebration better.