She watched Malfoy’s eyes as he listened to her and she couldn’t help but like the way his entire attention was glued to her, and her only.  Ron had never paid her any attention, really. He never, ever looked at her the way that Draco Malfoy was looking at her right now. "What a ridiculous ninny." Malfoy said and Hermione found herself laughing again because, yes, Ron was quite the ninny. "So you want to bring a date to the," he paused, hoping Hermione would fill in the blank that he left, but she refrained and stared at him with an innocent smile. "-occasion?" He lamely finished, earning a nod from Hermione. 