Since the dinner, Malfoy has been carefully distracting Voldemort from Hermione's presence with other issues, appearing to go above and beyond in his duties in the hopes that he can gain enough favour to be allowed keep her exclusively to himself should Voldemort request he share her again. Happily, Voldemort has been occupied by the idea of furthering his conquest of the wizarding world – the visiting American contingent having left him unimpressed – and Hermione has been left alone for now, still trapped within the confining walls of Malfoy's suite, but untouched.