Rabastan's gaze fell to the house elf. The faintest smirk appeared across his face; he really had a thing for picking on them, but Tala's voice snapped him out of his thoughts before he did something stupid.

Stepping inside, he looked at her, and his brows lifted. Sure, he's seen her plenty of times during Hogwarts and also during various raids, though he hardly counted that seeing as they were all draped in black and wearing masks. But seeing her in such a fine gown really accented a beauty that he already knew she had. He had to remind himself that this wasn't a dream.

He walked over to her, staring down for a moment before it occurred to him to take her hand. The sight of her put a smile on his face, albeit a little shy. "Tala." He inclined his head slightly. "Shall we?"