"Ah, of course. They are the ones putting us through all the hassle, aren't they?" Narcissa said, chuckling at the joke. Worried that her comment would take offense, she continued to clarify. "Not that you are a hassle, of course. Only all of the paper work." she smiled. "You're the only upside to all the work."
Narcissa had to stop herself from widening her own eyes as she added the last statement. Where had that come from?
"A faux pas, maybe to some, but not enough to really matter, in the grand scheme of things." Narcissa shrugged with a wave of her hand and taking a sip of her tea. "It can't be an escort type of party if the host herself doesn't have one."
Raising a finely sculpted brow at the girl's ending statement, Narcissa found it hard to believe. A girl like Hermione Granger? Single? She took a sip of her tea. "I always thought you and the youngest male Weasley were together. It always seemed like that from what Draco has told me."