'Oh, thank you, darling!' Pansy said gratefully. It was nice to be appreciated. Rather than ignored. For completely absurd reasons. She was talking to Ron Weasley in public, after all. What could it hurt to be at least civil. Tell her she looked nice. Something!
She looked warmly at Natalie. 'You look beautiful,' she said happily. Taking the other girl's hand, she lifted Natalie's arm and let her eyes rove approvingly over the lovely figure. 'Absolutely beautiful, hon,' she added. 'The colour is perfect. I knew it would be....' She grinned. 'I can't pull off that shade,' she confided. 'Turns my skin pasty. But you look like a golden goddess...'