Hermioine was grateful that Viktor didn't press. It was one of the things she'd found most attractive about him when they'd first met. Even when it was evident that she hadn't experienced the best of days he never pushed her to talk further about it. Then again, that was also a trait she found rather endearing in Ron as well. The difference between the two was that Viktor was more likely to simply sit and wait for her to be ready to talk than Ron.
"That's the trick isn't it," she said taking a sip of her drink. "To be so adorable that no matter how annoyed you become with them they always get away with whatever they are doing." She held her glass just above the the table and swirled the liquid inside. Was she still talking about Misha or were other thoughts creeping into her mind?
"Not really. I was hoping to get some actual questions to take back to the House Elves. Most of my work has already been digested and vetted through Kreacher." Hermione knew she'd told Viktor about her frustrations with the elf. The simple fact that Hermione had been able to get him to concede or agree to most of her thoughts meant that it was highly unlikely there would be much push back from the elves at Hogwarts.