"Not many people do, outside Weasleys," Ron agreed. Harry kept up impressively well, and while Hermione didn't drink a lot, her tolerance was acceptable. "Yeah. Cake is always nice."
Malfoy's outburst surprised Ron into laughter, but it did wonders to ease the weirdness. "Thank Merlin. I don't know how much longer I could have kept up the small-talk. I suck at it." It was a universally known truth that Ron had zero patience for small-talk in most situations.
"So, we'll try to get along but if I call you a ferrety git once in a while just to keep things normal that's okay?"