Draco & Sydney
Her concrete logic was something that Draco appreciated. His grin settled into an appreciative smile. She may be beautiful, but it was her intelligence that made him willing to take the time needed to seduce her.
"It was a plan without a great deal of planning," Draco commented. "But clearly, my guess that the lure of people watching would be irresistible was a good guess." He didn't know if she was doing that, but he definitely enjoyed that judgmental process.
But the mention of the paper had Draco blowing out a deep breath. That was the paper in the 'mulling' process. "What did you choose as your thesis?" he inquired, curious about her mind's process with the task.