Alicia and Hermione
Romance was not something Hermione was used to. The most romantic moment in her life to this point had been when the deluminator brought Ron back to her. Of course, she had been so irked at him that she hadn't noticed the sweetness of the moment until much later. "Perhaps I will pick one up some time." Yes, she could strike it as an academic comparison with a real relationship.
Hermione was about to point out the flaw in Alicia's liberating opinion of masks. Death Eaters had worn masks so they could do exactly that, whatever they wanted without fear of reprimand. Instead her attention was pulled to yet another individual. "I do believe that is Percy," she nodded. Hermione hadn't spent much time with the middle Weasley boy, mostly because Ron and the twins had spent so much time focusing on what an annoying prat they found him to be. Not wanting to argue, she had never spoken to the contray even though she found his adherence to the rules very respectable.