"I'll keep that in mind. In the meantime, I was just heading down to the Great Hall for a bite. Care to join me?" It wasn't a date, obviously, since they went to the Great Hall three times a day, every day, escorted or not. However, considering the number of places to go was severely limited, it was almost like asking someone out on a date. And besides, he wanted to see if he could come up with other ways to make Alex blush.