"Yeah, my hopes for the Halloween one are marginally higher." He tilted his head curiously. "Bad yule ball experiences?" His weren't particularly memorable, really. It was just another ball; not especially interesting or enjoyable, but he hadn't hated it.
"Yeah, course," he answered, frowning slightly. "Did I do something that made you think otherwise?" He had agreed to go with her, and he intended to take her as he promised. Besides, he rarely agreed to things that he didn't want to do, at least without making some very vocal complaints. Admittedly, he had been extremely surprised when she had asked him, but he had agreed and it was still something he wanted to do. "But no, I think going with you is the only thing that will make the whole ball slightly less insufferable."