Far rather be with you - hah. He nodded, though. Draco was certainly capable, even if the distinct lack of enthusiasm was ... troubling. He wouldn't be too far away, in any case, and could look over his shoulder if need be, for a while at least.
"Nott?" The thought that Draco might have had anything to do with the boy genuinely surprised him. They'd been classmates, but odd was a criminal understatement of Theodore's personality, especially now. He wasn't the least respectable of their remaining acquaintances, but ... still. "What about him?"