Several years later:
Hermione and Draco Malfoy were getting ready to head out for the evening. Their friends Blaise and Ginny were hosting a New Year's Eve party at their mansion.
"Draco! Have you seen my blue high heels? You know, the ones with the black bows on the side?"
"No. Where's my party tie, Hermione? I put it back in the closet after the last time I wore it, but now it's not there!"
"Oh, you're not going to wear that are you? I mean, really. For someone who prides himself on always making Witch Weekly's Best Dressed Wizard list, you sure do have strange taste in ties! That blasted 'party tie' is hideous! Please, please don't wear that."
"But, 'Mione! Potter and Weasley like it. Even Blaise laughs when he sees it! It's funny!"
[rolls eyes and sighs] "They're laughing 'cause it's aah-ful."
"Naah. You're just jealous you don't have anything like it."
"Ha! Trust me, there's no wa-ay you're going to get me anywhere near something that repulsive. Hey, Draco? Don't forget to let Griff and Gwennie out before we leave!"
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"Luna, dear, you look magnificent! And Pansy! That dress! Where'd you find it?!? Gin, get your butt out of that kitchen! We'll help you with everything after you come say hi and see what Draco got me for Christmas—I think it just might beat Ron's gift to Pansy last year! Come look!"
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"Hey, Drake. What'd you get her that she's so 'cited?"
"Malfoy. You aren't wearing your party tie… what happened, Hermione burn it 'accidentally'?"
"I designed her a necklace, Blaise. And Weasley, my Hermione would never do that to my tie! She knows I love that thing."
[laughs] "Draco, mate, you should know better by now… by the way, did your tie just up and disappear?"
"Why, Harry, yes it did. But I'm sure I just misplaced it."
Harry, Ron, and Blaise all burst out laughing.
"What??"
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The girls were all huddled together, whispering…
"So Hermione, how come Draco isn't wearing that damn awful tie this year? God, I hate that thing. You know his father passed it down to him when he turned seventeen. Draco tried to wear it to the Graduation Ball and I threatened to make him go with Millie if he wore that while I was still his housemate. Granger, you'd better be grateful that I kept him from wearing that. It'd have totally clashed with your dress. [sighs] I'll never understand the Malfoy men's taste in ties. That thing's been in the family for generations, and it just keeps getting more and more… gleck!"
"Mayhaps, it's the Glinkaltuffs. They have a tendency to find ugly apparel and try to make it prettier… except that it seems they have awful fashion sense."
"Maybe, Luna; and yes, Pans, I'm very glad you kept him from wearing that thing to the Grad Ball. [shudder] [chuckles conspiratorially] I hid it this year… I couldn't bear him wearing it to yet another party. Augh. So I stuffed it into that dreadful ancient vase that his parents thought would be a great wedding gift—you know the one? Then I stuck a bouquet in the vase and made sure that they were the types of plants that make Draco sneeze. He didn't go anywhere near that vase."
"Nice job, 'Mione! Oh! The lamb! And the cookies! And the—"
"Yeah, Gin, we're going, we're going… Oh, did I tell you? Draco designed my Christmas present this year… see, look…"
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After dinner and lots of talk about babies (Luna, Ginny, and Pansy all were pregnant, though to varying degrees… Ginny was the biggest at eight months, Pansy somewhat smaller at six months, and Luna a close third at five and a half; they'd made the party at Blaise and Ginny's 'cause of her size… flooing and apparating weren't very safe for such a pregnant woman), the group decided to share their New Year's resolutions, with the reasoning that the more people who knew the resolutions, the easier it would be for each of them to keep on track. Each couple took their turn describing what their resolutions were; Draco and Hermione were the last to go.
"Draco and I plan to get better organized this upcoming year. We've got so many things on our to-do list that we've been falling behind on all the holiday things that need doing. I mean, there are holiday parties to plan, gifts to get—"
"—parents to visit—"
"—we've got to clean out our offices at work (as the executives of Malfoy, Inc, you'd think we'd have neater desks…)—"
"—go over those last few cabinets of files, fix up the house a bit—"
"—help you guys with all your housework and things since you guys are so huge right now…"
"—what else are we forgetting…"
"Oh! We need to get Griff and Gwennie fixed this year! That's what we have to remember…"