As Draconius ran, Draco remembered that her father, Natsu, had told her that her mother was holding a formal party in 16 days and that she needed a date otherwise her mother would have Natsu's hide. Draco decided that she might as well ask James since she had no one else to go with her, everyone else was too afraid of her. Draco looked behind her at James and said, "My mother is hosting a formal party in 16 days, I am required to have a date so I was wondering if you would like to go with me? Unless of course, you don't want to, that's fine too." Draco hoped that James would say yes but she wasn't sure if a formal party was his thing. Then again, formal parties weren't her thing at all.<br/><br/>Draconius glanced back at Draco. He was surprised that she had actually asked James to go with her to a party. Draconius knew that Draco normally didn't go to parties. Well, perhaps that was because no one ever invited her to one. Draconius then heard a wolf howl in the distance. Draconius then changed his course to a different route. Draconius said, "That howl was a warning to stay away. There was a mudslide in that direction. So we'll be taking a quick detour through the forest. It will only add another hour to our 4 hour trip."