What Cho said was precisely what Astoria wanted to hear. Yes, Draco ought to know what he was getting into. If he wanted to marry someone who would suck up to him and do everything that was expected, he would have married Pansy like the other woman so desperately wanted. She didn't mention this fact. She never wanted to give Pansy Parkinson the satisfaction of knowing she unnerved and angered her. "I hope so too," was her reply, added with a shake of her blonde hair, putting bad thoughts behind her.
"Of course I don't have to," Astoria said with a wave of her hand. "I WANT to. Besides, I could always use more friends. Let's talk as friends then, no more business talk at all. You'll need to tell me about this book and why it's so good," she added. And with that, Astoria pushed her bad day behind her. It was time to try and be comfortable with more people, after all.