"He did, didn't he?" she agreed. "Cedric was a fine bloke, even if he did have poor choice in female companionship." It was not a huge secret that Marietta got tired of listening to Cho whinge about her relationships, but what was worse, Cho did always find a way to end up with the fittest blokes in school somehow and Marietta got to listen to her talk about snogging them all day long when she'd really rather just snog them herself. "You don't honestly expect me to believe you waited eight years to exact your revenge on Potter for Cedric though, do you? If it takes you that long to get your affairs in order, Zacharias, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to count on you to do me any favours."
He had known her for quite a while and maybe he hadn't challenged her many times directly, but he had to have known by now that she wouldn't back down from one. So he had to be doing this on purpose, either to see how far she would take this or just to see what she would have to offer him. Her voice dropped even lower, a challenge clearly written in it as she said, "Zacharias, you know full well that I don't let any wager go unchecked, and I don't need bollocks to do that.
"Still, you haven't told me what you'd want. What does a rich, Pureblood man like Zacharias Smith need?" She arched an eyebrow slightly.