Astoria arched a brow. "So, what, be the spoiled pureblood Slytherin princess they all think I am?" She blew out a breath of frustration, pulling her hair back from her face again. "Draco, how can I? Just stand by. What's being done... it's not right, I mean, you can feel that, right? I'm not talking going out and being stupid about it, but there has to be something I can do."
She bit her bottom lip. "I'm smart. I'm clever, I know ever so much about things, but this is just... beyond me. I know you want me to stay safe, and... that means so much to me, it really does, but can you really, honestly know me as well as you do, and not realize how much I loathe feeling useless?"