"Well, one must hold on to some things," Draco said with a sneer.
Honestly, the censure was exactly what he had expected. That didn't stop the sudden rush of a very real sort of anger at her daring to insult Astoria, though if it showed as anything it was a flash in his eyes, a sharper sneer.
"If I had had a girlfriend at the time, Pansy, I'm sure I would have informed her. What you assume is true, and what actually happens to be the reality of the moment, have never been particularly close."