coerced

     he  mirrored  her  shyness,  of  course  his  parents  had  asked  about  cho.  she  was  pureblood  as  well,  &.  that  enticed  his  parents  fully.  sure,  pansy  parkinson  had  been  the  ultimate  candidate  for  marriage  for  a  long  time  now,  but  recently  one  of  her  uncles  had  a  blood  scandal  with  a  muggle  that  took  her  out  of  the  running.   ❝ my  parents  aren’t  looking  at  pansy’s  family  anymore, ❞  he  answered  cho  honestly,  casting  a  glance  at  her.  ❝ her  uncle  sort  of ...  had  a  falling  out  with  our  family.  we’re  still  friends,  though. ❞

        ❝ yeah, ❞ he  replied  rather  dully,  supporting  her  arm  in  his  own  whilst  sauntering  the  halls.  he  had  to  keep  up  appearances,  even  if  he  was   arm - in - arm  with  cho  chang.  ❝ there’s  more  on  my  mind  than  NEWTS, ❞  he  confessed,  &.  gave  her  an  awkward  glance.  ❝ my  mother  is  looking  for  marriage  partners  already. ❞

        pansy  parkinson  was  a  very  dear  friend  to  him.  but  that  was  all.  a  dear  friend.  they  weren’t  meant  to  be.