This, too, was true. He loved Astoria. She took him for what he was, a broken man with an unpleasant past. And although they never spoke in detail about Draco’s shortcomings in his past life, he knew Astoria didn’t care. She was forgiving, sympathetic, and good-hearted. The picture-perfect person to settle down with, to start a family with, to have a happy life with. 