Lavender shrugged. "It's not condescending; it's humility. Godric knows it's something I would have liked to have when I was younger." She smiled at him bittersweetly. "I could be very vain at times, when I was a girl, Ted. And selfish. I nearly destroyed your aunt and uncle's friendship when I was going out with him; I'm pretty sure the entire Gryffindor Common Room wanted to kill me!"