 Pansy was a good enough girl and a pureblood, and his parents would certainly approve of her, but for Draco she was nothing more than convenience, someone to stroke his ego. All she cared about was that he was a Malfoy. She craved his power, not him, and he resented her for it a little bit, even though he didn’t really show it. But Hermione... She was the opposite of Pansy in every way imaginable, and yet being with her felt so natural to Draco. He knew she wasn’t interested in him because of his money, power, or family tree. All she cared about was him, in the moment, and that intrigued Draco more than anything else. Nobody else has ever made him feel the way she did.