Their relationship had been brief, but Pansy felt his absence deeply. After all, it was the first time she felt she had someone to love and to love her in return, and giving him up had felt like the bite of a venomous tentacula, a poison that sank deep into her veins. If she had been able to meet another handsome young wizard then, perhaps she may have recovered, but nobody could compare to Captain Longbottom in her mind.