Pansy Parkinson was beautiful, smart and well-born. Lady Lestrange hated the idea of her throwing herself away at such a young age on Captain Longbottom, who was quite inferior in station. He had no great wealth to his name, no grand estate. In fact, his warm and confident attitude which had bewitched Pansy, infuriated Lady Lestrange, who saw his sunny optimism towards his future as a sign of delusion.