Burnishing his public image, Draco frequently took Astoria out to be seen. The woman was confident of their future happiness, fawning over Draco and revelling in the interest in their upcoming marriage. Still forced to tag along, Hermione was convinced that she deserved an Order of Merlin for not hexing Astoria every five seconds. Draco revelled in Hermione's jealousy and particularly enjoyed the measures he had to take to placate her after each "date'.