Finally, after much swallowing, she finds her voice. "I can’t deny," she says quietly, "that the thought of love is appealing. Being loved is appealing. I have always been lonely, Draco, and what you’ve shown me just now – eternal companionship, someone who loves you so much you’re with them forever... well, I can’t say I’ve never imagined what it would be like. But I don’t want to go to Hell. I may not be religious. But I still don’t want to end up in Hell, and you’re the Devil’s son – you can never escape it."