"Cho Chang, will you make me the happiest man in the world by consenting to be my wife?"
Dudley waited, hardly daring to breathe, as Cho's eyes filled with tears, and a tiny smile managed to break free. Smiling was a good thing, right?
She gripped his hand in hers tightly, as if afraid of floating away, and finally, finally nodded.
"Yes, I'll marry you," she said. "But your parents-"
"No!" Dudley cut her off, a bit more forcefully than he had intended. "I'm not letting them decide my values any more. You've changed my life for the better, Cho."