Jake opened his mouth, clearly to protest, before he ended up laughing. "You're not going to let me argue that, are you?" And when Draco had that look, he held up his hands in surrender. "Okay, but just this once. I can hold my own." And from everything Jake had said, he had been doing just that for quite a while and so it was a source of pride

"...Thanks, though. For tonight. Even if it went a bit balls up in the middle there, it was worth it."