[HPforGrownups] Draco, Fudge and the GoF

[JamiDeise at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24974

It has often been speculated that Draco has a soft spot for Hermione, based 
on his warning off Harry, Ron and Hermione in the woods after the World Cup.

I read this scene to my son last night for the 6th time, and got a completely 
different read on it. It sounded to me like Draco just wanted to get the 
three to leave him alone ... and he succeeded. 

If this is so, it begs the question, why? Since he wasn't doing anything he 
needed to hide, it seemed more likely that he was waiting to meet someone. 
But who? And for what purpose?

In thinking about this question, I realized that someone very important is 
missing in the confrontation in the "Dark Mark" chapter. All the important 
Ministry Wizards are there. Everyone but ... Fudge. Fudge, who had invited 
the Malfoys, supposedly as a thank-you for his donation to St. Mungo's. 

Could Draco be waiting in the woods for Fudge? 

Or maybe Draco's lying in wait for some other reason. 

After all, the word "Draco" means "Dragon" in Latin ... and there's another, 
more famous name which also takes its root from the Latin "dragon" -- 
Dracula. 

Just some idle thoughts from a brain filled with GoF,

Jami