Draco in Woods at the QWC

[Kelly Hurt]

No: HPFGUIDX 24978

--- JamiDeise at aol.com wrote:

>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. 
>[snip]
>Could Draco be waiting in the woods
>for Fudge? Or maybe Draco's lying in
>wait for some other reason. 

I've always read this scene this way:

1.  Lucius & Narcissa decide to join with their DE friends to have a
little fun with the Roberts family, knowing if the MoM Wizards get to
close, the DEs can all Disapparate.

2.  Draco would like to join in but he doesn't know how to Dis/Apparate
yet, thus could get caught which would tie the entire family to all
those things Lucius has tried to deny for years.

3.  Therefore, the paternal Malfoys leave him in the tent with
instructions to 'go with the flow' when the panic starts.

4.  Draco, already awake, dressed and watching, goes into the woods
with the first terrified escapees, but, because he's got no reason to
be afraid, he stops where he can watch the fun.

5.  The Trio comes by and Draco gets a chance to indulge in his
favorite pastime, Potter-baiting, by again pointing out Hermione's
lineage.  That it sounds like a warning when he does so is just his way
of working it into the conversation.

Kelly the Yarn Junkie

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