Hermione/Draco question

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 21639

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I was reading GOF yesterday, I was at the part when the Death 
Eaters were wearing hoods and destroying Muggles for entertainment.  
Malfoy makes a statement that is similar to "You better go hide, you 
wouldn't want her to get into trouble" referring to Hermione.  Now as 
bratty as this sounds...if he really wanted to see Hermione hurt (as 
one would suspect, considering he's never really showed any respect 
towards her before) why would he even suggest that she could possibly 
in danger by staying out in the open.  It seems to me that in an odd, 
maybe even snape like way, he was trying to help Hermione.  Does 
anyone else see this?  Or am i out of my mind?

IMO, Draco just wants to make sure that Harry, Ron and Hermione know 
that he's "inside the loop," privy to all kinds of top secret 
information that the impoverished and Mudbloods lack access to. It's 
kind of the same thing on PoA, where Draco feigns astonishment that 
Harry doesn't know that Sirius Black was alleged to have betrayed 
James and Lily. In that instance, Draco was hardly trying to help 
Harry - he just wanted to make sure that Harry knew how much better 
informed he was.  

And also, the campground DEs were a pretty cowardly lot, picking only 
on helpless Muggles, and dispersing as soon as the Dark Mark was 
projected.  Without Voldy, IMO they would have been too craven to 
have attacked anyone with magical prowess who could have struck 
back (meaning Hermione was safe)

    - CMC