Hermione/Draco question

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21666

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Caius Marcius" <coriolan at w...> wrote:
> --- 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. 

Exactly.  And why is it important to Draco to impress his importance 
on H,H and R?  This scene shows he's vulnerable, whatever may be 
going on on the surface.  Fast forward to the ball.

David