Draco and Toad-woman

[maneelyfh]

No: HPFGUIDX 72543

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Lady Macbeth" 
<LadyMacbeth at S...> wrote:
> oppen at m... writes:
> 
> > When Hermione starts spinning her story about a "weapon" that 
could be
> used
> > to blast her out of Hogwarts, Draco can't quite hide his sudden 
interest
> in
> > this idea.  She catches the gleam in his eye, and she apparently 
doesn't
> > trust him very far.
> 
> Sherrie Says:
> >>> I assumed that that was because she believed he might take the
> information to
> Dear Old Dad...<<<
> 
> Lady Macbeth:
> And if she, being the loyal Ministry worker that she is, devoted to 
the
> cause of helping keep Dumbledore from overthrowing Fudge as she is, 
were to
> believe as everyone else at the Ministry save Order members seems 
to that
> Malfoy is no longer in with the Death Eaters and is a loyal backer 
of Fudge
> as Minister, would this be a problem?
> 
> What I'm getting at is that there is something else going on here:
> 
> 1. She has an agenda of her OWN that may involve kicking the 
Ministry in the
> booty when the time comes; perhaps she's after the Minister of Magic
> position herself.
> 2. She's in with Voldemort, or wants to be, and somehow doesn't 
know that
> Malfoy already is.
> 3. She's backing Fudge, but suspects that Malfoy is not, even 
though she
> still speaks well of him in public.
> 4. She's backing Fudge, things that Lucius Malfoy is as well, but 
doesn't
> trust his son Draco for whatever reason, even though she gave him 
the
> Inquisitor Squad position.
> 
> It's interesting - and I go with one of the first two options 
myself.
> 
> -Lady Macbeth
> 
Cooment: Isn't it odd that there are all these evil people--Umbridge 
and Malfoy who are "friends" and supporters of the minister.  I 
reread POA, after rereading OOP for the 3rd time.  I think fudge is a 
DE.  He would be the best secret weapon Lord Thingy would have!
Fran