Malfoys at the Quidditch World Cup

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 89020

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, IAmLordCassandra at a... wrote:
> ... At the QWC ... all the witches and wizards were required to wear 
> muggle clothing.  Now, there is no canon to give us any hint either 
> way, but do you think the Malfoys also had to/did dress as muggles?   
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Thoughts? 
> 
> ~Cassie~ 



bboy_mn:

No; of course, that's just my opinion. In the Top Box the Bulgarian
Minister was wearing 'splendid robes of black velvet and gold', so I
conclude that people like the Ministers of Magic and the Malfoy's wore
their normal closes, or perhaps dressed up in a wizardly fashion for
the occassion. 

The Malfoys don't strike me as the 'camping out' type, they are used
to luxury. So I suspect they traveled directly to the stadium at the
last minute, and thereby, bypassed all the muggles. 

The only problem with this, Malfoys not camping, is explaining why
Draco was still there in the middle of the night when the trouble
started. I would speculate that after the Quidditch match, the Malfoy
parent went off to socialize with promenent citizens of the wizard
world, something young Draco would eventually find tediously boring.
So eventually Draco wandered off by himself, perhaps to find some old
school chums, while his parents went off to have a few drinks with
their fellow Death Eaters. 

That left Draco on his own to find a safe spot with a good view when
the trouble started, and while the lesser wizards scambled for cover.

Still, even that leaves one issue unresolved, when his parents
disapparated when they saw the Dark Mark, Draco was left alone in the
woods with no way to get home. Hummm.... maybe the Malfoy's arrived by
broomstick, that way Draco could fly his broom home. 

A lot of holes in this theory, no doubt. But in answer to your basic
question, no, I don't think the Malfoys dressed as muggle, and I think
they got away with it because the arrived at the location in some way
and at a time that allowed them to avoid any muggle contact.

Sorry I could be more help.

bboy_mn