Apologia pro Draco (was Re: Wizarding Top Ten)

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 188475

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "nikkalmati" <puduhepa98 at ...> wrote:

> But he could have left Hogwarts with the other Slytherins and 
> either gone to the Forest or into hiding.  He chose to stay to 
> attempt to capture HP.  


zanooda:

I'm pretty sure that the whole idea of trying to capture Harry in the RoR was Crabbe's, not Draco's. At this time Draco is definitely not the leader of the Slytherin trio anymore, and he is reminded about it by Crabbe: "Who cares what you think? I don't take your orders no more, Draco. You an' your dad are finished". I think that maybe Draco tried to discourage Crabbe but without success. He then decided to stay as well to have at least some control over the situation. I must say that I dislike Draco very much, but in this case I just believe that's what happened :-).