It is highly unlikely that Hermione would agree to the duel considering her reaction to whatever H&C convinced her of, and Draco saw attacking her on the spot as a forced move. So, Hermione declined Draco’s duel and Draco attacked her on the spot.
I think Hermione fought it life-or-death and did Draco serious damage.
Edit: Actually she should not have been able to do him serious damage if the wards actually work as they are alleged to work. Maybe she tried to do him serious damage, the wards did… whatever they do and Dumbledore felt compelled to report the attempt? I’m not sure any more.
Now that she’s H&C’s Mind-Rape slave, Hermione probably told him/her as soon as she got Draco’s letters. So the question is what H&C would tell Hermione to do.
Come to think of it, all this has been the result of Hermione being convinced Draco is a bad egg. So, whoever benefits from this may well be or command H&C.
Hmm, I assumed that H&C did what he did with Zabini and just planted the ideas that he wished in Hermione and left the results to play out rather then engaging with Hermione in a ongoing conversation.
H&C presumably contacted Zabini more than once when using him as a pawn. I imagine he’d talk to hermione after the battle regardless of whether she was able to summon him when she got the letter.
It is highly unlikely that Hermione would agree to the duel considering her reaction to whatever H&C convinced her of, and Draco saw attacking her on the spot as a forced move. So, Hermione declined Draco’s duel and Draco attacked her on the spot.
I think Hermione fought it life-or-death and did Draco serious damage.
Edit: Actually she should not have been able to do him serious damage if the wards actually work as they are alleged to work. Maybe she tried to do him serious damage, the wards did… whatever they do and Dumbledore felt compelled to report the attempt? I’m not sure any more.
Now that she’s H&C’s Mind-Rape slave, Hermione probably told him/her as soon as she got Draco’s letters. So the question is what H&C would tell Hermione to do.
Come to think of it, all this has been the result of Hermione being convinced Draco is a bad egg. So, whoever benefits from this may well be or command H&C.
Hmm, I assumed that H&C did what he did with Zabini and just planted the ideas that he wished in Hermione and left the results to play out rather then engaging with Hermione in a ongoing conversation.
H&C presumably contacted Zabini more than once when using him as a pawn. I imagine he’d talk to hermione after the battle regardless of whether she was able to summon him when she got the letter.
Ok, that sounds reasonable enough.