Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked on June 28, 2021
In the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book/movie, Draco took revenge on Buckbeak after it injured him in Hagrid’s class by getting Buckbeak sentenced to death by the Ministry of Magic.
Later, Hermione punched him in the face. Maybe it wasn’t a good idea to retaliate immediately (as he was dealing with the brightest student in Hogwarts who could smash him badly), but why didn’t he do anything to her afterwards?
Some fan theories on Internet suggest that Draco actually raped Hermione after that, but I know we don’t have enough canon info to prove it. So, I would choose to believe that he didn’t do anything to Hermione.
Why exactly did Draco ignore such a punch which didn’t come during a fight but came because of his actions against Buckbeak?
Not based on HP canon, but on comparative logic:
In the muggle world, if a Rottweiler bites someone, in front of witnesses, it's going to be considered a dangerous animal, and in most cases I would expect the default to be for it to be killed ("destroyed", if you prefer).
If a person (especially someone your own age and size, or somewhat smaller than you) hit you, in front of relatively few sympathetic and credible witnesses, getting them sent to juvenile hall isn't a foregone conclusion, much less suing them or something like that.
Mind you, during the events of ...Order of the Phoenix, things might have been different. But, at the point mentioned, former Death-Eaters are still having to mind their Ps and Qs. Note the lack of any direct revenge for Harry's trick on Lucius with Dobby.
Answered by RDFozz on June 28, 2021
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