Harry Potter: 10 Heroic Acts Committed By Slytherins

10. Draco Malfoy – Protected Harry, Ron And Hermione At Malfoy Manor

In the midst of their hunt for Voldemort’s Horcruxes, the central trio found themselves captured by a group of Snatchers who then took them to Malfoy Manor.

Due to how often he saw Harry, Ron and Hermione during their many years at Hogwarts, Draco would have been able to identify them at once. And though he didn’t lie when deciding who the prisoners were, he was far from assertive. Indeed, his father was much more excited about the prospect of capturing Harry, Ron and Hermione than he was.

The exact reasons behind Draco’s hesitancy were never explored by Rowling. But given he had nothing to lose by revealing the identities of the central trio, the implication is that he was deliberately vague in order to buy our heroes some much-needed time.