Amosta Breen's sudden rise had changed many people's "stereotypical" impression of Slytherin.
Before Amosta became known to the world, Slytherin, in people's eyes, was often focused on seizing benefits, excluding Muggle-borns, keen on promoting the outdated notion of pure-blood supremacy, and ambitious within any organization.
Other than those things, Slytherin seemed to disdain everything else.
Aside from possessing magical power that others could scarcely hope to match, Draco could not offer any precise description of Professor Breen.
But one indisputable fact was that Professor Breen was indeed extremely charismatic.
In some ways, he even surpassed Dumbledore, because Albus Dumbledore had never at least "conquered" Slytherin.
Snape walked away to see what was wrong with the quietly sobbing Pansy.
Bathed in the faint dawn light, Draco stood by the water's edge, looking lost and silent for a long time.
"Humph!"
Hidden behind the bushes and squeezed beneath the Invisibility Cloak with Harry and Ron, Neville snorted and muttered softly,
"Turncoat—"
That assessment perfectly echoed Harry's thoughts. At such a difficult time, when everyone was keeping silent, Malfoy was actually considering joining the winning side.
"You can't put it that way, Neville."
Hermione had followed them ostensibly to stop them from doing anything foolish. Since Harry's Invisibility Cloak could not fit four people, she had concealed herself with a Disillusionment Charm.
She glanced at the distraught Draco in the water and said calmly,
"Malfoy must be worried. Harry, you saw Malfoy's father at the scene of Voldemort's resurrection, which means he really is a Death Eater. Under those circumstances, Malfoy is in a difficult position.
Supporting Professor Breen means opposing his own parents, while supporting Voldemort... I'd guess he fears Professor Breen more than Voldemort, after all, because he has never seen Voldemort.
Oh, and I believe Malfoy greatly admires Professor Breen