Which led her to the next step; the most important step of her plan. She needed Draco Malfoy. Besides the fact that Hermione believed she would quite like making the boy bow down to her, he was instrumental in the next phase of her plan. As a pureblood with high-standing, he could get her what she needed. And on top of this, Lord Voldemort was staying at Malfoy’s house. Using him to bring her one of the most powerful beings in the world would work quite nicely to her plans and once she was done with him it would make him that much easier to get rid of.