All Lucius' quote says is that he is behind Hermione, not that he's second to her. He's able to get at least an E or possibly an O in Potions. He does NEWT transfiguration, as we know. He was probably of above average intelligence and did fairly well academically.
While it's true that Hermione often was a lot smarter than her classmates, there were also times where this wasn't the case. Hermione was great at things like logic and many kinds of magic, and she also was extremely studious. However, just like with anyone, she had her areas where she wasn't as gifted.
Malfoy called Hermione a "Mudblood" in 1992; this was the first time Harry Potter ever heard the term. Malfoy also called her a Mudblood, and used the term more generally, on many other occasions.
Tom Felton Says Harry Potter Was Constantly Crushing On Draco Malfoy - IMDb. Harry Potter had a few love interests during his time at Hogwarts. Though he eventually settled down with Ginny Weasley, he also had a thing for Cho Chang in his earlier school years. Then, of course, there's his secret love for Draco Malfoy…
Personality. Draco is the prototypical spoiled, rich brat; he believes that his family's wealth and social position gives him the right to bully those poorer than himself, such as Ron Weasley.
According to J.K. Rowling's latest installment in her promised rollout of 12 days of Harry Potter-related riddles on the Pottermore website, that Spungen is one of the names she had been considering for Harry's chief nemesis at Hogwarts, along with Smart and Spinks.
Harry and Ron both made furious moves toward Malfoy, but Hermione got there first - SMACK! She had slapped Malfoy across the face with all the strength she could muster. Malfoy staggered. Harry, Ron, Crabbe, and Goyle stood flabbergasted as Hermione raised her hand again.
So Albus Dumbledore is definitely smarter than Hermione and so is Molly regarding spells and books. Harry, Fred or Ron or Luna are unarguably socially cleverer than Hermione.
While Ron may not be academically intelligent in how Hermione excels, he often proves that he has his areas of expertise. Growing up in the Wizarding World, unlike Harry and Hermione, Ron has insider knowledge they could never understand.
Draco and his gang frequently antagonised Harry Potter and his friends, and Malfoy also used his position as prefect to bully some first years when he got the power in his fifth year.
In his memoir, Felton said that Fiennes improvised Voldemort awkwardly hugging Draco Malfoy. "It gave me goosebumps then, and the memory gives me goosebumps now," Felton wrote.
Draco's belief in the superiority of Pure-Blood status influenced his prejudiced behavior, including calling Hermione a "Mudblood," but he eventually sought redemption by breaking away from the Death Eaters and saving Harry's life.
In some parts of the saga, Draco even seems obsessed with Hermione. Even though he considers Muggle-borns to be inferior, he hasn't ever picked on one other than Hermione.
"Master Malfoy", "Mr. Malfoy", "Draco Malfoy" or "Draco". We know that he calls Harry, "Harry Potter" and that in giving Harry his report on Draco's movements during HBP, he says "Draco Malfoy is a bad boy!" But anyone could use Draco's full name in that context. We also know that in the DH1 movie, he calls Ron "Mr.
J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use.
He's, like, a side character that you wouldn't expect to be attractive, which makes him even more attractive. He just gives off a different vibe than other characters who are supposed to be evidently good looking. Also, the fact that he was broken and tried to be a good person also makes him even more attractive.
Barty Crouch Jr. despises Draco Malfoy when they meet in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and there is a good reason why. In the fourth Harry Potter film, Barty Crouch Jr. is enlisted by Voldemort to infiltrate Hogwarts to get closer to Harry Potter.
Malfoy thought Harry was a dark wizard, he tried to befriend Harry but he refused because of the way Malfoy treated Ron whom he already made friends with. That's why Malfoy hate Harry for turning him down.
