Originally Posted by Gingobibble

The Malfoys are an interesting lot.

I think Voldemort pegged them exactly right when he first summoned the Death Eaters at the end of the Tri-Wizard Tournament.
I think the Malfoy's enjoyed the notoriety of being 'Death Eaters' - while valuing self preservation incredibly high - moreso than Bellatrix and the others who were sentenced to Azkaban. I think they liked the lifestyle that they lived... their own 'power' and 'influence' over the ministry and other high profile people.

That the Malfoy's were headquarters for the Death Eaters - and they were being humiliated in front of the other Death eaters...
That Draco couldn't kill Dumbledore.
That Narcissa declared Harry as dead...

It's cool that even the Malfoys had their limits... and 'some' boundaries in behaviour

shows a number of inconsistencies