Theo had known in advance that coming to the funeral would give him opportunity to sense what was going on politically and to sniff out who people wanted for a new Minister. He had not expected to be presented with a new Minster while there however, and was rather flabbergasted at the development.
It didn't take long, however, before his mind kicked in and started supplying him with alternatives for this new scenario. It was good in one sense, as it would definitely give them a figurehead that favoured purebloods - especially rich such - over others. It was also good because it gave them someone to blame if things went wrong - and someone very disliked which meant it would be easy to replace her with Draco once the war was over. She could definitely become useful.
Keeping his face neutral, he placed his hand around Padma's waist, watching and observing people's reactions. Those in horror, those shrugging, those thinking this was brilliant gossip. It was all so clear, what was in people's heads, even without reading their minds. Many were worried.