"No, probably not," Draco said, with a small shrug. "Even at a selective school like this, you get types who don't want to step up to leadership positions. But whoever did step up could assist in keeping the others under control." He gave her a small, slightly devious smile. "And there's no reason why there couldn't be more than one reason for students to push themselves to do well."
He didn't know about the plans she had, although she was a recruiter. Being on her list probably counted for something, even if it wasn't an official position. He was more willing to credit her intelligence since she seemed to be doing the same for him, and if her list was something the Dark Lord was going to look at - he definitely wanted to be on it.
"That's what I've been thinking about, recently," he finished. "Does it answer your question sufficiently?"