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She's the only sane one of Hermione's friends who was present?
(There may be more to it, but it's hard to say)
Why would Hermione consider Harry not sane?
Because he's insane.
How come?
My running theory is because he's a horcrux, but it's hard to say. Apparently there's one point where this fix departed from cannon, if we can pin point that you'll have your answer.
Alright, fine. An actual non-sarcastic answer. He plays with the trope of being insane. He's entire chaos legion cackles maniacally. He is very certain of strange ideas that are almost the opposite of that his experienced elders believe, about their areas of expertise.
From that point of view it's easy to see why people would think he's crazy. Not to mention the simple fact that he doesn't adhere to social rules like normal people do.
The short answer is that this hasn't stopped Hermione from trusting him and considering him her friend before. And she did look at Harry later (once convicted) begging for help.
The only open question is whether there was something significant Minerva mouthed to her that we're not aware of. I consider this very unlikely.
Yeah, I'm not arguing the point. I just have a weird sense of humour and "Because he's insane" tickles my funny bone.