My CoS review

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> The man was already mad enough to kick his House Elf and to 
> almost knock Harry over in Dumbledore's presence--both of 
> those are canon, as is Lucius drawing his wand just down the 
> hall from Dumbledore. The only difference is that in the book the 
> final interview takes place in McGonagall's office rather than 
> Dumbledore's. Lucius is a violent man and I think he just plain 
> lost his temper. For a moment there was nothing in his mind 
> except rage and the desire to hurt Harry.  

Yes, but there's a difference between kicking one's own personal 
house elf or behaving in a generally rude manner and doing something 
that's a one-way ticket to Azkaban (a place Lucius has been taking 
*great* pains to avoid!).  I think Lucius knows Dumbledore isn't 
fooled by his respectable front, and so isn't taking any pains to 
hide it.  But that doesn't mean he's going to try to AK Harry on 
Dumbledore's own doorstep.
I do think the "lost his temper" interpretation is rather valid, 
though--after all, Lucius has been right in the middle of the whole 
opening the Chamber plot from the first, and (forgive the 
expression!) he would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been 
for that meddling kid.  Losing Dobby might very well be the last 
straw.  I just prefer the notion that Lucius was going after Dobby 
instead--it just clicks better in my mind, for some reason.

~Christi