Lucius Malfoy (was "Public Knowlege of Snape as DE")

[Jamie]

No: HPFGUIDX 30745

Eileen wrote - "But Lucius Malfoy's attitude towards Snape shows that 
he's not bitter at Snape's behaviour during trial. Did Snape 
truthfully testify in favour of Lucius? Was he taken in by a show of 
repentance from that corner? After all, at the end of GOF, Snape is 
shocked when Malfoy is listed among the DEs at Tom Riddle's grave."

This is a good theory.  Lucius Malfoy has fooled everyone important 
into thinking that he was not a true DE.  If Snape left the DE, of 
course he would find comradery in another DE who did the same thing.  
However, on the other hand Lucius might think that Snape is putting 
up a good front as he has done.  However, if Snape truly believes 
that Lucius has repented of his DE days, it would make sense for 
Snape to favor Draco - I mean, if you were to believe his family were 
truly not DE, then it would be seemingly unfair for him to always be 
treated with suspicion.  (Not that I believe that the Malfoy's have 
truly turned from their old ways...)