Character Summary: Malfoy Snr.

[Charmian]

No: HPFGUIDX 9122

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Snuffles MacGoo <msmacgoo at o...> 
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> Malfoy - I like the french Mal foi - 'bad faith' derivation though 
I think 
> there are other interpretations about.

What are the other ones? I like the French thing too. Seems like 
Rowling uses a lot of French in naming. 

> 
> Age: hmm, older than the Marauders we suspect, though I do not 
think there is 
> any hard evidence to support this. 
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I kind of like the theory that he's a contemporary of Arthur Weasely. 
Then we could continue to go with the whole old school ties (er, or 
enmities) theme. 

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> Fate - Death is too good for him, but he is such a politician I 
fancy he will 
> play both sides of the field and wind up alive at the end of book 7.

That's an interesting scenario. It would make the ending more morally 
complex. This group seems to have a healthy appetite for end game 
speculation. I like that, although it means that we'll all go bonkers 
revising our little theories after Book Five comes out. 


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> Questions:
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> 1. Does Lucius have any good qualities?
> 

None revealed so far. 

> 2. What does Lucius want? - to be Voldemort's lieutenant or to be 
Voldemort?
> 

That's a very good question. I kind of suspect, like you, that he has 
an opportunistic streak. 

> 3. Will he live beyond the end of Book 7?
> 

I see him as slated for either death or imprisonment in Akzaban, 
unless he pulls some sort of repentance thing. But we can only have 
so many repentant baddies at the end of the book. But if Draco gets 
redeemed (no idea whether he will or not; he really isn't completely 
characterized enough to say) and he doesn't, wham, instant angst 
scenario. But not like we haven't had something of that sort before 
(those Crouches). 

> 4. What does Lucius do with his days? Surely plotting to overthrow 
the world as 
> we know it can only fill in so much time. Does he like a good game 
of 
> backgammon?

Only time will tell. I see him enjoying whatever sports evil British 
aristocrats favor. Do they still play polo? Chess is far too cliched 
(too many villains are chess players; it's getting to be dull. 
Thankfully, HP has far more balanced portrayal of the ancient game), 
and croquet too silly and absurd. Maybe he hunts magical critters on 
his estates. 

Charmian