[HPforGrownups] Intro and Lucius may not be evil

[Tandy, Heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 21055


Dangermouse posted a series of "Lucius Isn't Evil" bits of evidence - hey,
DM - Rhysenn, who writes excellent fanfic, will probably ask you to join her
Lucius Rehab Team pretty soon! 
Me, however - I think Lucius is actually evil - possibly fully in Voldemort
territory but I do appreciate that some evidence could tip the other way.
You actually missed one bit - the selling of some of his pieces of Dark
Magic in the begining of Book 2 - maybe he *really* wanted to get rid of the
stuff and he thought it was finally safe to, given Harry's recent SECOND
defeat of Voldemort at the end of book 1. 

Of course, there are arguments in the other direction - you mentioned some
of them, like the donations (Fudge's mention of them is a grab at straws,
Lucius is trying for rehabilitation, Lucius really donated the money to have
control over what the researchers at St Mungo's are doing into reversing
crucio-instigated insanity, so he can make sure no cure is ever publicized,
etc), although others of your presumtions, like the truth potion, are only
hypotheticals - some of us have talked about truth potions before, and have
reasons why they might not be considered in trial processes. 

IMHO, loosh is an evil, child- and elf-abusing bigot...but if I can redeem
Draco Malfoy, who's to say you can't vindicate that horrible parent of his?


heidi

some people fear death; I fear literalists