Why Ginny? was Gender balance/strong women/victims)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 15116

Schlobin at aol.com wrote:

> In fact, she was picked by Lucius Malfoy as a victim because she is
> the daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley who are active combatants
> against Voldemort/Malfoy and their allows. If they had not been
> effective enemies of Riddle/Voldmort/Malfoy, Malfoy would not have
> bothered. Lucius Malfoy maliciously set up Ginny Weasley to discredit
> her parents.

I thought that Lucius selected Ginny because she was a Weasley, yes, but
because Arthur Weasley is well-known for his acceptance of Muggles.
Lucius is a big "pureblood" advocate, and the discrediting of the old,
distinguished Weasley name would have weakened the position of those who
favor accepting Muggles into wizarding society.

I thought Voldemort only entered into this as a means to an
end--Riddle's diary was supposed to use Ginny to loose the monster, kill
mudbloods, discredit her family, and perhaps bring down Hogwarts, the
gateway of Muggles into the wizarding world. I didn't think the Weasleys
having fought Voldemort had anything to do with the immediate action.

--Amanda


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