[HPforGrownups] Lucious as Minister of Magic ( was Re: Voldemort good?)

[Chelsea2162 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 38294

In a message dated 4/29/2002 7:50:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
katgirl at lava.net writes:

<< When Sirius decides to make himself known and get a 
 trial, this is going to have a serious weighing on the outcome, even 
 if there is a new Minister. (And remember, Saint Lucius took Saint 
 Cornelius's place.) >>

    Aiye. While I was reading this, I was hit with the horrible notion that 
what if Lucious really DID take over as MoM in one of the future books? We 
know from the canon that although Lucius is a DE and is basically a 
slimeball, he DOES hold a certain amount of respect, especially from Fudge 
and his followers. And, obviously, he's smart enough (at least for now) to 
earn back Voldemort's trust, even after he had "left" his side for 13 years. 
If Fudge was killed or unable to control his ofice, would Lucius get the job? 
    Another reason I think he's at least be in the running is that Fudge is 
absolutely refusing to believe that Voldemort is back. He tells Dumbledore 
he's wrong, and that the very idea is pretty much laughable. Now, if someon 
had to take over for Fudge, Lucius would be in the position to do so. He 
would obviously agree with Fudge and deny any rumor that Voldemort was back 
in the slightest. By doing this, he'd gain the trust of MoM workers, while at 
the same time making things much easier for Voldemort to gain back all this 
powers. Any thoughts?
*Chelsea*