[HPforGrownups] Lucius and Arthur (was Lucius' Influence)

[Irene Mikhlin]

No: HPFGUIDX 48669


> Carol wrote:
> > > And more
> > > to the point, who would ever think to raid the Malfoy manor for
*Muggle*
> > > artifacts?  That is what Arthur's raids are all about, after all.  Or
have
> > > I missed something?  Could those raids for Muggle things be a cover up
for
> > > what the MOM is really looking for -- evidence of Dark Arts?
>
> Irene answered:
> >AFAIR, it's the misuse of muggle artefacts. That would be stuff like
> >Voldemort's diary - ordinary muggle-made thing filled with dark magic.
>
> How do we know the diary was made by Muggles?

Cause it says on page 173 of my copy of CoS:
Harry turned to the back cover of the book and saw the printed name
of a newsagent's in Vauxhall Road, London.
"He must've been Muggle-born", said Harry thoughtfully, "to have bought
a diary from Vauxhall Road..."

It looks like a wizarding book in the movie, but it should not.


> Irene also wrote:
> >I think it would appeal to Lucius very much to put spells on some Muggle
> >objects and release them to unsuspecting muggles, and it falls into
> >Arthur's department to deal with. Ironically it would require from Lucius
> >better understanding of how muggle objects work than Arthur has.
>
> That is, of course, possible, but this kind of Muggle baiting seems rather
> beneath Lucius.

I'm not sure how this kind of muggle-baiting is any worse compared with what
Lucius did during the World Cup?

--
Irene