Lucius theory

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No: HPFGUIDX 34393

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Suki Jones <perfume_girl18 at y...> wrote:
> 
> And judging on the way Rowling names her character's
> after other character's in history and by the
> meaning's
> of their names, I have a suspicion about an ancient
> character named Lucius. He was the only remaining
> character to remain loyal in a very famous story.
> On the names subject; 
> Narcissa means "self-loved". It's after the story of a
> 
> boy who looked into his reflection and fell in love
> with himself. The result was not good.
> Anyway, what do you think?
> ~St*


Although I commend you for going out on a limb with your Malfoy 
theory, and I find it interesting, I cannot agree totally.  You say 
here that the character in the famous story "remains loyal".  Lucius 
has remained loyal ... to Voldemort.  I don't have GoF handy to find 
the quote, but in the graveyard scene, V says something about Lucius 
not renouncing the old ways.  Even if what you are trying to say is 
that Lucius is "undercover", Muggle torture doesn't seem to me the 
kind of position a person for the "good" side would willingly take 
on. Unless of course he is really trying to hide his true loyalties, 
but I cannot bring myself to see this.

On the other hand, I have noticed JKR's habit of placing great 
meaning in the names of characters, so I cannot explain the meaning 
of his name,  unless of course it is a reference to the remaining 
loyal thing.

I'm certainly not trying to burst your bubble, because it is an 
interesting theory, I just needed to add my input. 

Carrie