[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape/Lucius Malfoy/Filch connections

[heidit at netbox.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 36436

Abigail wrote:
***The timeline works, Draco clearly states in CoS that his father was in school when the
Chamber of Secrets was first opened - when Tom Riddle was in his sixth year.  Lucius would therefore be around
Tom's age, give or take a few years, and would indeed be an old friend.***

Actually (us paperback of CoS, p 223) Draco says that the last time the Chamber was opened was "before his [Lucius'] time."

If Lucius started at Hogwarts in 1950, he still would've b een after Riddle's time yet old enough to mentor Snape. If Lucius was even a bit younger and, say, born in 44, he'd've been young enough to, say, have Riddle as a tutor before he started at Hogwarts- that would've given Riddle a lot of influence over him - and he'd still be old enough, given the Malfoy wealth and position, to be a patron and mentor, at, say, 33, to the recently-left-Hogwarts Severus Snape.

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