Why not draco?

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No: HPFGUIDX 46867

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Tim Regan" <timregan at m...> wrote:
 
> Lucius intended Ginny to be caught and the resulting slur would 
have 
> discredited Arthur's Muggle Protection Act. Giving Draco the book 
> would have potentially discredited Lucius – not a good idea!

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I would like to add a theory here.  While I believe Dumbledore was 
right, that Lucius intended for Ginny to be caught and to discredit 
Arthur, I don't necessarily believe it was to discredit the Muggle 
Protection Act.  I think that Lucius had been writing in the diary to 
Riddle and they devised the plan to plant to diary with a Weasley.  I 
think that they had some form of plan for bringing LV back.  Part of 
that plan required that Arthur be out of the way.  I also think that 
Arthur, while a muggle loving softy, is going to turn out to be a DE 
tail kicker.  I think LV and Lucius are afraid of Arthur's power.  I 
wouldn't be suprised to find out that LV did something to cause 
Arthur to sit out his last rise to power, and in the process render 
him poor.

Tying into this theory is Molly's comment in GOF regarding her fond 
memories of the grounds keeper when she was at school (sorry, I don't 
have the book and can't remember the name).  What if Molly and Arthur 
are older than they would seem from their children's ages?  What if 
they went to school with Riddle?  They might know some things that 
would make it easier to fight LV!  They may even have their own 
grudges from the past.

Just some thoughts.

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