Why not draco?

[Terra Elder]

No: HPFGUIDX 46883

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Christopher Nuttall" 
<christopher_g_nuttall at h...> wrote:
> There have been a lot of thoeries about why Lucious gave the diary 
to ginny, but why would he not give it to draco?  It would work just 
as well and draco might even be a willing subject.  Even if not, his 
dad could have kept him imprisoned until tom fully took over.  Why 
risk it all on ginny?
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
I always understood it to be that Lucius chose Ginny because she was a 
Weasley child, and the youngest one so would be a bit more naive than 
the rest.  Wasn't Mr. Weasley supposed trying to get some sort of  
muggle protection act passed (I cannot remember the precise name since 
I could  not find my copy of CoS).  And naturally, Lucius being the 
man he is would appose anything that would make muggles more equal to 
wizards.

And how would it look to the wizarding community if it was found out  
that the daughter of the man who supports muggles the most was found 
to be killing muggle borns at Hogwarts.  He would lose all the respect 
he had and Lucius would get to see Mr. Weasleys ideas (which go 
against everything he believes in) and family squashed under the 
pressure of everything. 

To Lucius, it would be the perfect sort of revenge.

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