On the nature of theories/MAGIC DISHWASHER

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 47497

Pip!Squeak ("bluesqueak") wrote
 
> Canon point: In CoS Dobby knows all about the Riddle Diary plot. To 
> know about it, Dobby must have heard Lucius talking about it. The 
> options are: Malfoy's wife, his son (which Draco denies), his house-
> elf – or the original owner of the diary.
> 
> Dumbledore's view on the matter: "
 But this time Lord Voldemort 
> was acting through somebody else. By means of this diary."  He held 
> up the small black book with the large hole through the centre, 
> *watching Mr Malfoy closely.*[CoS, Ch.18 p. 246, my emphasis.]
> 
> Dumbledore is directing the `Lord Voldemort was acting through 
> somebody else' to Lucius Malfoy. Dumbledore's view is that 
> Voldemort was acting through Malfoy – Voldemort had given his loyal 
> follower orders to use the diary.

Now me:

I agree that Lucius hatched the plot, and probably with Voldemort's 
or Memory!Riddle's assistance.  But I think that the person 
Dumbledore is referencing in this statement is not Lucius Malfoy - 
it's Ginny Weasley.  Dumbledore says that Voldemort "was acting 
through somebody else."  Memory!Riddle acted through Ginny Weasley in 
order to open the Chamber of Secrets, command the Basilisk as to whom 
to attack, put messages on the walls, and kill roosters.  Riddle 
tells Harry so in the Chamber.  So while I agree that Lucius hatched 
the plot, and either Voldemort or Memory!Riddle was behind the plot, 
I believe the person Dumbledore is referencing in this statement is 
Ginny.  Dumbledore is looking intently at Lucius while making this 
statement because he suspects that Lucius was behind the plot to 
frame Ginny, and he wants to assess Lucius' reactions.

~Phyllis