It's all Lucius Malfoy's fault....

[The Sparrow]

No: HPFGUIDX 55307

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cerys Gordon"
<cergordon at h...>
wrote:
>Malfoy Sr. always seemed to be friendly with Snape so
did he not know
of his betrayal?

Catphile5 responded:  
This is an issue which has bugged me bunches and I
really would like
some thoughts on this.
<snip>
Why do the Malfoys like Snape so much?  You'd think
they would despise
every bit of Snape as one who has betrayed LV.  But
Draco's affinity
for SS seems genuine.  It just doesn't jibe.

I suggest:
Maybe it's all got to do with what Severus knows.
Perhaps it's a kind of pre-emptive blackmail-if Lucius
does anything to upset Snape, Snape will do something
to upset Lucius-i.e. reveal hidden information. Alot
of people know the Malfoys as DE but they remain
unconvicted, possibly because of hidden information
that might only be known to Snape. Another reason they
remain unconvicted could be a combo of the family
position in the WW coupled with Lucius having a hand
in the way the Ministry is run. He is part of the
commitee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures- a
position which give him power of authority (official
or not). It doesn't seem to matter if his postion is
official, because his money-laced way of getting
things done arguably makes him one of the most
powerful man in the Ministry. This accounts for Arthur
being held back from promotion. Crouch, Bagman and
Fudge all seem to respect Arthur a great deal, so
Lucius' power must be the only reason.

I don't have my copy of GoF with me (Dammit!), but
I've just thought of something. If Lucius and Crouch
have a sort of agreement/friendship going on, then we
could bring up that whole 'is-Crouch-a-death-eater'
thing. I conclude he's not-or at least, he doesn't
bear the Dark Mark. But do we know this for sure? Is
he just not mentioned in the lineup of DEs at Vold's
confrontation with Harry at the end of GoF?

I'd also like to ask on a different subject- if flying
carpet are banned because carpets are Muggle
artefacts, then how can they get away with
broomsticks? They're just as much a Muggle object.

Hoping there are no huge holes in my hastily written
post,
Sparrow 
 

  


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