Lucius Death in 6 or 7? ( was: Will Draco get out in Time?)

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 77828

Margaret wrote:
I don't see Draco coming to any great spiritual epiphany,...
(snip)

Marikas response:
(Snip)
... He obviously thinks very highly of his father and wants to please 
him. He knew from the very beginning (snip) that he wanted to be in 
Slytherin, like the rest of his family. He does what's expected from 
him. He trust his father to know what's best for him, because  that's 
what matters to Draco - what's best for himself. Therefore I believe 
that if Voldemort turns out to be bad for Lucius, Draco might realize 
that Voldemort is bad for himself as well. So if something happens to 
Lucius (besides having to spend some time in Azkaban) and Voldemort 
is the one responsible, I can see Draco's image of the world 
(including what's right and wrong) collapsing.


Now me:
Very interesting. Something is going to have to turn Draco around, 
shift his perspective and enable the four houses of Hogwarts to 
unite.  His anger right now at Harry for his father's imprisonment is 
huge.  It makes me wonder if the two will ever unite to fight a 
common goal?  What ever it is, it has to be huge for Draco, just as 
whatever turned Snape had to have been huge.

It makes me speculate on the potential for Lucius Malfoy's death in 
book 6 or 7. As we know Lucius is going to spend time in Azkaban, not 
long I imagine. Either his own influence will get him out or the lack 
of Dementor support at the prison will facilitate the early release 
of the DE's. 

But let's assume LV is less that pleased at loosing the Prophecy and 
loosing to Harry Potter again!  And Lucius was in command of the 
retrieval of the orb from the Department of Mysteries.  This is an 
assumption, of course, but I base it on the fact that Lucius must 
have found himself in an very awkward position of having to explain 
to LV (at the end of GoF) why he choose to save his own skin instead 
of coming to look for the injured Voldemort and thus had to prove his 
loyalty to LV again.  It was just plain stupid for Lucius Malfoy to 
put himself in a raid of the MOM.  The risks of him being caught 
easily out way the personal benefits to himself, and Lucius Malfoy is 
only interested in what is good for him.  So for Lucius to agree to 
so reckless an act, he simply could not say no.  

Well, as we know the mission failed for the DE's, LV lost almost all 
of what is left of his entire army.  Only Bellatrix got out, with 
LV's help and who else is left? Wormtail?  I imagine LV is pretty 
damn angry.  Who's to say he won't take his anger out on Lucius 
Malfoy and kill him?  It would let Draco see his image of the world 
collapsing, as Marikas pointed out above.  Allow Draco to shift 
allegiances enough to work with Harry.

Just a thought.  Mandy, disapointed in her own theroy as I would hate 
to see the end of Lucius Malfoy!