Lucius Malfoy, Voldemort and World Domination

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 78594

Marika:
(Snip)
Of course he has already lost a lot of freedom 
by working for V, but at least once he must have believed that it 
would pay off.  


Now me:
I think that once Lucius believed LV was an answer to his ambitions 
but he has since grown up and now is in the impossible position of 
having to answer to LV when really I don't think Lucius needs or 
wants the Dark Lord any more, but what can he do? 

I imagine that Lucius was still young when he joined LV.  Let's 
assume he was one of that group of Slytherins who all went on to 
become Death Eaters during the last war, that implies he was straight 
out of school only 18 or so. Perhaps he joined earlier than that.  
Lucius was probably sill living at home and somewhat under the 
influence of his parents.  Joining LV would look very attractive to 
him then. But LV was struck down by Harry Potter and since that time 
Lucius Malfoy has made it on his own, finding power and influence and 
status in the WW. Something I imagine his parents told him he would 
have all along, after all he's a Malfoy, but like all children, 
Lucius wanted to prove himself on his own and in doing so he made a 
deal with the devil. 

Unfortunately, as with all deals with the devil, I don't see a way 
out for Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy and LV both know LV is a stronger 
wizard and they both know Lucius has more to loose than ever before; 
not just his standing in the community but his family as well.  LV 
believes Lucius owns him for not coming to help him when he attacked 
Harry and lost.  I think, because of this, Malfoy was forced into the 
raid on the MOM. Otherwise what possible advantage could Malfoy have 
had in participating in that raid?  He had everything to loose 
nothing to gain except LV favor and by that I mean LV not harming him 
or his family.

I do see some possible twist with Lucius Malfoy turning against LV if 
he has the chance.  I don't think he'll come out of it alive and 
perhaps that is what turns Drago against LV. After all we need a 
Slytherin to assist DA in the final battle.

Mandy