Malfoy's Goal in CoS (was: Re: Lucius Malfoy, Voldemort and World Domination)

[KathyK]

No: HPFGUIDX 78695

I wrote:
>>>And to expound on that idea, it would make Malfoy the one in 
charge.  Perhaps he believes that this sixteen-year-old boy can be 
molded into whatever Lucius finds appropriate.  I would imagine that 
even thoroughly muggle-hating sixteen-year-old Tom Riddle could still 
be influenced.<<< 


CW commented:
 
>>Kathy, in CS, p231 (UK edition), the text reads:
(Riddle talking) " 'How did you escape with nothing but a scar, 
while Lord Voldemort's powers were destroyed ?' There was an odd red 
gleam in his hungry eyes now. 
'Why do you care how I escaped ?' said Harry slowly. 'Voldemort was 
after your time.' 
'Voldemort' says Riddle softly, 'is my past, present and future, 
Harry Potter...'
etc etc (the anagram scene of his name)
 
To me, this passage clearly indicates that the Tom Riddle of the 
diary is fully aware of his future, and who he became, and is indeed 
one and the same person in this scene, so I am not sure how Lucius 
Malfoy could have thought he could manipulate a schoolboy Voldemort. 
But perhaps Lucius misunderstood the nature of the 'being' that was 
held between the diary's pages ?<<  

<snipping points on Malfoy having the Diary in Flourish and Blotts 
and what he may have wanted>

KathyK replies:

See, I read the above passage differently.  I read it as Diary!Tom 
knowing who he is, certainly.  I think he's aware of what he did in 
the future because of what Ginny Weasley told him.  So he's confident 
he will become that again.  I also think he's aware of the passage of 
time. 

The way he says it does sound like he Diary!Tom and the present Lord 
Voldemort could be the same person, but as I said, that's not what I 
got from it.  
 
I don't think I'm explaining well what it is I'm trying to say.  But 
if it helps clarify how I interpreted Diary!Tom's above statement, 
read message # 78653.  In that post, I wrote some of the reasons why 
I believe Diary!Tom is self-contained and not in any way connected to 
the present Voldemort.  

And I will try to see if I can figure out exactly how to express what 
I want to say while I'm at work <g>.

KathyK (frustrated by time constraints)