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

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 78701

 "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
> 
> (heavy snip)
> > I think Lucius Malfoy is a careful and sneaky fellow in general 
so 
> I am inclined to believe he did know what giving the Diary to Ginny 
> > Weasley would ultimately accomplish:  The return of Voldemort?  
Not 
> > exactly.  As evilshelly mentions above, Malfoy would love a 
> Voldemort in his debt.  It would give him even more power.



Now CW comments:
> <Snip)

> But as to what Malfoy's real intentions were in doing this, I agree 
> it is debatable. Perhaps his only intention was to get the Chamber 
> open again, so that the Basilisk could wreak havoc, kill lots of 
> Mudbloods and get the school closed down etc, and he didn't realise 
> it could potentially bring back Voldemort as well. Perhaps 
Voldemort, 
> in his long, dark evil planning gave this diary long ago to Malfoy 
> for safe keeping, without explaining fully what it could do (one of 
> his deep plans to cheat death). It would fit with Voldemort 
trusting 
> no one, not even an important DE like Malfoy.


Jen--I'm agreeing with your theory above, CW, that Lucius ultimately 
only planned that the chamber would open, wreaking havoc as you say, 
and getting Dumbldore out of Hogwarts(and Hagrid out as a bonus). The 
school closing down would be a bonus too, since we find out later 
Lucius wants Draco at Durmstang if only Narcissa would agree.

After OOTP, I don't buy that Lucius wants Voldemort back at all, in 
any form.  He has WAY too much to lose and not much to gain. I've 
mentioned before that I believe he is back as a DE in name only, out 
of fear of the consequences, but his involvement in COS and at the 
Quidditch World Cup were strictly acts of terrorizing "Mudlbloods and 
Muggles" one of his hobbies, apparently.  No, Lucius will have much 
more power in the Wizard World without Voldemort around to take over 
the spotlight.