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

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 78715

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:

> 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.

This sounds like a very accurate reading of Lucius's personality.  
But I have to wonder, what does this do to Voldemort's plausibility 
as a villain?  I mean, he has hardly any followers at the moment, 
and now we're reasoning that even the ones he has aren't really 
dedicated to him, but are just along for the ride.  How far can this 
minimizing go before Voldemort becomes more of a bore than a 
threat?  I'm already wondering when one of his plans will actually 
succeed.  Now we have slipperly Lucius in Azkaban, and maybe partly 
relieved that he doesn't have to exert himself for Voldemort 
anymore; is Voldemort going to take over the world with just 
Bellatrix?  Because it seems to be getting to that stage.  I guess 
I'm just getting a little tired of everyone gasping with shock 
whenever Harry utters his name, and cringing in fear when nothing is 
actually happening.

Wanda