The diary (Was: Snape as a Spy and Spy!Lucius, too!)

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 86574

> Jen R: 
> My problem is not with Lucius finding the diary at Hogwarts--it 
> seems a stretch to me that he would keep it for so long without 
> using it, but there's nothing to disprove that.  My problem was with 
> your point in an earlier post that LV trusted Lucius with his Muggle 
> diary, bought in Muggle London, with his Muggle name on it. How many 
> clues does Lucius need to put two and two together? That's what I 
> was speaking to in my previous point, up-thread.
>
Carol: 
But it's not his "Muggle" name. Marvolo would indicate a wizard
ancestry. There's no way for Lucius to know just from the name that
Tom Riddle was a half-blood. He could as easily have assumed that the
Riddle name had nearly died out. I think he would assume that because
Tom Riddle was a Slytherin, he must have been a pureblood. As for what
Young Tom was doing in Vaux Hall, I'm sure Voldemort could come up
with a plausible lie that young Lucius was willing to believe. He
could have gone there on a dare from his friends, just to see what he
could get away with. The older Lucius no doubt has his suspicions
regarding Riddle's ancestry, especially after Harry's remarks to Bella
in the MoM, but I don't see why the young Lucius would be concerned
about it. Diary!Tom isn't likely to give anything away. (I don't know
how many clues Lucius needs to put two and two together. I don't think
he's as smart as he thinks he is. Now if it were Snape. . . .)

Carol, who is still figuring out what she thinks on this question