[HPforGrownups] Lucius Mafoy's job?

[heiditandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 49722

Dave wrote:

> > Do we know from canon what job, if any, Lucius Malfoy has? For some 
> > reason, my initial thought was that that he worked for the 
> Ministry of 
> > Magic, but he's not listed in the HP Lexicon as an MoM 
> official, so I 
> > guess he doesn't. I
> > think that  I assumed he worked there due to the amount of
> > influence he has
> > with the Ministry, or else maybe I read a fanfic that put him
> > there and got it
> > confused with canon.

Possibly not a fanfic, but rather something from WB earlier this year,
which has him as a high-functionary-galleon-a-year-type at the Ministry.
I will try and find the citation.

Suzanne speculated: 
> Like old money in the Muggle world, I seriously doubt if 
> Malfoy has a real job. He's on boards and such, but actually 
> working for a living would be abhorrent to a Malfoy, I believe.
> 

Depends on what the working is, IMHO. Yes, a lot of old monied people
need to spend their "work" time managing their investments, but it's
also possible that he owns the Daily Prophet or is otherwise involved
with it (hence, an explanation for why Draco always has the paper
first). Of course, it's possible that among his investments are monies
spent in the muggle world - canon implies that he owns the Riddle house,
and wouldn't it be clever if he had a rather large share of Grunnings as
well?