Lucius Malfoy and St. Mungos.

[beanneboy]

No: HPFGUIDX 54527

Eric Oppen wrote:
> Actually, there are two perfectly logical reasons why Lucius Malfoy 
might be
> donating to St. Mungo's.
> 
> One is that he might very well feel that the wizard community's 
system of
> magical health care needs to be kept in tip-top shape, so that if 
precious,
> irreplacable _he_ ever gets hurt or sick, he won't have to trust 
himself to
> the mercy of *yuck* Muggles.
> 
> Another is that St. Mungo's might have also treated some of his 
fellow Death
> Eaters, or even Malfoy himself.  They could well have an attitude 
that
> quarrels and wars among wizards do not cross their threshold---in 
St.
> Mungo's, all they care about is getting you well.  Even Lucius 
Malfoy is
> probably capable of gratitude.
> 
> Of course, if it gives him a source of information and/or control 
over
> people, he's not one to look that sort of gift Kneazle in  the 
mouth, now is
> he?

now me: I dont disagree especially the last about having a hold over 
people, although my personal opinion is that it is all part of the 
pretense of keeping the good old family name with everyone 
(especially the MOM). Lucius Malfoy the samaritan, which ignorant 
fools like Fudge are to keen to believe

anyway that was the way I saw it, 

Lee