Lucius Malfoy and St. Mungos

[Christine Acker]

No: HPFGUIDX 54565

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, 

*snip*

> Another is that St. Mungo's might have also treated
some of his 
fellow Death Eaters, or even Malfoy himself.

Now me (Christine):

These are very good suggestions, however, to me, the
most obvious answer to the LM/SM's question is this:

Let's consider what we know about the Longbottoms for
a moment.  We know they were Aurors, and a very
popular couple.  We know that they are in St. Mungo's
after being driven mad by Voldemort.  We know Voldie
used the Cruciatus Curse on them.  We know they have a
son named Neville, whom they don't recognize.  We know
that son is not a very good student; he is very
forgetful and unconfident.


Now, look more closely at what we know.  It is popular
belief (here and in the WW) that they were driven mad
after V used Cruciatus to obtain info from them.  NOT
FACT.  I personally believe that the Longbottoms were
pressed for information using Cruciatus, and then V
discovered how much they really know and Memory
Charmed them into mental oblivion.  Also, he may have
done so after inadvertantly giving them info to which
they should not have been privy.

What does this have to do with Neville?

Well, it is obvious that Neville was already alive
when this happened (they would not have had a child in
SM's, plus it was right before he found the Potters). 
I think Neville was there when all this happened to
his parents, and Voldie, knowing the power of the
subconsious, would have Obliviated Neville as well to
erase any info he might have accidentally absorbed. 

Why, then, didn't he kill Neville?

I don't know.  Maybe the same reason he might not have
killed his parents: as a warning.  Look out, there are
fates worse than death, and I am not afraid to send
you there.  He planned on still being in power when
Neville was grown up, and seeing the effects he had on
Neville.  He probably also figured people would put
together what V did to Neville and glean a lesson from
that as well.

Whew!  I sure hope there aren't any holes in this
post, and that no one has posted this idea before. 
(I've been following this thread, so I don't think
they have, but of course I could be wrong.)

Let me know what you think!

Christine, who really needs a backrub



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