Book 6 Predictions (was: Predictions at Madison Square Garden)

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 79926

Sienna:
> Something occured to me as I was reading your post here and that is 
> how Lucius' position has changed in OoTP.  It occurs to me that 
> Lucius no longer has anything to lose and could possibly present a 
> far more dangerous opponent for Harry in the final two books .  He 
is 
> sure to be not just angry but furious at the way things have turned 
> out for him.  Up until now, he enjoyed all the prestige his wealth 
> could buy him and while not necessarily trusted by many, his money 
> got him anything he wanted.  In a sense, he was able to play both 
> sides of the field - doing his work for Voldemort while continuing 
to 
> maintain his position in the civilised Wizarding world.  Now it 
would 
> seem to me that Harry and DD have cut off his safety net by exposing 
> him.  If Voldemort loses, Lucius loses and it will be interesting to 
> see how  Lucius will react now that the stakes have been raised so 
> high.

I'm with you, Sienna. OoP was clearly a catastrophe for Lucius, so it 
seems likely that his character will be on stage at least a couple of 
times in Book 6. Plus, JKR needs the DEs to turn up the heat on their 
terrorism to more clearly paint the threat posed by a future where LV 
wins.

So the question is, what will Lucius do? Well, given his wealth he 
would certainly have been in touch with the goblins at Gringott's 
quite a bit. And we know that the goblins have not always been 
peaceful members of the WW. Plus he likely still has a few MoM'ers in 
his pocket through bribery/blackmail.

So...my vote is for him inciting a goblin revolt with the aid of a few 
MoM insiders. Even if the WW ends up quelling this uprising, imagine 
the chaos! It would be like a bank collapse--except that the goblins 
have *all* of the money that we know of, and they may also have some 
magical treasures/weapons, as well. Remember the SS/PS? And if the 
goblins can build a subterranean world like Gringott's, could they 
tunnel into anything else? The MoM? Hogwarts? Newspaper HQs? Less 
likely, yes, but a possibility.

If you'd like to entertain other possible connections for Lucius (and 
ways to breed chaos), look into the various Drooble/Wrapper posts 
(regarding St. Mungo's) or many Fudge posts (MoM and heliopaths 
post#78730). And add any other connections through other DEs and LV!

Now I don't expect JKR to pen a complete breakdown of wizarding 
society--that might be too much for her younger readers. But I do 
think she'll make it more dangerous and certainly more chaotic in Book 
6.

-Remnant
"And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for 
you kids!"