Lucius and the Spying Game

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 81103

Jen Reese wrote:
>If indeed this is DD's agenda  "Dumbledore stands by and lets it 
>happen {COS} in the hope that the resulting battle can destroy the 
>menace of the basilisk," then I'm proposing Lucius Malfoy is actually 
>the Spy instead of (or with) Snape, and here's the evidence:

Hehehe.  You know, I like how your mind works, Jen.  Pip do we have
some dishwasher detergent we can label her theory?  :D

May I add canon and pick at it a bit though?


> 1. Lucius also knows Tom Riddle is Voldemort, unlike apparently most 
> of the WW.

Fair assertion.  Backed up by Dumbledore in CoS, Ch18 "Very few people
know that Lord Voldemort was once called Tom Riddle."  Therefore,
Lucius is amongst the few...


> 2. He is in possession of Riddle's "old school things."

Only problem I have here is that Lucius was selling other "dark magic"
items in Knockturn Alley.  He does not know Harry is there, so it is
not for show to "convince" Harry Lucius is bad.  Lucius wants to be
discreet in his selling too.  Though it could be argued he is saying
that so that Mr. Borgin *does* whisper that Malfoy is selling things.    


> 3. Lucius plants the diary in Ginny's cauldron.

He does.  Which makes me wonder why then, since Lucius is on
Dumbledore's orders, *Dumbledore* chose her.  Also I wonder why
Dumbledore had Lucius do it, when Dumbledore could have planted the
diary in her room himself.  Assuming he can get up that
slide/stairwell.  :D


> 4. Lucius ensures that the Governors oust Dumbledore so DD has an 
> excuse not to be present during the COS battle.
 
Hmm.  I like this point.  Effective.


> 5. Lucius is a "loyal" DE, a powerful figure in the MOM and one of 
> the governors of Hogwarts--the only person with the ability to know 
> everyone's agenda.

Well he is sacked from the governors now after CoS.  He is in good
with Voldie though.  I think that can be assumed from OoP safely.


> 6. Lucius either has his own pawn in Draco, whom he has "sacrificed" 
> for the WW by training him to be a mudblood hater and eventual 
> incitor of Harry; OR

Ok.  This point.  That does not make him a spy.  That makes him God. 
He is sacrificing his son to save the world.  Maybe there *is* more
Christian symbolism than meets the eye.  :D


> 7. Draco has been trained like his father to be a double agent--his 
> role is to provide cover for his Dad and spy on the Slytherins.  
> This fits into the theory that Dumbledore is using the school as the
> base for the "transformation of the WW."

Hmm...like father like son?  We already think that with the Malfoys,
so that is a rather an easy jump.  :D


> 8. Lucius had Kreacher lure Sirius to the MOM on DD's orders so 
> Sirius could be taken out of the picture.

Umm...may I ask why?  Did I miss the thread where this was decided
confirmed?  As far as I am concerned, Dumbledore did not want Sirius
snuffed.  Dumbledore has not *ordered* anyone killed or directly
placed in the lie of fire for the distinct purpose to *be* killed. 
Dumbledore will not even kill Voldie.


> 9. Lucius prolongs the quest for the prophecy at the MOM and ensures 
> Harry isn't killed by the DE's until LV makes his appearance at the 
> MOM for his official coming out party.

Oh, so *that* is what his shrieks--to get the prophecy and not kill
Harry *until* he learns the prophecy is broken, then he decides it is
ok to kill, stupefy...whatever Harry--are for.  

Oh and being cursed by Tonks was a cover too I guess.  Clever.


Still, no direct canon to contradict since everything that could
contradict can be deferred to "acting" and "spying".  

But by saying Dumbledore would allow a child's mind to be possessed by
Riddle, I just wonder if that is too far.  As far as I am concerned,
Dumbledore never put that piece in the puzzle until he saw the four
(Harry, Ron, Lockhart, and Ginny) with the diary in McG's office after
the basilisk died.  He knew the basilisk was being controlled somehow,
but not sure.  

And in that uncertainty, he allowed the school to stay open to solve
the mystery.  Not because he put the diary there to possess a young
mind, release a young virile dark-lord-to-be Riddle, so he then can
take control of the basilisk, so Harry can be a hero, and the basilisk
can be gone.  Err...really long run on sentence.  Sorry.  ::blush::

But if Lucius is a spy, then he is a *damn* good spy.  

Nice bang there for later books, though.


Melody