What's he up to?

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 94824

Kneasy suggested:
>> A fairly risk-free option would be to make sure Harry survives to 
>> adulthood and the long anticipated showdown and meanwhile Malfoy 
>> quietly builds a power base - Fudge, the Ministry, the right 
>> people in charge of Hogwarts.  Malfoy for Minister.

>> So Malfoy plays both ends against the middle, cooperating with 
>> both sides to a certain extent until he can pick the winner.

Tip:
> Except that Harry and his group, who will presumably come to power 
> if he defeats Voldie, will never trust Malfoy and will reject his 
> attempts at power.

SIRIUSLY SNAPEY SUSAN replies to Tip:
I won't DARE to speak for Kneasy, who's lightyears ahead of me in the 
nefarious plot category, but I would assume that Lucius is arrogant 
enough to believe he could handle Harry & crew, should Harry 
prevail.  *Also*, if I understood Kneasy right [still waiting for 
confirmation or denial], Lucius will have been acting as a spy for 
the Order all this time, so he'd have more of an in than if 
he's "merely" a DE.


Snapey Susan responded to Kneasy's post:
> > I DO like the part of this which goes to what kind of character 
> > Malfoy really is, and "power-hungry" and "opportunist" are two    
> terms which jump into my mind.

Tip:
> Opportunist, perhaps, but isn't Malfoy already about as powerful as 
> one can be in the wizarding world without having to hold a position 
> beholden to the public, which I assume would be distasteful to him?

SIRIUSLY SNAPEY SUSAN replies to Tip:
Perhaps he is *now*.  But what if his ultimate plan is to wait 
patiently while Harry & the Order do the dirty work of wining the 
war, thus having Voldy out of the way permanently [eliminating 
problem #1], and then [for problem #2] to reveal the next phase of 
his plan, which is to get rid Harry and any other Good Guys who 
remain after the final battle w/ Voldy?  Perhaps Lucius believes it 
likely that key Good Guys will be killed during said battle--DD, Mad-
Eye, McGonagall, Severus??--and that his path to the heights of power 
will be blocked "merely" by Harry and a few of his sundry supporters, 
such as Hermione, Ron, Neville & the like.  

I could see it.  All he'd have to do is find a way to stay away from 
the dangers of battle 'til Voldy & many of the Good Guys are dead....

Siriusly Snapey Susan