Lucius Malfoy

[muscatel1988]

No: HPFGUIDX 95930

Geoff wrote:
(snip)
> Why? Precisely the same thought crossed my mind. 
> 
> Going further, was JKR contaminated by the movie? Did she go 
> back in time and create the fact that Draco had fair hair 
> using a time-turner? Are we in a time loop here?
> 
> :-)

Mus:  But as akh pointed out in post 95769, there's pretty strong 
evidence that Lucius is blond in GoF:

> akh: In COS, the reference is just to the pointed face and cold 
> grey eyes, but if not directly stated, the inference is pretty 
> clear in GOF:
> 
> "A pale boy with a pointed face and white-blond hair, Draco 
> greatly resembled his father.  His mother was blonde,too;..." GOF, 
> P. 91 (my NEW!) UK paperback edition.

Mus:  A summer 2000 publication date of GoF puts the writing of this 
back least as far as 1999, I reckon.  Was the film even in 
production by then?