Lucius Malfoy's escape & would the Order have saved Harry?

[Diana]

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Jo replies:
> 
> I certainly don't think that we've seen the last of Lucius Malfoy 
> but I can't see him regaining anything like his former position of 
> influence at the Ministry or in the non-DE wizarding world.

<snipped about Fudge being washed up politically>
> 
> I do agree that Lucius won't be in Azkaban for long though and 
that with his financial resources, he'll be able to operate 
undercover as a very effective member of Voldemort's team.  As far 
as Draco's concerned, I think we'll see him be drawn into the real 
fight for the first time as he will very likely be a valuable tool 
for Lucius to use against Dumbledore and the Order.  It'll be really 
> interesting to see how skillfully Snape handles him in book 6.
> 
> I can't wait!

Diana L. writes:
  I also think Lucius won't regain his former 'respectable' standing 
in the WW.  But I also think he has enough money and banked power to 
hide well from any aurors out to get him after he escaped from 
Azkaban.   I can see Lucius bribing a guard to get out of Azkaban, 
but the aurors and the ministry won't be ones being bribed so 
they'll pursue him.  
  As for Draco still being a student at Hogwarts, I wonder about 
that.   Would Lucius still send his son to a school presided over by 
Dumbledore?  If he did send him back to Hogwarts purely to use Draco 
as a spy or saboteur, Dumbledore and McGonagall would know right 
away and put a stop to him.  I can see the professors keeping a very 
close eye on the sons and daughters of those DEs arrested in the MoM 
at the end of OoP.  Dumbledore does give everyone a chance to make 
their own choices, so he obviously wouldn't kick out Draco, Crabbe, 
Goyle or Nott just because their fathers were arrested as DEs.  
Dumbledore will most likely give them a chance to choose the good 
side against Voldemort, but he'll come down harshly if they choose 
the Dark Side and mess with Harry or anyone else at Hogwarts.  
  Your comment about Snape being able to handle Draco makes me 
wonder how effective Snape will be at keeping tabs on the DEs 
children.  Snape probably wouldn't mind if a few accidents befell 
Harry or any of the Gryffindors, but will stop short at standing by 
to see them killed, as evidenced by Snape telling Crabbe to loosen 
his grip on Neville before he chokes him to death.  Will Draco try 
to enlist Snape into helping his dad?  Will any of the DEs children 
confide in Snape about their plans for sabotage or revenge?  
Probably not, but if they do it will certainly test Snape's will 
power when he so much wants to see Harry crushed (even if not 
crushed to death).  
  I wonder what Snape was planning to do, if anything, if Hermione 
hadn't come with her plan to keep Umbridge from using the Cruciatus 
curse on Harry?  Sure, Snape informed the order what Harry believed 
about Sirius being Voldemort's prisoner and he knew that Harry and 
Hermione led Umbridge into the forest and that they didn't return 
from the forest, but would Snape have intervened to keep Harry from 
being tortured?  If Snape had informed the order about Umbridge 
having Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Luna, Ron and Neville held captive in 
her office, would any of the order have eventually intervened if 
Harry and the others hadn't escaped on their own?  


Diana L.