Tom Riddle in CoS

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 105495

Sonya wrote:
> > What did Mr. Malfoy hope to gain from passing on the Diary?  If 
> > he was hoping to bring Tom back so he could become LV again (and 
> > the killings) would that make Mr. Malfoy a 'good' DE?


Brigitte:
> I am not sure that Malfoy had any idea that the book mighy bring 
> back LV/TR at all.  He knows that the last time the chamber was 
> opened the school was almost closed.  I think that LM just wanted 
> to get DD out of the school.  LM might then hope to get someone 
> else appointed as headmaster (maybe even himself) that would carry 
> on the Slytherin persuasion of not teaching those with Muggle 
> blood.


SSSusan:
I think Brigitte is *exactly* right.  I think Lucius simply wanted 
to wreak havoc on Hogwarts--well, on the MUGGLE-borns at Hogwarts--
and get DD in trouble.

If Voldy *knew* what Lucius had been up to, don't you think he would 
have held Lucius up in the graveyard at an example of a DEVOTED 
FOLLOWER?  Yet, he didn't.  In fact, he chastised Lucius a bit.  And 
if Malfoy had been doing it FOR Voldy, I think Lucius would have 
protested, "But, look what I tried to do for you, Master."  The fact 
that Malfoy DIDN'T protest makes me think he did this purely on his 
own, for his own play for power.

Siriusly Snapey Susan