Lucius - Full blood (was The [Real] Importance of being Draco Malfoy)

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No: HPFGUIDX 114350

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kmcbears1" <karen at d...> wrote:
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Dharma replies:
Did anyone in this thread suggest that Lucius was not Draco's 
father?  If so, you did not include that bit in your post.  If you 
are referring to my comment about illegitimate children, my comment 
could apply to any "pureblood's" family history at any point.  I 
certainly never suggested that Lucius was not Draco's father.
 
kmc replies:
 
I used the comment about Draco's resemblance to his father to provide 
Cannon as to why Draco is not the HBP.  The original challenge was to 
provide cannon to counter the HBP!Draco.
 
(see post 114332 for the snipped text.
 
-kmc

Dharma replies:

There is nothing conclusive about this argument one way or another.  
There is no irrefutable proof that any of the Malfoys is a pure 
blood, other than what the characters say.  Again that leaves all 3 
of the Malfoys' claims as up in the air as anyone else's.  What proof 
do we have beyond Lucius Malfoy's word that there are no half bloods, 
Muggles or Muggleborns in the Malfoy line?  The only Malfoys we know 
are Lucius, Draco and Narcissa.  Unless you can prove that everyone 
is correct in his or her understanding his or her heritage, it makes 
little difference to determining if Draco could be the HBP.  Lucius 
could be lying about or under a false impression of his family's 
history.  Canon shows us that the characters can sincerely believe 
what they are saying and be wrong, or just not tell the truth.  Any 
argument about Draco's resemblance to Lucius is just not definitive.  
It does not further the case one way or the other.  Draco has 2 
parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great-grandparents and so on
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