What were the Malfoys DOING there?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 113085

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> Hannah: 
> > The real question here is what Lucius Malfoy was hoping 
> > to achieve with the diary.  I can think of three possibilities:
> > 1. Restore LV to power through diary Tom
> > 2. Kill off as many mudbloods as possible, and get the school  
> > shut down.
> > 3. Discredit Arthur Weasley, hopefully killing some mudbloods 
> > along the way.

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> SSSusan:
> Ooooh, one of my favorite topics!  

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> Personally, I'm going for #2, with the change from yours that 
> Lucius simply wanted to bring about DD's OUSTER from Hogwarts. I'm  
> not sure that he really wanted to shut down Hogwarts, at least not 
> beyond the time it would take to get DD kicked out.  Then he 
> probably hoped that HE [or someone he hand-picked] would be called 
> upon to take over at Hogwarts

Geoff:
My take on it would perhaps be a version of 2. I believe that Lucius 
was out for power - to try to get to be the top dog in the Wizarding 
World, especially while Voldemort was not in a position (at that 
time) to do anything about getting back.

So I think all his actions were directed to unseating Dumbledore who 
is probably the most difficult obstacle for Malfoy to deal with. The 
other possibilities would be merely spin-offs from the main game - 
helpful no doubt - but not the major aim. In fact, I'm not totally 
sure that he would try very hard to restore Voldemort.....

Geoff
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