What were the Malfoys DOING there?

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No: HPFGUIDX 113155

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.
 
Magda: 
> For me, the real question is: 
> Why did Lucius wait until the beginning of the school year to get 
> the diary to Hogwarts? 
> 
> And it's interesting that he didn't just give the diary to Snape and
> get him to plant it someplace where a kid could "accidently" find 
> it.


SSSusan:
If you're saying you just wonder why Lucius didn't think of asking 
Snape to do this, I understand your point.  

If you're saying you wonder why Snape wouldn't willingly participate 
in such a scheme, then my answer is, "I absolutely don't think he 
would.  He'd come up with an excuse not to."  

In my mind, Snape DID switch sides - fully.  I don't think he would 
be interested in participating in a scheme for any of the possible 
Lucius motives we've come up with.  That is, I don't think he'd 
participate in a scheme designed to try to kill Mudbloods OR to try 
to oust DD OR to try to bring Voldy back OR to discredit Arthur 
Weasley [hmmm - he doesn't seem to pick on Ron much, does he?].  No 
way.  He may be nasty & sadistic & a bearer of grudges for eons, but 
he's no longer into these kinds of shenanigans (imho).

Siriusly Snapey Susan