Lucius and LV (was Re: What were the Malfoys DOING there?)

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 113207

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
<navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> Bookworm wrote:
> Is Malfoy a loyal DE or just using Voldemort to gain his own power?
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> Bookworm:
> This is basically what I meant by using Voldemort. As Voldemort's 
> lieutenant or whatever, the more power Voldemort has, the more 
> Malfoy gains by association.  Whether or not he would have bided 
his 
> time during VWI, now that he has experienced being one of the most 
> powerful/influential men in the WW, he isn't going to want to be 
> just one of the DEs. I don't expect him to outright challenge 
> Voldemort soon, but to see some indications of Malfoy setting 
things 
> up to be the first among equals in the DE circle.
> 
> Ravenclaw Bookworm

This is definitely a prime example of the phrase "No honour among 
thieves". I don't believe for a minute that there's any loyal DEs 
apart from Bellatrix Lestrange.

Voldemort rules by fear and entices followers with promises of power. 
At present, there are two, maybe three, people fighting for the 
position of "Right Hand man". Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange and 
possibly Peter Pettigrew.

Lucius is going to try to get as much power as possible and attempt 
to become second in command. I think he knows full well there's no 
way he's going to overthrow Voldemort through a fight, but if he 
bides his time he'll have a chance.

It's my opinion that Snape is doing this too, only on the other side. 
Both Lucius and Snape are fighting in where they can, but leaving 
both sides open and waiting for the outcome of the war. With his 
arrest in OotP, Lucius may have just limited himself to only one 
choice, however.