A tunnel, a diary and a memory.....

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 113599

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 
> Where has the diary been in the intervening 50 years? Has Lucius 
had it (how old was he in 1942?)? If so, why has it apparently not 
been used? Did he know how to access it? Or want to? Perhaps after 
> Voldemort's unscheduled exit in 1980, Lucius felt that the less 
known about the diary the better. But.... When the wretched book 
reappears in 1992, why didn't Lucius try to get to the Chamber 
himself or ...snip

Tonks here:

I posted earlier that I don't think Malfoy knew what the diary did. 
I think it has been in the family. He probably got it from his 
father since Malfoy is 41 and LV is 66 or so. When the MOM was 
raiding houses to find Dark Magic items Malfoy tried to get rid of 
the diary. I know that doesn't match the idea that Malfoy was 
plotting something for month.. but ???  so maybe I am wrong. ;-(

Tonks_op


Pippin said:

*JKR says on her website that she can't tell us what would have
happened if the Diary plot had succeeded but that it would have
made present-day Voldemort much stronger.

Tonks now:

I have a theory about that. If Harry had died, Ginny would have died 
and DD would have been defeated by the powers of darkness. LV would 
have a body again (when Ginny was closest to death his image was 
clearer... almost solid.) LV lives on the life energy of other 
people. DD(and Phoenix) balances LV and prevents his takeover. If 
Harry hadn't "defended" DD the phoenix might not have come, if Harry 
hadn't asked for help, Harry and Ginny would have died. Ron and 
Lockhart would have died too because they would have been trapped 
there.  

Tonks_op