The Diary, LV and the circle of DEs (Re: A tunnel, a diary and a memory.....)

[kim reynolds]

No: HPFGUIDX 113675


> Hannah wrote: The diary is actually a pretty good idea.  He was Slytherin's 
> last remaining heir. He had probably decided he wasn't likely to have 
> children - and even if he did, they may be suspected if they were to open 
> the chamber.  Instead, he creates a way that he can use another child, at 
> some point in the future, to open the chamber, without that child having 
> to have any contact with adult LV.  

> Geoff continued:
> 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. <snip>


Hello! I'm new to this list and am so glad to have found a place to discuss Harry Potter with others who share my obsession (a wonderful obsession, BTW, hope I don't get over it any time soon!) 
 
Thought I'd jump in with a question/observation about Lucius Malfoy from GoF:
 
Did anyone else notice or wonder why, during the scene where Lord Voldemort is telling his circle of followers and Harry the story of his previous attempts at coming back to life, that he doesn't mention Lucius and the diary? I think the diary was a means to bring Voldemort back to life or power in some form.  If I recall correctly, LV mentions the first attempt (via Prof. Quirrell, though not mentioned by name) and the latest and successful (via Peter Pettigrew/Wormtail), but he doesn't mention Lucius's loyal though less direct offer of aid by sneaking the diary into Ginny's possession.  Do you think JKR wrote it this way by design, by (forgiveable) mistake, or neither (i.e. it wasn't necessary for Voldemort to mention Lucius and the diary at all)?    
 
Kim
 
(P.S. If this question has come up before, or I'm in the wrong thread, please let me know.  Thanks!)