Malfoy Sr's Intent with TMR's Diary (CoS)

[karen_lvssr]

No: HPFGUIDX 113907

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> 
> RL now:
> I think LM wanted to bring back a young TMR, not LV, he 
wanted 
> someone he thought he could manipulate from behind the 
scene, 
> . If LM told LV he tried 
to 
> bring back his 16 yo self instead of looking for him in Albania, 
LV 
> would have caught wind of LM's plan and he was toast.
> 
> >> Carol 
> My question, which another poster has also raised, is what 
would have
> > happened if Diary!Tom had been restored?
> 
> RL now:
> It all depends on JKR's view, of course. She did say that 
restored!
> Tom would have made LV stronger so the first possibility is 
probably 
> the more likely. . What I mean is that 
restored!Tom 
> may have started off for Albania to find spirit!LV and then refure 
> to be possessed and wandre off on his own
> 
> Romulus Lupin who can also envision Lucius playing LV1 and 
LV2 
> against each other

Karen L, trying to get into this conversation,
IMO, Lucius Malfoy knew about LV's attempt to return to the land 
and the living via Draco.  Remember  what DD told Harry while 
he was recovering in the hospital wing.   
"...What happened down in the dungeons between you and 
Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole 
school knows"  (PS, uk ed. pg 436-437)
To me that says that everyone must have known  that Quirrell 
was being "possessed" by LV, and Draco had to have told his 
dad...no canon to support that, but anyway.   With the knowledge 
that LV was trying to return to power, Lucius thought he'd help out 
a bit by getting the diary back to Hogwarts.  I believe LM meant for 
Harry to get the diary, (thus 
Dobby's warning) but gave it to GInny Weasley out of spite, after 
the fight with Arthur Weasley.  Mr. Malfoy , IMHO thought that if 
TMR returned to "life" then LV could possess that body, his 
young body, with all his powers and memories intact.  That 
would be a much stronger LV.   I believe that this would bring 
Malfoy up a few notches in Voldy's beady little eyes.  This is 
under the assumption 
that TMR would allow spirit LV to possess him, although we do 
know that LV  can be very persuasive.-especially if the 
combination of TMR and spirit LV make a stonger "creation".

Karen , who thinks the idea of an LV1 and an LV2 going at it, is 
an intriquing one!