Lucius & the diary (was: Voldemort's recruitment)

[greenfirespike]

No: HPFGUIDX 128877


> SSSusan:
> >>I think, for instance, that his CoS diary stunt was all
> about trying to play for his own power and not at all about bringing
> back Voldy.<<
> 
> Rebecca:
> > That's curious. What do you think he could have been trying to 
do? 
> > Just get rid of Dumbledore? If he did, and got Snape, or some 
> > other "dark" person as the new Headmaster (of course he thinks 
> > Snape is still on the DE side), he would have suceeded in taking 
> > over Hogwarts, which is something Voldemort never even attempted. 
> 
> 
> SSSusan:
> Any number of possibilities have been suggested:  
> 
> *That he deliberately chose Ginny, trusting she'd get caught, and 
> thus the Weasley family (read: Arthur) would be discredited, and 
> Arthur's Muggle Protection Act proposal would fail.

Not sure how this would work, as we know that very few knew that LV 
was TR.  This would really only work if LV was outed at TR before the 
diary was found.  








> 
> *That he hoped Harry would be either killed or implicated & 
expelled. 

*That he wanted to wreak havoc & get a few "Mudbloods" killed. *That 
he hoped said havoc would get DD discredited and kicked out as 
headmaster, leaving the position open *either* for himself or for 
someone he'd hand-pick.  
> 
> *Even, if one assumes that Lucius did understand the possibility 
that Tom Riddle could return, that Lucius thought it would be better 
to have a young, more-potentially-controllable Tom around whom he 
could mold and manipulate and *use* in his own rise to power.
> 
> Any of these strike your fancy? :-)
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan


Greenfirespike says:

These I like much more.  Although, it was quite a risk for LM to 
take, and I often wonder why he would plan to take such a risk.  The 
fact that Dolby knew of the threat/plot against Harry makes me think 
there was more than just LM and NM involved in the idea/planning.  

LM even had a chanse to sell the book before he was cought with it.  
So, who else was in on the plot?


Greenfirespike