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

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 128893

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.

greenfirespike: 
> 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.  


SSSusan:
Actually, I'm not sure how people knowing about TR & Voldy would 
play into this particular scenario at all.  If I've understood the 
argument, it's simply that Lucius Malfoy knew what the diary could 
do -- that is, release the basilisk.  *If* he knew that could 
happen, and *if* he suspected the possessor of the diary would be 
caught & blamed, then he could frame a Weasley as a murderer, which 
would discredit Arthur at the ministry.

This isn't one of the options that I actually buy into, but it's one 
I've seen bandied about here many times, which is why I presented it 
in the list of things which might've motivated Malfoy.  I'd welcome 
correction of details from someone who knows this hypothesis better.

Siriusly Snapey Susan