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

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 128934

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" 
<justcarol67 at y...> wrote:
Snip: I think he knew that Tom's diary was full of Dark Magic and 
that it was the key to releasing the basilisk again. I also think he 
knew that Tom Riddle and Lord Voldemort were one and the same.
> 
> How could Malfoy know all this? My hypothesis is that Lucius 
Malfoy's father, who would have been about Tom Riddle's age and a 
Slytherin, was one of the close friends to whom Tom revealed his new 
name and his heritage as Heir of Slytherin. These friends would have 
known that Tom was releasing the basilisk, and being his devoted 
followers and believers in the pureblood ethic, would have approved 
of what he was doing. Later, before Tom disappeared to consort 
with "the worst of our kind" to learn the secrets of immortality, I 
think he left his diar (and possibly most of his worldly possessions 
except his wand) with his friend Malfoy, the future father of 
Lucius. 


Tonks:

What you said all makes sense, except Tom was a half-blood. Are you 
saying that Lucius' father did not know that?  And Lucius does not 
know that?  And if Lucius and Narcisius both know that LV was Tom, 
and I thought that almost no one does, don't they know that he was a 
half-blood.. the very thing they detest?  Because Bella doesn't 
know. So either Lucius doesn't know, and why wouldn't he 
because "Riddle" is not an old wizard family name. Something is not 
making sense. If Lucius knows, why doesn't Bella know. And if Lucius 
knows why would he ever follow someone who wasn't "pure". Yes I know 
of the idea that someone here suggested about the speach LV could 
give, but he didn't. Very few know that Tom and LV are the same. And 
I think even less know that Tom was a half-blood. But how could they 
not know?  Riddle, come on that is not an old family name and all 
the pure bloods must know that.  Explain that one, please. Thanks.

Tonks