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

[wherr009]

No: HPFGUIDX 128951

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at y...> wrote:
> 
> 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

wherritt009 here

My response to this is what if they did know that LV was not a pureblood but, followed him 
because of what he wanted to accomplish and not because of who he was.  This idea could 
be akin to the Nazi's during WWII.  Hitler said that the only people that should be alive are 
blonde hair blue eyed people, but Hitler himself was not blonde haired or blue eyed.  Even 
though he wasn't the Nazi's still followed him.  Voldemort's hatred of muggle borns and 
his being the "most powerful evil wizard in a hundred years" could have also have made 
people like Lucius follow him even though they knew about his past.

This is all just my opinion, but it makes sense to me.


wherr009