Draught of Living Death (Was: Draco and Narcissa in

[spotsgal]

No: HPFGUIDX 140705

> bboyminn:
> Of course, I can see one problem, what happens to the Malfoy estate?
> Does Lucius have a brother or close cousin, or would it go to
> Narcissa's sister or cousin? Could it go to Bellatrix who apparently
> is the oldest even though she is a wanted criminal? Remember, 
> Sirius's estate almost went to her. I guess it's possible for 
> Malfoy's to /conviniently/ leave a Will that leaves everything to 
> Hogwarts in the event that Draco was also dead, but short of that, I
> don't see how they could maintain control of their money. It's a 
> complicated affair.


Christina now:

Lucius Malfoy isn't dead though, just imprisoned.  I personally think
he'll be out before long (especially since the Dementors have joined
up with LV), but even if he's not, I think he'll retain the estate. 
Sirius laid claim to 12GP, even though he was considered an escaped
convict at the time he lived in the house.  I'd guess that the house
belonged to him even when he was physically *in* prison; otherwise,
possession would have trickled through the family until it belonged to
someone that was not in prison (Narcissa perhaps).  Also, Sirius
retained his monetary assets even while in Azkaban, using his savings
account to buy Harry the Firebolt once he escaped.  Sirius's estate
almost went to Bella, but only *after* he had died.


Christina