Blood Protection

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 159080

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" <belviso at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > a_svirn:
> > And that beats my argument how? Lucius planted  Voldemort's old 
> diary
> > because he wanted stir trouble in Hogwarts, yes. But  his 
reasons 
> had
> > nothing to do with Voldemort.
> > 
> > Lynda:
> > 
> > Ah! But  I disagree with that reading of the text and think that 
> Lucius knew
> > that  the diary was the key to opening the CoS which he knew had 
> everything
> > to do  with Voldemort. Not only did that advance Lucius personal 
> ambitions,
> > but it  had everything to do with Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy 
> knew  it.
> 
> Magpie:
> Of course he knew it was the key to opening the CoS but that still 
> doesn't make his reasons anything to do with Voldemort in terms of 
> his being an ex-DE working for his master.  It having to do with 
> Voldemort doesn't make Lucius' reasons Voldemort-centered.  In 
fact 
> Lucius' actions were directly against Voldemort's wishes and 
helped 
> the good side tremendously.  The Chamber of Secrets is Slytherin's 
> more than Voldemort's.
> 
> -m
>

a_svirn:
I can only add a quotation from CH 23 to illustrate the point:

"But I thought he meant Lucius Malfoy to smuggle it into Hogwarts?" 
"Yes, he did, years ago, when he was sure he would be able to create 
more Horcruxes, but still Lucius was supposed to wait for Voldemorts 
say-so, and he never received it, for Voldemort van¬ished shortly 
after giving him the diary. No doubt he thought that Lucius would 
not dare do anything with the Horcrux other than guard it carefully, 
but he was counting too much upon Lucius's fear of a master who had 
been gone for years and whom Lucius believed dead. Of course, Lucius 
did not know what the diary really was. I understand that Voldemort 
had told him the diary would cause the Chamber of Secrets to reopen 
because it was cleverly enchanted. Had Lucius known he held a 
portion of his mas¬ters soul in his hands, he would undoubtedly have 
treated it with more reverence — but instead he went ahead and 
carried out the old plan for his own ends. By planting the diary 
upon Arthur Weasleys daughter, he hoped to discredit Arthur and get 
rid of a highly incrim¬inating magical object in one stroke. Ah, 
poor Lucius . . . what with Voldemorts fury about the fact that he 
threw away the Horcrux for his own gain, and the fiasco at the 
Ministry last year, I would not be sur¬prised if he is not secretly 
glad to be safe in Azkaban at the moment."