[HPforGrownups] Re: Regulus - dead or alive/Dobby and Horcruxes

[sistermagpie]

No: HPFGUIDX 170068

Dana:
 It could explain why Draco did not take DD's offer if 
he indeed was already marked and why he said he couldn't, that 
nothing could help him now. 

Magpie:
Actually, Draco didn't take his offer primarily because the DEs came in,
which took it off the table. Draco says he hasn't got any options *before*
Dumbledore explains about protecting him. Draco thinks his options are only
that he kills DD or he and his family die themselves. DD says there is
another option--let the Order hide him and his family. Draco changes his
line of thought after that. He acknowledges that he is the one with the
wand, that Dumbledore is "at [his] mercy," that he got farther than anyone
thought he would, and that's when he starts to lower his wand and so,
presumably, take the offer. But he can't because the DEs come in. Draco may
not have been marked, of course, we don't know that for sure. But he never
said he doubted Dumbledore could protect them.

Though I agree Regulus is actually dead. I just think it's important to
Harry especially that Draco didn't turn down the offer, and that it doesn't
prove that nobody can protect a DE.

Donna:

Now let's look at Lucius Malfoy's actions on Diagonally Alley 
in COS.

First we see him in Bogins and Burkes trying to sell his dark 
magic items at his home. Why not the disry also with these 
other dark objects? 

Magpie:
Err...because he's planning to use it to make Arthur Weasley's daughter
open the Chamber of Secrets.

Donna:
Also there seems to be some secret dialogue between Mr. Burke 
and Lucius Malfoy..Maybe the diary was in the shop and Lucius 
Malfoy was picking it up.

Magpie:
Doesn't it just say that they haggled over the price?

Donna:
Next we see him in Flourish and Blotts planting the diary in 
Ginny Weasley's books. He also PROTECTS THE DIARY during the 
scuffle with Mr. Weasley DD was wrong..Lucius Mafoy knew 
exactly what he was doing, knew he had a horcrux,and was 
protective of it rather than careless. 

Magpie:
But he knows it's an important artefact without knowing it's a Horcrux. His
goal is to get Ginny to bring it to school and write in it and open the
Chamber--and he doesn't want it to be seen or thrown away before then. His
"carelessness" refers to the fact that he used the diary to do this to
Ginny, which thus got it destroyed. It wasn't really careless at all, of
course. It was a careful plan--just a bad one!

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