Why was Voldemort angry with Lucius (was Re: LV's bigger plan/Trelawney)

[Dana]

No: HPFGUIDX 166443

> houyhnhnm:
>
> Dumbledore in "Horctuxes":
>
> "When Voldemort discovered that the diary had been
> mutilated and robbed of all its powers, I am told
> that his anger was terrible to behold."
> . . .
>
> "Ah, poor Lucius . . . what with Voldemort's 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 surprised if he is not secretly
> glad to be safe in Azkaban at the moment." (HBP, Am. Ed., p.508)
>
> Told by whom, I ask.

Dana:

Thanks found it in my UKed (finally). Reading the text it seems he
found out about it in OotP before the MoM fiasco.

Pg 474 UKed Paperback:

"but he was not aware, for instance, that the diary had been
destroyed until he forced the truth out of Lucius Malfoy."

End quote from canon.

So I was definitely wrong thinking he would kill Lucius on the spot
and it sure adds to the revenge issue although not to the rate of
success such a plan would bring.

I think DD was told by Snape, if LV found out the previous year
before the MoM incident then Snape would indeed know this.

Dana.