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

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 166447

> > > colebiancardi now:
> > <big snip>
> > > I firmly believe LV is angry with Lucius about the event at the 
> MoM,
> > > but I can see why some theories refer to the Diary and Lucius'
> > > careless handling of the property, just to get some petty revenge.
> 
 <big snip>
> zgirnius:
> People sometimes don't bother to type out canon, it is extra trouble. 
> Though often worth it. <g> Voldemort's wrath at Lucius when he 
> learned of the Diary's destruction is not part of some fan theory or 
> other, it IS canon. Permit me to remind you of Dumbledore and Harry's 
> conversation about Horcruxes in HBP.
> 
> > HBP, "Horcruxes":
> > "...but he was not aware, for instance, that the diary had been 
> > destroyed until he forced the truth out of Lucius Malfoy. 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."
> 
> zgirnius:
> Not to belabor the obvious, but since Lucius was arrested at the MoM, 
> this discovery by Voldemort predates the mission the failure of which 
> you speculate is the true reason for Voldemort's wrath. Clearly, 
> Voldemort decided not to just kill Lucius. Though, Lucius was 
> probably wise to get himself arrested.
> 
> Oh, and apropos of nothing, Severus Snape seems the most likely 
> source of this bit of intelligence.


colebiancardi now:

ahhh, see I knew other posters would find this - missed me completely
:)  I think that LV gave the task of breaking into the MoM &
retrieving the prophecy to Lucius based on the mishandling of the
Diary.   I agree that LV was very angry about the Diary, as canon
points out, but not enough that he would have discarded Lucius.  Did
LV just give Lucius another chance to prove himself?  And then, of
course, Lucius failed in that and got himself arrested.  That is when,
IMHO, LV decided to seek revenge on Lucius, by giving Draco a task
that was extremely difficult and probably impossible for Draco to do,
as supported by Snape in "Spinner's End".  Was the task really
designed to get the Malfoy's back into LV's good graces or to seek
revenge on Lucius' and Narcissa's only child by setting Draco up to
fail?  I can see why Narcissa turned to Snape and asked for the UV.

colebiancardi
(who, if she was Lucius, would have jumped ship to a country far, far
away with his family after LV got very angry at the Diary incident...)