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

[Peter Wagner]

No: HPFGUIDX 166850

> 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.
<canon quote snipped>

> 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.

Peter J Wagner:

I posit that Voldemort's anger at Malfoy represents
far more than petty anger at Malfoy showing
initiative.  

When Harry asks Dumbledore why Voldemort was so angry
at Malfoy given that it was Voldemort's plan to sneak
the Diary into Hogwarts in the first place, Dumbledore
replies that when Voldemort conceived the plan, he
thought that he would be able to make more Horcruxes.

This is very interesting: why cannot Voldemort make
more Horcruxes???

Dumbledore has other interesting things to say that
are connected.  Voldemort cannot replace the Diary
anymore, but Dumbledore thinks that Voldemort was able
to make a Horcrux after killing Frank Bryce.  Notably,
Voldemort was "Babymort" then.  

What changed?

Voldemort regenerated with Harry's blood: and
Dumbledore's eyes gleamed in triumph!

So, I would hypothesize that Dumbledore's gleam of
triumph and Voldemort's fury at Malfoy are related. 
Voldemort has realized that he cannot rend his soul
anymore becaues of the charm left by Lily's sacrifice:
the magical power of love prevents the soul from being
further desecrated.  His anger at Malfoy is in part
for Malfoy showing initiative: but also it is raw fury
that his strategem has backfired!

Peter J Wagner