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terri_testing

Malfoy's Moment

Oct 05, 2010 10:59

A fanfic inspired by lynn_waterfall’s speculations.

Summary: At the end of CoS, Malfoy confronts the truth about his own machinations.

( Lucius )

lucius, harry potter fanfic, cos, basilisk

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shyfoxling October 5 2010, 23:19:27 UTC

Wasn't Dobby freed at the end of CoS when Harry tricked Lucius into handing him the diary with the sock in it?

edit: I think the error is in "Summary: At the end of PoA, Malfoy confronts the truth about his own machinations." - I guess you mean "at the end of CoS", given the events.

GAh! Thanks for the catch terri_testing October 6 2010, 01:13:07 UTC

I meant the end of CoS, of course--not once but twice. Thanks! (Bangs head against desk....)

oryx_leucoryx October 6 2010, 05:53:01 UTC

“Nor to me.”

You have a talent for poignant lines.

BTW in HBP Harry, Ron and Ginny get to floo from the Burrow to Hogwarts because the times were too dangerous (but I'm not sure anyone else had the privilege).

lynn_waterfall October 6 2010, 05:59:14 UTC

I really enjoy seeing Severus and Lucius interacting as friends. :)

I'm afraid that all of this has only increased my (awareness of my) lack of understanding of what was "really" going on. The more I think about the end of CoS with respect to Lucius and Dumbledore, the less makes sense.

The first part of this confirms your idea that Lucius didn't rush off in order to confront Dumbledore. The rest calls into question even more of what the book seems to imply.

Er. This is kind of spamming your journal, here. I apologize in advance, because I suspect that you'd prefer not to wait to find out what I'm talking about.

Problems, part 1 lynn_waterfall October 6 2010, 06:01:18 UTC

Lucius arrived at Dumbledore's office, extremely dishevelled:

Apparently Mr. Malfoy had set out in a great hurry, for not only were his shoes half-polished, but his usually sleek hair was disheveled.The "hurry" part is extrapolation, but it's sound. He isn't the kind of person to appear in public like this. (If he was, he wouldn't have Dobby there, polishing his shoes ( ... )

Problems, part 2 lynn_waterfall October 6 2010, 06:03:23 UTC

This brings us to a bigger issue, though. How did Lucius know Dumbledore was back?

If McGonagall had sent letters to all of the governors about what happened, and the other eleven governors had time to owl Dumbledore, then Lucius would have known about Ginny's danger hours before he went to Hogwarts. (Which would rule out this alternative reading that you present here.)

But then, why is Lucius out of the loop? His first words are, “So!” he said “You’ve come back. The governors suspended you, but you still saw fit to return to Hogwarts.” He hasn't heard anything about anything being changed ( ... )