#wizard racism

[blorger]

Look, listen, this is a very important question for the culture: why does the hp fandom at large like to act like Lucius Malfoy meant to open the chamber of secrets?

Book 2 Lucius Malfoy was clearly in his live laugh love era; the Great Diary Reshuffle of 92 was very much an improv moment, a petty action to mess with a Weasley and get rid of a cursed artifact at the same time. I'm sure he went home feeling real proud of his innovative problem-solving.

Even when Draco recounts the letter from his father, all we get from Lucius is basically "sit tight and watch", not exactly the words of someone invested in the outcome.

I'm very much in the "the diary was left to Abraxas Malfoy and Lucius had no idea what it really was" camp, tho that is just a personal spice I like to add to the books, am unsure of jkr's actual intentions (if she even thought it through to that extent)

[blorger]

hello and welcome to today's instalment of: why I love Lucius Malfoy, a 64-part epic

Exhibit A:

(CoS, Ron just friendly fire'd himself while trying to get at Draco. Hagrid knows what's up)

We always like to roast Draco for the whole "my father will hear about this" thing but, like, when Lucius DOES hear about it he goes all PTA mom about it (see: Buckbeak).

Exhibit B:

(CoS, Lucius pays a visit to Hagrid's hut)

The man simply can't NOT roast his fellow men

Exhibit C:

(CoS, Lucius is informing Dumbledore that the school governors have removed him, also he's sliding in a Hagrid diss)

it's just... he roasts so well, it's his true life calling.

Also let us not forget that, while Dumbledore constantly claims that there's no safer place than Hogwarts (with him in charge), his solution to most problems seems to be "let the traumatised child deal with it, it'll build character". Say what you want about Lucius's -isms (classism, racism, some other ones I haven't thought of but he's surely guilty of..), the man knows Dumbledore is a bad headmaster.

Exhibit D:

(GoF, Lucius is not feeling Voldemort 2.0)

This is giving "me at a family reunion when I'm forced to interact with the aunt I hate" vibes except more posh.

Exhibit E:

(OotP, Lucius just happened to be by the courtrooms after Harry's underage magic trial, the subject of which was his use of the patronus against dementors)

Draco is clearly a follower of the Lucius Malfoy school of Petty Monickers, he learned at the knees of a true master.

[wellsbering]

i can't believe i forgot that the wizard of oz's full initials canonically spell out OZ PINHEAD

[blorger]

Two households, both alike in dignity, from ancient grudge break into new mutiny

If we didn't know for a fact that Lucius loves his mean smokeshow of a wife and that Arthur is forever doomed to a sad life of heteropessimism with Molly and their ginger horde I'd say we were looking at the love story of the century.

Seriously, their relationship has everything: a fraught history (have the Malfoys and the Weasleys been feuding since time immemorial or did Lucius and Arthur start this delightful rivalry ex novo?), banter, "he was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy"-levels of mutual curiosity... this is Drarry on steroids, people, well and truly.

Let us mourn this great ship that never was by taking a leisurely stroll through canon and observing the many delightful interactions of Messrs. Malfoy and Weasley:

(PS, Draco is introduced as Lucius's son)

Our introduction to sweet Lucius comes by way of Arthur, because of course he rants about the Malfoys and their slippery ways to his unsuspecting children frequently enough for them to absorb his Anti-Malfoy views.

(CoS, Lucius is getting rid of some slightly cursed objects)

Lucius takes time out of his busy day to make sure notoriously shady Knockturn alley shopkeeper mr Borgin is forewarned about the awfulness of one mr Arthur Weasley, completely unprompted.

(CoS, Arthur is glad to hear tidings of his Nemesis)

Keep it in your pants Arthur, you just lost a child via floo, maybe focus on him for a while (spoiler alert: he doesn't).

(CoS, the Flourish and Blotts kerfuffle, also the preamble to the Great Diary Switcharoo of '92)

Draco obviously subscribes to the Lucius Malfoy School of Pigtail-Pulling. Here we can see the master at play; carefully observe how just a couple of sentences are enough to drive a good man to insanity (read: public fistfight in front of one's children).

(CoS, Lucius makes the news )

Lucius would like everyone to focus their attention on how bad bad Arthur Weasley really is, who cares about a stupid flying car.

(GoF, a fateful meeting on the stands of the quidditch world cup)

the "said softly" really gets to me. Lucius honestly thinks the Weasleys live a shameful life of poverty in a ramshackle hovel. I bet you he wasn't even meaning to roast him (too much), that's how surprised he was to see him there.

(GoF, Lucius is letting loose with some light hate crimes, he's not exactly being discreet )

I'd rather die than Iet my children know my kinks this well. Everyone knows what Arthur's n1 dream is, god, do you think he asks Molly to roleplay as Lucius when they play catch the criminal?

(OotP, meet-cute at the ministry)

Come on Lucius, as if you don't know exactly where his office is, who he works with and what color socks he's currently wearing.

Too bad this is their last interaction, though it's as the saying goes: 'tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

RIP in peace Arthucius, you were too good for this world.

[coyoxxtl]

why do y’all suddenly care about historical revisionism? in The Historical Revisionism Game Series??

[blorger]

I don't understand why Lucius would ask Draco to befriend Harry if he is the baby who defeated Voldemort and a half blood, why would he do that?

You know, that's a very popular fandom assumption but I don't tink there's really any canon backing for it.

The only thing we know about Lucius's thoughts on Harry and Draco's enmity comes from the beginning of CoS

And what he's telling Draco is basically just to keep up appearances; Lucius doesn't want to be publicly aligned with either side (because in his heart of hearts he has no side and only cares about himself/his family) and only cares about Draco's relationship with Harry insofar as its optics.

The Harry of the first books has a high social capital in that he's essentially a celebrity and Lucius is nothing if not a pragmatist; that said, I don't think Lucius would ask Draco to befriend Harry either. For one, Lucius is never shown to use Draco as a pawn but also I don't think he would like for his family to appear too friendly with the boy who lived.

The Lucius of the first books is trying to appear as a reasonable traditionalist and, in order to do that, he needs to keep both his DE friends and the wizarding society at large happy; he doesn't gain anything by taking a position and a public friendship between his son and Harry potter (no matter how unlikely) would do just that.

Of course that is just my view but I feel like it's reasonably backed by canon, still; you do you, live your truth my friend.

xoxo

[blorger]

do u think lucius went to azkaban after the 2nd war or was he able to escape it? if he did went to azkaban how long do u think he stayed there.

Howdy partner, a while back I was asked a similar question about the fate of the Malfoy family as a whole and I'm still of the same opinion, especially regarding Lucius: I don't think he'd go to prison but I can see him under house arrest for a while.

With Lucius, I feel like his own fall from grace in Voldemort's inner circle ultimately worked in his favor, you know? He was wandless and powerless for most of the war and a pariah among the death eaters since before that so he didn't end up committing any big time crimes and, since you can't thought police people, the only offences attached to his name remain the department of Mysteries break-in and all its corollary crimes.

I can see the remainder of his Mysteries sentence being commuted to house arrest (with some time added for like, housing Death Eaters and letting himself be broken out of jail) since the wizengamot would most likely be booked and busy post-war ; at the end of the day Lucius is a small fry compared to a Carrow or a Greyback and his punishment would probably reflect that.

Hope that answered your question friend,

xoxo