But that story sounds like just the kind of political justification the Death Eaters would tell their children.
Exactly. But in your theory, Lucius isn't a Death Eater, he's an Imperius victim. So why would he do everything he could to raise his son to want to grow up to be a Death Eater?
And since no one believes it anyway, why would he tell it to the Longbottoms, who certainly won't believe it, unless it were true?
Literally the very next sentence was
"Ignore him," Madam Longbottom said, the instruction addressed to Harry as well as Neville. "He must spend the rest of his life pretending, for fear of your testimony under Veritaseum."
And I agree that it's incongruous for Lucius to speak to Voldemort "in the spirit of friendship", I just think it's more incongruous with the Imperius narrative.
So why would he do everything he could to raise his son to want to grow up to be a Death Eater?
He wants him to grow up to be the leader of the Purebloods, which exactly the same thing as leader of the Death Eaters.
"Ignore him," Madam Longbottom said, the instruction addressed to Harry as well as Neville. "He must spend the rest of his life pretending, for fear of your testimony under Veritaseum."
And how would that constitute evidence that he was not a willing Death Eater if everyone believes he is faking? Certainly he should neve...
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