Lucius' reply "that remains to be seen" suggests he was planning on catching Ginny with the diary the next time someone was attacked.
Not necessarily. The implication I got on the first read was that he doesn't *care* whether the attacks on Muggleborns are stopped or not -- and that could still be what he was thinking.
Fudge admits Hagrid's arrest is for the purpose of being seen to be doing something rather than because he actually believes him to be responsible for the attacks. The biggest giveaway of course is when he fears that Albus' absence would make things worse despite the fact that Hagrid won't be there either.
That's how JKR intended it, I'm sure. As I pointed out on Terri's journal, though, there are multiple interpretations of what was going on in Fudge's mind. http://terri-testing.livejournal.com/35006.html?thread=637630#t637630
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Date: 2010-12-18 06:09 pm (UTC)Not necessarily. The implication I got on the first read was that he doesn't *care* whether the attacks on Muggleborns are stopped or not -- and that could still be what he was thinking.
Fudge admits Hagrid's arrest is for the purpose of being seen to be doing something rather than because he actually believes him to be responsible for the attacks. The biggest giveaway of course is when he fears that Albus' absence would make things worse despite the fact that Hagrid won't be there either.
That's how JKR intended it, I'm sure. As I pointed out on Terri's journal, though, there are multiple interpretations of what was going on in Fudge's mind. http://terri-testing.livejournal.com/35006.html?thread=637630#t637630