Maybe Dumbledore just wants the WHOLE THING kept out of the press
Well, the Ministry would *certainly* want it kept quiet. Look at the way they react post-GoF.
It also suggests that Lucius knew exactly what was happening and deliberately planted the diary on Ginny to annoy Arthur/destroy his career. I can't remember, but weren't we discussing his motivation earlier, and decided that this was unlikely?
Yeah. For one thing, how did he know Ginny would be there? How did he know she wouldn't notice the book and turn it in to the bookshop's lost & found? If that was his plan, it wasn't a very good one.
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Well, the Ministry would *certainly* want it kept quiet. Look at the way they react post-GoF.
It also suggests that Lucius knew exactly what was happening and deliberately planted the diary on Ginny to annoy Arthur/destroy his career. I can't remember, but weren't we discussing his motivation earlier, and decided that this was unlikely?
Yeah. For one thing, how did he know Ginny would be there? How did he know she wouldn't notice the book and turn it in to the bookshop's lost & found? If that was his plan, it wasn't a very good one.