Lúcio (e Draco) primeiro pensaram que Harry poderia ser um bruxo das trevas.
J.K. Rowling aborda isso em um escrito em Pottermore. Especialmente antes de Harry realmente se tornar parte do mundo mágico aos 11 anos, uma das razões pelas quais o mundo bruxo suspeitava que poderia ser por isso que ele sobreviveu ao ataque foi que ele pode ser um bruxo das trevas para fazer a si mesmo.
Many different theories had been in circulation for years as to how Harry survived what should have been a lethal attack, and one of the most persistent was that Harry himself was a great Dark wizard. The fact that he had been removed from the wizarding community seemed (to wishful thinkers) to support this view, and Draco’s father, wily Lucius Malfoy, was one of those who subscribed most eagerly to the theory. It was comforting to think that he, Lucius, might be in for a second chance of world domination, should this Potter boy prove to be another, and greater, pure-blood champion. It was, therefore, in the knowledge that he was doing nothing of which his father would disapprove, and in the hope that he might be able to relay some interesting news home, that Draco Malfoy offered Harry Potter his hand when he realised who he was on the Hogwarts Express.
- Draco Malfoy (Pottermore)
Originalmente pensando que Harry poderia ser um novo feiticeiro das Trevas, tanto Draco quanto Lucius considerariam que valeria a pena pelo menos tentar construir um relacionamento com ele (até que, é claro, eles vissem como o pensamento estava errado). Embora essa teoria possa parecer incomum, Lucius não foi o único que achou que era possível. Nós vemos mais evidências de que algumas pessoas no mundo dos bruxos acreditavam nessa teoria quando Ernie Macmillan diz a alguns Lufa-Lufes que Harry deve ter sobrevivido depois que as pessoas souberam que Harry podia falar Parseltongue quando ele falou com a cobra conjurada no duelo.
“Ernie lowered his voice mysteriously, the Hufflepuffs bent closer, and Harry edged nearer so that he could catch Ernie’s words.
‘No one knows how he survived that attack by You Know Who. I mean to say, he was only a baby when it happened. He should have been blasted into smithereens. Only a really powerful Dark Wizard could have survived a curse like that.’ He dropped his voice until it was barely more than a whisper, and said, ‘That’s probably why You Know Who wanted to kill him in the first place. Didn’t want another Dark Lord competing with him. I wonder what other powers Potter’s been hiding?”
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 11 (The Duelling Club)
Essa crença durou pouco, pelo menos para os Malfoys. Uma vez que ele realmente conheceu Harry, Draco logo percebeu que Harry certamente não era um aliado, e não seria o próximo Lorde das Trevas a tomar o controle e possivelmente trazer o poder dos Malfoys.
Harry’s refusal of Draco’s friendly overtures, and the fact that he had already formed allegiance to Ron Weasley, whose family is anathema to the Malfoys, turns Malfoy against him at once. Draco realised, correctly, that the wild hopes of the ex-Death Eaters – that Harry Potter was another, and better, Voldemort – are completely unfounded, and their mutual enmity is assured from that point.
- Draco Malfoy (Pottermore)
Quando Lucius encontra Harry, não vemos nenhuma evidência de que ele tenha tido tantas esperanças pelo que Harry poderia ser - mas ele teria tido um ano de ouvir de seu filho Draco como Harry era.