Keeper of the Superfluous Es!

Several things that I've wanted to have a look at. At its most basic, I'm intrigued by that theory (coming from the early parts of CoS - the selling stuff? God I need a reread of CoS badly) that the Malfoys are not as rich as they used to be or pretend to be - not that I necessarily think it's the case, but I do really like the idea. I'm no good at writing an essay to do that, so fic is the answer - I'll do the necesary fact-checking and stuff that way ;-) I want to look at a few of the weaknesses underneath Lucius and the rest of the family, and let the reader see them as Snape discovers them. But fear not, Lucius will still be a complete bastard, and there will be much smut *grin*