When he finally left old Malfoy's estate, Lindy believed he had, to a certain extent, managed to get a grip on this pure-blood of the British Wizarding World. As for the exact degree...
That was a matter of opinion.
There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. If he could no longer satisfy Lucius's ambition, then one day, Lucius would cast him aside just as he had cast aside Voldemort.
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