Apparently, Death Eaters don't use the name 'Voldemort' just as ordinary wizards don't. In OotP, Snape refers to Voldemort as "Dark Lord" and Harry says that only Dark wizards call him that. Bellatrix, likewise, is enraged that Harry uses 'Voldemort' during the final battle. ("You dare speak his name?" Her and the other Death Eaters' reaction speaks of surprised awe.) While ordinary wizards don't use the name out of fear - just like Muggles used to not pronounce the word "devil" out of fear - Death Eaters don't use it out of respect - just like one doesn't address a king by his name.
Anyway, I think that Draco has no idea who or what Voldemort is. But he realises that there is some greater force which his father dotes on (and Lucius does, whether from personal greed for profit or power or true belief) and he is likely to know that this power is some mysterious "Dark Lord". It's a bit like a child's belief in its parents' god, even without understanding the finer details of the religion. Draco certainly is quite comfortable with so-called Dark artefacts (Borgin & Burkes again; plus, Lucius was in possession of other Voldemort memorabilia which he tried to get rid of in CoS). But I don't think Draco realises the consequences, either. He probably only thinks it's fun to bully Muggles and Muggle-borns.
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Date: 2004-11-01 08:01 pm (UTC)Anyway, I think that Draco has no idea who or what Voldemort is. But he realises that there is some greater force which his father dotes on (and Lucius does, whether from personal greed for profit or power or true belief) and he is likely to know that this power is some mysterious "Dark Lord". It's a bit like a child's belief in its parents' god, even without understanding the finer details of the religion. Draco certainly is quite comfortable with so-called Dark artefacts (Borgin & Burkes again; plus, Lucius was in possession of other Voldemort memorabilia which he tried to get rid of in CoS). But I don't think Draco realises the consequences, either. He probably only thinks it's fun to bully Muggles and Muggle-borns.