"Dolohov was always a rather strange man," Rodolphus said with a shake of his head. "He could have been one of the best of us but his peculiar ideas always held him back."
He arched an eyebrow at Lucius' question then decided that it was perhaps time to reveal his next plan.
"Ah, I have something interesting in mind though I would ask you to keep this in confidence for now," he said coolly. "Our next target will be the wizarding world but in particular Mudbloods and half-bloods. I was approached some years ago by a rather odd Healer who assured me that he could alter diseases to be specific to just about anything I wanted. The man has quite a grudge against Mudbloods and was eager to work for me."
He took another sip of his cognac. "He has been able to alter the dragon pox virus to be almost unrecognisable and to be more virulent for Mudbloods and halfbloods. Those of us who are purebloods will have a greater immunity to it and he has also created a vaccine for his altered virus which will be given to all Death Eaters... and their families, of course"
He had no intention of alienating his followers by allowing their families to be vulnerable and Lucius definitely fell into that category with both wife and son living outside Upper Slaughter.
He arched an eyebrow. "The virus is perhaps not as deadly as I would have hoped but according to my healer, it is quite debilitating." He smiled cruelly. "I intend to release it and when the wizarding world is in its grasp, we shall attack Hogsmeade."