Lucius gave his glass a leisurely swirl, considering. There didn't seem to be any immediately apparent problems - the money was no issue, and setting up a fund was something he'd done a hundred times before if he had done it once. Convenient not to have all of one's assets floating around under the same name. "And so you'd like to rehabilitate him. Well - quite frankly, I'm not sure how many people will take any notice at all. If you're looking to make an example of something, you could find better material."
On the other hand, if they could hand him off directly to Hogwarts, it was no great investment in the first place. Lucius had no idea why Severus would want to take on some mad boy, but the less he thought about Severus at all, the happier he would be. His lip curled a little at the mention of him. "If you think he won't end up being a complete embarrassment - very well. I don't see any real danger in it."