Draco Malfoy

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Draco Lucius^[11]Malfoy (b.5 June1980) was an Englishpure-bloodwizard and the only son ofLucius andNarcissa Malfoy(néeBlack). The son of aDeath Eater, Draco was raised to strongly believe in theimportance ofblood purity. He looked down onhalf-bloods andMuggle-borns.

Draco attendedHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from1991-1998. He was sorted intoSlytherin House almost the moment theSorting Hat touched his head. During his years at Hogwarts, he became friends withVincent Crabbe,Gregory Goyle,Pansy Parkinson, and other fellow Slytherins, but he quickly developed a rivalry withHarry Potter.

He was made aprefect of his house and was a member of theInquisitorial Squad during hisfifth year, at the end of which his father was imprisoned inAzkaban following theBattle of the Department of Mysteries.Lord Voldemort charged Draco with making up for Lucius's failure, and he became a Death Eater at age sixteen but quickly became disillusioned and uncomfortable with the lifestyle.

Draco was unable to complete histask of murderingAlbus Dumbledore, which was later taken over bySeverus Snape, and only performed his other duties fearfully and reluctantly. He and his family defected hours before the end of theSecond Wizarding War, fearing for their lives.

By2017, Draco had marriedAstoria Greengrass and had one child,Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy.

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What is the significance of Draco Malfoy's blood purity belief?

Draco Malfoy was raised in a family that strongly believed in pure-blood supremacy, the idea that wizards and witches from families that haven't intermarried with Muggles or Muggle-borns are superior. This belief was a significant part of Draco's character, especially in his early years at Hogwarts. However, as he matured, Draco began to question these beliefs. He fell in love with Astoria Malfoy, who didn't meet his family's pure-blood expectations, and was even willing to let the Malfoy bloodline end to protect her. This shift in Draco's beliefs shows his growth and development as a character throughout the series.

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Who were Draco Malfoy's friends during his time at Hogwarts?

Draco Malfoy's constant companions throughout his years at Hogwarts were Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Despite often treating them more like lackeys than friends, Draco showed genuine concern for them on several occasions. He also associated with other pure-blood children of his father's ex-Death Eater cronies, including Theodore Nott. However, Draco admitted that he envied the genuine friendships of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, which contrasted with his own relationships.

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What house was Draco Malfoy sorted into at Hogwarts?

Draco Malfoy was sorted into Slytherin House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This was in line with his family's strong belief in the importance of blood purity, a characteristic trait of Slytherin house.

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Who are Draco Malfoy's parents and what is their significance in the Harry Potter series?

Draco Malfoy's parents are Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. Lucius Malfoy was a member of the Ministry of Magic and a disgraced Death Eater during the Second Wizarding War. Narcissa Malfoy, on the other hand, showed a deep love for her family, especially Draco. Their significance in the Harry Potter series is immense. Lucius' allegiance to Lord Voldemort and his subsequent fall from grace provide a backdrop to Draco's own struggles with the dark side. Narcissa's love for Draco, meanwhile, leads her to betray Voldemort in the final book, proving instrumental in his downfall. Thus, Draco's parents play pivotal roles in shaping the series' plot and Draco's character development.

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Biography[]

Early life(1980–1991)[]

Growing up in Malfoy Manor[]

Draco Lucius Malfoy was born on5 June1980, toLucius andNarcissa Malfoy (néeBlack),^[12] who were both born into old, wealthypure-blood families. Both theMalfoys and the Blacks had traditionally been inSlytherin House for centuries and strongly disapproved of any relatives who did not follow in this tradition, such asSirius Black.^[13] His mother sang him a secretivelullaby which had been passed down to the Black family.^[14]

Draco was raised in an atmosphere of regret thatLord Voldemort had not succeeded in taking command of the wizarding community, although he was prudently reminded that such sentiments ought not to be expressed outside the small circle of the family and their close friends 'or Daddy might get into trouble'. TheMalfoys were very proud of theirPure-blood and social status; until1996, they were able to maintain a respectable public image while being allied withLord Voldemort. Lucius was aDeath Eater who avoided imprisonment inAzkaban following theFirst Wizarding War by claiming that he had been under theImperius Curse, whileNarcissa merely agreed with the ideology ofpure-blood supremacy.

The Malfoys spoiled their son, giving him the best of everything as far as material possessions go. The only two hand-me-down things Draco ever received were the old family prejudice againstMuggles,Muggle-borns,half-breeds, andblood traitors — in short, prejudice against anyone who was not a pure-blood wizardkind or anyone who supports these types of people — and the Malfoy family's vast collection of powerful dark artefacts harking back to the family history.

Preparing for Hogwarts[]

In his childhood, Draco associated mainly with the pure-blood children of his father's ex-Death Eater cronies and therefore arrived atHogwarts witha small gang of friends already made, includingTheodore Nott andVincent Crabbe.^[1] He visited the school himself when Lucius came to inspect, and his father entrustedJacob's sibling andMerula Snyde to be hischaperones, a decision which did not rub off well with any of the three. Lucius had requested the two in particular, as Jacob's sibling was ostensibly the best student in their year whilst Merula was the daughter of two of Lucius's former Death Eater colleagues and thus considered the 'right' type of person for Draco to associate with. Draco did not endear himself to either student, however, particularly with his snobbish and disdainful attitude towards them and open displays of prejudice.^[15]

During the visit, Draco stole his father's wand, as he was too young to have his own and wanted to perform magic after seeing Merula perform theJelly-Legs Curse on Jacob's sibling. Lucius initially blamed the theft on theirhouse-elf,Dobby, as the perpetrator knew he kepthis wand inside hiswalking stick, which wasn't common knowledge. Jacob's sibling investigated and returned the wand to Lucius.^[16]

Whilst Lucius was at theThree Broomsticks Inn negotiating a supply ofButterbeer forMalfoy Manor, he brought Draco along, who wanted to go toHoneydukes. WhenJacob's sibling attempted to ask Lucius about his wife, Narcissa, they were made thechaperone of Draco again. Draco convinced Jacob's sibling to take him to Honeydukes, with the promise that he would tell Jacob's sibling anything they wanted to know about his mother. Draco eventually ended up telling Jacob's sibling about theBlack family lullaby which his mother would sing to him every night, which turned out to be the key to unlocking Narcissa's lock on theBlack sisters' keepsake box.^[17]

When it was nearing the time for Draco to attend school, hisfather wanted him to attendDurmstrang Institute, a school in NorthernEurope that taught theDark Arts and did not admitMuggle-borns. Additionally, he believed that the son of a member of theHogwarts Board of Governors not attending Hogwarts would be a great scandal and could potentially force Dumbledore to retire. However, Draco'smother did not like the idea of him going to school far away, though ultimately convinced Lucius to make it Draco's choice where he went to school. Lucius attempted to influence his son's decision by bringing him on a surprise inspection of Hogwarts during the1986–1987 school year, during which he vocally derided the state of the school andSlytherin House in particular to his son and attempted to bribe Draco's chaperone,Jacob's sibling, into influencing Draco's decision. During this visit, Draco got caught up in the investigations into aconspiracy against Slytherin, and helped bring the conspirators to justice. For this, Professor Snape thanked him in front of the whole hall, which made Draco certain he wanted to attend Hogwarts, much to his father's derision. He also revealed that Narcissa had promised him a second birthday cake if he picked Hogwarts. Thus they sent him to Hogwarts.^[3][16][18]

When Draco went toDiagon Alley to shop for school supplies in 1991, he metHarry Potter inMadam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions without knowing who he was. He made a rather intolerant speech aboutMuggle-borns andRubeus Hagrid but otherwise acted in quite a friendly manner towards Harry Potter.^[19]

Hogwarts years(1991–1998)[]

First year[]

While on theHogwarts Express for the very first time, Draco Malfoy offered his friendship to Harry Potter, as hisfather believed that Harry was a Dark wizard, and Draco wished to impress him and relay some interesting news home. However, Harry didn't like the attitude Draco expressed towardsRon Weasley, with whom Harry had already made friends, and also found that Draco reminded him of his cousinDudley with his disdainful attitude. Thus, he turned him down, creating animosity that lasted through the rest of their schooling.^[19]

Once at Hogwarts, Draco was Sorted intoSlytherin House, like many other members of his family. He rapidly formed friendships with fellow Slytherins while remaining hostile toward Harry to the point of challenging him to aduel after Harry beat him to Neville Longbottom'sRemembrall during their firstFlying lesson. This was, in fact, an attempt to get Harry into trouble for being out after curfew. He resented the attention Harry received because of his fame and his prodigious flying ability, which led to Harry being permitted to join his house'sQuidditchteam at a younger age than most.^[19]

Later in the year, Draco discovered Harry's plan to smuggle Hagrid's pet dragonNorbert out of the castle and informedProfessor McGonagall of it but was put in detention as well for being out past curfew. For his detention, Draco had to assistHagrid,Harry, andHermione, who had been caught shortly after smuggling Norbert out, as well asNeville Longbottom, who had tried to warn them about Draco, in finding a woundedunicorn. This was a task he greatly resented because he found it to be 'servants' work'. His protest was shot down by Hagrid who told Draco to either do his detention or get expelled. He and Harry witnessedVoldemort, inhabiting the body ofQuirinus Quirrell, drinking theblood of a unicorn and ran away in fear leaving Harry behind.^[19]

At the end of the school year, Draco was initially overjoyed that Slytherin was on course to win theHouse Cup again but was very dejected to seeGryffindor win the cup onceAlbus Dumbledore awarded Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville additional house points for their brave actions.^[19]

Second year[]

Before the start of his second year, Draco Malfoy was present atFlourish and Blotts on the day Harry, theGrangers and theWeasleys were shopping forGilderoy Lockhart's new Hogwarts textbooks. After Harry was given a free copy of books by Lockhart personally, Draco afterwards approached him to insult him, and afterGinevra Weasley defended him, he mocked her as his girlfriend (unintentionally predicting the future). Draco's fatherLucius Malfoy, who met Harry for the first time, was also present and also encountered Arthur Weasley, who he insulted for associating with Muggles, such as the Grangers. Arthur then attacked Lucius in an angry rage, prompting them all to leave the shop.^[13]

In his second year at Hogwarts, Draco attained the position ofSeeker on theSlytherinQuidditchteam. Hisfather bought the entire team newNimbus 2001s because of this, thoughHermione Granger openly speculated that this was, in fact, what got Draco on the team at all. Draco responded angrily to this accusation and called Hermione a 'filthy littleMudblood', causing the Gryffindor Quidditch team to lash out at him;Ron tried tocurse him to vomit slugs, but the spell backfired due to his broken wand, which Draco and his team found very amusing.^[13]

Ironically, Draco was the reason why Slytherin lost to Gryffindor that year in Quidditch because he was unaware that theGolden Snitch was hovering inches above his own left ear--too busy insulting Harry Potter to notice. Harry took advantage of the lapse in concentration, allowing Gryffindor to win the match and Draco to be reprimanded by the team captainMarcus Flint for his stupidity, which was witnessed byGeorge Weasley.^[13]

During a meeting of the short-livedDuelling Club that year, Draco duelled Harry Potter. Heconjured a snake after being encouraged by Professor Snape and was disappointed when Harry thwarted the attack by speaking to the serpent inParseltongue. This led many students to suspect that Harry was theHeir of Slytherin, who had opened theChamber of Secrets and released a 'monster'. This caused Draco to be upset that any one would actually think that 'saint Potter, the Mudbloods' friend' could be the heir of Slytherin, which was something that he thought was completely ridiculous.^[13]

Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspected that Draco might be the Heir, given his bigoted views onMuggle-borns and his family's tradition of being Sorted intoSlytherin House. Hermione brewedPolyjuice Potion in the girls' third floor bathroom so that Harry and Ron were able to disguise themselves asGregory Goyle andVincent Crabbe respectively and enter the Slytherin common room. There, Draco unwittingly revealed through conversation that he was not the heir, nor did he know who it was. He did tell them that the Chamber had been opened fifty years ago and that he wished he could help the true heir.^[13]

It was, in fact, Draco's own father who had schemed to get theChamber of Secrets opened by plantingan old diary of Tom Riddle's on first-year studentGinny Weasley, though his true target in this plot was her fatherArthur. It does not appear that Draco was aware of this, as Lucius's instructions to his son that year were to 'keep his head down'. The diary was aHorcrux, containing a piece of Voldemort's soul, and it was destroyed when Harry stabbed it with a Basilisk fang while in the chamber itself.^[13] WhenProfessor Sprout andMadam Pomfrey were applauded for bringing everyone who was petrified back to their normal ways, Draco did not clap for them, but instead gave them an evil snobbish look.^[13]

Third year[]

Draco started off histhird year by mockingHarry's reaction to theDementors that were near Hogwarts that year searching for escapedAzkaban prisonerSirius Black despite being terrified of them himself. He also hinted at Black's crimes regarding Harry and hislate parents, which Harry was unaware of for some time, and told him that if someone had betrayed and got his parents killed — as it was believed Black had done to thePotters — he would seek revenge.^[20]

In aCare of Magical Creatures lesson, Draco unintentionally provoked theHippogriffBuckbeak and was injured, though he exaggerated how badly he was hurt for attention and in an attempt to use the incident againstRubeus Hagrid to get him fired.^[20]

During theQuidditch match againstRavenclaw, Draco,Vincent Crabbe,Gregory Goyle, andMarcus Flint attempted to undermine Harry's performance by posing asDementors — Draco standing on Goyle's shoulders — but they were all knocked over by Harry's first successful automaticPatronus Charm, clearly unaware that it was the effect the Dementors had on Harry that he had a problem with rather than the Dementors themselves. Their attempt to sabotage Harry's performance ended up costing Slytherin House 50 points, receiving detention fromProfessor McGonagall, as well as getting reprimanded off-screen by Professor Dumbledore.^[20]

When Draco mocked Hagrid for how upset he became over the case, Hermione slapped Draco in anger. Lucius tried to get the creature executed, and although he was successful in obtaining this sentence,Buckbeak was saved through the efforts ofHarry andHermione with the help of atime-turner and given toBlack when his innocence was proven to Harry, Ron and Hermione. This outcome angered both Draco and his father.^[20]

Fourth year[]

In1994, Draco attended the1994Quidditch World Cup with his parents. They sat in theMinister for MagicCornelius Fudge's luxury box as guests of the Minister, due toLucius's large donation. He was seated directly behind the trio and theWeasleys. He tauntedHarry Potter,Ron Weasley, andHermione Granger when a group ofDeath Eaters began terrorising the campers after the game, mocking theMuggles they were tormenting and implying that they would do the same to Hermione because of herMuggle-born status. Harry asked if his father (Lucius Malfoy) was participating in the riot and he responded with 'if they were, I wouldn't be likely to tell you', as the answer was yes. Once on the train toHogwarts, Draco proceeded to mock the trio about their lack of knowledge regarding the upcoming school event.^[3]

During his fourth year, Hogwarts hosted theTriwizard Tournament, and, much to Draco's dismay and jealousy, Harry was chosen as a champion despite being too young. Draco supportedCedric Diggory, passing out badges that could be made to readPotter Stinks and taunting Harry regularly, such as commenting that he was betting Harry wouldn't last more than a few minutes with thedragons. He was proven wrong when Harry tied with Viktor Krum for first place and succeeded in capturing hisgolden egg the fastest.^[3]

He was also the informer and impetus behindRita Skeeter writing slanderous, sensationalist articles aboutHarry,Hagrid andHermione for theDaily Prophet, due to him knowing that she was anAnimagus; this assault on Harry's credibility would set the stage for widespread disbelief of Harry's announcement thatLord Voldemort had returned at the end of the school year. Some of the articles that he was partly for was one about Harry and Hermione titledHarry Potter's Secret Heartache.^[3]

When Draco tried to cast aspell at Harry early in the year behind his back, theDefence Against the Dark Arts professorBartemius Crouch Junior (disguised asAlastor Moody usingPolyjuice Potion)transformed Draco into aferret and bounced him around the room as punishment. AlthoughProfessor McGonagall stopped it, Draco was very embarrassed and other students were highly amused; Ron dubbed him 'the Amazing Bouncing Ferret'. Throughout the year, students would tease Draco by telling him thatProfessor Moody was behind him, causing him to flinch or shudder. Even Hagrid noted that he had heard that Draco had made a good ferret, making Draco not know what to say. AtChristmas time, Draco attended theYule Ball withPansy Parkinson.^[3]

At the end of the year, Draco mocked Harry about his choice to side against Voldemort and also ridiculedCedric Diggory's death. Before he could finish, however, he was hit by severalcurses from Harry,Hermione,Ron, andFred andGeorge Weasley.^[3]

Fifth year[]

In1995, Draco became aSlytherinPrefect along withPansy Parkinson. He was sure to mockHarry Potter for not receiving the same honour, asGryffindor's prefects wereHermione Granger andRon Weasley. He also wrote the lyrics to the demeaning songWeasley is Our King, which mocked Ron's Quidditch abilities as GryffindorKeeper. It was the invention of this song, as well as insultingMolly andArthur Weasley and the lateLily Potter to Harry, Fred, and George's faces that prompted Harry and George to get into a fight with Draco, during which Harry pressed the Snitch hard into Draco's chest. This resulted in Harry and both twins being banned from all furtherQuidditch matches, although their bans were later lifted afterDolores Umbridge's sacking fromHogwarts and her being put on suspension for her actions.^[21]

Later that year, he joined Umbridge'sInquisitorial Squad and clearly enjoyed the power this gave him over other students. He held this power over Harry and his friends especially. All of the Squad members were Slytherins, as Umbridge was biased and favoured students of her former house. Draco caught Harry running out of the last meeting ofDumbledore's Army, receiving fifty house points for Slytherin from Umbridge.^[21]

Later, he was among the Inquisitorial Squad members who caught Harry and his friends in their attempt to discover the whereabouts ofSirius Black, whom Harry had seen being tortured in a vision, planted byLord Voldemort. Harry, Ron, Hermione,Ginny Weasley,Neville Longbottom, andLuna Lovegood were all brought to Umbridge's office, guarded by the Inquisitorial Squad. Before Umbridge could carry through on her threat to use theCruciatus Curse to make Harry talk, Hermione told Umbridge that they were trying to contactAlbus Dumbledore about a 'weapon' that he planned to use against theMinistry of Magic. Draco had an expression of 'eagerness and greed' at this news that convinced Umbridge not to allow him or any other Squad member to accompany her as she took Harry and Hermione into theForbidden Forest in search of the alleged weapon.^[21]

After Umbridge left, the remaining D.A. (Dumbledore's Army) members used a litany ofStunning Spells andDisarming Charms to escape the office; Draco was hit by Ginny'sBat-Bogey Hex. It was soon revealed that Hermione had been lying about a weapon; Umbridge was carried off bycentaurs and the six D.A. members flew to the Ministry, where theBattle of the Department of Mysteries ensued.^[21]

Draco's father was seen participating in the battle as aDeath Eater and was imprisoned inAzkaban for his crimes. Draco was very upset by this and mainly blamed Harry, swearing vengeance and attempting to attack him at the end of the school year with the help ofVincent Crabbe andGregory Goyle. However, otherD.A. members came to Harry's defence, resulting in Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle ending up looking like ugly slug-like things after being hit by a number of hexes by all D.A. Members at the same time.^[21]

Sixth year[]

By late1996, Dracojoined theDeath Eaters, having replaced his incarceratedfather. He bragged about having been given amission to his fellowSlytherin students on his way to school on theHogwarts Express. However, as the year dragged on, Draco became increasingly afraid that he would fail in his seemingly impossible task — to killAlbus Dumbledore. It is implied that Draco was expected to fail and thatVoldemort assigned him the task with the intention of punishingLucius Malfoy for his failure at theDepartment of Mysteries.

The safety of his family rested on Draco's success with his mission. When Harry overheard some parts of Draco's conversation with his fellow Slytherins about the mission, Draco used aFull Body-Bind Curse to paralyse Harry and stomped hard on his face, crushing his nose, in revenge for imprisoning his father, Lucius, causing Harry to hate Draco more than ever, while disregarding what Harry heard as not important enough to condemn him.^[22]

Draco planned to repair aVanishing Cabinet thatPeeves had destroyed four years previously, in order to smuggleDeath Eaters intoHogwarts to assist him in killing Dumbledore. In his previous year atHogwarts a fellowSlytherin,Graham Montague, had been forced into it by theWeasleytwins and later managed toapparate out as a last resort to free himself from the limbo-like space into which he had vanished. Montague told Draco that during his time trapped in limbo, he could hear the sounds entering the cabinet from the school, as well as the sounds entering the cabinet's twin inBorgin and Burkes. Draco realised from this that if the broken one was repaired, the cabinets could act as a passageway into the school.^[22]

During the summer break between his fifth and sixth year, Draco questioned Borgin, the owner of Borgin and Burkes, on repairing the cabinet and ordered him to keep the other one safe. As a proof of his allegiance toLord Voldemort, Draco showed Borgin theDark Mark now branded on his arm whilst threatening to setFenrir Greyback to attack the shop-owner, should he disobey his commands. This meeting was also overheard by Harry, Hermione, and Ron, but while Harry started to suspect Draco ofDeath Eater activities, Ron and Hermione dismissed such possibilities, and believed Draco was merely bluffing, a choice that they would much later regret.^[22]

In preparation for such a dangerous mission, Draco trained and improved his own skills, and became capable of blocking jinxesnonverbally. He also became accomplished atOcclumency through the training of his maternal auntBellatrix Lestrange, and was able to perform the very difficultProtean Charm,^[22] though he could not yet produce a corporealPatronus.^[23]

In focus for his mission of fixing theVanishing Cabinet, Draco experienced many visible changes in his life. He seemed to have lost interest inQuidditch, and allowed (and possibly paid)Harper to take over instead. He was also becoming more neglectful in his school-work, as he missed twoTransfiguration homework assignments and received detention on the day of theHogsmeade weekend trip, as well as not attending to hisPrefect duties, which he would usually happily abuse as he did in the previous year. Another change was that he no longer trustedSnape and was willing to speak ill towards him point-blank, no respect.

Socially, Draco forcedCrabbe andGoyle to assume the forms of other people withPolyjuice Potion, to help him keep watch outside theRoom of Requirement, while refusing to tell them anything, and seemingly to distance himself from them. Draco also spent less time mocking Harry and his friends, despite the many opportunities. Even his physical appearance showed the stress, with greying skin, weight loss and bags under his eyes. Most of this frustrated Harry, who was unable to discover exactly what Draco was up to despite his persistence and effort.^[22]

Twice during the school year he feared he would be unable to repair the cabinet, and resorted to desperate assassination attempts, such as trying to smuggle in acursed necklace and trying to send Dumbledorepoisonedmead. Both these attempts failed and resulted in innocent people getting injured, though since they both survived, Dumbledore was not forced to apprehend Draco. The stress began to affect Draco adversely, and he confessed his fears toMyrtle Warren, one of the school'sghosts. On one such occasion, Harry stumbled upon him. Draco initiated a violent duel with Harry, and as he was about to cast theCruciatus Curse, Harrysliced his skin open with his wand right before he could complete the incantation. Draco was hospitalised and Harry was given detention by Snape for every Saturday until the end of term.^[22]

Eventually, through copious amounts of work Draco managed to repairthe Vanishing Cabinet and used it to let at least sixDeath Eaters into the castle: Corban Yaxley, Alecto Carrow, Amycus Carrow, Gibbon, Thorfinn Rowle, and the vicious werewolfFenrir Greyback. Proceeding to the top of theAstronomy Tower, Draco was able to corner a significantly weaker Dumbledore, disarming the latter the same instant he had, unknown to Draco, bound Harry Potter with aFull Body-Bind Curse.^[22] It was also at the moment when he disarmed Dumbledore that he unknowingly gained the allegiance of theElder Wand, one of the threeDeathly Hallows.^[24]

However, when Draco was finally given the opportunity to kill Dumbledore, who had just expressed his willingness to protect Draco and his family were they to 'come over to the right side', he could not bring himself to commit murder; considering that they spent the few minutes of alone time to discuss how Draco smuggled his accomplices into the castle, Dumbledore concluded that Draco would find committing murder impossible. As predicted, Draco ultimately was unable to do it, instead lowering his wand. Snape, who had made anUnbreakable Vow with Narcissa to step in if Draco failed in his task, used theKilling Curse on theHeadmaster. Snape then promptly led Draco out of the school grounds, presumably to safety, but really to get to a safe distance to disapparate toLord Voldemort.^[22]

After theBattle of the Astronomy Tower, Draco could no longer return toHogwarts, as he was an accomplice, however reluctantly, in the revered Albus Dumbledore's murder, mainly by being the one who let Death Eaters penetrate the castle's walls. The official criminal status placed on him, alongside his fear of the Dark Lord's wrath, led him to seek refuge, along with his family, with Voldemort, in the hopes of satisfying his orders to prevent any more negative highlights.^[22]

His abrupt departure from the school leftVincent Crabbe andGregory Goyle surprisingly lonely, despite the two being hulking boys, as Harry described during Dumbledore's funeral.^[22]

Seventh year[]

Skirmish at Malfoy Manor[]

Draco reluctantly participated in Death Eater activities before the beginning of the1997–1998 school year. Due to Draco's helpful role in Dumbledore's death, Voldemort liberated Lucius from Azkaban. He witnessed the murder ofCharity Burbage and torturedThorfinn Rowle on Lord Voldemort's orders. Judging by later remarks made by Vincent Crabbe, it seems that the Malfoys had lost much of their influence in the Death Eater circles. This is due to Voldemort no longer holding Lucius in high esteem and shifting his favour to Draco's maternal aunt Bellatrix Lestrange and Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape.

WhenThorfinn Rowle andAntonin Dolohovfailed to capture Harry, Voldemort forced Draco to torture them via theCruciatus Curse as punishment, with the threat of Voldemort's wrath if Draco failed to comply. Harry, who saw this scene via his mental link with Voldemort, was disgusted at what the Dark Lord was forcing the young Death Eater to commit.^[24]

Draco attended his seventh year of Hogwarts that year. During theEaster holidays, Draco was seen at home inMalfoy Manor. He was called upon by his parents and auntBellatrix Lestrange to confirm the identities of Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were caught by a group ofSnatchers led byFenrir Greyback, but Draco showed great hesitation in doing so. When Hermione lied to Bellatrix undertorture aboutGodric Gryffindor's Sword, Draco was sent to fetch thegoblin,Griphook, from the dungeons to get confirmation of the story, which he did by lying saying it was a fake, but the truth was it was the true sword. Later in the evening, the prisoners managed to escape, andDraco's wand was taken by Harry. Afterwards, Draco and his family were detained to theManor by Lord Voldemort. Narcissa would lend Dracoher wand; it was powerful, yet it didn't 'understand' him, as he had not won its loyalty.^[24]

Battle of Hogwarts[]

Later that same year, during theBattle of Hogwarts, Draco, along with Crabbe and Goyle, chose to remain in the school as their fellow Slytherins evacuated in order to bring Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort. Given Lucius's previous remarks alluding to 'forgiveness', it is likely that Draco was doing this in an attempt to redeem his family in Voldemort's eyes. He, Crabbe and Goyle followed the Trio into theRoom of Requirement where he would attempt to capture Harry and retrieve the item Harry was trying to locate. However, he no longer exercised the same degree of control over his friends, particularly Crabbe, that he once had.^[24]

Despite Draco telling his friends that Harry was to be brought back alive, Crabbe attempted to kill him by conjuringFiendfyre. Since Crabbe was unable to control the curse, the Room of Requirement quickly filled with fire. Draco went out of his way to try to save both of his friends, but he only managed to get Goyle, who had beenstunned by Hermione during the fight, onto Ron and Hermione's broom before he let Harry fly them out. Crabbe was killed in the fire, leaving Draco very upset.^[24]

Harry, Hermione, and Ron later spotted Draco pleading with a Death Eater that he was on his side. Harrystunned the Death Eater and Ronpunched Draco and called him a 'two-faced bastard', as this was the second time they saved his life that night.^[24]

Although Draco was unaware of this, his act in disarming Dumbledore before his death and mastering theElder Wand ultimately resulted in theDark Lord's final defeat at the hands of Harry. This is due to the fact that Voldemort was unable to fully understand the Elder Wand's power and Harry disarming Draco of his wand resulted in him mastering the Elder Wand himself.^[24]

After Voldemort's defeat, Draco and his parents sat in theGreat Hall, looking uncertain of their place during the victory celebrations.^[24]

After Hogwarts(1998–2006)[]

The events of Draco's teenage years forever changed his life. He had the beliefs in which he had grown up challenged in the most frightening way, had experienced terror and despair, witnessed his parents suffering for their allegiance, and had witnessed the crumbling of all that his family had believed in.

Draco and his family avoided imprisonment inAzkaban due to their last-minute switch in allegiance.Lucius found his son as affectionate as ever but refusing to follow the old pure-blood line.^[1]

Draco eventuallymarriedAstoria Greengrass, the younger sister of fellowSlytherin classmateDaphne Greengrass,^[25] who had gone through a similar, though less violent and frightening, conversion from pure-blood ideals to a more accepting and tolerant way of life. This was something of a disappointment for Lucius and Narcissa, who had higher hopes of someone whose family was included in the 'Sacred Twenty-Eight'.^[1]

Raising Scorpius Malfoy(2006–)[]

The two had a son together, namedScorpius Malfoy, who was raised by his mother not to believe thatMuggles andMuggle-borns were scum; as such, family gatherings were fraught with tension.^[1] Draco raised Scorpius to be a much kinder and more accepting Malfoy than he was in his youth.^[1]

On1 September2017 while sending his son off for his first year atHogwarts, Draco greetedHarry,Ron,Hermione, andGinny atKing's Cross Station with a curt nod. The relationship between Harry and Draco was much better than it had been when they were students together, but they were still not considered to be anything at all near friends.

Independently wealthy without any need to work, Draco inhabitedMalfoy Manor with his wife and son. His hobbies — which included keeping the family's old collection ofDark artefacts (which he did not use and kept in glass cases) and studyingalchemical manuscripts — were indications of his dual nature, and hint at a desire for something more than wealth.^[1]

In analternate timeline unintentionally created by Scorpius and his friendAlbus Potter, Draco also teamed up with his former enemies andtime-travelled back tofight againstDelphini atSt Jerome's Church in order to stop her from preventing Lord Voldemort's death.

Physical description[]

Draco was a slender boy with sleek white-blond hair, cold grey eyes, a pale complexion and rather sharp, pointed features.^[4][5] In his first and second years, his hair was slicked tightly back. Draco was noted to strongly resemble hisfather throughout his life.^[24] When Draco joined the Death Eaters, Lord Voldemort had theDark Mark burned into his left forearm, which has since faded to a mere scar upon Voldemort's death.

During the first five years of school, Draco maintained a relatively healthy look. However, in his sixth year onward, when the stress of his mission was getting more intense, Draco's smug countenance was lost, and he became quite thin, with dark shadows under his eyes and a greyish tinge to his skin.

As an older man, his hairline was receding, making his features look even more pointed.^[26] Draco let his hair grow long and started wearing it in a precisely placed ponytail.^[27]

Personality and traits[]

Draco was, in general, an arrogant, spiteful bully for most of his early years. LikeDudley Dursley, his narcissistic nature most likely stemmed from his being spoiled by his parents throughout his childhood, though according to Harry himself, Draco was even less sympathetic than his cousin. He believed himself superior to most people because of his family's pure-blood lineage as well as great wealth and social standing. He frequently behaved cruelly to Muggle-borns, blood traitors,Gryffindor students, and anyone who was a supporter of Harry Potter orAlbus Dumbledore. For much of his youth, Draco took after his bigoted father,Lucius Malfoy, as a role model, and frequently boasted about his family's influence and wealth.

Draco was intelligent, cunning and quick-witted, capable of deducing things and coming up with clever plans based on a small amount of information; his father had expected him to obtain top marks in school after his first year, and showed disappointment that Hermione beat him. He figured out through Montague's experience thatthe Vanishing Cabinets inHogwarts andBorgin and Burkes were linked and that he could use that passage to his advantage. However, his plans could have limitations based on his own arrogance when dealing with people. When he attempted to sabotage Harry during the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw Quidditch match in their third year, his whole plan was based solely around the idea that the Dementors' appearance scared Harry, ignorant of the fact that it was the effect the Dementors had on him that caused Harry problems. Draco was also adept at compartmentalising his emotions, as is evidenced in his success withOcclumency.

However, something began to change in Draco's psyche in his sixth year at Hogwarts. AfterLord Voldemort made him aDeath Eater, he gave Draco the task of assassinatingAlbus Dumbledore by the end of the year, something that Draco was very eager to do at first. After a number of feeble attempts, Draco began to crack under the enormous pressure that Voldemort was putting on him. He was uncertain of his ability to fulfil the mission and was terrified that he and his family would pay the price for his failure; the stress led him to be reckless as his two feeble attempts were noted to be foolish by Snape, and he attempted aCruciatus Curse on Harry, despite the consequences of a life sentence in Azkaban.

Over the course of the year, the mission also led Draco to neglect other aspects of his school life that he would previously have abused or enjoyed: he rejected his Prefect duties that he once would happily abuse; he feigned illness and paid another student to take over his stead in order to avoid playing Quidditch himself, as opposed to three years earlier when he would ensure the entire match was postponed by exaggerating a minor injury in order to suit the team's interest; he missed two Transfiguration homework assignments; he would distance himself from his friends Crabbe and Goyle and order them to be on lookout without telling them anything; and he would also spend less time mocking Harry and his friends despite the many opportunities. Ultimately, Draco was unable to kill Dumbledore, lowering his wand and being tempted to take Dumbledore's offer of protection for his parents.

For the rest of the Second Wizarding War, Draco became disillusioned by the Death Eater lifestyle. He reluctantly participated in Death Eater activities and by the end of the war, remained on the fence. WhenHarry Potter,Ron Weasley andHermione Granger were captured in his home, Draco showed great hesitation in identifying them before the Death Eaters. Also, during the Battle of Hogwarts, he showed genuine concern for Crabbe and Goyle, something he rarely did.

By the time Draco become an adult, he had became a noticeably changed man, due to his regret over joining the Death Eaters and the vile deeds he had to perform, even if only limited compared to his parents, and any of his old bigotry was lost, refusing to follow in line with the old pure-blood beliefs after having seen first-hand what happened to him and his parents for that. Due to this, he fell deeply in love withAstoria Malfoy despite the disappointments of his parents over her failing to meet their hopes of someone from one of theSacred Twenty-Eight.

As a husband, Draco was very loving and devoted and was even fully willing to let the Malfoy bloodline end to protect her from her family's curse as it made childbirth dangerous and detrimental to her health, which he maintained even despite Lucius's dislike, only relenting after Astoria said she wanted to leave behind a child for him and not for family beliefs. His wisdom shone by the fact that even though the temptation of using his family's secret Time Turner to see his wife just for one more minute was admittedly great, his respect for her desires and memory were too great to risk jeopardising the timeline for his beloved, showing how deeply Draco had fallen in love with her, as even though he had the power to alter time to be with her, he was able to, even if barely, resist such overwhelming temptation, showing how much his character had changed by the age of forty.

AlthoughScorpius's birth would cause Astoria's death, Draco's love for his son was clearly great, considering the day he was born the greatest day of his life. Having seen how his parents spoiled him had caused him to become such a horrible man in his younger days, Draco strove to do better and henceforth he raised his son to be a better person. He did not let his histories with Harry, Ron and Hermione hamper his judgement towards Scorpius's bond withAlbus Potter and crush onRose Granger-Weasley, children of his former rivals, fully supporting his son instead. His love for Scorpius was shown by how he showed no hesitation to give any Malfoy Family objects to his rivals if it would help in his son being found.

In fact, he actually trusted Albus greatly, as he allowed him to connect with Scorpius when he couldn't after Astoria died, and genuinely care for the boy for what he meant to his son. Draco even went as far as to protest to Harry for having made Albus distant from Scorpius, showing how much he valued the friendship between Albus and Scorpius. Draco was more strict with Scorpius than his parents were to him, accepting that his son must be punished for having brought the wizarding world back to the times where Voldemort was in power.

His personal relationships with his old school rivals has also changed from antagonistic to being civil and tolerating. While he continued to mock Harry's friends for them only being so popular because of Harry and didn't trust them fully with matters regarding his son, as he gave a cold reply letter to Ginny's offer to having Scorpius stay in the Potter House, particularly being enraged at them for the rumours that Scorpius was Voldemort's son, he was more than willing to team up with Harry, Ron and Hermione to save both Albus and Scorpius and worked with them effectively to dispatchDelphini, despite her being the daughter of Voldemort and his aunt Bellatrix. This defiance of Delphini showed that even having the Dark Lord's daughter being a blood relative was a repugnant notion to Draco, wanting little to do with his Death Eater past, further shown by how he would attend and help his rivals in defeating what remained of the forces of darkness. By this time, Draco also began referring to Voldemort by his name rather than the 'Dark Lord' as he did in his youth due to his self-redemption.

Draco had came to trust the luck and instincts of both Harry and Hermione, taking the orders of the Minister For Magic without hesitation, even expressing he was impressed with her battle commands, albeit in a mildly amused manner, acknowledging Harry was always ready to solve the thickest of situations, and he even went as far as to confess to Harry that he never truly craved power like his father and that his ambition was actually to become a star Quidditch player, but he wasn't good enough, and mainly he just wanted to be happy along with the truth of Astoria's death,^[28] and his envy of Harry's friendships, as he only ever had Crabbe and Goyle, outright acknowledging Harry as a friend and showing respect for him, which was mutually returned by Harry.^[29]

Magical abilities and skills[]

Draco was a powerful and talentedwizard from a young age and possessed several impressivemagical abilities. His wand was made ofhawthorn, which one should only ever consider placing in the hands of a witch or wizard of proven talent. Following his training from his auntBellatrix Lestrange, Draco grew to be an accomplished wizard for his age.

• Love: Although not a prominent ability for Draco, he was one of the fewDeath Eaters who was capable of genuine love. He deeply cared about both his parents to the point that he would protect and defend them when necessary, to the point that he was pushed to attempt to murderProfessor Dumbledore in order to protect them whenVoldemort threatened their lives after Lucius's failedattempt to retrieve theprophecy. Despite this and his dislike for Dumbledore, he was extremely reluctant to kill Dumbledore and in the end, his love for his parents made him almost accept Dumbledore's offer to help protect them. Additionally, Draco was also extremely reluctant to identify Harry, Ron and Hermione when they were captured by the Death Eaters, despite his personal enmity with them and spent the most of theSecond Wizarding War reluctantly following Voldemort's orders to protect both his family and himself. His ability to love was more prominent later on in life, giving him the strength to abandon his old prejudice against non-pure bloods and become a better person compared to his youth after seeing how much damage and devastation it caused to him and his family along with his regret over ever becoming a Death Eater. This was evident as he raised hisson away from that prejudice to be a better person than him and maintained a more civil relationship with his old school rivals to the point that he trusted their instincts while they searched forAlbus and Scorpius. He even claimed that he would have willingly ended theMalfoy bloodline with himself if it meant protecting hiswife and helped his old school rivals captureDelphini after she had threatened his son's life, even though she was the daughter of both his auntBellatrix and Voldemort.

• Potions: Draco was proficient in this area of magic. This could be because Snape favoured Draco and might have given him extra help in his class. Draco was able to pass his O.W.L. examination in the subject with a mark of at least 'Exceeds Expectations' and most likely 'Outstanding', since he was apparently not lacking a book or ingredients in ProfessorSlughorn's first class. When Professor Slughorn was teaching the subject, Draco seemed to have lost his edge. He was covered in 'something likecat sick' during amixed antidote composition, and producing a 'merely passable'Hiccoughing Solution. This of course could have been due to the immense stress and anxiety Draco was feeling throughout that year.
• Defence Against the Dark Arts: Draco advanced to the N.E.W.T.-level class, meaning he achieved either an 'Exceeds Expectations' or 'Outstanding' mark on his O.W.L. exam.^[22]

• Flying: He was quite a fineQuidditch player andbroomstick flyer. He started flying at a younger age showing his skills in his first year. He made the team as a seeker in his second year, which was a very difficult position to acquire. Although his entrance into the team is enhanced due to his father bribing the team with the newNimbus 2001broomsticks, he also had sufficient talent, although Harry still surpassed him in pure skill despite Draco's alleged experience and superior broomstick in their first game against each other. When Draco refused to play during his sixth year, his team suffered greatly due to the fact that his replacement did a poorer job, suggesting that no Slytherin during his time was more skilful than him.

• Duelling: Draco had been a very competent duellist for quite a while before starting Hogwarts, a skill probably inherited fromhis parents. The very next year, he could cast such a powerfulEverte Statum that it threwhis opponent across the room and even while subjected to a fit of laughter caused by theTickling Charm, was able to hit Harry with theDancing Feet Spell accurately, the round ending in a standstill as a result. He later on was able to once again match Harry in their one-move duel, casting a spell as quickly as Harry did and causing their spells to ricochet everywhere. By hissixth year, having been trained by Bellatrix, Draco's duelling skills had improved to fare well against Harry, who had by the time faced much more experienced Death Eaters, delivering multiple spells nonverbally with ease and astonishing speed, something that most sixth years weren't able to do, and countering Harry's attacks, but Harry was ultimately able to casta curse quicker than him, exploiting the brief opening left by Draco when he was preparing to use Crucio to inflict what would have been mortal damage had he not been quickly treated. He was also beaten byGinny Weasley in his fifth year and byHermione Granger in his seventh. At the age of forty, from what he himself admitted to having been years of practice, Draco's skills had greatly improved and despite his age he remained a very formidable duelist, capable of fighting Harry, who had been the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Auror Office for several years by the time, to a draw, managing to land and dodge spells as much as his opponent managed to land on him, although Harry had not been fighting at full capability against Draco as he had no intentions to hurt or kill him but even Harry openly acknowledged his improved skills, and helping in overpoweringDelphini.

"The end of hiswand exploded. Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them and raised itself, ready to strike."

— Description of Draco conjuring a snake in his second year^[src]

• Transfiguration: Draco was shown to be talented in this field from a young age, as by his second year he was already capable of casting theSnake Summons Spell,^[13] an advanced form of transfiguration learned in the sixth year and above, and a reasonably impressive feat even if saidconjuration is rather simple. He would also successfully qualify for theN.E.W.T.-levelTransfiguration, meaning he achieved either an 'Exceeds Expectations' or 'Outstanding' mark on his O.W.L. exam.^[22] By2020, he easily used theIncarcerous Spell when duelling with Harry and was capable of aiding Hermione, Ron and Ginny to successfully transfigure Harry into a doppelganger of Voldemort, displaying his high level of skill in the area, asHuman Transfiguration on the level of complete impersonation is a very demanding feat.

• Charms: Draco was talented in charms, as by his sixth year, he was able to cast the very difficult and advancedProtean Charm, something that the only known student of the same age capable of was Hermione (albeit, he was known to have mastered it one year later than she could).^[22] He could cast theDancing Feet Spell, which he successfully used against Harry Potter at the Duelling Club in1992.^[13] In1997, he successfully disarmedAlbus Dumbledore of theElder Wand with theDisarming Charm. Draco was capable of casting a successfulShield Charm to block Harry Potter's spells in a duel.^[22] By his seventh year, he was able to cast theDisillusionment Charm on himself to the point where Harry, Ron and Hermione could not see him and remain undetected, a highly advanced piece ofmagic. He was also capable of casting acharm which animates a paper bird to make itfly like a realbird. By2020, Draco displayed remarkable improvement in his skills in charm-work, making effective use of it in combat in his duel with Harry, notably able to rival Harry'sDisarming Charm, easily pushing a chair to block one of Harry's spells and later on stopping a chair flung at a high speed by Harry, along with being even able to useMobilicorpus easily on Harry, making him bounce up and down on the table. Later on, he effortlessly used theLevitation Charm to levitate Delphini out of the air and out of sight and proceeded to swiftly silence her with theSilencing Charm.

• Dark Arts: Draco demonstrated a proficiency for Dark Magic from a young age, as he was quickly capable of casting numerousDark charms to humiliate others during his Hogwarts years, such as theLeg-Locker Curse,Tongue-Tying Curse,Knockback Jinx, thehexDensaugeo,Melofors Jinx,Trip Jinx,Full Body-Bind Curse as well as anunspecified dark charm. In thissixth year, Draco learned how to successfully cast at least two of theUnforgivable Curses, theCruciatus Curse and theImperius Curse, following his transformation into aDeath Eaters, allowing him to become a fully-fledgedDark wizard. Both of these are extremely difficult and powerful darkcurses that not even many adult wizards can perform; his incredibly skilful Aunt Bellatrix might have taught him those while she was teaching him Occlumency and non-verbal spells. His Imperius Curse was strong enough to hold downMadam Rosmerta for almost an entire year, while he used the Cruciatus Curse to punishThorfinn Rowle. It is possible he has the capability (but not the willingness) to perform theKilling Curse as well. Whilst duelling Harry Potter in2020, he was able to swiftly and successfully perform a number of dark charms against him with ease, such as theLevicorpusjinx along with Densaugeo and the Knockback Jinx, showing his skills in dark magic were still adept long after abandoning the Death Eaters. He even offered to be the one to disguise himself as Voldemort when he and the others went back in time to stop Delphini due to his knowledge and abilities in dark magic, suggesting he was assured he could engage in dark magic activities well enough to convince Delphini of his identity.
• Nonverbal magic: Draco mastered nonverbal spells before his sixth year, which included blockingjinxes non-verbally. This took a lot of skill and concentration to do and only a few in his year had done it, given the high level of difficulty and precision required in the casting of spells this way.
• Magical repair: Draco managed to repair theVanishing Cabinet in his sixth year with some assistance from Borgin, though it did take him the majority of the year. The cabinet was smashed by Peeves in his second year and Draco repaired it despite the fact that the magical link between the two cabinets might have been damaged.
• Occlumency: In his sixth year, his AuntBellatrix taught him Occlumency to prepare him for his mission. As Draco had already shut down his compassion to become the bully he was, it was much easier for him to close his mind and disassociate from his emotions. He had enough skill in Occlumency that he was able to block out Severus Snape's (a powerful Legilimens) attempts to read his mind.
• Alchemy: After graduating from Hogwarts, Draco began studying Alchemy as a hobby.

Possessions[]

• Wand: Draco's wand was 10" long, made ofhawthornwood, and had aUnicorn haircore. The wand was manufactured byGarrick Ollivander and was described by him as being 'reasonably pliant'.
• Comet 260: Draco owned this model ofbroomstick, which he owned prior to starting his first year.
• Nimbus 2001: Draco's father bought the entireSlytherin Quidditch team Nimbus 2001s in exchange for his son being played asSeeker.
• Slytherin tie pin: Like otherSlytherins, Draco owned a tie pin in the shape of aserpent of Slytherin House, to show his pride for his house. He wore this throughout his years at Hogwarts.^[30]
• Slytherin ring: Likewise, he also possessed an heirloom ring embossed with a serpent.^[30]
• Dress robes: Draco wore dress robes while attending the Yule Ball withPansy Parkinson in 1994.
• Eagle owl: Draco owned aneagle owl, orBubo bubo. During Malfoy's first year atHogwarts School, theowl delivered daily packages of sweets fromhis mother.^[31]
• Prefect badge: Draco owned a Slytherin Prefect badge, which he gained after becoming a Prefect in1995.
• Potter Stinks badge: Draco owned one these enchanted badges during theTriwizard Tournament, for the purpose of mockingHarry Potter.
• Inquisitorial Squad Badge: Draco was granted a badge byDolores Umbridge to show his membership of theInquisitorial Squad in his fifth year.^[32]
• Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder: Draco possessed some of this magical, darkness creating powder sold byWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes, which he used in 1997 to smuggle Death Eaters into Hogwarts castle.
• Hand of Glory: Draco bought the Hand of Glory fromBorgin and Burkes sometime after the end of his second year and before the start of his sixth, he used it to guide himself and the rest of the Death Eaters outside theRoom of Requirement after he used the Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder.
• Time-Turner: Draco possessed a Time-Turner, passed down by his father. Unlike the Ministry-issued devices that were bound by a five-hour safety travel, this was a genuine device that allowed one to travel far back into the past. Also unlike the prototype possessed byTheodore Nott, it was not limited by a duration stay of five minutes before returning to the present, as that one was produced with inexpensive metal. Draco kept the device as he thought of using it to see his late wife again, and Harry noted that keeping such a dangerous artefact could land him in Azkaban. Nevertheless, this Time-Turner was pivotal in saving the original timeline fromDelphini's interference.

Relationships[]

Family[]

Parents[]

Lucius andNarcissa Malfoy both spoiled their only child. In1991, Narcissa sent packages of sweets daily to her son. In1992, Lucius bought broomsticks for the entireSlytherinQuidditchteam when Draco was madeSeeker, and Narcissa often sent care packages to her son. She also refused to send Draco abroad toDurmstrang Institute, as Lucius originally wanted, insisting he stay closer to home by attendingHogwarts despite Lucius's desire to keep Draco away from the influence of Muggle-borns in Hogwarts and also because Durmstrang Institute was known to teach dark arts rather than just the defences, which was why Lucius Malfoy had wanted Draco to have a place in that school.

Lucius was colder and more demanding than his wife, criticising his son for getting lower school marks thanHermione Granger, who was Muggle-born. Despite this, Draco greatly admired his father, often boasting about his influence and striving to be like him.^[13] Also, as Draco attempted to use his grandfather's name,Abraxas, to charmHorace Slughorn, Draco may have had a similar level of respect for his grandfather as for his parents.

It became clear during theSecond Wizarding War that theMalfoys cared about one another more than they cared for followingLord Voldemort. Draco carried out the task he was assigned by Voldemort in his sixth year because his parents' lives were threatened, and appeared to be close to acceptingDumbledore's offer to keep them safe beforeSeverus Snape interceded to kill the Headmaster.^[22] During theBattle of Hogwarts, Lucius and Narcissa did not even attempt to fight, instead frantically searching for their son. Narcissa went so far as to lie directly to Voldemort aboutHarry Potter being dead, in order to be allowed to return to Hogwarts and search for Draco, which also follows the saying that Harry Potter had been saved by a mother's love more than once.^[24]

Like his parents, Draco possesses the formidable skill ofduelling,Occlumency, and theCruciatus andImperius Curses and is smart, quick and a smart retorter.

However, after the war, Draco's relationship with his parents may have somewhat faltered, as his marriage with Astoria led them to think she is a somewhat disappointing daughter-in-law, mainly because Astoria's change of belief after the atrocities brought by Death Eaters' ideology, something they find unfitting for a fellow member of one of theSacred Twenty-Eight clans. Draco himself has lost his bigotry for less-than-pure wizards, and his willingness to let the Malfoy bloodline end at himself in order to preserve Astoria's health due to her blood-bourne curse earned Lucius's dislike. Regardless, he did not lose favour of his parents, as he inherited the Malfoy Manor and Lucius's collection of artefacts (which included the 'true'Time-Turner that proved instrumental later).

Wife and son[]

Sometime after the end of the war, Draco marriedAstoria Greengrass, whoseolder sister was in the same year as him at Hogwarts. They eventually had a son namedScorpius.

Draco and his wife evidently loved and cared for their son, raising him to be a better person than himself, proven when Scorpius has a crush onRose Granger-Weasley (daughter of Draco's former rivals) and is best friend of Albus Potter (youngest son of Draco's former arch-rival) he and his wife considered the day their son was born the best day of their lives. Astoria's death has caused Draco to be heartbroken, and he even considered using the illegal 'true'Time-Turner he received from his father as a means to see her again, though he barely resisted the urge. Draco would have gladly let the Malfoy family line end with him if it were to preserve Astoria's health, disregarding Lucius's wishes, but Astoria did want to leave behind someone for her husband, not for the sake of family beliefs. Draco certainly raised Scorpius more strictly than how Lucius and Narcissa raised him, as when Scorpius was to be punished byMinerva McGonagall for utilising the Time-Turner to corrupt reality to the point of reviving Voldemort, Draco stated he was prepared to listen to how his son is to be punished.^[33]

Bellatrix Lestrange[]

Bellatrix Lestrange was Draco's maternal aunt, being the sister ofNarcissa. When Draco was younger, he didn't have much contact with his aunt because she was imprisoned inAzkaban for torturing theAurorsAlice andFrank Longbottom (who were the parents of Neville Longbottom, a Gryffindor in the same year at Hogwarts as Draco) into insanity. However, Draco did not feel any shame in his aunt's crimes against the wizarding world law that many would label as disgraceful. After Bellatrix escaped in Draco's fifth year at Hogwarts, she fought in abattle againstHarry Potter and his friends and was the only Death Eater who wasn't captured; Draco's father, who had also fought, was imprisoned. After Draco was given a mission as a Death Eater, Bellatrix helped him and taught himOcclumency, nonverbal spells, and the Dark Arts. She also thought that Narcissa should be proud that her son became a Death Eater.

In1997, Bellatrix lived for some months atMalfoy Manor, to be closer to Voldemort, who was also staying there. Bellatrix and Draco both participated in theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor; Draco reluctantly watched Bellatrix'storturing ofHermione Granger. During theBattle of Hogwarts, Bellatrix was killed byMolly Weasley.

It is unknown how Draco reacted to her death, but it is likely he may have felt sadness as Bellatrix seemed to have some affection with Draco. However, given that Draco and his family regretted their allegiance with Voldemort, and that Draco abandoned his prejudice against non-pure bloods after the war, it is possible his opinion on Bellatrix changed considerably as she was fanatically loyal to, and obsessively in love with, Voldemort. Also, despiteDelphini being Bellatrix's daughter, Draco did not hesitate to assist in her arrest after she had threatened his son's life.

Other family members[]

Draco was not close to his auntAndromeda Tonks, who had been disowned for marryingMuggle-bornTed Tonks, or their daughter, his cousinNymphadora. Like much of the rest of his family, Draco likely held these relatives in contempt; Andromeda was considered ablood traitor and Tonks was ahalf-blood. In addition, Tonks had married Remus Lupin, a werewolf, which the Death Eaters scorned to humiliate Draco. Since Draco was too scared of Voldemort to respond, his feelings on the subject are unknown. Tonks referred to him as 'The Malfoy boy', indicating she either did not know his name or despised him too much to care. Neither so much as mentioned their relation to one another. Similarly, Draco was indifferent to his first cousin once removed,Sirius Black.^[21]

Both cousins were killed by Bellatrix, Sirius in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries and Tonks in theBattle of Hogwarts respectively. His cousin, the illegitimate child ofBellatrix Lestrange, his aunt, andTom Riddle, his former leader, wasDelphini, whom he helped Harry Potter fight in the year2020, after discovering she was Voldemort's daughter, and after she tried to kill his son Scorpius. He did not have any love for Delphi, as he assisted arresting her for the murder ofCraig Bowker Jnr.

Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle[]

Draco's two constant companions throughout his Hogwarts years wereVincent Crabbe andGregory Goyle. Crabbe and Goyle were often involved in Draco's confrontations withHarry Potter and his friends. Though Draco often made it clear that he considered both of them rather stupid — a legitimate claim — and treated them more like lackeys than friends^[20], he showed genuine concern for them and the rest of hisgang on a few occasions; when Goyle was bitten byScabbers the Rat, Draco waited for Goyle before leaving, and he also showed concern for Goyle when he was hit by Harry's Curse, when Dumbledore expressed his disgust with Draco for allowingFenrir Greyback 'into the school where his friends live,' Draco denied knowing he would be there, clearly disturbed by the sadisticwerewolf's unexpected presence. Draco's abrupt departure from his criminal activities left Crabbe and Goyle looking oddly lonely to Harry, as Harry was used to seeing Draco in between the two hulking boys, bossing them around.

By the final confrontation between Draco and Harry in theRoom of Requirement, during theBattle of Hogwarts, Draco no longer exerted much control over his friends; Crabbe, in particular, responded harshly to Draco's attempts to prevent them from killing Harry. Draco tried desperately to save both of his friends from thecursed fire Crabbe unleashed, helping pull Goyle onto Ron and Hermione's broom before letting Harry fly the two of them out, and was very upset by Crabbe's death. Although it was Ron and Hermione who saved Goyle from falling into the fire, if it wasn't for Draco who dragged Goyle to safety, Ron and Hermione would never had saved Goyle, so it can be considered that Draco saved Goyle's life.^[24]

In2020, an adult Draco admitted to Harry andhis wife that his relationship with Crabbe and Goyle could never really have been called friendship, as they had little in common except the prejudices they had inherited from their families, and Crabbe and Goyle were far too stupid to be reliable cohorts in much. Draco also admitted that he had always envied Harry's close friendship with Ron and Hermione, in stark contrast to the emptiness of his relationship with his two 'best friends' at Hogwarts.

Pansy Parkinson[]

Pansy Parkinson, aSlytherin girl in Draco's year, was a close friend of Draco's at Hogwarts. She often fawned over him, laughing loudly at his snide jokes, showing great concern when Draco was injured byBuckbeak in their third year,^[20] and accompanying him to theYule Ball in1994.^[3] Draco and Pansy were both members of theInquisitorial Squad andPrefects in their fifth year,^[21] which is indicative of their leadership roles in Slytherin House. They are noted as being particularly cosy in their sixth year at Hogwarts, seen in theHogwarts Express with Draco's head in Pansy's lap, Pansy stroking Draco's hair, and wasted no time in vilifying Harry for (unintentionally) slashing Draco witha deadly curse.^[22] Sometime after this period, however, Pansy and Draco's friendship waned. Whether she was ever his girlfriend is unknown, but Draco eventually marriedAstoria Greengrass.

Theodore Nott[]

Draco was also friends withTheodore Nott, one of the few people whom he considered an equal, given that Theodore was just aspure-blooded and somewhat cleverer than him. However, Theodore was a solitary person who did not feel compelled to join any gang, including Draco's.^[34] Theodore and Draco did laugh together at Hermione's blood-status once, and Nott was also seen with Draco and his gang after Harry listed their fathers names in a Quibbler article. It is also said that they had known each other prior to their arrival at Hogwarts.

Blaise Zabini[]

He was also friends withBlaise Zabini during their sixth year, as they sat together at Hogwarts Express, where they discussedHarry Potter,Neville Longbottom, andGinny Weasley, who had all become members of theSlug Club. Blaise was also one of the few people Draco had told about his mission, however he didn't seem to think highly of Draco's new position.

Marcus Flint[]

Draco also appeared to be friendly withMarcus Flint, as shown when Flint defended Draco against Fred and George Weasley, and again when he assisted Draco and his gang in their attempts to psych Harry out during a Quidditch game by disguising as dementors. Flint however did not hesitate to shout at Draco after he failed to catch a Snitch despite it flying within his reach (he was too busy making fun of Harry to notice).

Severus Snape[]

The teacher Draco initially respected the most was Severus Snape,Potions Master andHead of Slytherin House. Snape, in turn, took Draco as his favourite student and showed him undeserved lenience on several occasions, which likely had something to do with Snape's long-time comradeship with Draco's father, or on the pretext of it, given that Snape defected from the Death Eaters. Draco even stated that Snape should apply for the position of Headmaster, after Dumbledore was suspended.

However, after Lucius's imprisonment inAzkaban, Draco came to resent and mistrust Snape, believing him to have usurped his father's place in the ranks of the Death Eaters, and that he was trying to take Draco's chance of glory as well. As such, Draco avoided Snape most of the year, refused any assistance, and even verbally assaulted him. However, Snape continued to protect him as when Draco was caught lurking outside of Professor Slughorn's Christmas party, and did not punish Draco when the boy refused to answer his summons to the office, something other students would not get off with so easily and which Draco took advantage of. Snape continued to protect Draco even after they fled from theBattle of the Astronomy Tower together; when questioned by Voldemort about Draco's actions during his attempted murder of Dumbledore, Snape lied and told the Dark Lord that Malfoy hadn't lowered his wand and emphasised the young student's ability to get Death Eaters into Hogwarts as well as cornering Dumbledore, which allowed Snape to kill him. Snape's defence of Malfoy saved the boy's life and convinced Voldemort to free Lucius Malfoy from Azkaban, for which Draco reconciled with Snape.

It is unknown how Draco reacted when he learned about Snape's death byLord Voldemort in1998, during theBattle of Hogwarts, or of his true loyalty to the Order of the Phoenix due to his love for theMuggle-born mother ofHarry Potter,Lily Evans. However, given Draco's own disillusionment with the Death Eater cause and subsequent rapprochement with Harry, it is likely that Draco came to sympathise with his late teacher. In addition, it is possible that Draco's aforementioned detente with Harry as adults might have been motivated, at least in part, to avoid having a similar relationship that Snape had withHarry's father andhis friends after their own Hogwarts years.

Harry Potter[]

Draco became Harry Potter's arch-rival almost immediately after they met, just before their first year atHogwarts. Draco was at first interested in Harry because he was so famous, but Harry was unimpressed by his arrogant manner. For the rest of their time at school, Harry and Draco loathed each other and tried to one up each other whenever possible, although Harry compared to Ron was less prone to incorporating violence on Draco. This reached its pinnacle afterLucius Malfoy was sent toAzkaban following the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

After finding out what Draco had gone through during their sixth year, Harry began to feel somewhat sorry for him, a feeling intensified by witnessing the use to which Lord Voldemort was putting him. During that year, Harry nearly killed Draco with theHalf-Blood Prince's curseSectumsempra (which he used by accident, unaware of what the effects of the curse were). Harry himself felt utterly horrified and guilty at what he did.^[22] However, despite their enmity towards each other, Draco showed great reluctance in identifying Harry and his friends when they were imprisoned in his home. In turn, Harry saved his life twice during theBattle of Hogwarts.^[24] The main reason behind Draco's enmity towards Harry was Draco's jealousy of Harry.^[35]

Over the years, Draco and Harry made their peace as adults, but still were not friends by the time Scorpius and Albus started school. This later developed into a more cordial relationship due to Scorpius and Albus being best friends. Draco would grow to trust Harry's luck and instincts over the years, and knew that Harry was always in the thick of the action when it was necessary. Draco would grow to have a deep respect and friendly relationship with Albus Potter and trusted him with helping Scorpius heal from the grief of losing his mother. During the Delphini crisis, Draco would come to confess much to Harry, discussing at first in a rather distant manner, but upon revealing key details about his wife prior to and after her death as well as his family's hidden Time Turner, Draco and Harry finally came to a mutual respect for one another, and saw each other as friends for the first time, though it still did not heal everything in spite of many confessions. Draco even admitted that he had always envied Harry, Ron, and Hermione's friendship.

Draco was first cousins, twice removed, with at leastone member of thePotter family, through theBlack family. It is almost certain that the said Potter was related to Harry, but it is unknown whether Harry and Draco were aware of it.

Weasley family[]

TheMalfoy family generally looked down upon theWeasley family for their lack of wealth and 'blood traitor' status, a sentiment Draco made clear immediately upon meetingRon Weasley on the train to Hogwarts for their first year.^[19] He and Ron had a hostility that mirrored that of their fathers, often insulting one another and prone even to physical fights at times. Draco also wrote the lyrics to the demeaning songWeasley is Our King, which was meant to undermine Ron's abilities as aKeeper for theGryffindor Quidditch team.^[21]

When Crabbe set theRoom of Requirement on fire, Ron assisted Harry and Hermione in pulling Draco and Goyle away, but with some reluctance. When he and his friends saved Draco again later that night from aDeath Eater Draco was pleading with, Ronpunched him in the face and called him a 'two-faced bastard'. Although this enmity seems to have faded with age, Ron discouraged his daughterRose from becoming friends with Draco's son,Scorpius.^[24]

Draco had less interaction with other members of the Weasley family.Fred andGeorge Weasley attempted twice to physically assault Draco; The first time was when he calledHermione Granger a 'filthy littleMudblood'^[13] and the second time after Draco insultedtheir mother andfather, as well as Harry Potter's mother,Lily Evans (earning both twins, as well as Harry, a 'lifetime Quidditch ban' fromDolores Umbridge) and made sure to hex Draco, along with other members of theInquisitorial Squad, when they left Hogwarts.Ginny also had a few hostile encounters with Draco, most notably hitting him with aBat-Bogey Hex when the Inquisitorial Squad tried to hold her, Ron,Neville Longbottom, andLuna Lovegood in1996.^[21] Draco also appeared to dislikePercy and showed no respect towards him despite the latter being a prefect.

Hermione Granger[]

Draco's relationship with Hermione Granger was coloured before the two even met, although they never actually interacted until their second year. Draco was raised to believe in the inferiority ofMuggle-borns, and by his second year, his father had told him he should be ashamed that Hermione beat him in all of his school marks. Thus, Draco often taunted Hermione, calling her the derogatory epithet 'Mudblood', but she refused to ever be bullied. During the period whenSalazar Slytherin'sBasilisk from theChamber of Secrets was attacking Muggle-born students, Malfoy told his friends Crabbe and Goyle (really Harry and Ron usingPolyjuice Potion) in the Slytherincommon room that he hoped Granger would be the next victim.^[13]

Although Hermione generally ignored Draco's taunts rather than getting into fights with him like Harry and Ron, occasionally the two would exchange sharp words and, in their third year, Hermione even slapped him for insultingHagrid.^[20] When he encountered the trio inMadam Malkin's before the start of their sixth year, he asked who had given Hermione a black eye (the result of aboxing telescope) so that he could 'send them flowers'.^[22] Despite his dislike for and prejudice towards Hermione, Draco still advisedRon andHarry to get her to safety during theDeath Eater riot at theQuidditch World Cup (albeit in a taunting manner)^[3] and demonstrated reluctance to identify her to his auntBellatrix, avoiding even looking at her.^[24]

In2017, when Ron encouraged their daughter not to associate with Draco's son, Hermione expressed a more conciliatory attitude.^[24] Draco and Hermione became third cousins, once removed in law when Hermione married Ron Weasley. Draco's son Scorpius would eventually develop a deep crush and even fall in love with Hermione's daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley. Although their relationship slightly improved after the war, Draco quipped a few times during the ambush of Delphini in Godric's Hollow on 31st October 1981, that he was both astounded and mildly enjoying taking battle commands from Hermione, finding the situation darkly amusing.

Neville Longbottom[]

The initially shy and clumsyNeville regularly found himself on the receiving end of insults from Draco and hisgang, and was often the butt of their jokes and pranks -- a fact which served only to make Neville clumsier and less confident. Encouraged by Hermione, Ron, and Harry to stand up for himself, Neville grew to be someone who was much more difficult to bully by his later years at Hogwarts, resisting not only the Slytherin students, but alsoAlecto andAmycus Carrow andSeverus Snape. During theBattle of Hogwarts, Neville proved to have made an impressive and complete turn around from his earlier years of crumbling under Draco's bullying, when he openly defiedLord Voldemort and beheadedNagini, effectively destroying Voldemort's final Horcrux.

Draco and Neville were fourth cousins, but both of them did not know about this relationship.

Hogwarts staff[]

Draco showed particular dislike for the Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who was in favour of complete acceptance ofMuggle-borns, a contradictory view to that of theMalfoys'. As such, Draco often ridiculed Dumbledore's ideals and choices. He was excited at first when given the mission to kill Dumbledore, with the desire to redeem his family name and avenge his father, even daring to use the derogatory term 'Mudblood' in front of the Headmaster, the latter of which displeased Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore pitied Draco when he became a Death Eater, as he knew that Voldemort had forced Draco to his bidding by threatening Draco's parents. Furthermore, when Dumbledore offered to save Draco from theDeath Eaters, Draco seemed inclined to accept the offer before the exchange was interrupted by the arrival of his fellow Death Eaters. When Draco witnessedSnape killing Dumbledore, he appeared horrified, which likely compounded his regret of ever becoming a Death Eater.

Also before his fourth year, Draco referred to Dumbledore as aMudblood-lover.^[3]

Accustomed to the preferential treatment he received fromSeverus Snape, and reaping the benefits of his family's connections and status, Draco tried to usehis grandfather's good name to get close toHorace Slughorn, though Slughorn did little more than ignore him. However, Dolores Umbridge, who was familiar with Draco's father, made Draco and hisfriends members of theInquisitorial Squad, and was quick to allow theSlytherin Quidditch team to re-form after she disbanded every other 'Student Organisation, Society, Team, Group, or Club' withEducational Decree Number Twenty-Four.

Draco showed contempt for the teachers who lacked status or didn't fit his or his family's standards of blood purity, such asRemus Lupin, who was aWerewolf and consequently tended to look ragged and poor;Rubeus Hagrid, an unkempthalf-giant; andAlastor Moody (Barty Crouch, Jnr indisguise), who was anAuror known for the extensive list of Death Eaters he had captured, as well as his intense paranoia. Draco refrained from being too openly contemptuous toward the ex-auror due to fear. Incidentally, during the Ministry's smear campaign against Dumbledore, the same three teachers were cited as 'eccentric decisions' made by Dumbledore, and evidence of his diminishing competence in the position Headmaster. Draco often found himself at odds withHead of Gryffindor HouseProfessor McGonagall, who never played favourites with any student, least of all Malfoy, though he showed her some level of grudging respect, while she did not accept Harry's accusations of Draco's crimes without sufficient evidence. Draco similarly seemed to feel some respect towardFilius Flitwick. Draco also disliked the caretakerArgus Filch because he was aSquib and never hesitated to punish Draco, although they did work together in theInquisitorial Squad.

Myrtle Warren[]

During Draco's second year, when theChamber of Secrets was opened a second time, Draco jeered to thedisguised Harry and Ron that the first time the Chamber was opened, aMudblood died — that 'Mudblood' being Myrtle.

During Draco's sixth year, when he was assigned byLord Voldemort to kill Albus Dumbledore, he became stressed out from the difficulty of the mission and the consequences of failure. Surprisingly, despite Draco's prejudice againstMuggle-borns, Draco apparently visited Myrtle regularly in a bathroom, where he confided in and even openly cried in front of her. In turn, she was under the impression that Draco was a sensitive boy who was being bullied (which was true, though Myrtle would not have known Lord Voldemort was the one bullying him). This may be one of the rare moments that Draco showed something other than disgust for Muggle-borns, though it is unknown whether he was aware of Myrtle's blood status and connection to the Chamber of Secrets' opening during Voldemort's time at Hogwarts.

Lord Voldemort[]

Although Draco originally admired and respected Lord Voldemort, he came to fear him after having his family's safety threatened.

Draco joined theDeath Eaters at age sixteen, whenLord Voldemort threatened to kill his parents if he failed in his mission to assassinateAlbus Dumbledore. In fact, Voldemort wanted to punishLucius Malfoy for not retrieving aProphecy from theDepartment of Mysteries in his assumption that Draco would fail and have to be punished accordingly. Draco fought in several battles for Voldemort, including theBattle of the Astronomy Tower and theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor. After Voldemort's final defeat, Draco was not imprisoned, as he and his family had deserted the Death Eaters prior to Voldemort's defeat.

Although it is unknown if Draco ever learnt this, it was ironically his act in disarming Dumbledore before his death and unknowingly mastering theElder Wand which prevented Voldemort from fully mastering the wand's power. Draco, in turn, was disarmed by Harry of hiswand during theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor, thereby giving Harry mastery of the Elder Wand. When Harry told Voldemort these facts, the latter simply dismissed them, arguing that they made no difference and that Voldemort threatened to 'attend to [i.e., kill]' Draco, likely as punishment not only for Draco's unintentional meddling but also for Draco's parents' disloyalty to Voldemort. Fortunately for the Malfoys, this arrogant indifference ultimately resulted in his final defeat at the hands of Harry Potter.

By2020, Draco had become so disillusioned from the Death Eater cause due to his experiences with Voldemort that he (Draco) helped the Trio defeat Voldemort's daughterDelphini in her plan to save Voldemort fromhis first downfall back in 1981. What was rather remarkable about Draco's involvement in this escapade was that Delphini was the illegitimate daughter of Draco's aunt Bellatrix, and therefore Draco's cousin. This defiance of Delphini and Voldemort demonstrated that Draco wanted so little to do with his erstwhile master that even having the Dark Lord's daughter being a blood relative was a repugnant notion to him. Draco also might have been motivated by a desire to redeem himself from his Death Eater past. During this period in his life, Draco also began referring to Voldemort by his name rather than the 'Dark Lord' as he did in his youth, which might have been motivated by his self-redemption.

Slytherin Quidditch team[]

Draco Malfoy was theSeeker for theSlytherin Quidditch team starting his second year atHogwarts. Malfoy appeared to be very popular with the team. This is most likely because during his second year hisfather bought the team new and faster brooms. Also, the rest of the team appeared to have thesame views as he did because they smirked when Malfoy calledHermione Granger a 'Mudblood' and laughed when a curse backfired onRonald Weasley after the disagreement with Hermione Granger.

Draco also appeared to be somehow related to one of the team members —Marcus Flint — throughhis maternal 2nd great-grandfather, who married thepure-bloodedUrsula of theFlint family.

Etymology[]

• Draco's name, like those of many members of his maternal family, theHouse of Black, is derived from that of aconstellation. Draco is also known as the Dragon;Draco translates into 'dragon' in Latin and 'serpent' in Greek. The constellation is connected to multiple legends in Greek mythology, most notably as symbolising the hundred-headed dragon Hercules had to get past during hisTwelve Labours, or the dragon killed byCadmus before he founded the city of Thebes. In Roman legend, Draco the dragon was killed by the goddess of wisdom,Minerva, and tossed into the sky. Another connection with him being a Death Eater, is the fact that Lucifer/Satan is referenced as a Dragon in Christian Theology. In addition, Draco was the name of anAncient Greek legislator whose laws were notoriously harsh. The worddraconian, meaning 'unusually severe or cruel,'^[36] is derived from his name. However, this Ancient Greek legislator simply wrote down laws that were already in existence. These harsh laws were already in existence in an oral tradition. He did not actively try to change these laws as they were written down for the benefit of the common people. This mirrors Draco's role as he introduces us to pure-blood mania, which is a philosophy he inherited from his family.
• The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictatorLucius Cornelius Sulla, who extra judiciously executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known asNero. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning 'bright' or 'intelligent' and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
• His surname, Malfoy, in French (mal foi) means 'bad faith.'

Behind the scenes[]

• Draco is part French, seeing as his ancestorArmand Malfoy was fromFrance.^[37]
• In the first book, Harry and Draco first meet atMadam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, although Draco did not know who he was and made derogatory remarks towards Muggle-borns and Hagrid, which made Harry dislike him immediately.
  • In the film, they first meet outside the Great Hall where Draco offers his hand to Harry in friendship, but Harry rejects him immediately for talking down toRon and about his family. (This was a moment that took place on the Hogwarts Express in the books.)
• Draco was responsible for Harry missing two of his three Quidditch Cups at Hogwarts. In their fifth year, Harry was banned from the Quidditch team by Umbridge for attacking Malfoy after he insulted Harry's mother and Ron's family. The second time, in their sixth year, Harry was forced to miss the final Quidditch match by Snape for using theSectumsempra curse on Malfoy in their duel.
• The first time Draco saw Voldemort was in theForbidden Forest, when the latter was sharing a body withProfessor Quirrell. Draco fled from him in horror, despite the fact that his father served Voldemort in theFirst Wizarding War. It is presumed Voldemort did not know who Draco was at the time, or if he remembered him when he became part of theDeath Eaters. Draco also probably didn't recognise Voldemort for who he was, since he was on the back of Quirrell's head, and that he was cloaked.
• Draco would have attendedDurmstrang Institute, a school that does not admitMuggle-borns and teaches theDark Arts, but his mother didn't want him staying so far away from home.
• Ironically enough, it was Draco's wand that Harry used in his final duel with Voldemort, though it had changed its allegiance to Harry by that point. However, as it was the rebounding spell of the Elder Wand that killed Voldemort, Draco's wand did not vanquish Riddle.
• Draco is portrayed byBritish actorTom Felton in thefilm adaptations ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,Chamber of Secrets,Prisoner of Azkaban,Goblet of Fire,Order of the Phoenix,Half-Blood Prince, andDeathly Hallows: Part 1 andPart 2 and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations.
  • Tom provided the voice of Draco Malfoy in the video-game adaptations ofHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix andHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
• Draco is portrayed byBritish actorAlex Price in the Original West End production ofHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.^[38]
• Jax Jackson, the actor portrayingYann Fredericks in the Year 3Broadway production ofHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, portrayed Draco Malfoy, voicing him inHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6 (The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters) for theHarry Potter At Home project.^[39]
• Jon Steiger, the actor portrayingScorpius Malfoy in theSan FranciscoCurran Theatreproduction ofHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, also portrayed Draco Malfoy, voicing him when thecast ofCursed Child read aloudHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley) together, organised byBloomsbury Publishing for the2021Harry Potter Book Night.^[40][41]
• InJ. K. Rowling's early drafts ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Draco's surname was 'Spungen', 'Spinks',^[42] or 'Smart'.^[1]
• Draco's wand is notable in that his wand is one of the few that have the same look throughout all eight films, though the prop in the last two films is all black instead of brown with a black handle.
• Rowling has expressed some worry over fans of Draco: 'People have been waxing lyrical [in letters] about Draco Malfoy, and I think that's the only time when it stopped amusing me and started almost worrying me. I'm trying to clearly distinguish between Tom Felton, who is a good-looking young boy, and Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man. It's a romantic, but unhealthy...'^[43]
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Draco does notice the Golden Snitch just after Harry does and chases after him for it only to get knocked off his broom and injured unlike the book where he never noticed it because he wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. Also for the film, Draco's injuries cause him to be sent to the Hospital Wing, thoughMadam Pomfrey impatiently tells him that his injuries were not severe enough to be kept overnight.
• In the thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Draco's arm injury does not last as long as it does in the book.
• It is shown that he is somewhat more respectful in the films than the books. In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Draco is seen atCedric's memorial feast. However, instead of talking and disrespecting the feast, he is seen looking down solemnly, mourning for Cedric.
• In the films:
  • Draco seems to be less antagonistic towards Hagrid than in the books.
  • Draco seems to have a fondness for green apples, since he is seen eating one inPrisoner of Azkaban and putting one in the vanishing cabinet inHalf-Blood Prince.
• InHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2:
  • Draco receives a hug from Voldemort and is the only known follower of his to receive this 'honour'. This scene was improvised by both actors, adding the 'awkward' element.
    • This atmosphere actually makes sense, as Voldemort had never known love, and this act of hugging would seem strange to him.
  • In the final climatic battle, he and his family depart from the battle and were not seen in theGreat Hall during the recovery from the battle.
• In the video game adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Draco appears to give his wand back to Harry to duel with Lord Voldemort. This was also filmed for the film, but it was cut.
• He never referred to Ron or Hermione by their first names during the course of the original seven books. He did, however, refer to both of them by their first names by the events of The Cursed Child.

Author's comments[]

J. K. Rowling has commented that Draco is very capable of compartmentalising his life, which makes him skilled atOcclumency and at bullying others.^[43]

She also compared Draco to his first cousin once removed,Regulus Black, in that they were both initially attracted to the Death Eater organisation, but 'the reality of what it meant was way too much to handle'.^[43] Rowling also compared Draco toDudley Dursley; in addition to both being bullies, Draco was also 'raised as a pampered only son, indoctrinated with his parents' beliefs'. She has stated that there is 'a real moral cowardice to Draco', but that he is not 'wholly bad'.^[44]

Appearances[]

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• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(First appearance)
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• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
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• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
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• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Notes and references[]

Draco Malfoy's gang

Leader

Draco Malfoy

Members

Blaise Zabini ·Draco Malfoy ·Graham Montague (possibly) ·Gregory Goyle ·Marcus Flint (possibly) ·Millicent Bulstrode (possibly) ·Pansy Parkinson ·Pike ·Vincent Crabbe

Death Eaters
Leader:Lord Voldemort
Death Eaters Avery II ·Alecto Carrow ·Amycus Carrow ·Crabbe ·Bartemius Crouch Junior † ·Antonin Dolohov ·Virgil Fowler's parents † ·Gibbon † ·Goyle ·Antoine Grimalkin (banished) ·Bedilia Grimalkin (banished) ·Gareth Greengrass's brother (possibly) ·Jugson ·Barnaby Lee's father ·Barnaby Lee's mother ·Bellatrix Lestrange † ·Rabastan Lestrange ·Rodolphus Lestrange ·Walden Macnair ·Mulciber I ·Mulciber II ·Nott ·Peter Pettigrew † ·Pyrites (possibly) ·Augustus Rookwood ·Rosier ·Evan Rosier † ·Felix Rosier's father (possibly) ·Thorfinn Rowle ·Selwyn ·Merula Snyde's father ·Merula Snyde's mother ·Travers ·Mason Tremblay (possibly) ·Wilkes † ·Corban Yaxley ·Unidentified Death Eaters
Death Eater defectors Regulus Black † ·Igor Karkaroff † ·Draco Malfoy ·Lucius Malfoy ·Severus Snape †
Death Eater allies Borgin ·Vincent Crabbe ·John Dawlish ·Delphini ·Golgomath ·Gregory Goyle ·Fenrir Greyback ·Barnaby Lee's grandmother ·Narcissa Malfoy (defected) ·Ismelda Murk (unofficially, supposedly) ·Nagini ·Mr Padgett ·Mrs Padgett ·Pansy Parkinson ·Quirinus Quirrell ·Ringkull ·Albert Runcorn ·Stanley Shunpike (Imperiused) ·Scabior ·Serpent of Slytherin ·Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused) ·Yubert Thorne ·Dolores Umbridge
Other affiliations British Ministry of Magic (underVoldemort'scontrol) ·Daily Prophet (underVoldemort's control) ·Dementors ·Draco Malfoy's gang ·Kreacher (formerly) ·Tom Riddle's gang ·Gang of Slytherins ·Giants (Golgomath's control) ·Inferi ·Charmed skeletons ·Muggle-Born Registration Commission(Supporters) ·Theodore Nott (possibly) ·Snatchers ·Werewolf army ·The Unforgivable
Death Eater establishments Abandoned nuclear power plant ·Borgin and Burkes ·British Ministry of Magic headquarters (under Voldemort's control) ·The Cave ·Chamber of Secrets ·Forbidden Forest ·Gaunt Shack ·Lee family house ·Lestrange Vault ·Little Hangleton graveyard ·Malfoy Manor ·Misty Dell ·Riddle House ·Snatcher Camp ·Spinner's End (Severus Snape's house) ·The Abandoned Substation ·The Ruins ·The Quarry

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Head Boys and Girls
Dinah Hecat ·Albus Dumbledore ·Minerva McGonagall ·Tom Riddle ·Peregrine ·James Potter ·Lily Evans ·Unidentified Head Boy ·Unidentified Head Girl ·William Weasley ·Jacob's sibling ·Corey Hayden ·Percy Weasley ·Edward Lupin
Prefects
Albus Dumbledore ·Minerva McGonagall ·Tom Riddle ·Lucius Malfoy ·Remus Lupin ·Annalena Murk ·Angelica Cole ·Chester Davies ·Felix Rosier ·Jane Court ·William Weasley ·Charles Weasley ·Percy Weasley ·Penelope Clearwater ·Robert Hilliard ·Gabriel Truman ·Marcus Turner ·Gemma Farley ·Jake Flinton ·Nicolas Grimmett ·Robert Hawking ·Cyril Meakin ·Eric Murley ·Damian Perriss ·Edmund Spiers ·Jonathan Spratt ·Kevin Sterndale ·Terry Strickland ·Ryan Westrup ·Mervyn Wynch ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (III) ·Cedric Diggory ·Anthony Goldstein ·Padma Patil ·Hermione Granger ·Ronald Weasley ·Ernie Macmillan ·Hannah Abbott ·Draco Malfoy ·Pansy Parkinson ·Dani Carroll ·Freddie Clemmons ·Natalie Kathryn Moore ·Rodrick Lyme ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (2010s) ·Craig Bowker Junior

Quidditch positions atHogwarts
Captains
Filemina Alchin ·Astrix Alixan ·Orion Amari ·Angelina Appleby ·Oona Ballington ·Concepta Battista ·Hugh Biggs ·Vicky Bishopper ·Richard Carter ·Angelica Cole ·Stuart Craggy ·Winky Crockett ·Dan Darker ·Roger Davies ·Cedric Diggory ·Marcus Flint ·Hamish Frater ·Stephen Gould ·David Hamblin ·Robin Higgy ·Natalie Holkham ·Jody Jacknife ·Angelina Johnson ·Jo King ·Kris Kolumbiko ·Jess Lafington ·Neil Lament ·Steve Laughalot ·Russell Lucky ·David Makehay ·Graham Montague ·Mark Overcliff ·Erika Rath ·Andrew Snowy Owl ·Harry Potter ·Katie Rayknolls ·Imelda Reyes ·Isobel Ross ·Ashley Sanders ·Mark Sommertime ·Lucinda Talkalot ·Urquhart ·Emma Vanity ·Charles Weasley ·Rufus Winickus ·Oliver Wood ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Keepers
Kevin Bletchley ·Miles Bletchley ·Brennan Doyle ·Andre Egwu ·Herbert Fleet ·Geoffrey Hooper ·Cormac McLaggen ·Grant Page ·Ronald Weasley ·Oliver Wood ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Gryffindor Keeper ·Unidentified Slytherin Keeper ·Unidentified Keeper (I) ·Unidentified Keeper (II) ·Unidentified Keeper (III)
Chasers
Orion Amari ·Tamsin Applebee ·Katie Bell ·Bradley ·Randolph Burrow ·Cadwallader ·Chambers ·Roger Davies ·Eekins ·Marcus Flint ·Rose Granger-Weasley ·Edgar Hexsmith ·Jarrett ·Angelina Johnson ·Heidi Macavoy ·Graham Montague ·Ethan Parkin ·Skye Parkin ·James Potter ·Malcolm Preece ·Adrian Pucey ·Imelda Reyes ·Imelda Reyes's father ·Demelza Robins ·Zacharias Smith ·Alicia Spinnet ·Jeremy Stretton ·Dean Thomas ·Urquhart ·Vaisey ·Cassius Warrington ·Ginevra Weasley ·Willa Weholt ·Blaise Zabini ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Chaser (I) ·Unidentified Chaser (II) ·Unidentified fourth-year Chaser ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (I) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (II) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (III) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (IV) ·Erika Rath's friend (I) ·Erika Rath's friend (II) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I)
Beaters
Cecil Anderson ·Bean ·Lucian Bole ·Ritchie Coote ·Vincent Crabbe ·Peregrine Derrick ·Dobbin ·Gregory Goyle ·Duncan Inglebee ·Andrew Kirke ·Michael McManus ·Maxine O'Flaherty ·Jimmy Peakes ·Erika Rath ·Anthony Rickett ·Jason Samuels ·Jack Sloper ·Fred Weasley ·George Weasley ·Baglan Wellnelly ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Beater ·Unidentified Gryffindor Beater ·Unidentified Gryffindor Beater (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Beater (I) ·Unidentified Slytherin Beater (II) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Seekers
Regulus Black ·Cho Chang ·Flossie Cooper ·Cedric Diggory ·Andre Egwu ·Harper ·Terence Higgs ·Gilderoy Lockhart ·Draco Malfoy ·Harry Potter ·Sirona Ryan ·Summerby ·Charles Weasley ·Ginevra Weasley ·Willa Weholt ·Gruffyd Wellnelly ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Gryffindor Seeker ·Unidentified Hufflepuff Seeker ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker's substitute ·Unidentified Seeker (I) ·Unidentified Seeker (II)
Unknown positions
Vicky Bishopper ·Stuart Craggy ·Winky Crockett ·Dan Darker ·Robin Higgy ·Jody Jacknife ·Jo King ·R. King ·Kris Kolumbiko ·Jess Lafington ·Neil Lament ·Steve Laughalot ·Russell Lucky ·David Makehay ·M. G. McGonagall ·Mark Overcliff ·Philomena ·Katie Rayknolls ·Sean ·Andrew Snowy Owl ·Mark Sommertime ·Lucinda Talkalot ·Emma Vanity ·Rufus Winickus ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified pure-blood student
Possible players
Christian Alexander ·Brandon Angel ·Jada Angela ·Owen Anthony ·Tanner Van Burm ·Haley Dakota ·Jennifer Dawn ·Riley Frazer ·Ethan Gerard ·Ryan Henry ·Erica J. ·Ella Jo ·Timothy Justin ·Sage Kelleen ·Luisa ·Trinity Lynn ·Trev Mallory ·Alexis Marie ·Gianna Grace Marie ·Abigail Nicola ·Amber Noel ·Phelan Noel ·Remy Olivier ·Jackson Sheppard ·Richard Sky ·Emily Taylor ·Alexander William

HogwartsDuelling Club
Duelling Club Captains
Hogwarts:Gilderoy Lockhart ·Severus Snape
Gryffindor:Angus Matlock
Hufflepuff:Duelling Club Captain
Ravenclaw:Alannis
Slytherin:Duelling Club Captain
Duelling Club Members
Gryffindor:Edward ·Emily ·Harry Potter ·Hermione Granger ·Neil Randall ·Neville Longbottom ·Romilda Vane ·Ronald Weasley ·Seamus Finnigan ·Stewart
Hufflepuff:Anthony Otterburn ·Heather ·Justin Finch-Fletchley ·Karl Limpley ·Kouta Ohnishi ·Rhonda Fladbury
Ravenclaw:Andrew ·Helen Dawlish ·Fawcett ·Rebecca ·Shoma Ichikawa ·Terry Boot ·Trevor Birch
Slytherin:Bridget ·Draco Malfoy ·Fergus Cowley ·Irfan Mustaq ·Maynard Hatton ·Millicent Bulstrode ·Peter ·Rachel ·Roy
Badges
Crossfire Badge ·Defender Badge ·Duelling Beginner's Luck Badge ·Duelling Club Champion Badge ·Duelling Veteran Badge ·Keen Duellist Badge ·Master Duellist Badge ·Nine Lives Badge ·Persistence Badge ·Reflex Badge
Duelling Club locations
Great Hall ·Middle Courtyard ·The Quad ·Training Grounds

Known owners of theDeathly Hallows

Elder Wand

Death (manufacturer) ·Antioch Peverell ·Antioch Peverell's killer ·Emeric the Evil ·Egbert the Egregious ·Godelot ·Hereward ·Barnabas Deverill ·Loxias ·Arcus orLivius ·Mykew Gregorovitch ·Gellert Grindelwald ·Albus Dumbledore ·Draco Malfoy (master only) ·Tom Riddle (owner only) ·Harry Potter · (Interred)

Resurrection Stone

Death (manufacturer) ·Cadmus Peverell · (generations of Gaunts) ·Marvolo Gaunt ·Morfin Gaunt ·Tom Riddle ·Albus Dumbledore ·Harry Potter · (Lost)

Cloak of Invisibility

Death (manufacturer) ·Ignotus Peverell ·Ignotus Peverell's son ·Iolanthe Potter · (generations of Potters) ·Henry Potter ·Fleamont Potter ·James Potter (I) ·Albus Dumbledore (owner only) ·Harry Potter ·James Sirius Potter ·Albus Potter

Legilimency ·Occlumency
Legilimency Spell
Legilimens
Albus Dumbledore ·Queenie Goldstein ·Jacob's sibling ·Jacob ·Lord Voldemort ·Constance Pickering ·Harry Potter(Indirectly) ·Pumpkin Johnny ·Salazar Slytherin ·Severus Snape ·Sorting Hat ·The Hogwarts Diary ·Unidentified vampire ·Wampus cats(Tim)
Occlumens
Maxwell Barnett ·Bartemius Crouch Junior ·Albus Dumbledore ·Franciscus Fieldwake ·Gellert Grindelwald ·Bellatrix Lestrange ·Lord Voldemort ·Draco Malfoy ·Patricia Rakepick ·Kazuhiro Shiratori ·Horace Slughorn ·Severus Snape
Books on Legilimency and Occlumency
Guide to Advanced Occlumency ·Living With Legilimens: Choose Your Minds Wisely ·Protection Charm Your Mind: A Practical Guide to Counter Legilimency
See also
The American Society of Legilimens ·Crown of Mneme ·Dai Ryusaki's mind-enhancing potion ·Legilimency potion ·Mind-reading ·Vibe ·Vision