Harry Potter character

Draco Malfoy
Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Actor	Tom Felton
First appearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year, and his House's most visible adolescent representative. He is frequently accompanied by his two dim-witted accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as bodyguards. Although Draco is often regarded as a cowardly bully who uses psychological manipulation and verbal taunts to denigrate his victims, he reveals an ability to cunningly wield magic to attain his objectives. He is the only child of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Thomas Andrew Felton[2] (born September 22, 1987)[1] is an English film and television actor. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is a 2004 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. ... Thomas Andrew Felton[2] (born September 22, 1987)[1] is an English film and television actor. ... HPPS redirects here. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity that is created from ones imagination or from an adaption of an existing entity. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... In the Harry Potter series, the Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is divided into four houses, each bearing the last name of its founder - Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. ... Harry James Potter is the title character and the main protagonist of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter fantasy series. ... Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Narcissa Cissy Malfoy (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

Character development

Draco serves as a literary foil to the hero, Harry Potter, and is loosely based on bullies Rowling encountered during her school days.^[1] Harry first encounters Draco's snobbish bigotry after their initial encounter at Madam Malkin's. Draco, adhering to his family's beliefs, thinks that Muggle-born witches and wizards should be denied a magical education. Harry's first impression that the wizarding community is a "magical wonderland" is instantly shattered. Says Rowling, "[Harry] found out that many people in power in the wizarding world are just as corrupt and nasty as they are in our world."^[2] For other uses, see foil. ... A very common image in many schools around the world. ... “The Leaky Cauldron” redirects here. ... Muggle is the only word used in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling to refer to a normal person who lacks any sort of magical ability. ...

Malfoy was originally named "Draco Spungen" in the earliest drafts of Philosopher's Stone.^[3] "Spungen" also appeared on her pre-canon classlist, but it was crossed out and replaced with the surname "Spinks", while "Malfoy" was later added after the completion of the list.

Appearances

First three books

Draco makes his first appearance in the series when he and Harry meet while being fitted for robes at Madam Malkin's. Not recognising Harry, Draco tries befriending him, but Harry is alienated by his arrogance. He asks whether Harry's parents are, "our kind", then says that "the other sort" (Muggle-borns) should not be allowed at Hogwarts because, "they've never been brought up to know our ways." The two boys part without introductions, but meet again on the Hogwarts Express. After Draco ridicules Ron Weasley's family, Harry rejects his offer of friendship, and their mutual antagonism is born. Barely touching Draco's head, the Sorting Hat places him into Slytherin, where he becomes an instant favourite of Potions teacher and Slytherin Head of House, Severus Snape. Draco attempts to get Harry expelled by tricking him into participating in a midnight wizard's duel after secretly informing Argus Filch in advance, but the plan fails when Harry evades Filch and safely makes it back to his dormitory. The Hogwarts Express, as seen in the film adaptation of the first book. ... Ronald Bilius Ron Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the fictional Harry Potter universe, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Argus Filch is the caretaker of Hogwarts in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of books. ...

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Draco becomes the new Seeker for the Slytherin Quidditch team after his father, Lucius Malfoy, donates new, high-quality Nimbus 2001 broomsticks. When Hermione Granger comments that the Gryffindor players made the team through talent and not bribery, Draco responds by calling her a Mudblood. This provokes an immediate, violent response from all the Gryffindors present, except Hermione and Harry, who, having been raised by Muggles, do not know what the epithet means. Because of Draco's contempt for Muggle-borns, Harry, Ron, and Hermione suspect that Draco is the Heir of Slytherin, who has recently reopened the Chamber of Secrets. Harry and Ron disguise themselves as Crabbe and Goyle with Polyjuice Potion and infiltrate the Slytherin common room in an attempt to collect additional information, whereupon they realise that their initial suspicion about Draco is incorrect. HP2 redirects here. ... Quidditch is a fictional sport developed by J. K. Rowling, found in the internationally bestselling Harry Potter novels and films. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series, created by author J. K. Rowling, magical flying broomsticks are one of the forms of transportation for wizards and witches, as well as used for magical games like Quidditch. ... Hermione Jean Granger (first name pronounced ) is a fictional character in J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... This article describes magic in the fictional Harry Potter universe. ... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is the main setting of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

Left to right: Goyle, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Pansy Parkinson

During Rubeus Hagrid's debut as Care of Magical Creatures instructor in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the hippogriff, Buckbeak, attacks Draco after he insults it and fails to observe proper protocol while approaching it. He exaggerates the extent of his injury, giving Slytherin a chance to postpone their Quidditch match against Gryffindor until later in the year, and as an attempt to have Hagrid fired. Although Hagrid is cleared, Buckbeak is sentenced to death. Hermione slaps Draco when he mocks Hagrid for crying over Buckbeak's sentence. Draco also taunts Harry by needling him about the impending threat of Sirius Black: "If it was me, I'd want revenge. I'd hunt him down myself." Though irked by the comment, Harry does not give it much thought. Image File history File links GoyleMalfoyCrabbePansy. ... Image File history File links GoyleMalfoyCrabbePansy. ... Rubeus Hagrid is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional magic school that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... HP3 redirects here. ... Roger Delivering Angelica by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted 1819, portrays the scene from Orlando furioso in which Roger, mounted on a hippogriff, rescues Angelique. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ...

Fourth and fifth books

After Harry is unexpectedly chosen as a Triwizard Tournament champion in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Draco shows off a "Support Cedric Diggory" badge to Harry, then presses it to replace that phrase with "Potter Stinks." When Malfoy says that he does not, "want a Mudblood sliming it up," in reference to Hermione, Harry and Draco simultaneously fire off spells which ricochet and hit Goyle and Hermione instead. Draco also gives malicious and often false information about Harry and Hagrid to muckraking Daily Prophet journalist Rita Skeeter. When Draco attempts to curse Harry behind his back, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor Alastor Moody (actually Barty Crouch, Jr. in disguise via Polyjuice Potion) humiliates Draco by transforming him into a ferret and repeatedly slamming him against the ground. Draco is romantically linked to Pansy Parkinson, who attends the Yule Ball as his date. The Champions of the 1994-1995 Triwizard Tournament: shown characters are portrayed by the actors that play them in the movies The Triwizard Tournament is a fictional tournament featured in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... HP4 redirects here. ... Cedric Diggory is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Bold text McClures Magazine (cover, Jan, 1901) published many early muckraker articles. ... The Daily Prophet is a fictional newspaper featured in the Harry Potter book series as the most widely-read newspaper in Englands wizard community. ... Rita Skeeter is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... For the record label, see Mad Eye Recordings. ... Bartemius Barty Crouch Junior is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books. ... This article is about the mammal. ... Pansy Parkinson is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Draco is named a Slytherin prefect along with Pansy. He gets Harry and the Weasley twins banned from the Gryffindor Quidditch team when they attack him during a postmatch brawl after Draco insults their families following Gryffindor's win over Slytherin. He later joins Dolores Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad, with which he plays an important part in the exposure of Dumbledore's Army. As the group flees the Room of Requirement, Draco earns Slytherin fifty points after catching Harry with a Trip Jinx, and helps hold several members captive in Umbridge's office. After his father and several other Death Eaters are captured and sentenced to Azkaban Prison following the events at the Department of Mysteries, Draco twice attempts to get revenge on Harry: Professors Snape and Minerva McGonagall thwart his first effort, and while returning home on the Hogwarts Express, Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle are transformed into giant slugs by a barrage of hexes cast by several D.A. members coming to Harry's defense. OotP redirects here. ... Frederick Fred and George Weasley are fictional characters in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... -1... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ... In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...

Sixth book

Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit Snape at his home. They discuss a dangerous task that Voldemort has assigned Draco. Narcissa, deeply worried that Draco will be killed in his attempt to complete it, begs Snape to make an Unbreakable Vow to aid Draco with this task and protect him at all costs; he agrees. Narcissa Cissy Malfoy (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... The Unbreakable Vow is a voluntary agreement made between two or more wizards or witches in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ...

Under the Invisibility Cloak, Harry, Ron, and Hermione follow Draco to Borgin and Burkes, a dark magic shop in Knockturn Alley. Draco threatens Mr Borgin about repairing one item and keeping another safe for him. Draco shows Mr Borgin something on his arm that Harry correctly deduces is the Dark Mark, Voldemort's sign. On the Hogwarts Express, Harry invisibly spies on Draco and overhears him discussing Voldemort's task with several other Slytherins. Draco knows Harry is present, and, once alone in the compartment, immobilises him and breaks his nose. Harry is left stranded on the train until Nymphadora Tonks rescues him. Harry spends much of the year trailing Draco's whereabouts on his Marauder's Map, but loses track of him once Draco enters the Room of Requirement. When Katie Bell is almost killed in Hogsmeade after handling a cursed necklace and Ron nearly dies by drinking poisoned mead, Harry suspects Draco is behind both attacks. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling, Borgin and Burkes is a shop on Knockturn alley, widely reputed to have a collection of Dark magic items, poisons and the like on sale. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Magic (Harry Potter). ... Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This article is about characters in the Harry Potter series who are associated in some way with Quidditch. ... Mead Mead is a fermented alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. ...

In this book, Draco is, for the first time since being introduced in the series, portrayed as having considerable initiative, ingenuity, and perseverance, and he is extensively using the Room of Requirement. However, unlike Harry, who could always rely on his friends' support and help, Draco mostly works alone, refusing to confide in or involve his own circle, which he treated more as underlings rather than as friends. This, and the realisation as to what he is ultimately expected to do, nearly drives him to a nervous breakdown. He finds an unlikely confidant in Moaning Myrtle. When Harry walks in on Malfoy crying to Myrtle in her bathroom, Draco attempts to cast the Cruciatus Curse. Harry is faster to the draw with an obscure Sectumsempra spell that he learned from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince's book. The spell cuts deep gashes into Malfoy's face and chest, resulting in severe blood loss. Snape, alerted by Myrtle's screams, swiftly arrives and heals Draco's cuts, then takes him to the hospital wing. Moaning Myrtle is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of novels, many spells are used by the characters. ... In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels, many spells are used by the characters. ...

Near the conclusion, Draco ambushes and disarms a gravely weakened Dumbledore at the Astronomy Tower. Dumbledore calmly reasons with the frightened Draco and persuades him to reveal how he was, according to Voldemort's orders, to kill the headmaster through the cursed necklace and the poisoned mead. Malfoy reveals that he mended the broken Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement to act as a portal enabling Death Eaters to enter Hogwarts. Draco is hesitant to kill Dumbledore, and he eventually lowers his wand. Snape arrives, dispatches Dumbledore himself, then flees Hogwarts with Draco in tow. Harry, who was horrified by his attack on Draco in the bathroom incident, feels a twinge of compassion for his enemy when he realises that he was forced to do Voldemort's bidding under the threat of his and his parents' deaths. As revealed during his confrontation with Dumbledore, Draco was an insecure, terrified boy incapable of committing cold-blooded murder. In the fictional Harry Potter series, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ...

During an interview in 2005, Rowling revealed that she enjoyed writing Draco in this book, and that the character, "did a lot of growing up," as well.^[4]

Final book

The Malfoys remain reluctant followers of Voldemort, who now uses their home as his headquarters; Draco passes out after witnessing Muggle Studies professor Charity Burbage being murdered. Harry experiences occasional and disturbing visions of Draco being forced into performing Voldemort's bidding and feels "sickened... by the use to which Draco was now being put by Voldemort". When Harry, Ron, and Hermione are captured and taken to Malfoy Manor, Draco is asked to identify them. Though he clearly recognizes them, Draco only ambiguously replies, "It might be." During the successful escape from Malfoy Manor headed by Dobby, Harry disarms Draco and captures his wand. ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... The following are minor teachers at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling. ... Dobby is also a trade term used to refer to the strip of closely-woven material often seen on towels (and much less commonly on washcloths). ...

When Harry, Ron, and Hermione seek Ravenclaw's diadem in the Room of Requirement, Draco, reunited with Crabbe and Goyle, attempts to capture Harry alive. However, Crabbe defies Draco's orders and attempts to kill the trio by casting the deadly Fiendfyre, but he dies in the blaze while Harry, Hermione and Ron rescue Draco and Goyle. Once they are outside of the Room of Requirement, Draco, despite his often condescending and belittling attitude toward Crabbe and Goyle, grieves for his lost friend. During the final battle of Hogwarts, Draco is seen pleading with a Death Eater who seems intent on murdering him, but is once again saved by Harry and Ron. A Horcrux is a class of magical objects introduced in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. ... This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ...

At about this time, it is revealed through the Pensieve that Dumbledore had known he was dying after being cursed by Voldemort's ring Horcrux. However, to spare Draco's soul from being forever tainted by committing murder, Dumbledore pre-arranged his own death. Voldemort intended for Draco to die in the attempt to murder Dumbledore so that Lucius Malfoy would be punished for his failure to retrieve the prophecy from the Ministry. In the fictional Harry Potter series, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... A Horcrux is a class of magical objects introduced in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. ...

Although Draco does not directly take part in Harry's final confrontation with Voldemort, he influences its outcome. After Harry is struck by the Avada Kedavra curse, Voldemort asks Narcissa to verify that Harry is actually dead. She detects his heartbeat, but she lies to Voldemort, knowing that she will be allowed to search for her son if the Death Eaters return to Hogwarts "as part of the conquering army." A plot twist reveals that Draco had unwittingly become the Elder Wand's master when he disarmed Dumbledore, even though Draco never actually possessed the wand. The wand's allegiance passes to whoever defeats its owner, so Harry, having taken Draco's wand at Malfoy Manor, became its new master; this prevents Voldemort from utilizing its full power. In the end, it is Narcissa's lie to Voldemort concerning Harry's death that enables the Malfoys to narrowly avoid imprisonment in Azkaban.^[5] In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels, many spells are used by the characters. ... Note: The Elder Wand is an extremely powerful magical object from the final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ...

Epilogue

In the epilogue, Draco has married and has a young son, Scorpius.^[6] Rowling revealed that Draco married Astoria Greengrass, the younger sister of Slytherin housemate Daphne Greengrass.^[7] Draco's hairline has receded, making his face look even more pointed. Though they are still not friends, he gives a brief, curt nod to Harry, Ron and Hermione while they are all seeing their own children off to school at King's Cross.^[8] Kings Cross refers to a district in two places: Kings Cross, London, England Kings Cross railway station, is a major London railway terminus and Kings Cross, New South Wales is a district in Sydney, Australia Kings Cross railway station, Sydney is an underground railway station in Sydney. ...

Film portrayal

Tom Felton has played Draco Malfoy in all of the Harry Potter movies to date. Malfoy grew into one of the series' most popular characters due to Felton's performances, and Felton quickly became synonymous with the character to many female fans, much to Rowling's dismay. "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, and unfortunately all too common delusion of girls...it actually worried me a little bit, to see young girls swearing undying devotion to this really imperfect character...I mean, I understand the psychology of it, but it is pretty unhealthy."^[9] Thomas Andrew Felton[2] (born September 22, 1987)[1] is an English film and television actor. ... The Harry Potter film series are the fantasy films based on the Harry Potter series of novels by British author J. K. Rowling. ...

Attributes

Outward appearance

Draco is described as a tall boy with a pale, pointed face, sleek white-blond hair, and light grey eyes.

Personality

Draco opts to attack his enemies through psychological warfare rather than by physical force. His elitist upbringing is often used as a weapon to belittle those less prosperous than himself, such as Ron Weasley. He also insults Hermione Granger's Muggle-born status by referring to her as a "Mudblood." As Rowling explained in 1999, "He's a bigot, and he's a bully, and as I say, in the most refined sense, he knows exactly what will hurt people."^[10] Elitism is the belief or attitude that the people who are considered to be the elite — a selected group of persons with outstanding personal abilities, wealth, specialised training or experience, or other distinctive attributes — are the people whose views on a matter are to be taken the most seriously, or... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ...

In a July 2005 interview, Rowling added that Draco, unlike Harry, never feels any remorse for his actions: "I thought of Draco as someone who is very capable of compartmentalizing his life and his emotions, and always has done. So he's shut down his pity, enabling him to bully effectively. He's shut down compassion — how else would you become a Death Eater?"^[11] People feel remorse when reflecting on their actions that they believe are wrong. ...

Draco's character, ironically, provides a pivotal turning point in the storyline when he displays a rare moment of regret late in the series. Harry takes pity on Draco when he grasps the gravity of the expectations, including murder, with which Draco has been coping with as one of Voldemort's minions: "...suddenly, having talked the talk, he's asked to walk it for the first time and it is absolutely terrifying."^[12]

Magical abilities

During the series, Draco is portrayed as a cunning, competent young wizard. In his second year, he successfully performed the Tarantallegra curse against Harry,^[13] a curse used by Death Eater Antonin Dolohov in book 5,^[14] and also cast the Serpensortia spell in the same scene, conjuring a serpent from his wand as Voldemort would do against Dumbledore in book 5,^[15] and Snape against McGonagall in the final book.^[16] His character further develops in the sixth book, in which he is among a very few students able to reach the required level to take advance potions.^[17] Draco also proved capable at Occlumency, which he learned from his Aunt Bellatrix.^[18] Rowling recalled a discussion with her editor about Draco having mastered Occlumency while Harry could not. The author said that this is due to Draco being someone "very capable of compartmentalizing his life and his emotions".^[19] Spells in Harry Potter occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. ... Antonin Dolohov was one of the five Death Eaters who murdered Gideon and Fabian Prewett, who were Molly Weasleys brothers, and who tortured many Muggles and opponents of Voldemort during the first war. ... Spells in Harry Potter occur in the wizarding world of the series of books by author J. K. Rowling. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series created by J. K. Rowling, magic is depicted as a natural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still being approached entirely scientifically. ...

When asked what shape Draco's Patronus Charm is, Rowling replied that, at least by the end of the sixth book, Draco was not capable of producing a Patronus as it is not magic routinely taught at Hogwarts.^[20] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Magic (Harry Potter). ...

Family

The Malfoy family is one of the few remaining pure-blood wizarding clans in the Harry Potter series, and also among the wealthiest. Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater during both wizard wars. He married Narcissa Black and together they had one son, Draco, who was the first Malfoy family member introduced in the series. The Malfoys are related to the Black family through Narcissa (a first cousin of Sirius Black, Harry's godfather), which makes Draco a nephew of both Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks. Draco is also Nymphadora Tonks' first cousin through their mothers. Three of Draco's grandparents are identified: Abraxas Malfoy, Cygnus Black, and Druella Rosier. Abraxas died before the series begins and was a friend of Professor Slughorn. Draco is, therefore, the scion of two old magical families. The Malfoy home, Malfoy Manor, is an elegant mansion located in the southern English county of Wiltshire. They were served by house-elf Dobby until the end of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Narcissa Malfoy, née Black is a fictional character of the Harry Potter series. ... The Black family tree charts a wizarding dynasty in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter series. ... Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Andromeda Tonks (née Black) (born c. ... Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fat, pompous fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series Malfoy Manor is the home of Lucius Malfoy and his wife, Narcissa Malfoy and son Draco. ... Not to be confused with Wilshire. ... Dobby is also a trade term used to refer to the strip of closely-woven material often seen on towels (and much less commonly on washcloths). ... HP2 redirects here. ...

The Malfoys are respected in the wizarding world mainly from Lucius' influence with Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, gained mostly from his monetary donations to the Ministry and St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, as well as from his post on the Hogwarts board of governors. However, he was removed from his position at the conclusion of the second book and imprisoned in Azkaban following the battle at the Department of Mysteries in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Despite maintaining a respectful, but false, image before these events, some in the wizarding world were previously aware that the Malfoys were devoted to Voldemort and the Dark Arts. Rowling created the Malfoys to introduce themes of intolerance and bigotry into a setting where people are often judged solely by their blood lineage rather than their good character or accomplishments. Draco constantly uses his elite status and his father's name and influence to gain advantages and threaten others. Lucius is also known to have used bribery and threats. In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... St. ... In the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J. K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain and succeeded the earlier Wizards Council. ... OotP redirects here. ...

In popular culture

Draco and the Malfoys during a performance at Los Angeles Public Library in July, 2006.

Wizard rock band Draco and the Malfoys' lyrics are inspired by the Harry Potter books but from Draco Malfoy's point of view.^[21] One chorus goes: "My dad's always there to open all my doors, you have to call a Patronus just to catch a glimpse of yours/My dad is rich, and your dad is dead."^[22] As well as Harry and the Potters, the members of Draco and the Malfoys dress themselves as Hogwarts students, in this case in Slytherin-themed costumes. The band is one of about 200 bands of young musicians playing music inspired by the Harry Potter series.^[21][23] Draco and the Malfoys are an indie wizard rock band from Rhode Island. ... The Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system serves the residents of Los Angeles, California. ... Wizard rock is a musical movement dating from 2002 that consists of a number of bands formed by young musicians playing songs about J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter literary phenomenon. ... Draco and the Malfoys are an indie wizard rock band from Rhode Island. ... Harry and the Potters are an indie rock band and pioneers of wizard rock from Norwood, Massachusetts consisting of brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge. ...

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External links

• Draco Malfoy at the Harry Potter Lexicon
• Mugglenet: Role in the Books
• The Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet interview Joanne Kathleen Rowling: Part II
• JKR's Quotes: The Younger Generation
• The JKR Audio Transcription Thread - SugarQuill.net