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Lucius Malfoy

Actor Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy (with hidden wand), in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Gender Male
House Slytherin
Parentage Pure-blood
Actor Jason Isaacs
First appearance Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and antagonist in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ... In the Harry Potter series, 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. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ... Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... An ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Jo Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965[1]) is an English fiction writer who writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling. ...


A Death Eater and head of a pure-blood wizarding family, he lived with his wife Narcissa (born Narcissa Black) and their son Draco at the Malfoy mansion in Wiltshire prior to his incarceration at Azkaban prison for his role in the attack on the Department of Mysteries in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Narcissa Cissy Malfoy (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... Azkaban is the fictional wizard prison in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... 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. ... [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ...


Malfoy was a governor of the famous Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, until he was fired for threatening the families of the other governors, forcing them to suspend the school's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...


According to Forbes magazine, Lucius Malfoy is currently number 12 on their fictional wealthiest characters list.[1] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


In the Harry Potter film series, Malfoy is played by British actor Jason Isaacs. Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is a British actor. ...

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Background

Lucius Malfoy (birthdate, according to internal chronology, in 1954) is the son of Abraxas Malfoy. He was educated at Hogwarts, where he was in Slytherin House. He was also a prefect by the time Serverus Snape had entered Hogwarts. The chronology is a general timeline of events derived from information provided in the series of Harry Potter novels written by J.K. Rowling, along with additional materials posted on her web site and published in various interviews. ...


Through giving gifts of money to St Mungo's and the Ministry of Magic, Malfoy has become very well connected and frequently uses his political influence to further his own ends. St. ...


He abandoned the Death Eaters after Voldemort's disappearance, later claiming to have been bewitched, or placed under the Imperius Curse. This explanation was accepted by the Ministry of Magic. Lord Voldemort (born c. ... In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of novels, many spells are used by the characters. ... 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. ...


Nothing is known about his mother. But in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Abraxas was mentioned by Draco Malfoy. He, expecting special treatment from Horace Slughorn tried to get in discussion with him about Abraxas who had died of dragon pox in the summer before Draco's sixth year at Hogwarts Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Professor Horace E. F. Slughorn (born between 1898 and 1902) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels written by J.K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ...


Role in the Series

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Just before Draco and Harry's second year at Hogwarts, Malfoy plants Tom Riddle's diary in Ginny Weasley's potions cauldron while she is shopping for school supplies at Flourish & Blotts, in a plot to use her to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, which would lead to attacks on muggle-born students. Malfoy knew the diary was cleverly enchanted, but was not aware that it was one of Voldemort's Horcruxes, and that it contained a part of the Dark Lord's soul. Malfoy intended to use the opening of the Chamber of Secrets by Ginny to discredit her father, Arthur Weasley, then Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) or Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Tom Riddles diary is a fictional magical object that appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Ginevra Molly Ginny Weasley 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 school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Three-legged iron pots being used to cater for a school-leavers party in Botswana. ... “The Leaky Cauldron” redirects here. ... 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. ... Blood purity is a central concept in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Tom Riddles diary, the first horcrux that Harry Potter encountered, as seen in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 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. ... 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. ...


Malfoy's plans are ultimately thwarted with the help of the Malfoys' house-elf Dobby, and Harry Potter, but not before the Chamber is opened and Malfoy uses the ensuing terror to influence the school's Board of Governors to discredit and dismiss Dumbledore as Headmaster. Dobby House-elves are fictional magical creatures in the Harry Potter series of books written 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). ...


Subsequently, Harry tricks Malfoy into setting Dobby free.


Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

When Voldemort rises again and summons his Death Eaters, Malfoy rejoins him, claiming that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort and help him rise again (though Voldemort knows he is lying). Harry, who witnesses Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, tells the Minister of Magic, who refuses to believe him, and the wealthy Malfoy maintains strong ties with the Ministry.[HP4] Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Legilimency is, in the fictional realm of J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series, a branch of magic involving the practice of extracting emotions and memories from another persons mind, in a manner akin to mind reading (a term eschewed by Severus Snape, a principal practitioner). ... In the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling, the Minister for Magic (original United Kingdom editions and the film series) or Minister of Magic (US editions) is the head of a Ministry of Magic. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Malfoy appears before Harry's hearing, talking privately with Fudge. Mr. Weasley reveals that he uses generous donations to the Ministry and affiliated groups in order to get laws passed or delayed, depending on how they affect his lifestyle. [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ...


When Harry and his friends break into the Hall of Prophecy, Malfoy is the leader of the Death Eaters who were to retrieve the prophecy from him. Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries, combined with the accidental destruction of a valuable Horcrux, a shard of Voldemort's soul, deeply angers Voldemort. Voldemort recruits Lucius's eager teenaged son Draco Malfoy to complete an impossibly difficult and dangerous task: to bring Death Eaters into Hogwarts and to murder Albus Dumbledore. This is intended as a slow torture for the boy's parents. Tom Riddles diary, the first horcrux that Harry Potter encountered, as seen in the film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. ... Draco Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ...


Mr. Malfoy is sent to Azkaban and is unable to save his son.


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

By the final book, Voldemort has given Malfoy his freedom, though he looks significantly worse for the wear. Voldemort treats him with great contempt and his credit is not very good indeed. Voldemort has hijacked his house for Headquarters and is forcing his son to do Dark deeds against his nature. Voldemort borrows his wand to use against Harry, claiming that Lucius has no use for it. It is later destroyed. Later in the book, Lucius, along with his wife and sister-in-law accidentally allow Harry Potter to escape from Malfoy Manor. Voldemort punishes them severely, eventually putting them under house arrest. “HP7” redirects here. ... Bellatrix Bella Lestrange (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


In the final book, despite his long-standing position as a Death Eater and Voldemort's advocate of pureblood supremacy, Lucius is revealed to have redeeming qualities. During the final battle at Hogwarts, he tries to talk Voldemort into letting him into the battlefield to locate his son. It is evident that he's decided his love for his family is more important than his dedication to the war. He and the rest of his family are reunited at the end of the book.


Following Voldemort's death, Lucius, Narcissa and Draco all manage to "weasel their way" out of being sent to Azkaban due to Narcissa aiding Harry in the Forbidden Forest.[2] Forbidden Forest can refer to: An area by Hogwarts in Harry Potter A novel by Mircea Eliade An early 1980s computer game for the Commodore 64, followed by one sequel. ...


References

  1. ^ Forbes Fictional 15, #12 Malfoy, Lucius
  2. ^ http://the-leaky-cauldron.org/2007/7/30/j-k-rowling-web-chat-transcript

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Lucius Malfoy - definition of Lucius Malfoy in Encyclopedia (637 words)
Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter novels by J.
Lucius Malfoy is married to Narcissa Black, cousin of Sirius Black and they have a son named Draco Malfoy.
Malfoy was also involved in the battle in the Department of Mysteries, as the apparent leader of the squad sent to pry a crucial prophecy from Harry's hands.
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Malfoy's plan went way beyond success: even what initially was the sole flaw -- Malfoy's house-elf, Dobby, who snuck out of the house to warn Harry of the impending terrible events -- failed to tip him off about the true source behind what was about to transpire.
With pressure from Malfoy (in the form of their families being attacked if they were not to do this), the school governors voted to dismiss Albus Dumbledore as inadequate for running the school.
Lucius Malfoy's failure to retrieve the prophecy at the Department of Magical Mysteries combined with accidentally destroying part of Voldemort's soul with the Diary of Tom Riddle has resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord.
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