Draco Malfoy

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Draco Malfoy is a student at Hogwarts, in the same year as Harry Potter but in the Slytherin house and his natural enemy since Harry refused to drop Ron Weasley as friend in favour of Draco. Draco has blonde hair, a pale complexion, and grey eyes. He owns an eagle owl.

Draco always walks around with two 'bodyguards', Crabbe and Goyle. Both are big, heavy, stupid, and slow, so it's easy to appear brilliant against them.

Draco's father was, and is a member of the Death Eaters, the closest circle around Lord Voldemort. The Malfoy family is implied to be very rich and accordingly, Draco never misses an opportunity to drone about how poor the Weasley family is, or to complain about the bad influence from muggle-born wizards. However, it is possible that the family's current financial status comes from Draco's mother Narcissa Malfoy, who is a cousin of Sirius Black, rather than from Lucius; the books are actually silent on this distinction.

Since Harry's second year, Draco is the Seeker in the Slytherin Quidditch team. In Harry's fifth year, Draco is nominated prefect for the Slytherin house. Under the reign of Umbridge, he is also a member of the Inquisitorial Squad.

Draco's other relatives mentioned in the books include his first cousin Nymphadora Tonks, whose mother, Andromeda Tonks, is Narcissa's sister.

Contents 1 Draco's Role in Half-Blood Prince 2 Deathly Hallows 3 After The War 4 External Links

Draco's Role in Half-Blood Prince

In the sixth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Draco plays a larger role than usual.

Draco's name is first mentioned in the second chapter of HBP, in which his mother and his aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange, visit the home of Severus Snape in Spinner's End. Narcissa alludes to the fact that Draco has been given a task to complete by Voldemort, most likely as a punishment for what Lucius allowed to happen at the Department of Mysteries a few months before. She begs Snape to protect and help Draco in this task, binding him in an Unbreakable Vow.

Readers first encounter Draco in person in chapter six, when Harry, Ron, and Hermione walk into Madam Malkin's Robes For All Occasions and find Draco arguing with his mother. Harry notes that Draco seems to be hiding something under his left sleeve. Later, the Trio follow Draco to Borgin and Burkes under Harry's invisibility cloak. Draco asks Borgin to tell him how to fix an object, using threats and a possible Dark Mark to get Borgin to comply.

Harry's suspicions are further supported by Draco's actions throughout the year. On the Hogwarts Express, Draco brags to his friends:

"I might have - er - moved on to bigger and better things." - HBP, US Edition, pg. 151

He also appears ill after some time, suggesting that the task is not going well. He resorts to desperate measures, such as sending Katie Bell to Hogwarts with a cursed necklace and poisoning a bottle of oak-matured mead, which he gives to Professor Slughorn. He also spends a lot of time in the Room of Requirement, using a disguised Crabbe or Goyle as a guard. At one point, Harry finds him confiding in Moaning Myrtle.

Finally, readers find out in chapter twenty-seven that Draco's task is to kill Dumbledore. He reveals all to Dumbledore and Harry, who is under his invisibility cloak, while the Death Eaters in Hogwarts fight their way up to him, yet fails to cast the Killing Curse. Dumbledore, upon hearing that Draco is doing this to save his family, offers to help the Malfoys go into hiding. However, the Death Eaters arrive before Draco is able to respond, and Snape finishes Draco's task for him.

Draco is last seen running away with Snape, toward an uncertain future.

Deathly Hallows

In the Seventh Harry Potter book, Draco Malfoy seemed to be extremely troubled. In the first chapter, when the Muggle Studies teacher was floating above the table, he couldn't stop looking at her. His wand, Hawthorn, was stolen by Harry right before Dobby died.

During the Battle of Howgarts, Draco is trapped in the Room of Requirement with Harry, Ron, Hermione, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle. Vincent Crabbe dies after he casts Fiendfyre. Draco is very shaken about this.

After Harry "dies", Draco's mother Narcissa Malfoy doesn't care about the Dark Lord any more. She asks if her son is still alive when she is asked to check if Harry is alive. Harry says "Yes," and Narcissa lies and says Harry is dead. Draco's existence, ultimately, saved Harry's life.

After The War

After the War, Draco gets married to a woman named Astoria Greengrass. Though it was widely speculated that he married Pansy Parkinson, the rumours were squashed when JK Rowling revealed on her site behind the door that he did not, in fact, marry Pansy. Together, Draco and Astoria had their only child, Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy. Scorpius is said to look much like his father.

External Links

Editorials

Phoenix Files -- Draco Malfoy