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An '''albino peacock''' is a type of peafowl, distinctive for its pure white colour due to total or partial lack of [[Wikipedia:Biological pigment|biochromes]]. [[Lucius Malfoy]] kept at least one the grounds of [[Malfoy Manor]].<ref name="dh1">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 1 (''The Dark Lord Ascending'')</ref><ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 23 (''Malfoy Manor'')</ref> It was on top of the hedge when [[Severus Snape]] and [[Yaxley]] arrived at the Manor for a [[Death Eater]] meeting in July [[1997]].<ref name="dh1" /> It rustled the bushes as it strutted, alarming Yaxley, who drew his [[Yaxley's wand|wand]], but put it away once he saw the noise's source.<ref name="dh1" /> |
An '''albino peacock''' is a type of peafowl, distinctive for its pure white colour due to total or partial lack of [[Wikipedia:Biological pigment|biochromes]]. [[Lucius Malfoy]] kept at least one the grounds of [[Malfoy Manor]].<ref name="dh1">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 1 (''The Dark Lord Ascending'')</ref><ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 23 (''Malfoy Manor'')</ref> It was on top of the hedge when [[Severus Snape]] and [[Yaxley]] arrived at the Manor for a [[Death Eater]] meeting in July [[1997]].<ref name="dh1" /> It rustled the bushes as it strutted, alarming Yaxley, who drew his [[Yaxley's wand|wand]], but put it away once he saw the noise's source.<ref name="dh1" /> |
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==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*Several colour varieties of [[Wikipedia:Peafowl|peafowl]] have been bred, including white.<ref name="peafowlvarieties">"[http://database.amyspeacockparadise.com/white.shtml White Peafowl]" on the Peafowl Varieties Database</ref> This differs from [[Wikipedia:Albinism|albinism]], which would cause lack of pigmentation not just in the feathers, but in the skin and eyes as well.<ref name="peafowlvarieties" /><ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Albinism]" on Wikipedia</ref> However, in Chapter 23 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', the peacock at Malfoy Manor is explicitly referred to as "albino". |
*Several colour varieties of [[Wikipedia:Peafowl|peafowl]] have been bred, including white.<ref name="peafowlvarieties">"[http://database.amyspeacockparadise.com/white.shtml White Peafowl]" on the Peafowl Varieties Database</ref> This differs from [[Wikipedia:Albinism|albinism]], which would cause lack of pigmentation not just in the feathers, but in the skin and eyes as well.<ref name="peafowlvarieties" /><ref>"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism Albinism]" on Wikipedia</ref> However, in Chapter 23 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', the peacock at Malfoy Manor is explicitly referred to as "albino". |
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+ | *Many have argued that this peacock was, in fact, [[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius Malfoy's]] [[Patronus]]. It was thought that this proved Lucius was, in point of fact, not a true [[Death Eater]], as Death Eaters cannot produce Patronuses. Despite this, [[J. K. Rowling]] confirmed in an interview that this was merely an albino peacock. |
*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'', [[Lucius Malfoy]] can control a pet peacock, although it is blue in colour. |
*In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'', [[Lucius Malfoy]] can control a pet peacock, although it is blue in colour. |
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Revision as of 04:22, 6 November 2015
- "He always did well for himself, Lucius. Peacocks."
- — Yaxley on seeing the resident fauna at Malfoy Manor[src]
An albino peacock is a type of peafowl, distinctive for its pure white colour due to total or partial lack of biochromes. Lucius Malfoy kept at least one the grounds of Malfoy Manor.[1][2] It was on top of the hedge when Severus Snape and Yaxley arrived at the Manor for a Death Eater meeting in July 1997.[1] It rustled the bushes as it strutted, alarming Yaxley, who drew his wand, but put it away once he saw the noise's source.[1]
Behind the scenes
- Several colour varieties of peafowl have been bred, including white.[3] This differs from albinism, which would cause lack of pigmentation not just in the feathers, but in the skin and eyes as well.[3][4] However, in Chapter 23 of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the peacock at Malfoy Manor is explicitly referred to as "albino".
- Many have argued that this peacock was, in fact, Lucius Malfoy's Patronus. It was thought that this proved Lucius was, in point of fact, not a true Death Eater, as Death Eaters cannot produce Patronuses. Despite this, J. K. Rowling confirmed in an interview that this was merely an albino peacock.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Lucius Malfoy can control a pet peacock, although it is blue in colour.
Appearances
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "White Peafowl" on the Peafowl Varieties Database
- ↑ "Albinism" on Wikipedia