Astoria Malfoy

Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass)
Biographical information
Born	c. 1982
Blood status	Pure-Blood
Marital status	Married
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Family information
Family members	Daphne Greengrass (sister) Draco Malfoy (husband) Scorpius Malfoy (son) Lucius Malfoy (father-in-law) Narcissa Malfoy (mother-in-law)
Affiliation
House	Slytherin (possibly)
Loyalty	Malfoy family Greengrass family

Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass) (born c. 1982) was a pure-blood witch. Astoria attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She eventually married Draco Malfoy, who was two years ahead of her and in the same House as Daphne. The couple had at least one son together, Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy, whom they saw off at King's Cross Station for his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2017.

Quick Answers

What is the name of the woman Draco Malfoy married?

Draco Malfoy married Astoria Greengrass, who later became known as Astoria Malfoy.

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What happened to Astoria Malfoy?

Astoria's life was cut short by a blood-borne curse placed upon her ancestor long before her time, resulting in her body becoming extremely frail.

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How did Draco Malfoy's parents feel about his marriage to Astoria Greengrass?

Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy "disapproved" of Draco's choice to take Astoria as a wife, likely due to her tolerant life views after turning back on her family's blood purity ideals. Draco chose her anyway and stood up to both of them which Astoria thought "was one of the most courageous things she'd ever seen". After that, their family gatherings with Lucius and Narcissa were fraught with tension.

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Etymology

The name Astoria may be derived from the London Astoria, a music venue in London, England, or the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a famously luxurious hotel in New York City. This hotel was named after the Astors, a very wealthy and influential American family (Astoria is also the name of a neighborhood in Queens, New York). The name may also be related to Astraea, a daughter of Zeus in Greek mythology who personified justice. Astraea is derived from Greek meaning "star-maiden"; this may relate to her husband's maternal family often naming its members after stars and constellations. The name may also be spelled Asteria, as shown on the Weasley Family Tree. Like Hyperion—her son Scorpius' middle name—Asteria is the name of one of the Titans of Greek mythology.

Behind the scenes

• Astoria is played by Jade Olivia, Tom Felton's real life girlfriend, in the epilogue scene of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
• J. K. Rowling has said that she chose to have Draco marry someone other than Pansy Parkinson, who seems to have been his girlfriend during his adolescence, because she always hated Pansy, who represented "the girls who teased me when I was at school". She has referred to Pansy as "the anti-Hermione".
• Astoria is the only character addressed in the epilogue that the regular trio don't know, although the fact that they know about Scorpius might mean that they do know her, they just call her "Draco's wife". Also, in a school context, a two year gap is considerable, and since even her sister was barely peripheral to the central trio's world, they may well not have been truly aware of her until she joined the house of Malfoy.
• As her sister Daphne was sorted into Slytherin, it is likely that Astoria was sorted into Slytherin as well.
• Astoria's maiden name, Greengrass, could refer to one of the Slytherin House colours, green.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance) (Identified only as Draco's wife)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7