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Lucius with his walking stick.

Lucius Malfoy's walking stick is an ornamental cane owned and used by Lucius Malfoy. The cane itself is coated in shiny black lacquer. At the top of the stick is a silver snake's head, which has green crystal eyes. The snake's head is actually the handle of his wand, which is hidden inside the stick. Lucius is frequently seen with this walking stick. In 1996, after his father was discovered as a Death Eater and sent to Azkaban, Draco Malfoy took possession of the cane and brought it with him to school. When looking through Draco's luggage, Argus Filch took the stick out and examined it. Thinking it was an artefact filled with Dark magic, Filch did not want Draco to enter the Castle with it. Severus Snape, however, pulled Draco out of trouble, as he was sworn to protect him. Draco was not known to use his father's wand during that year, so it is unknown what he did with the walking stick at the time. The walking stick was returned to Lucius following his escape from Azkaban the following year. However, Lord Voldemort "borrowed" the wand from inside it to circumnavigate his own wand's brotherly connection with Harry Potter's. He snapped the snake head off the wand handle before bringing it with him to the Battle over Little Whinging. It is unknown what became of the walking stick afterwards.

Behind the scenes

Lucius Malfoy Cane disarm

Lucius being disarmed of his walking stick by Harry Potter in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

  • Replicas can be purchased by collectors at various fan shops, such as the Noble Collection.
  • The walking stick only appears in the film adaptations of the Harry Potter novels. It has never been mentioned or referred to in the books.
  • The walking stick seems to have magical abilities of its own, as in the film Lucius is seen wielding it during a duel in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries until Harry Disarms him of it, to which Sirius Black comments "nice one". It has been speculated that the cane could be enchanted with a Shield Charm, which could explain why Lucius uses it in his duel against Sirius and Harry in combination with his wand.
  • In the films, Alastor Moody is also shown using a walking stick: a thick wooden staff which serves as a magical weapon for him, other than his wand.
  • Similarly, Rubeus Hagrid also disguises a wand within another object; his pink umbrella. This is due to the fact that Hagrid's wand was broken when he was expelled from Hogwarts.
  • Lucius Malfoy's walking stick may be inspired by the cane Alex DeLarge had in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. Alex's cane was used to conceal a dagger, while Lucius' cane concealed his wand.

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