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|born = Between [[9 September]] [[1953]] and [[8 September]] [[1954]]<ref name="OTP">{{OOTP|B|15}} tells us that he was 41 when he gave an interview to the Daily Prophet published in September 1995. 2 September in the book is Monday. Then the week goes by. The next Monday is the day the article is published. The article is about an event announced on the Sunday. Malfoy gave his interview that night. He was already 41, or turned 41 on that Sunday. Since Monday was the 2nd, Sunday was the 8th meaning he was born between 9 September 1953 (he could only have turned 42 that day for the interview age to be true) or 8 September 1954 (if he turned 41 the day of or before the interview).</ref>
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*[[Draco Malfoy]] (son)
 
*[[Draco Malfoy]] (son)
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*[[Scorpius Malfoy]] (grandson)
 
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*[[Cygnus Black III]] (father-in-law) †
 
*[[Cygnus Black III]] (father-in-law) †
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*[[Druella Black]] (née [[Rosier family|Rosier]]) (mother-in-law)
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*[[Bellatrix Lestrange]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (sister-in-law)
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{{Quote|Ah, poor Lucius... what with Voldemort's fury about the fact that he threw away [[Tom Riddle's diary|the Horcrux]] for his own gain, and the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|fiasco at the Ministry]] last year, I would not be surprised if he is secretly glad to be safe in [[Azkaban]] at the moment.|[[Albus Dumbledore]] on Lucius|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
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{{Quote|Lucius, my slippery friend. I am told that you have not renounced the old ways, though to the world you present a respectable face. You are still ready to take the lead in a spot of Muggle-torture, I believe? Yet you never tried to find me, Lucius.|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] regarding Lucius's dual nature|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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'''Lucius Malfoy''' (b. c. [[1954]]) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[pure-blood]]<ref name="blood" /> [[wizardkind|wizard]], the son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]], husband of [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]], father of [[Draco Malfoy]] and paternal grandfather of [[Scorpius Malfoy]]. As well as a member of the [[Malfoy family]]. Lucius was educated at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], where he was made a [[prefect]] in [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]]. As an adult, Lucius was an aristocratic wizard and patriarch of the [[Malfoy family]], believing strongly in notions of blood purity and the [[Pure-blood supremacy|superiority of pure-blood]] wizards. He joined the [[Death Eaters]], who shared his views on blood purity, and participated in the [[First Wizarding War]], becoming [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s second-in-command. However, he was replaced by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] in the [[Second Wizarding War]].
   
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After Lord Voldemort's [[Attack at Godric's Hollow (1981)|first defeat]], Lucius managed to avoid imprisonment by lying that he had been acting under the [[Imperius Curse]]. He and his family remained members of the social elite, though Lucius continued to demonstrate his prejudice. He attempted to sabotage [[Arthur Weasley]]'s career by slipping Arthur's daughter an [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|old school diary]] of Tom Riddle's, opening the [[Chamber of Secrets]] in [[1992]], and in [[1994]], he participated in the humiliation of a [[Roberts family|Muggle family]] after the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]].
'''Lucius Malfoy''' (b. [[1950s|1954]]) was a [[pure-blood]] wizard, and son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]], husband of [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]] and the father of [[Draco Malfoy]]. Lucius was educated at Hogwarts, where he was a [[prefect]] in [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]]. As an adult, Lucius was an aristocratic wizard and head of the [[Malfoy family]], believing strongly in notions of [[blood purity]] and the [[Pure-blood supremacy|superiority of pure-blood wizards]]. He joined the [[Death Eaters]], who shared his views on blood purity, and participated in the [[First Wizarding War]].
 
   
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When Voldemort [[Return of Lord Voldemort|returned]], Lucius once again served him as a Death Eater, leading the efforts to obtain [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|the prophecy]] Voldemort sought. In the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|battle]] that ensued, the prophecy was destroyed, and Lucius and his comrades were imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] in [[1996]]. Although Voldemort broke them out of prison in [[1997]], he was displeased with Lucius for his failures and treated the Malfoys with much disdain and abuse. Lucius and his family finally rebelled against Voldemort's tyranny and defected before the end of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], with them all surviving the Second Wizarding War.
After [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s first defeat, Lucius managed to avoid imprisonment by claiming that he had been acting under the [[Imperius Curse]]. He and his family remained members of the social elite, though Lucius continued to demonstrate his prejudice. He attempted to sabotage [[Arthur Weasley]]'s career by slipping Arthur's [[Ginevra Weasley|daughter]] an [[Tom Riddle's Diary|old school diary of Tom Riddle's]], opening the [[Chamber of Secrets]] in [[1992]], and in [[1994]], he participated in the humiliation of a [[Muggle]] [[Roberts family|family]] after the [[Quidditch World Cup]].
 
   
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Because he and his family defected from the Death Eaters they were pardoned for their crimes after [[Voldemort's Last Stand|Voldemort's final defeat]] and did not serve a stint in Azkaban. He and Narcissa later had a grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, after Draco married [[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria Greengrass]].
When Voldemort [[Return of the Dark Lord|returned]], Lucius once again served him as a Death Eater, leading the efforts to obtain [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|the prophecy]] Voldemort sought. In the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|battle]] that ensued, the prophecy was destroyed, and Lucius and his comrades were imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] in 1996. Although Voldemort [[Azkaban escapes#1997|broke them out of prison]] in [[1997]], he was displeased with Lucius for his failure and treated the Malfoys with disdain. Lucius and his family defected at the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]] and were thus pardoned for their crimes after Voldemort's final defeat. He and Narcissa later had a grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy]], after Draco married [[Astoria Greengrass]].
 
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===Early life===
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===Early life {{C|1953/1954–1965/1966}}===
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Lucius Malfoy was born in [[1953]] or [[1954]] in [[Great Britain]] and raised in the lap of luxury at the ancestral home of [[Malfoy Manor]] in the county of [[Wiltshire]] in [[England]]; a magnificent mansion that had been in his family's possession for around a thousand years.<ref name="malfoy"/> Historically rather well-known for their cast-iron belief in [[Wizarding supremacy|wizards' superiority]] over [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] and espousal of [[Pure-blood supremacy|pure-blood values]], Lucius adopted the unfeigned contempt for the [[Non-magic world|Muggle world]] of his elders from a young age and was encouraged to make friends '[[Blood status|of the right sort]]' when the time came for him to attend school, a sentiment Lucius would later follow to the point where he viewed those who openly [[Blood traitor|associated themselves]] with Muggles to be a "''disgrace to the name of wizard''".<ref name="COS4" />
[[File:Slug_Club_3.jpg|thumb|left|216px|Lucius and the [[Slug Club]] in his student years.]]
 
Lucius was born in [[1950s|1954]], and was the son of the apparently infamous [[Abraxas Malfoy]]<ref name="HBP">''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''</ref>.
 
   
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Descending from a long line of cold, brutal fathers that produced cold, brutal sons,<ref name="interview">Interview with Jason Isaacs about his portrayal of Lucius Malfoy, seen [[Scorpius Malfoy|here]].</ref> while it is unknown just how close he was with his parents during his formative years, quite arguably the biggest influence in his young life was that of his father. A proud member of the social elite that commanded great respect in certain circles, [[Abraxas Malfoy]] was, in addition to a harshly demanding parent with high expectations and known to have kept a collection of Dark magical artefacts harking back to family history, also a man of considerable (and much resented) influence at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[London]]; all things that Lucius would eventually go on to emulate later in life.<ref name="malfoy" />
In [[1960s|1965]] or [[1960s|1966]], at the age of eleven, he began attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and was sorted into [[Slytherin]] House. During his education, he became a member of [[Potions master]] [[Horace Slughorn]]'s group of specially-selected students, the [[Slug Club]]. In his fifth year, Lucius was made a [[prefect]], becoming friends with new student [[Severus Snape]].
 
   
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At some point after his time at school, he married [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]]; their son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was born in [[1980]].
 
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Lucius was educated at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] from around the year of [[1965]]/[[1966]] to [[1972]]/[[1973]], once there, he honoured his family's tradition of being [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]], a place where many other like-minded young idealists were often found.<ref name="PS5">{{PS|B|5}}</ref> It was during this time that he first met his future [[Narcissa Malfoy|wife]], a proud member of the [[House of Black|Noble and Most Ancient House of Black]]; one of the most prominent pure-blooded wizarding families in Great Britain, and, like the Malfoys, one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]].
   
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Lucius's [[third year]] also saw the premature retirement of [[Nobby Leach]], the first [[Muggle-born]] [[Minister for Magic]] to ever hold office, after he fell ill with a mysterious illness. Before long, a number of conspiracy theories were circulating regarding what actually happened to him, and for a time, Lucius's own father fell under suspicion of having had a hand in the shady plot that led Leach to resign, although nothing was ever proven against him.<ref name="malfoy"/>
[[File:Lucius_at_Malfoy_Manor.JPG|thumb|282px|Malfoy at [[Malfoy Manor|his manor]] in [[Wiltshire]].]]
 
   
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[[File:Slug Club3.png|250px|thumb|left|Lucius as a member of the [[Slug Club]] in his student years]]
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The scion of an old wizarding family noted for its wealth and influence, Lucius was ultimately a model student that lead by example and became a voice of authority among his peers, and who effectively managed to uphold his family's name, be a credit to Slytherin House and master the art of keeping up appearances all in one fell swoop when he was named a [[Prefect]] in his [[fifth year]], and by being invited to join the out-of-hours dining and social club hosted by their always talent-scouting [[Potions Master]], [[Horace Slughorn]], known as the '[[Slug Club]]'.<ref name="HBP7">{{HBP|B|7}} - "My father used to be a bit of a favourite of his."</ref><ref>[[1997|The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes]] {{see image|File:Slug Club3.png}}</ref>
{{Quote|They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they'd been bewitched. My dad doesn't believe it. He says Malfoy's father didn't need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.|[[Ron Weasley]] talking to Harry Potter about Lucius's association with Lord Voldemort while onboard the [[Hogwarts Express]] in 1991.|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
   
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In [[1971]], Lucius also became the first person apart from [[Lily J. Potter|Lily Evans]] to ever extend [[Severus Snape]] a hand of friendship when he warmly welcomed him into the [[Slytherin|fold]] after the latter's sorting into the same house; a gesture that marked the beginning of a lifelong, mutual respect and camaraderie between the two young wizards.<ref name="DH332">{{DH|B|33}} - "And Severus Snape moved off to the other side of the Hall, away from Lily, to where the Slytherins were cheering him, to where Lucius Malfoy, a prefect badge gleaming upon his chest, patted Snape on the back as he sat down beside him. ..."</ref> Which was not to say, however, that his magical education was by any means an uneventful one.
Lucius eventually became a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]], one of the followers of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], and even one of the most trusted servants, but abandoned that side after the Dark Lord's first fall in [[1981]]. Lucius claimed he had been bewitched by Voldemort through the [[Imperius Curse]] and had not meant to serve him. Though this explanation was accepted by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], some, such as [[Arthur Weasley]], believed it was a lie. Lucius then went on to get a job at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''</ref> and also became one of the twelve [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Governors]] of [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts School]].<ref name="COS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
 
   
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Lucius's arrival at school coincided with a recent [[First Wizarding War|increase in Dark magical activity]] throughout [[Great Britain]]; while few knew what lay behind the mounting attacks and sightings, the truth was finally revealed in the form of a [[Dark wizard]] of immense power. But whereas [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and his [[Death Eaters]] were swiftly becoming a source of widespread fear by a most of his own [[Wizardkind|kind]], Lucius, on the other hand, found himself rather agreeing with their views regarding the [[Magic is Might|treatment]] that the non-magical community deserved.
Lucius knew [[Igor Karkaroff]], [[Headmaster|High-master]] of [[Durmstrang Institute]] and a former Death Eater as well, and considered sending his son to Durmstrang rather than Hogwarts. However, Narcissa did not like the idea of Draco going to school so far away, thus they sent him to Hogwarts. Lucius also associated with a gang of Slytherins that included [[Severus Snape]]. In his later life, Lucius retained his acquaintance with Snape, speaking highly of him to Ministry officials such as [[Dolores Umbridge]]. Snape also seemed to favour Lucius' son, Draco, when he was a student.
 
   
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Over the course of his schooling, Lucius also developed a strong dislike for the school's [[Head of Transfiguration]].<ref>Dumbledore taught Patricia Rakepick when she was a student and became headmaster when she was still a pupil. Lucius is about a year older, so the same is true for him as well.</ref> Not only a shamelessly vocal pro-Muggle activist, [[Albus Dumbledore]] was also quickly becoming the biggest symbol and rallying point for opposition to the dark forces, thus representing everything that Lucius despised. As such, when Dumbledore succeeded [[Armando Dippet]] as [[Hogwarts Headteacher|headmaster]], Lucius saw it as the worst thing ever to have happened to Hogwarts; a sentiment he would carry with him into to adulthood.<ref name="COS12">{{COS|B|12}}</ref>
===Between the wars===
 
{{Quote|Any work of fiction or nonfiction that depicts interbreeding between wizards and Muggles should be banned from the bookshelves of Hogwarts. I do not wish [[Draco Malfoy|my son]] to be influenced into sullying the purity of his bloodline by reading stories that promote wizard-Muggle marriage.|Malfoy's request to Dumbledore to have "The Fountain of Fair Fortune" banned from Hogwarts.|The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)}}
 
After claiming he did Voldemort's work under the influence of the [[Imperius Curse]], Lucius Malfoy eventually became a member of the [[Hogwarts Board of Governors]]. As a governor, Lucius submitted a demand to headmaster [[Albus Dumbledore]] to have [[The Fountain of Fair Fortune|"The Fountain of Fair Fortune"]] banned from the Hogwarts library as it depicted a love between a witch ([[Amata]]) and a [[Muggle]] ([[Sir Luckless]])<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]''</ref>. Malfoy claimed that he did not want his son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], to be influenced into sullying his pure blood by reading a story that promotes marriage between wizards and Muggles.
 
   
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Dumbledore's refusal to allow the book to be removed was backed by a majority of the Board of Governors, and the headmaster wrote back to Malfoy saying that pure-blood families mantain their so-called purity by disowning, banishing, or lying about Muggles and Muggle-borns in their family trees, and then ask for works that deal with these truths to be banned<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]''</ref>. Dumbledore considered it illogical and immoral to remove works dealing with the mixture of wizard blood and Muggle blood for the knowledge of the students. Dumbledore's response prompted several further letters from Lucius Malfoy consisting of "opprobrious remarks" on Dumbledore's sanity, parentage, and hygiene<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]''</ref>.
 
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{{Quote|Malfoy's been giving generously to all sorts of things for years... gets him in with the right people... then he can ask favours... delay laws he doesn't want passed... Oh, he's very well-connected, Lucius Malfoy.|[[Arthur Weasley]] regarding Lucius's former influence at the Ministry|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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Lucius graduated from Hogwarts around the year of [[1972]]/[[1973]], and being independently wealthy and with no need to work for a living, continued to inhabit the family estate; free at last to enjoy full-time the creature comforts that their ancestral home had provided him throughout his privileged upbringing. At some point, he also became romantically involved with [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]], a fellow wealthy pure-blood and [[Slytherin]] student back at Hogwarts with whom he had a lot in common; not least of all their shared anti-Muggle sentiments, fondness for the lavish and privileged lifestyle that their rich family vaults afforded them. In due time, the uppish couple entered what was seen as a very respectable, pure-blood [[marriage]], and took up residence at [[Malfoy Manor]].
   
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In doing so, Lucius also officially assumed both the patriarchy of the [[Malfoy family]], ownership of their [[house-elf]], [[Dobby]], and gained the possession of a prized [[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|family heirloom]] that had been passed down for many generations.<ref name="WU">{{WU}} "[[Registry: Challenges]]"</ref> This, he began to carrying around with him, both as a status symbol and as a replacement for his original wand. Heir apparent to a long line of wily beneficiaries of political patronage in the magical community, Lucius also wasted little time in carrying on the family tradition of frequenting the headquarters of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] in [[London]], where he successfully used his family name and fortune to curry favour with a number of high-ranking Ministry officials, and became a very well-connected man.<ref name="OTP"/>
This exchange, according to Dumbledore, was the start of Lucius Malfoy's long campaign to have Dumbledore removed from his post as headmaster of Hogwarts, and the start of Dumbledore's campaign to have Lucius removed from his position of Lord Voldemort's Favourite Death Eater<ref name="TBB">''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]''</ref>.
 
   
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That was not to say, however, that this was all he aspired to do with his life, because even though his former teachers had done an adequate job of sheltering their charges from the storm that had only continued to brew in the world beyond [[Hogwarts Castle]] in the years that he had resided there, and despite the [[Curse-to-kill|strong-arm tactics]] that the [[Auror Office]] had been [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|authorised]] to employ in the effort to suppress it, it was nevertheless the case that the Dark Lord's campaign of violence had just grown ever fiercer. Throughout the entirety of his magical education, Lord Voldemort and his followers had only been gaining in strength, until finally the ongoing conflict culminated in the [[First Wizarding War]].
====Opening of the Chamber of Secrets====
 
[[File:LuciusMalfoy1.jpg|thumb|200px|Lucius Malfoy.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Now, now Draco. Play nicely. Mr. Potter! Lucius Malfoy. We meet at last. Forgive me...your [[Harry Potter's scars#The lightning-bolt scar|scar]] is legend. As, of course, is the wizard who gave it to you.|Harry|[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] killed my parents. He was nothing more than a murderer.|You must be very brave to mention his name. Or very foolish...|Lucius meets [[Harry Potter]] in [[Flourish and Blotts]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
   
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In the motley collection that made up Lord Voldemort's innermost circle of followers, Lucius most certainly fell into the category of "''the ambitious seeking some shared glory''". By the time Lucius left Hogwarts, rumours had also began to circulate that the Lord Voldemort, who had indulged in all manner of [[Dark Arts|Dark Magic]] in an attempt to make himself invincible, had somehow made himself [[Immortality|immortal]],<ref>[[Malfoy Manor|Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists]], Chapter 3 (Horace Slughorn)</ref> thus further cementing the idea that he was unstoppable. And, being no less enthralled by their quest for the purification of the wizarding race than before, not to mention very much in favour of the idea to rid the world of [[Muggle-born]]s and putting [[pure-blood]]s in charge, Lucius eventually swore his eternal allegiance to the Dark Lord and, officially joined the ranks of the [[Death Eaters]] in earnest.<ref name="malfoy"/>
In [[1992]], [[Arthur Weasley]] was conducting raids on several wizarding households and confiscating Dark or illegally enchanted objects. Before his home could be raided, Lucius sold several of his more incriminating possessions at [[Borgin and Burkes]]. Just before Draco and Harry's second year at Hogwarts, Lucius then set in motion a plan Voldemort had assigned him prior to the Dark Lord's downfall that involved planting the [[Tom Riddle's Diary|old school diary of Tom Riddle]] in [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]'s [[potions]] cauldron while she was shopping for school supplies at [[Flourish and Blotts]], after he had fought with [[Arthur Weasley|her father]] and was hit in the eye by a copy of ''[[Encyclopedia of Toadstools]]''.
 
   
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Although never made privy to the names of every one of his new comrades,<ref>{{GOF|B|30}} - "You must understand that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named operated always in the greatest secrecy... He preferred that we never knew the names of every one of our fellows - He alone knew exactly who we all were -"</ref> they were all still able to tell each other apart when it mattered by the masks they wore to conceal their identities; which were all unique to the individual using them.<ref>{{WU}} (see [[Pure-blood supremacy|here]])</ref> Not only was he ideally positioned supply his brothers-in-arms with important information directly from the Ministry itself, but nor did he, as an advocate for violence and unafraid to use it himself, shy away from lending an extra wand in actually waging the war either. More than willing to turn his talents to [[Imperius Curse|coercion]],<ref name="OOTP26">{{OOTP|B|26}}</ref> [[Cruciatus Curse|torture]],<ref name="GOF33">{{GOF|B|33}}</ref> [[Killing Curse|murder]]<ref name="draco">{{WW|draco-malfoy}}</ref> and other atrocities in order to carry out his Master's bidding if called upon to do so, Lucius quickly proved himself a most valuable servant to the Dark Lord.
Lucius planted the diary on Ginny in a plot to use her to reopen the [[Chamber of Secrets]], which would lead to attacks on [[Muggle-born]] students. Lucius knew the diary is cleverly enchanted, but was not aware that it contained [[Horcrux|a part]] of Voldemort's soul. Lucius intended to use the opening of the Chamber of Secrets by Ginny for many of his own personal interests; he would have used it to discredit Ginny's father, [[Arthur Weasley]], get [[Albus Dumbledore]] thrown out of Hogwarts, and several Muggle-borns would be targeted, as well as getting rid of a highly incriminating object at the same time.
 
   
[[File:Lucius-Fudge-Dumbledore.jpg|thumb|left|276px|Lucius sacking Dumbledore.]]
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[[File:Masked Death Eaters (Concept Artwork for the HP4 film).jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius Malfoy and his fellow Death Eaters]]
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By the height of the war, Lucius had risen ambitiously through the ranks of the Dark Lord's followers and even placed in charge of his fellow Death Eaters, becoming second-in-command to their Master himself; a time Lucius would later go on to call their family's "glory days".<ref name="draco"/> An efficient leader and a master at delegation, many successful battles were fought under Lucius's direction, and even though the [[Auror]]s had put up a valiant fight, by the time the Dark Lord's ascendancy was almost complete, true resistance to their cause had become concentrated in an underground organisation called the [[Order of the Phoenix]], a group the Death Eaters already had greatly outnumbered and was systematically picking off one by one.<ref name="OOTP9">{{OOTP|B|9}}</ref>
   
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And just when victory seemed to be within reach, and Lucius his family were at the very cusp of authority and prestige the likes of which his family had never known, Narcissa gave birth to their son and only child, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], on [[5 June]] [[1980]].<ref>[[Abraxas Malfoy|Explore the Story: Draco Malfoy]] at {{PM}}</ref> Around the same time, Lucius was entrusted the Dark Lord's [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|old school diary]], which he was told had been cleverly bewitched so that whenever smuggled into [[Hogwarts Castle]], it would reopen the legendary [[Chamber of Secrets]] and send the [[Serpent of Slytherin|monster]] living inside to finish [[Salazar Slytherin]]'s "noble work" of cleansing the school of all [[Muggle-born]] students, a plan he was supposed to carry out only when he had been told to do so by Voldemort himself.<ref name="HBP23">{{HBP|B|23}}</ref>
This plan was initially successful, despite Lucius's [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]]'s attempt to warn [[Harry Potter]]. Students, animals, and ghosts were systematically [[Petrification|petrified]] by the basilisk that a possessed Ginny released as the diary's grip on her became gradually stronger. Lucius used the ensuing terror (as well as threats to attack their families if they didn't cooperate) to influence the school's [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Board of Governors]] to discredit and vote to dismiss [[Albus Dumbledore]] as Headmaster for his poor running of the school.
 
   
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When, however, by then fellow Death Eater and spy for the Dark Lord, [[Severus Snape]], revealed that he had eavesdropped on a job interview between [[Albus Dumbledore]] and a prospective [[Divination]] Professor by the name of [[Sybill Trelawney]] at the [[Hog's Head Inn]] and learned of a [[prophecy|foretelling]] of their Master's downfall,<ref>{{GOF|B|30}}</ref> Lord Voldemort concluded that [[Harry Potter]] were the child who had been prophesied to bring about his destruction and subsequently marked the [[Potter family|Potters]] for death shortly afterwards. Securely hidden by the powerful [[Fidelius Charm]], however, it was only when one of their own friends and [[Secret Keeper]], [[Peter Pettigrew]], joined them out of fear and disclosed their whereabouts that this new enemy could be dealt with.
Lucius's plans were ultiately thwarted, however, when the Riddle in the diary decided to pursue his own goals, and rather than continue to petrify the Muggle-borns of the school, he set his eyes on the destruction of Harry Potter, the boy that Ginny told him would kill him in his future. Ginny finally stopped trusting her diary and threw it away, but Riddle soon took control of her again, taking Ginny down into the [[Chamber of Secrets]] in hopes of luring Harry there.
 
   
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Upon learning this, the Dark Lord personally left to bring about the destruction of this one, inexplicable threat, only for his [[Killing Curse]] to rebound back at himself, obliterating his body instead.<ref>{{DH|B|17}}</ref> Following the apparent demise of what had appeared to be their almighty leader, the Death Eaters were left shocked and distraught. Subsequently, the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and the [[Ministry of Magic]] were able to round up many of his followers. By no means inclined to risk his own social standing and the reputation of the [[Malfoy family]] in a [[Duelling|duel]] with the [[Auror]]s; he had already went on a careful campaign of bribery, blackmail, and flattery to win his freedom.
[[File:DumbleHarryLucius.jpg|thumb|220px|Harry with Dumbledore and Mr. Malfoy]]Harry followed to save Ginny, and killed the basilisk with [[Godric Gryffindor's sword]] and destroyed the diary with a basilisk fang, which (though he didn't know it at the time) also destroyed the [[Horcrux|piece of Voldemort's soul]] inside. Harry proved Ginny's innocence and pointed an accusing finger at the true culprit — Lucius. Subsequently, and adding insult to injury, Harry also managed to trick Lucius into setting [[Dobby]] free by wrapping the diary in his own sock before handing it back to Lucius. Dobby then caught the sock after Lucius carelessly tossed it aside, thus, he was no longer forced into servitude of the Malfoy family.
 
   
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This meant that by the time he was brought in front of the [[Council of Magical Law]] to answer charges relating to his activities as a Death Eater, Lucius Malfoy had so many high-placed Ministry officials in his pocket that the official story, namely that he had been acting under the influence of the [[Imperius Curse]],<ref name="COS3">{{COS|B|3}}</ref> was a little more than a formality. Thus, even though many like [[Arthur Weasley]], the Head of the [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], never believed his version of the events, Lucius nevertheless became one of the first to "come back" to the right side and released from custody.<ref name="malfoy"/>
[[File:Lucius_malfoy.JPG|thumb|left|Lucius attempting to curse [[Harry Potter]] in 1993.]]
 
   
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===Between the wars {{C|1981–1995}}===
Upon being tricked into freeing his house-elf, Lucius attempted to attack Harry with his wand but Dobby disarmed him before he could do any harm, blasting his former master down a flight of steps. While his role in the opening of the Chamber of Secrets could not be successfully proven, Lucius was ultimately stripped of his title as a Hogwarts school governor for threats against his eleven other colleagues. Despite his sacking, he still maintained strong ties with the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
 
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{{Quote|They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they'd been bewitched. My dad doesn't believe it. He says Malfoy's father didn't need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] talking about Lucius's involvement with Voldemort|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy at Malfoy Manor with his dogs.jpeg|left|thumb|250x250px|Malfoy at [[Malfoy Manor|his manor]] in [[Wiltshire]]]]
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Lucius lived a rather good life with his family. Independently wealthy and therefore without any need to work, he was more than content with a settled life, preoccupying himself with upholding his influence in the [[Ministry of Magic]] and maintaining a collection of Dark artefacts harking back to family history.<ref name="malfoy">{{WW|the-malfoy-family}}</ref> Lucius eventually went on to raise his son in an atmosphere of regret that the [[Dark Lord]] had not succeeded in taking command of the wizarding community.<ref name="draco"/> Lucius did not search for Voldemort after his sudden disappearance, believing him to have died that night in [[Godric's Hollow]].<ref name="GOF33"/>
   
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Despite his high standing in the ranks of the Dark Forces, his loyalties were primarily towards the ''cause'' rather than to the man representing it, as shown by how he still associated with some of his former comrades who, like him, avoided [[Azkaban]], many of whom became close friends of the family. Indeed, he even remained in touch with [[Igor Karkaroff]], who had won his freedom after capture by cowardly putting a numerous amount of Lucius's old comrades into Azkaban in his place. The most prominent evidence for his initial disinterest in revisiting his past and lack of faithfulness to the Dark Lord himself was how Lucius disregarded rumours of Lord Voldemort's survival as wishful thinking, and instead took interest in potentially allying himself with the very person who had brought about their former Master's downfall.
It was hinted that Lucius's target in this plan, along with harming Muggle-born students and Ginny, and discrediting Arthur Weasley and Albus Dumbledore, was to sabotage the [[Muggle Protection Act]] that [[Arthur Weasley]] had recently proposed, which Lucius, a believer in [[blood purity]] and the inferiority of [[Muggle]]s, found offensive. Lucius's selfishness risked the endangerment of the diary, which, unbeknownst to him, was actually one of Lord Voldemort's [[Horcrux]]es.
 
   
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Many different theories regarding how [[Harry Potter|The-Boy-Who-Lived]] had survived the Dark Lord's attack were made over the years, the most persistent of them being that the boy himself was a great [[Dark wizard]]. This assumption was one Lucius prescribed to most eagerly, even taking comfort in the thought that he one day might get a second chance of world domination if [[Harry Potter]] grew up to become another, and greater, [[pure-blood]] champion.<ref name="draco" />
During this year, Malfoy also bought the whole [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] [[Nimbus 2001]] [[broomstick]]s, as [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was made the team's [[Seeker]].
 
   
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As the time of Draco's magical education grew ever closer, Lucius informed his wife that it was his wish for their son to attend [[Durmstrang Institute]], where Karkaroff now was Headmaster. The school did not allow [[Muggle-born]]s to attend, and it was also argued that Durmstrang took a 'far more sensible line' about the [[Dark Arts]] than Hogwarts, which was still headed by [[Albus Dumbledore]], whom Lucius held in no higher regard after the war than he had during it for the man's advocacy for Muggle rights and other values that went against their own. His wife, on the other hand, did not like the idea of Draco going to school so far away; thus they decided that he would go to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] after all.<ref>{{GOF|B|11}}</ref>
====The Buckbeak case====
 
[[File:LuciusMalfoy.jpg|thumb|Lucius Malfoy]]
 
During the [[1993]] school year, Lucius’ son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was attacked by the [[hippogriff]] named [[Buckbeak]] after he provoked it during a [[Care of Magical Creatures]] class. Lucius took the case to court and insisted that the hippogriff be put to death. Buckbeak's owner, gamekeeper [[Rubeus Hagrid]], desperately tried to defend him, with the assistance of [[Hermione Granger]], arguing that Buckbeak had been provoked by Draco and had attacked in self-defence. Despite his actions, Malfoy still won the case and Buckbeak was sentenced to death. However, before Ministry executioner [[Walden Macnair]] could carry out the execution, Buckbeak was saved by Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, and subsequently came to be owned by [[Sirius Black]].<ref name="POA">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]''</ref>
 
   
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====Joining the Board of Governors====
===Second Wizarding War===
 
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{{Quote|Any work of fiction or nonfiction that depicts interbreeding between wizards and Muggles should be banned from the bookshelves of Hogwarts. I do not wish [[Draco Malfoy|my son]] to be influenced into sullying the purity of his bloodline by reading stories that promote wizard-Muggle marriage.|Malfoy's requesting "''The Fountain of Fair Fortune''" to be banned from Hogwarts|The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)}}
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[[File:Malfoy family.jpeg|250px|thumb|The Malfoy family portrait]]
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It was presumably in order to influence the day-to-day running of Hogwarts as much as possible and undermine Dumbledore's authority and influence which led him to join the [[Hogwarts Board of Governors]].<ref>{{COS|B|12}}</ref> As a governor, Lucius submitted a demand to the Headmaster to have ''[[The Fountain of Fair Fortune]]'' banned from the Hogwarts library, as it depicted a love between a [[Amata|witch]] and a [[Sir Luckless|Muggle]].<ref name="TBB">{{TBB|F}}</ref> Malfoy claimed that he did not want his son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], to be influenced into sullying his pure-blood by reading a story that promoted marriage between wizards and Muggles.
   
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Dumbledore's refusal to allow the book to be removed was backed by a majority of the other Governors, and Dumbledore wrote back to Malfoy saying that pure-blood families maintained their so-called purity by disowning, banishing, or lying about [[Non-magic people|Muggles]] and [[Muggle-born]]s in their family trees, and then ask for works that dealt with these truths to be banned.<ref name="TBB" /> Dumbledore considered it illogical and immoral to remove works dealing with the mixture of wizard blood and Muggle blood for the knowledge of the students. [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]]'s response prompted several further letters from Lucius, consisting of "opprobrious remarks" on Dumbledore's sanity, parentage, and hygiene. This also marked the beginning of Malfoy's long campaign to have him removed from the post of Headmaster of Hogwarts.<ref name="TBB" />
In [[1994]], Lucius attended the [[Quidditch World Cup]] with his family, sitting in the luxury box of [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]]. Though he was disgusted that Arthur Weasley was there in the top box with his children along with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, Lucius and Arthur restrained themselves due to being in Fudge's presence. In the aftermath of the cup, Malfoy and some other former Death Eaters were involved in the torture and humiliation of the [[Muggle]] site manager of the stadium and his family, though was not known at that time to the public and officials. He fled when the [[Dark Mark]] was launched into the sky.
 
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During the [[1985–1986 school year]], he arrived at the school for a surprise inspection, which he claimed was on instructions of the board, bringing Draco with him. He questioned several teachers and students, including [[Jacob's sibling]] and [[Ben Copper]]. Lucius entrusted [[Jacob's sibling]] and [[Merula Snyde]] to babysit Draco, having specifically requested those two students as Jacob's sibling was said to be the best student in their year and Merula was the scion of two of Lucius's Death Eater comrades and thus considered the "appropriate" kind of person for Draco to socialise with. The decision did not rub off well with any of the three, as the two older students were irritated and disgusted by the younger Malfoy's snobbishness and prejudiced remarks.<ref>{{HM|2|MEET THE MALFOYS|1}}</ref>
[[File:Lucius_malfoy.jpg|thumb|left|158px|Lucius during Voldemort's rebirth.]]{{Quote|Lucius, my slippery friend. I am told that you have not renounced the old ways, though to the world you present a respectable face. You are still ready to take the lead in a spot of Muggle-torture, I believe? Yet you never tried to find me, Lucius.|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] to Lucius Malfoy after his [[Return of the Dark Lord|return]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
 
   
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During the inspection, [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|Lucius's wand]] went missing.<ref>{{HM|2|MEET THE MALFOYS|2}}</ref> He refused to leave without it and initially blamed the theft on their [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]], as the perpetrator knew Lucius kept his wand inside his [[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|walking stick]], which wasn't common knowledge. Jacob's sibling investigated and discovered that Draco had taken his father's wand, as he was too young to have his own and wanted to perform magic after seeing Merula perform the [[Jelly-Legs Curse]] on Jacob's sibling. They successfully convinced Draco to tell them where the wand was, and returned it to Lucius.<ref>{{HM|2|MEET THE MALFOYS|4}}</ref>
When [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] [[Return of the Dark Lord|rose again]] in the summer of [[1995]], Malfoy returned to him on his summons, claiming that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort and help him rise again. Voldemort believed that Malfoy had not completely renounced his old ways, but mildly doubted his loyalty because Malfoy had fled the Dark Mark at the World Cup. [[File:Deathereaterlucius.jpg|thumb|200px|Lucius in his old attire.]]
 
   
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After discovering [[R]]'s intention of clearing the British Ministry of Magic of corruption via [[Crown of Mneme|mind control]], Jacob's sibling met with the [[Circle of Khanna]] to discuss the moral ethics of such mechanisms. During this discussion, [[Tulip Karasu]], who was leaning in favour of it being a situation where 'the ends justified the means', brought up Lucius Malfoy while noting how being rich and powerful gave a wizard a good chance of worming their way out of the Ministry's bad books, telling [[Corey Hayden|Corey]] when they objected to this statement that her [[Tulip Karasu's mother|mother]] and [[Tulip Karasu's father|father]] had never believed Lucius's claims of acting under the Imperius Curse, feeling Lucius had only escaped justice because he was of his family's status in the wizarding community.<ref name="HM727">{{HM|7|47}}</ref>
{{Quote|I have never renounced the old ways. The face I have been obliged to present each day since your ... absence, that is my true mask.|Lucius Malfoy|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}Even though Harry witnessed Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, almost nobody in the Ministry believed him and Malfoy continued maintaining strong ties to very high places in the Ministry, most prominently in the form of financial support, as has been in the past.<ref name="GOF">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''</ref>
 
   
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{{Quote|Here, girl — take your book — it's the best your father can give you —|Lucius slipping [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's diary]] into [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]]'s school books in Flourish and Blotts|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
[[File:450px-Lucius_from_Order_of_the_Phoenix.jpg|thumb|left|Lucius Malfoy in 1995-1996]]
 
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In [[1992]], during his son's return home from his first year at Hogwarts, Lucius was informed of Harry Potter's refusal of Draco's offer for friendship in favour of his allegiance to the Weasleys through their youngest [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]]. Despite his disappointment that the wild hopes of the ex-[[Death Eaters]] — that Harry was another, and better, Voldemort — were completely unfounded,<ref name="draco" /> he nevertheless discouraged Draco from seeming "less than thrilled" about the Potter boy, since open hostility towards him could prove potentially disadvantageous to their social standing, as Draco spent a lot of his time away from Hogwarts talking badly of Harry and him being placed on the Quidditch Team as a first year.<ref name="COS4" />
   
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[[File:Harry-potter2-movie-screencaps.com-2858.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Lucius's confrontation with Arthur Weasley in Flourish and Blotts]]
In [[1995]], after the trial of Harry Potter, Malfoy and Fudge encountered Harry, and it was implied that Malfoy was giving money to the Ministry.<ref name="OTP" />. Malfoy appeared doing shady dealings with [[Cornelius Fudge]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]] just prior to Harry's trial. Malfoy could possibly have been convincing Fudge not to clear Harry's name.
 
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Over the summer, [[Arthur Weasley]] began conducting raids on several wizarding households to confiscate Dark or illegally enchanted objects under his recently proposed [[Muggle Protection Act]].<ref name="COS3"/> Before his home could be raided, Lucius sold several of his more incriminating possessions at [[Borgin and Burkes]]. The items sold included several dangerous cursed objects of unknown effects. He then set in motion the old task that Voldemort assigned him which involved reopening the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. Although his master fell before the plan came to fruition, Lucius still had [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's Diary]] in his possession.
   
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Therefore, he could still make excellent use of it by not only purging Hogwarts of Muggle-borns but also by sabotaging Weasley's reputation, eliminating an incriminating Dark artefact all at once and hopefully even exploiting the forthcoming chaos to have Dumbledore removed from his position at the school.<ref name="COS4">{{COS|B|4}}</ref> While in Flourish and Blotts Lucius got into a physical altercation with Arthur. Lucius then slipped the diary into [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]]'s schoolbooks after meeting the Weasleys at [[Flourish and Blotts]] just before the start of the school term.<ref name="COS18" />
[[File:Fudge_Lucius.jpg|thumb|248px|Fudge (left) with Lucius (right).]]Malfoy's frequent excursions to meet with Fudge were also used as excuses to place the [[Imperius Curse]] on Ministry officials such as [[Broderick Bode]] and [[Order of the Phoenix#Members of the Order of the Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix member]] [[Sturgis Podmore]] on Voldemort's orders. These curses were placed in a bid to obtain [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy]]. However, these attempts were short-lived, as Bode failed to obtain the prophecy, therefore causing Voldemort to murder Bode, and Podmore was arrested for attempting to break into the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]].
 
   
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Only the Malfoys' [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]] was aware of the diary's true nature, but Lucius did not believe his servant would interfere since house-elves were unable to disobey the commands of their masters. Unbeknownst to him, Dobby took this to his advantage by attempting to warn [[Harry Potter]] against returning to Hogwarts.<ref name="COS2">{{COS|B|2}}</ref>
Lucius also gave his support of the formation of [[Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three]], which is to create the post of [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]] for [[Dolores Umbridge]] to inspect the teachers' performance. During an interview about this post, he used this to discredit Dumbledore, under the pretense of caring for the future of the school and feared Dumbledore's "eccentric decisions".
 
   
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Early this school year, Lucius bought the whole [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] [[Nimbus 2001]] broomsticks. The Nimbus 2001 was an highly advanced broom and the top of the line, therefore his gift was very expensive. He did this as bribe in order to get Draco instated as the team's [[Seeker]].<ref name="COS7">{{COS|B|7}}</ref> He was present at the match where Harry was being chased by a rogue Bludger.<ref name="COSF">{{COS|F}}</ref>
====Battle of the Department of Mysteries====
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Potter, your race is run. Now hand me the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] like a good boy....|Harry|Let -- let the others go, and I'll give it to you!|You are not in a position to bargain, Potter. You see, there are ten of us and only one of you ... or hasn't Dumbledore ever taught you how to count?|Lucius in the [[Department of Mysteries]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
   
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[[File:Lucius-Fudge-Dumbledore.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius sacking Dumbledore]]
After the failure of his previous attempts to obtain the prophecy, Voldemort successfully attempted to lure Harry to the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]] by planting a vision of his [[Sirius Black|godfather being tortured]] in his mind.
 
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Students, [[Mrs Norris|animals]], and [[Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington|ghosts]] were systematically [[Petrification|petrified]] by the Basilisk that a possessed Ginny released as the diary's grip on her became gradually stronger. Lucius used the ensuing terror (as well as threats of [[Curse|cursing]] their families if they failed to cooperate) to influence the school's [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Board of Governors]] to discredit and vote to dismiss [[Albus Dumbledore]] as Headmaster for his poor governance of the school.<ref name="COS14">{{COS|B|14}}</ref> Harry followed to save Ginny and killed the Basilisk with [[Sword of Gryffindor|Godric Gryffindor's sword]]. He then destroyed the diary with a Basilisk fang, which (though he did not know it was a Horcrux at the time) also destroyed the piece of Voldemort's soul inside.<ref name="COS17">{{COS|B|17}}</ref>
[[File:DeathEatersBattle.jpg|thumb|250px|Lucius battling the [[Order of the Phoenix]].]]
 
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Malfoy — along with [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], her husband [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and her brother-in-law [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and fellow Death Eaters [[Augustus Rookwood]], [[Antonin Dolohov]], [[Nott]], [[Mulciber (Marauder-era)|Mulciber]], [[Jugson]], [[Crabbe]], [[Walden Macnair]], and [[Avery (Marauder-era)|Avery]] — was involved in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], when they were sent to pry the prophecy from Harry's hands. However, Harry and the five friends who accompanied him, all [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] members, managed to hold off the Death Eaters until several members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] arrived. [[File:LuciusAzkaban.jpg|thumb|left|Lucius incarcerated at [[Azkaban]].]]
 
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Harry proved Ginny's innocence and pointed an accusing finger at the true culprit — Lucius. Lucius challenged the boy to prove his claims, but Dumbledore who had returned to Hogwarts at the request of the governors, stated that would be impossible with the diary beyond repair. However, he warned Lucius not to sell any more of Voldemort's school things, as Arthur Weasley would likely trace them back to him.
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[[File:Dobby protecting Harry Potter.gif|250px|thumb|Lucius being magically blasted back by Dobby for attempting to assault Harry]]
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In a fit of rage upon both losing his servant and being tricked by a much younger adversary, Lucius lost his normally controlled and calculating demeanour and tried to attack Harry. However, he was stopped by Dobby, who blasted him down a flight of steps. Lucius had no choice at that moment but to leave. While his role in the opening of the Chamber of Secrets could not be successfully proven, Lucius was ultimately stripped of his title as a Hogwarts school governor for threats against his eleven other colleagues.<ref name="COS18" /> Despite his sacking, he still maintained strong ties with the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
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====The Buckbeak case====
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{{Dialogue a-b|Hermione Granger|You'll have to put up a good strong defence, Hagrid. I'm sure you can prove Buckbeak is safe.|Rubeus Hagrid|Won't make no diff'rence! Them Disposal devils, they're all in Lucius Malfoy's pocket! Scared o' him! An' if I lose the case, Buckbeak —|Discussion of [[Buckbeak]]'s hearing before the [[Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures]]|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban}}
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[[File:B3C16M2 Buckbeak's execution.png|250px|thumb|left|Ministry officials arriving to execute Buckbeak, a direct result of Lucius's pettiness]]
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During the [[1993–1994 school year]], Lucius's son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was attacked by the [[hippogriff]] named [[Buckbeak]]. Draco was attacked after he provoked the hippogriff during a [[Care of Magical Creatures]] lesson. Lucius took the case to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]'s [[Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures]]. Once he was before the committee he insisted that the hippogriff be put to death.
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Buckbeak's owner, gamekeeper [[Rubeus Hagrid]], desperately tried to defend him. Hagrid had the assistance of [[Hermione Granger]], arguing that Buckbeak had been provoked by Draco and had attacked in self-defence. Despite his actions, Malfoy still won the case and Buckbeak was sentenced to death. However, before Ministry executioner [[Walden Macnair]] could carry out the execution, Buckbeak was saved by Harry and Hermione (with the help of Hermione's [[Time-Turner]]), and subsequently came to be owned by [[Sirius Black]].<ref name="POA">{{POA}}</ref>
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====1994 Quidditch World Cup====
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[[File:Malfoys in Top Box.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius with his son at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]]]]
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In 1994, Lucius attended the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup|Quidditch World Cup]] with his family, sitting in the [[Top Box|luxury box]] of [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]]. Though he was disgusted that Arthur Weasley was there in the Top Box with his children along with Harry and Hermione, Lucius and Arthur restrained themselves due to being in Fudge's presence.<ref name="GOF8">{{GOF|B|8}}</ref> In the aftermath of the cup, Malfoy and some other former Death Eaters were involved in the torture and humiliation of the [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] site manager of the stadium and his family, though it was not known at that time to the public and officials. He fled when the [[Dark Mark]] was launched into the sky.<ref name="GOF9">{{GOF|B|9}}</ref><ref name="GOF33" />
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===Second Wizarding War {{C|1995–1998}}===
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====Return of the Dark Lord====
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius Malfoy|My Lord, I was constantly on the alert. Had there been any sign from you, any whisper of your whereabouts, I would have been at your side immediately, nothing could have prevented me -|Lord Voldemort|And yet you ran from my Mark, when a faithful Death Eater sent it into the sky last summer? Yes, I know all about that, Lucius.... You have disappointed me.... I expect more faithful service in the future.|Of course, my Lord, of course.... You are merciful, thank you...|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] berating Lucius for his disloyalty|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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[[File:Harry-potter-goblet-of-fire-movie-screencaps.com-14816.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Lucius in the [[Little Hangleton graveyard]] during the return of Lord Voldemort]]
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When Lord Voldemort rose again in the summer of 1995, Malfoy returned to him on his summons. He arrived in Little Hangleton Graveyard and claimed that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort. He also insisted that he did everything to help him rise again. Voldemort believed that Malfoy had not truly renounced his old ways, but mildly doubted his loyalty because Malfoy had fled the Dark Mark at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]].<ref name="GOF" />
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Even though Harry witnessed Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, almost nobody in the Ministry believed him. Malfoy continued maintaining strong ties to very high places in the Ministry, most prominently in the form of financial support, as he had been doing in the past.<ref name="GOF">{{GOF}}</ref> This was key position that insured that the Death Eaters were privy to insider information regarding the goings on within the Ministry.
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====Continued connection with the Ministry====
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In 1995, after the trial of Harry Potter, Malfoy and Fudge encountered Harry, and it was implied that Malfoy was giving money to the Ministry.<ref name="OTP" /> Malfoy appeared doing shady dealings with [[Cornelius Fudge]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]] just prior to Harry's trial.
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[[File:Fudge Lucius.jpg|250px|thumb|Minister Fudge talking with Lucius at the Ministry]]
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Malfoy's frequent excursions to meet with Fudge were also used as excuses to place the [[Imperius Curse]] on Ministry officials such as [[Broderick Bode]] and [[Order of the Phoenix]] member [[Sturgis Podmore]] on Voldemort's orders. These curses were placed in a bid to obtain [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy]]. However, these attempts were short-lived, as Bode failed to obtain the prophecy, therefore causing Voldemort to murder Bode, and Podmore was arrested for attempting to break into the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]].<ref name="OTP" />
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Lucius also gave his support of the formation of [[Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three]], which was to create the post of [[Hogwarts High Inquisitor]] for [[Dolores Umbridge]] to inspect the teachers' performance. During an interview about this post, he used this to discredit Dumbledore, under the false pretence of caring for the future of the school and fearing Dumbledore's "eccentric decisions".<ref name="OTP" />
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Potter, your race is run. Now hand me the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] like a good boy....|Harry Potter|Let — let the others go, and I'll give it to you!|You are not in a position to bargain, Potter. You see, there are ten of us and only one of you ... or hasn't Dumbledore ever taught you how to count?|Lucius making threats during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Order-of-the-phoenix-Prophecy.jpg|240px|thumb|left|Lucius insisting that Harry hand him the prophecy]]
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After the failure of his previous attempts to obtain the prophecy, Voldemort successfully attempted to lure Harry to the [[Hall of Prophecy|Hall of Prophecies]] by planting a vision of his godfather being tortured in his mind. Malfoy — along with [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], her husband [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]] and her brother-in-law [[Rabastan Lestrange]], and fellow Death Eaters [[Augustus Rookwood]], [[Antonin Dolohov]], [[Nott]], [[Mulciber II|Mulciber]], [[Jugson]], [[Crabbe]], [[Walden Macnair]], and [[Avery II|Avery]] — was involved in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, when they were sent to pry the prophecy from Harry's hands. [[File:DeathEatersBattle.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius and Dolohov battling the [[Order of the Phoenix]]]]
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However, Harry and the five friends who accompanied him, all [[Dumbledore's Army|D.A.]] members, managed to hold off the Death Eaters until several members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived. Lucius and the other Death Eaters battled the Order members until Dumbledore arrived and they all were captured. All the Death Eaters (expect Bellatrix Lestrange) were rounded up and bound together. At one point during the battle, Lucius was knocked unconscious by a [[Stunning Spell]] cast by [[Nymphadora Tonks]].<ref name="OTP" />
   
 
====Imprisonment and fall from grace====
 
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{{Quote|Wow... look at that... [[Albus Dumbledore|he's]] not here now! So why not have a go? They might be able to find you a double cell in Azkaban with your loser of a husband!|Harry Potter calls out Lucius's wife [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] in [[Malkin|Madam Malkin]]'s [[Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions|shop]].|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
Lucius' mission to retrieve the prophecy ultimately failed when [[Neville Longbottom]], under the influence of a [[Tarantallegra|Step Dance Curse]] from [[Antonin Dolohov]], accidentally broke the prophecy. Lucius was seen by a myriad of Ministry officials called by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to the scene; now with irrefutable evidence pointing to his identity as a Death Eater, Lucius was promptly sent to [[Azkaban]] prison, as was the rest of the Death Eater squad, the sole exception being [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], who escaped with Voldemort.
 
[[File:Lucius_with_tattooed_prisoner_number.jpg|thumb|190px|Lucius with Azkaban prisoner number at his neck]]
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[[File:LuciusAzkaban.jpg|220x220px|thumb|left|Lucius incarcerated in [[Azkaban]]]]
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Lucius's mission to retrieve the prophecy ultimately failed when [[Neville Longbottom]], under the influence of the [[Dancing Feet Spell]] cast by [[Antonin Dolohov]], accidentally broke the prophecy. Lucius was seen by a myriad of [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] officials called by [[Albus Dumbledore]] to the scene. Now with irrefutable evidence pointing to his identity as a Death Eater, Lucius was promptly given a [[Trial of Lucius Malfoy|trial]] and sent to [[Azkaban]] prison along with the rest of the [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] squad, the sole exception being [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], who escaped with Voldemort.<ref name="OTP"/>
After the events in the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort mainly blamed Lucius for the failure, as Lucius was the commander of Voldemort's small task force. Lucius Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries combined with accidentally destroying part of Voldemort's soul with the [[Tom Riddle's Diary|diary of Tom Riddle]] resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord. Some believed that he was safer in Azkaban than being free.<ref name="HBP" /> Lucius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
 
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After the events in the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort mainly blamed Lucius for the failure. He blamed Lucius because Lucius had been the commander of Voldemort's small task force, even though Dumbledore himself had entered the fray.
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Lucius Malfoy's failure at the [[Department of Mysteries]], combined with his accidentally destroying the part of Voldemort's soul contained within the diary of [[Tom Riddle]], resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord. Some believed (such as Albus Dumbledore) that he was safer in Azkaban than being free, as he was away from Voldemort's wrath.<ref name="HBP">{{HBP}}</ref> Marked as prisoner ᛟᚫ537, Lucius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
   
 
====Escape from Azkaban====
 
====Escape from Azkaban====
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lord Voldemort|No volunteers? Let's see ... Lucius, I see no reason for you to have a wand any more.|Lucius Malfoy|My Lord?|Your wand, Lucius. I require your wand.|Voldemort stripping Lucius of his wand|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
[[File:Lucius_Malfoy_Caught_poster.jpg|thumb|Lucius Malfoy featured on "CAUGHT" poster.]]
 
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[[File:Meeting at Malfoy Manor DHF1.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius attending the Death Eater meeting that took place in his manor]]
In the summer of [[1997]], Lucius and all incarcerated Death Eaters [[Azkaban escapes#1997|escaped Azkaban prison]] with the help of Voldemort.
 
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In the summer of 1997, nearly a year after being imprisoned, Lucius and all the other incarcerated [[Death Eaters]] escaped [[Azkaban]] with the help of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], who never bothered to get him out after all that time. It was mentioned that Lucius might have been secretly glad to have been incarcerated in Azkaban, as he was away from Voldemort and his terrible wrath.
[[File:Lucius_DH_profile.jpg|thumb|left|145px|Lucius after his escape from Azkaban and fall from grace.]]However, the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] were no longer held in high regard by the Dark Lord, who commandeered their [[Malfoy Manor|home]] as his base of operations. Voldemort openly mocked the family at a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] meeting in the summer of 1997, taking [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|Lucius' wand]] and deriding their relation to [[werewolf]] [[Remus Lupin]] through Narcissa's niece [[Nymphadora Tonks]]. Lucius had become little more than a servant. <ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref>
 
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Voldemort was convinced to do so by [[Draco Malfoy]]'s success in the plot to assassinate [[Albus Dumbledore]]. In actuality, this was a further attempt to punish Lucius. Voldemort really did not think that Draco would succeed in this mission and would thereby dispose of Draco and possibly the other Malfoys as well.
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[[File:DH1 Voldemort and Lucius Malfoy.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Lord Voldemort disgracing Lucius during a Death Eater meeting]]
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However, because Draco didn't kill Dumbledore himself, the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] were no longer held in high regard by the Dark Lord, who commandeered their home as his base of operations, and his favour fell on [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], Lucius's sister-in-law, and Severus Snape, Lucius's former protégé, since he killed Dumbledore. Voldemort openly mocked the family at a Death Eater meeting in the summer of 1997, taking Lucius's wand and deriding their relation to werewolf [[Remus Lupin]] through Narcissa's niece [[Nymphadora Tonks]]. In short, Lucius had become reduced to nothing more than a servant.<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref>
   
 
====Skirmish at Malfoy Manor====
 
====Skirmish at Malfoy Manor====
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{{Main|Skirmish at Malfoy Manor}}
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Well, Draco? Is it? Is it Harry Potter?|Draco|I can’t – I can’t be sure.|But look at him carefully, look! Come closer! Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiv–|Lucius and Draco in [[Malfoy Manor]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Well, Draco? Is it? Is it Harry Potter?|Draco Malfoy|I can't — I can't be sure.|But look at him carefully, look! Come closer! Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiv—|The Malfoy family attempting to identify Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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The Malfoys were desperate for a chance to be forgiven, and thus were excited when a group of [[Snatchers]] led by [[Fenrir Greyback]] brought Harry Potter and his friends to the Manor in the spring of 1998. Lucius pressed his reluctant and fearful son to identify Harry, and identified [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] as one of [[Arthur Weasley]]'s sons. However, Draco denied knowing who Harry was.[[File:Malfoy family DH1.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius preparing to summon the Dark Lord after the discovery of [[Harry Potter]]]]He then argued with his sister-in-law about who would be the one to call Voldemort with their [[Dark Mark]]s, but they held off when Bellatrix noticed [[Sword of Gryffindor|Gryffindor's Sword]], which she had believed to be in her [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] [[Lestrange Vault|vault]], among their possessions. Subsequently, Bellatrix tortured [[Hermione Granger]] for information about the sword with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] while the others were taken to the cellar downstairs.
   
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After Hermione lied about the sword being a copy and [[Griphook]] went along with her story, Bellatrix signalled [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], but [[Dobby]], the Malfoys' former house-elf, came to the rescue of the prisoners. Harry and Ron ran back upstairs, and the former stunned Lucius and [[Fenrir Greyback|Greyback]]. After their escape, the Malfoys and Bellatrix were severely punished by Voldemort and were confined to the manor.<ref name="DH" />
The Malfoys were desperate for a chance to be forgiven, and thus were excited when a group of [[Snatchers]] led by [[Fenrir Greyback]] brought [[Harry Potter]] and his friends to the Manor in the spring of [[1998]]. Lucius pressed his reluctant and fearful son to identify Harry, and identified [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] as one of [[Arthur Weasley]]'s sons.
 
[[File:Lucius_draco.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Lucius and his son, Draco, trying to discover Harry Potter.]]
 
He then argued with his sister-in-law about who would be the one to call Voldemort with their [[Dark Mark]]s, but they held off when Bellatrix noticed [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]], which she had believed to be in her [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]] [[Lestrange Vault|vault]], among their possessions. Subsequently, Bellatrix [[Cruciatus Curse|tortured]] [[Hermione Granger]] for information about the sword with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] while the others were taken to the cellar downstairs.
 
   
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====Malfoy Manor massacre====
After Hermione lied about the sword being a copy and [[Griphook]] went along with her story, Bellatrix signalled [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], but [[Dobby]], the Malfoys' former [[house-elf]], came to the rescue of the prisoners. Harry and Ron ran back upstairs, and the former [[Stunning Spell|stunned]] Lucius. After their [[Battle of Malfoy Manor|escape]], the Malfoys and Bellatrix were severely punished by Voldemort.<ref name="DH" />
 
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{{Quote|The Elder Wand slashed through the air and green light erupted through the room; the kneeling goblin rolled over, dead; the watching wizards scattered before him, terrified: [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]] and Lucius Malfoy threw others behind them in their race for the door, and again and again his wand fell, and those who were left were slain, all of them, for bringing him this news, for hearing about the golden cup — |Voldemort ruthlessly massacres the Goblins with the [[Killing Curse]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}[[File:Slaughter at Malfoy Manor.png|250x250px|thumb|left|The result of the massacre at Malfoy Manor]]
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Lucius was present when Voldemort was informed by several goblins from Gringotts that the [[Trio]] had robbed the [[Lestrange Vault]].<ref name="DH27">{{DH|B|27}}</ref> This caused Voldemort to panic, and when he was informed that [[Hufflepuff's Cup|a small golden cup]] had been stolen, he flew into a rage. Realising at that moment that Harry was hunting his Horcruxes, Voldemort unleashed the [[Elder Wand]] while [[Nagini]] watched. The rest of the witnesses fled, Lucius and even Bellatrix were pushing others aside in their haste to leave the room.<ref name="DH27" />
   
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The Dark Lord smote each [[goblin]] on the floor in their turn<ref name="DH27" /> (including [[Griphook]] who collapsed holding the [[Sword of Gryffindor]]),<ref name="DHF2">{{DH|F2}}</ref> until he was left alone amongst the dead with his followers. His followers were slowly and fearfully approaching the carnage.<ref name="DH27" />
====Battle of Hogwarts====
 
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Lucius|My Lord...please...my son...|Voldemort|If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins...|Aren't - aren't you afraid, my Lord that Potter might die at another hand but yours? Wouldn't it be... forgive me... more prudent to call off this battle, enter the castle, and seek him y-yourself?|Do not pretend, Lucius. You wish the battle to cease so that you can discover what has happened to your son.|Lucius begs Lord Voldemort to allow him to find Draco during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
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{{Dialogue|Lucius|My Lord... please... my son...|Voldemort|If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins...|Lucius begging Voldemort to let him find Draco|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
[[File:HPDH2-04075r-900x600.jpg|thumb|left|The Malfoy family nervous at the Battle of Hogwarts.]] By the time of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Lucius showed that he was more concerned with his son's safety than Voldemort's cause, begging to be permitted to find him when the fighting began.
 
[[File:Lucius-DH2.jpg|thumb|150px|Lucius leaving the battle with his family.]]
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[[File:Death eaters-dhp2.jpg|250px|thumb|Lucius beckoning his son to join him and Narcissa]]
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By the time of the Battle of Hogwarts, Lucius showed that he was more concerned with his son's safety than [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s cause, begging to be permitted to find him when the fighting began. [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] lied directly to Voldemort for Harry's sake when he informed her that [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] was still alive, and she and Lucius ran through the crowd, "''not even attempting to fight, screaming for their son''".
   
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Lucius was present in for [[Harry Potter]]'s final defeat of Lord Voldemort. Following Voldemort's defeat, Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco sat in the [[Great Hall]] during the celebrations, looking unsure that they belonged there.<ref name="DH" />
   
===Later life===
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===Later life {{C|1998–}}===
Lucius and Draco's crimes were forgiven due to their abandonment of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his cause, and Narcissa's lie to the Dark Lord that saved [[Harry Potter]]'s life in the [[Forbidden Forest]] in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. None of them served time in [[Azkaban]] due to the evidence he provided against fellow [[Death Eaters]] and his help to ensure the capture of many of Voldemort's followers who had fled into hiding.<ref name="malfoyfamily">''[[Pottermore]]'' - J.K. Rowling Exclusive Content - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book2/chapter4/moment4/the-malfoy-family The Malfoy Family]</ref> Lucius would eventually gain a grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy]], after Draco married [[Astoria Greengrass]].<ref>[http://www.bloomsbury.com/jkrevent/ Bloomsbury Webschat with J.K. Rowling 30 July 2007]</ref>
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Lucius and Draco's crimes were forgiven due to their abandonment of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and his cause, and Narcissa's lie to the Dark Lord that saved [[Harry Potter]]'s life in the [[Forbidden Forest]] in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. None of them served time in [[Azkaban]] due to the evidence he provided against fellow [[Death Eaters]] and his help to ensure the capture of many of Voldemort's followers who had fled into hiding.<ref name="malfoy" /> However, the revelation of their previous loyalty to Voldemort had invariably destroyed Lucius's prized and precious reputation and few people would forget the Malfoy family's previous loyalties.
   
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Lucius would eventually gain a grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy]], after Draco married [[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria Greengrass]].<ref>[http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2007/0730-bloomsbury-chat.html Bloomsbury Webschat with J.K. Rowling 30 July 2007]</ref> Because of Astoria's change of view regarding blood purity after the war, Lucius and Narcissa found her to be a somewhat disappointing daughter-in-law despite her pure-blood heritage.<ref name="draco" /> According to Draco, Lucius was frequently telling Astoria that he wanted grandchildren to continue on the family line, despite Draco telling her otherwise.
==Physical appearance==
 
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy Headshot.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Lucius Malfoy in [[1996]].]]
 
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Lucius still enjoyed collecting Dark artefacts, particularly ones that no one else had. [[Theodore Nott]] worked for him and they created a prototype for a new [[Time-Turner]], having decided the ones created by the Ministry were unsuitable and, having been destroyed, unavailable. The prototype was hindered by the five minute rule, but they then found a way to create another Time-Turner which would enable Lucius to travel back in time years, as he had hoped. However, he never used it which led Draco to believe that he actually preferred a world without Voldemort. The Time-Turner he created was kept by Draco, and it was used to save Scorpius and his friend, [[Albus Potter|Albus]], who were trapped in the past.<ref name="laterlife">{{CC|B|4|4}}</ref>
Lucius had a pale, pointed face, with pale blond hair and cold grey eyes. He often carried a [[Lucius Malfoy's Walking Stick|walking stick]] with a snake head that contained [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|his wand]]. His son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] resembled him strongly.<ref name="COS" /> It is stated that his grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy]], resembles Draco, meaning that Lucius and his grandson also had a resemblance.
 
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==Physical description==
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy Headshot.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Lucius Malfoy in [[1996]]]]
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Lucius had a pale, pointed face, with pale blond hair and cold pale grey eyes. He often carried a [[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|walking stick]] with a snake head that contained [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|his wand]]. As a Death Eater, he bore the Dark Mark on his left inner forearm; this had faded to a mere scar upon Voldemort's death.
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After spending a year in the wizarding prison of Azkaban, possibly suffering the horrors of the Dementors' presence, his looks suffered greatly because of it, his skin taking on a yellowish and waxy look, and his eyes sunken and shadowed. His voice was also quite hoarse. Later that year, after having been a victim of the Dark Lord's wrath upon Harry Potter's escape from the Manor, Lucius's looks took a turn for the worse, as he seemed ragged, and he carried traces of his punishment, meaning he might have looked beaten and bruised. It is likely that his looks might have improved upon the fall of his former Master once he returned to everyday life.
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His son [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] resembled him strongly.<ref name="GOFskinhair" /> It was stated that his grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy]], resembled Draco, meaning that Lucius and his grandson also had a resemblance.
   
 
==Personality and traits==
 
==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|I don't give a damn what your father thinks. He's vile, and cruel. And you're pathetic.|Harry Potter to Draco Malfoy|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)}}
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{{Quote|Good lord, Arthur. What did you have to sell to get seats in the Top Box? Surely [[The Burrow|your house]] wouldn't have fetched this much?|Lucius displaying contempt towards [[Arthur Weasley]]|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire}}
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As pretty much the embodiment of wealth and influence in the wizarding community, Lucius Malfoy took great pride in his aristocratic stature, and viewed himself as superior to [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s and [[Muggle-born]]s, although his views on [[half-blood]]s were likely more tempered as many half-bloods appear on the Malfoy family tree.<ref name="pureblood">{{WW|pure-blood}}</ref> He was also a very shrewd, opportunistic social climber who was good at controlling others, but behind his veneer of respectability, he treated people cruelly. He callously utilised eleven-year old [[Ginevra Weasley]] in an attempt to both discredit [[Arthur Weasley|her father]] in the Ministry, and remove Albus Dumbledore from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts. This attempt would have resulted in her death if Harry Potter had not intervened.<ref name="COS">{{COS}}</ref>
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[[File:Lucius malfoy.JPG|250px|thumb|Lucius's dangerous temper as he attempted to curse [[Harry Potter]]]]
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Lucius could be intelligent and manipulative when he needed to be, allowing him to gain respect and the good will of high-ranking individuals through his fortune and family name. He even had influence over Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Lucius's constant donations to important establishments were actually nothing more than bribing Fudge for classified information, delaying laws, and receiving undeserved rewards and recognitions.
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While putting much effort into maintaining an appearance of respectability, Lucius's slick demeanour did little to hide his self-serving nature. He had no qualms about appealing to whichever side would be more beneficial to his social advancement. He was never unconditionally loyal because he didn't want to be put in a negative light with people on either end. During the Quidditch World Cup, he anonymously participated in the lowly torturing of Muggles but fled when the Dark Mark was cast in the sky.
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In fact, rather than going to find Lord Voldemort when he lost all his powers in the first place, he instead pretended to have seen the error of his ways and tried to ingratiate himself to the Ministry of Magic. He claimed that he was always alert for Voldemort's return but when Voldemort pointed out that he had fled from the Dark Mark, Lucius was instantly silenced. Despite this, he did attempt to go through with Voldemort's plan of using his old school diary to open the Chamber of Secrets, not realising that the diary contained a piece of his master's soul (although Lucius was more focused on ridding himself of an incriminating piece of Dark magic when the Ministry was conducting searches).
   
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However, in spite of his ruthless and prejudiced nature, one of Lucius's more redeeming traits was that he was very loving and devoted towards his family, especially caring greatly for his wife and son. He and Narcissa were indulgent and protective of their only child, though Lucius also demonstrated that he had expectations for his son, in one instance berating him for being beaten academically by Hermione Granger. In the end, along with Narcissa, he demonstrated that his family was more important to him than serving Voldemort, especially after Voldemort lost both the respect and trust he once had from the Malfoys. Lucius's love for Draco and Narcissa also allowed him to overcome his more self-serving side as he charged straight into the thick of battle during the siege on Hogwarts in an attempt to find Draco, eventually locating him after Voldemort was finally defeated and the battle came to an end.
Despite being the embodiment of wealth and influence in the wizarding world, Lucius Malfoy was a ruthless bigot; he took great pride in his aristocratic stature, viewing himself as being racially superior to [[Muggle]]s, [[Muggle-born]]s, and [[half-blood]]s. He was also a shrewd, opportunistic social climber who was good at controlling others but behind his veneer of respectability, he treated people cruelly. He callously utilised eleven-year old [[Ginerva Weasley]] in an attempt to both discredit [[Arthur Weasley|her father]] in the Ministry, and remove Albus Dumbledore from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts. This attempt would have resulted in her death if Harry Potter had not intervened.<ref name="COS" />
 
   
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Despite his love for his son, Lucius became disappointed in Draco for losing his value in [[pure-blood supremacy]] after the [[Second Wizarding War]], and for marrying [[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria Greengrass]], who underwent similar changes to Draco's. Father and son had an argument for Draco's willingness to let the Malfoy bloodline end with him to preserve Astoria's [[Blood malediction|frail body]], showing that Lucius still maintained his belief in pure-blood supremacy over the well-being of a human being, and that the mistreatment he received from the Second Wizarding War did little to change his opportunistic and bigoted personality.
Lucius's slick demeanour thinly concealed a cowardly side. Like [[Peter Pettigrew]] and [[Dolores Umbridge]], he appealed to whichever side would be more beneficial to his social advancement. He was never unconditionally loyal because he didn't want to be put in a bad light with people on either end. During the Quidditch World Cup, he anonymously participated in the lowly torturing of Muggles but fled when the Dark Mark was cast in the sky. In fact, rather than going to find Lord Voldemort when he lost all his powers in the first place, he instead pretended to have seen the error of his ways and tried to ingratiate himself to the Ministry of Magic. He claimed that he was always alert for Voldemort's return but when Voldemort pointed out that he'd fled from the Dark Mark, Lucius was instantly silenced. Despite this he did attempt to go through with Voldemort's plan of using his old school diary to open the Chamber of Secrets, not realising that the diary contained a piece of his master's soul.
 
   
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He even employed [[Theodore Nott]] to create a "true" [[Time-Turner]], a dangerous device that would give him the potential to go back in time to avert Voldemort's demise. Yet due to the fact that he never used it, it shows Lucius remained inclined to the Dark side, as was seen by his creating and keeping such a dangerous and illegal device, and passing it on to his son. However, it can be also inferred that Lucius didn't have any intention at all to bring back his former master, as Draco later reflected that Lucius seemed to like a world without Voldemort.
However, Lucius cared greatly for his [[Narcissa Malfoy|wife]] and [[Draco Malfoy|son]] and was one of the few Death Eaters who was capable of feeling genuine love. He and Narcissa were indulgent and protective of their only child, though Lucius also demonstrated that he had expectations for his son, in one instance berating him for being beaten academically by [[Hermione Granger]]. When Lucius displeased [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]], the Dark Lord charged Draco with the task of killing Dumbledore as an indirect attack on Lucius. In the end, along with Narcissa, he demonstrated that his family was more important to him than serving Voldemort. Lucius' love for Draco and Narcissa also allowed him to overcome his more cowardly side as he charged straight into the thick of battle during the siege on Hogwarts in an attempt to find Draco.<ref name="DH" />
 
   
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
 
==Magical abilities and skills==
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[[File:OOTP Death Chamber Sirius Harry Antonin Lucius.gif|245px|thumb|Lucius, along with Dolohov, duelling Sirius Black and Harry Potter during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]
[[File:Stupefy_block.JPG|thumb|200px|Lucius blocking a spell.]]
 
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{{Quote|It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Potter. Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands.|Lucius's fondness for martial magic|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
*'''[[Love]]''': Despite his cold and ruthless nature, Lucius was one of the few Death Eaters who was capable of feeling love. Lucius cared deeply about his family, especially [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] and [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]]. In the end his love for his family drove him to abandon Voldemort to search for Draco. His abandonment of Voldemort led to him avoiding another sentence in Azkaban along with his family.
 
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Being one of [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]'s inner circle and, up until the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], one of his most trusted and valued allies, Lucius was obviously a very powerful and experienced [[Wizardkind|wizard]].
*'''[[Dark Arts]]''': His former house elf called him a dark wizard and was a powerful death eater, being a member of the innermost circle.
 
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*'''[[Love]]''': Despite his cold and ruthless nature, Lucius was one of the only [[Death Eaters]] in Voldemort's inner circle who was capable of feeling genuine love. Lucius cared deeply about his family, especially [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] and [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]]. In the end, his love for his family drove him to abandon Voldemort and search for Draco, especially after Voldemort refused his offer to stop the battle in order for him to search for Draco while Voldemort searched for Harry Potter. His abandonment of Voldemort led to him avoiding another sentence in Azkaban along with his family.
*'''[[Unforgivable Curses]]''': Lucius was skilled with the [[Imperius Curse]], using it multiple times in the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. Lucius was also prepared to use the [[Killing Curse]] on [[Harry Potter]] in his second year. However, he only managed to say the first part of the incantation, before [[Dobby]] stopped him. As a member of the innermost circle amongst the [[Death Eaters]] it can also be assumed that he may have taken part in murder and torture via [[Crucio|the Cruciatus Curse.]]
 
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*'''[[Dark Arts]]''': As a high-ranking Death Eater, Lucius was highly familiar and skilled with all kinds of Dark magic and with the casting of [[Dark charm]]s, being an accomplished [[Dark wizard]]. He was able to recognise the effects of such unfriendly spells on sight. When [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] were captured by [[Snatchers]] and brought to [[Malfoy Manor]], for example, Lucius was able to quickly identify the cause of the former's appearance as the result of a [[Stinging Jinx]], even though his comrades present could not. The extent of his power and skill as a Dark wizard was shown by how he was able to successfully perform the [[Unforgivable Curses]], which required tremendous skill and genuine malice, as shown by his proficiency at the [[Imperius Curse]], successfully placing [[Sturgis Podmore]] and [[Broderick Bode]] under control, which allowed him to carry out his master's orders.<ref name="OOTP26"/> He was also known to enjoy the torturing of Muggles with Dark magic, along with his fellow Death Eaters.<ref name="GOF33"/> Furthermore, Lucius owned an impressive collection of numerous Dark magical artefacts and [[curse]]d objects in his home, many of which he likely purchased from [[Borgin and Burkes]], being a frequent customer there, and was also able to understand them thoroughly and interact with them.<ref name="LEGOY1"/> Indeed, even Voldemort trusted him to take care of his [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]], one of his [[Horcrux]]es, speaking for his confidence in Lucius's ability to manage Dark objects, although his neglect and misuse of this item ultimately led to its destruction, much to his master's fury. He also used [[Dark charm]]s (such as the [[jinx]] ''[[Dangling Jinx|Levicorpus]]'') when he lead fellow [[Death Eaters]] in torturing Muggles at the [[Reappearance of the Dark Mark|riot at the World Cup]].<ref name="GOF9" />
*'''[[Duel]]ling''': Lucius was a skilled duellist and was able to hold his own against [[Sirius Black]] and [[Harry Potter]] simultaneously in the Ministry of Magic. He was also the only Death Eater, apart from [[Severus Snape]], who had enough confidence in his abilities to stand up to [[Bellatrix Lestrange]] and deflected one of her spells which had been aimed at Harry, because he was worried that she might accidentally smash the prophecy Harry was carrying. Lucius was present during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] but did little, if any, fighting during the battle, because he was with [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the Shrieking Shack for the first part of the battle and was searching for his son during the second part.
 
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*'''[[Duelling]]''': Lucius was a highly skilled duellist, though not as aggressive as some of his fellow [[Death Eaters]], instead favouring a more elegant, refined technique when he engaged an adversary, and generally demonstrating great form in his duelling style. A veteran of the [[First Wizarding War]], Lucius fought the enemies of the Dark Lord during his former master's first rise to power and, as his most senior lieutenant at the time, led fractions of the Dark forces into battle.<ref>Draco Malfoy's page on {{PM}} tells us that "[[Tom Riddle|All his life, he had idolised a father who advocated violence and was not afraid to use it himself, and now that his son discovered in himself a distaste for murder, he felt it to be a shameful failing.]]" Evidently, while not murderous and sadistic like Bellatrix, Draco is aware that his father readily partook in disposing of the enemies of the Dark Lord when ordered to do so/deeming it necessary.</ref> Having held his own against trained [[Auror]]s and members of the [[Order of the Phoenix]] alike during the historical conflict, Lucius survived the war and were ultimately able to evade capture until after Voldemort's fall from power. An impressive feat, given the fact that he and the rest of his allies were up against the likes of [[Alastor Moody]], who filled half the cells in [[Azkaban]] with those Lucius fought alongside with and how the [[Head of Department|Head]] of the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]] of the day, [[Bartemius Crouch Senior|Bartemius Crouch]], authorised the [[Auror Office]] to [[Curse-to-kill|kill rather than capture]], and Lucius consequently proved capable of emerging from combat situations that were no-holds-barred as well as fending off people who simply sought to arrest or capture him. In spite of not having seen action for about thirteen years, Lucius had maintained his skill at martial magic; successfully fought the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] officials that tried to apprehend him and his comrades during the [[Reappearance of the Dark Mark|Riot at the Quidditch World Cup]], although he, like them, fled when the [[Dark Mark]] was sent skywards by [[Bartemius Crouch Junior|one of their fellows]]. He was also notably the only Death Eater (apart from [[Severus Snape]]) who had enough confidence in his own abilities to stand up to [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]. During the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Lucius showed proficient reflexes in deflecting Harry Potter's [[Stunning Spell]] with relative ease, contrasting at least two of his comrades who broke their ranks to avoid the ones from his friends. Shortly afterwards, he blocked another such spell from [[Nymphadora Tonks]], one of the [[Auror]]s in the [[Order of the Phoenix]] that had arrived to rescue the students that he and the other Dark wizards present were targeting. In the same battle, he also stood his ground against [[Remus Lupin]], until the arrival of [[Albus Dumbledore]] saw him rounded up with his peers.
*'''[[Potioneer]]''': While in school at Hogwarts, Lucius was noted by [[Horace Slughorn]] to be quite talented in potions.
 
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*'''[[Nonverbal spell|Nonverbal magic]]''': Lucius was capable of casting offensive [[spell]]s while duelling non-verbally, showing a great amount of skill in this field, given the high level of difficulty required in the casting of non-verbal spells, a further testament to his skills as a powerful wizard.<ref name="OOTPF">{{OOTP|F}}</ref>
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*'''Intellect''': Lucius was a rather astute and wily man, having been a model student during his time as a student and even made a [[Prefect]] at his fifth year, a position bestowed upon academic high-achievers that had proven themselves capable, both in class and out. As an adult, his political acumen was such that it enabled him to effectively influence matters of state; being persuasive enough in conversation to win the respect of high-ranking bureaucrats such as [[Dolores Umbridge]], and the goodwill of various politicians, whom he was able to convince to make changes that favoured Lucius's own agenda over that of other important people. Indeed, throughout the [[First Wizarding War]] and during the early stages of the [[Second Wizarding War|Second]], Lucius was able to effectively balance his roles as both among the most prominent and politically influential individuals at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], ''and'' the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]]'s second-in-command, while also possessing the foresight to prepare a contingency plan on the off-chance that he fell under suspicion of being involved with the Dark Lord by ensuring that he was owed favours by people in high places and could call in to collect them when necessary. After the war, Lucius retained his influence at the Ministry, even becoming a close advisor of the [[Minister for Magic]] of the time, [[Cornelius Fudge]].
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*'''Acting skills''': Lucius was a capable actor, having been able to successfully pretend to be on the side of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] during the [[First Wizarding War]] while he was actually the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]]'s second-in-command, and, even after being captured, managed to convince most of the Ministry that he had been an unwilling pawn and helped the [[Death Eaters]] against his will. He was also able to successfully pretend that he had no idea at all who was behind the [[Chamber of Secrets]] attacks while it was actually he who caused it and even when confronted by Dumbledore over this fact, Lucius was able to keep his emotion in check to avoid a confrontation with [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] he most certainly knew he would not win. In the beginning of the [[Second Wizarding War]], Lucius was once again able to act as apparent ally to the Ministry while once more serving the Dark Lord, carrying out several acts of covert coercion in an attempt to steal the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|Prophecy of the Chosen One]] without being noticed and was only exposed upon his capture in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].
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*'''Leadership skills''': Lucius was a talented leader even in his younger years, as shown by how he was able to successfully keep his fellow [[Slytherin]]s in check as a [[Prefect]]. Throughout the majority of the [[First Wizarding War]] and in the beginning of [[Second Wizarding War|the second]], Lucius's leadership skills made him the [[Tom Riddle|Dark Lord]]'s second-in-command. During the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Lucius displayed his leadership by remaining calm and focused on the mission even when faced with the unexpected situation when [[Harry Potter]] and [[Dumbledore's Army|his friends]] made a run for it and split up to confuse them, which he swiftly handled by quickly pairing up the Death Eaters under his command so that they would be pursuing all the teenagers at the same time, leading to the [[Death Eaters]] rather quick capture of them all apart from Harry, and then leading them against the [[Order of the Phoenix]], where they even got the upper hand until the arrival of Dumbledore; which led to the swift defeat of him and his allies. In addition to being unaffected by the mockeries of his cause and insults from the Dark Lord, he showed that if the objective was sufficiently important, he would not hesitate in leaving fallen comrades behind, focusing instead on seeing Lord Voldemort's orders through to the very end.
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*'''[[Potion]]s''': Lucius was skilled in the brewing of potions.<ref name="PM">{{PM}}</ref> While in school at Hogwarts, Lucius was noted by [[Horace Slughorn]] to be proficient in [[Potions (class)|potions]] and his talent in potion-making even earned him a place among Slughorn's elite [[Slug Club]].<ref name="HBP"/> Furthermore, Lucius owned a rather impressive repertoire of various [[poison]]s, showing he likely had knowledge of such substances.<ref name="COS4" />
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*'''[[Apparition]]''': Like most accomplished adult wizards, Lucius was capable of apparating at will. After the Return of the Dark Lord, he Apparated to the Little Hangleton Graveyard to witness the rebirth of his master, along with many other Death Eaters.<ref name="GOF33" />
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*'''[[Wizard's Chess]]''': Lucius was a proficient chess player during his time at Hogwarts, and was good enough that he was able to tutor and instruct other Slytherins during his time as Governor.<ref name="HTC">{{HM|3|HOGWARTS TRIVIA}}</ref>
   
 
==Possessions==
 
==Possessions==
[[File:Harry_potter_wiki.jpg|thumb|right|Lucius's walking stick]]
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy Death Eater Mask.png|200px|thumb|Lucius's Death Eater mask]]
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy wand.png|thumb|Lucius's wand and cane]]
*'''[[Lucius Malfoy's Walking Stick|Enchanted Cane]]''': Lucius owned a walking stick that was enchanted with the shield charm to protect him from spells. His wand was hidden within the stick for sneak attack, so he could block and cast [[spell]]s at the same time. The cane was also ornamented with a snake head at the top. This ornamentation was broken off by Voldemort in the [[Meeting at Malfoy Manor]], when Voldemort forced Lucius to give him his wand, under the assumption that another's wand but not his own can kill Harry Potter.
 
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*'''[[Lucius Malfoy's wand|Wand]]''': Lucius owned a wand which he kept in his walking stick. This wand was passed down through generations in the [[Malfoy family]].
*'''[[Poison]]s''': In 1992 he was seen by Harry Potter selling dark poisons at [[Borgin and Burkes]] because the ministry was conducting raids on private homes.
 
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*'''[[Slytherin tie pin]]''': Like other [[Slytherin]]s, Lucius owned a tie pin in the shape of a [[snake|serpent]] of Slytherin House, to show his pride for his house. He wore this throughout his years at Hogwarts.
*'''[[Tom Riddle's Diary]]''': When he became a Death Eater, Lord Voldemort trusted Lucius with a [[Horcrux|horcrux]]. However, the diary was destroyed by [[Harry Potter]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]].
 
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*'''[[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|Walking stick]]''': Lucius owned a walking stick that was enchanted with the shield charm to protect him from spells. His wand was hidden within the stick for sneak attacks, so he could block and cast [[spell]]s at the same time. The cane was also ornamented with a snake head at the top. This ornamentation was broken off by Voldemort in the [[Meeting at Malfoy Manor]], when Voldemort forced Lucius to give him his wand, under the assumption that another's wand but not his own can kill Harry Potter.
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*'''[[Poison]]s''': In [[1992]], he was seen by Harry Potter selling [[Dark Arts|Dark]] poisons at [[Borgin and Burkes]] because the ministry was conducting raids on private homes.
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*'''[[T. M. Riddle's Diary|Tom Riddle's Diary]]''': When he became a Death Eater, Lord Voldemort trusted Lucius with a [[Horcrux]]. However, Lucius attempted to use it in a way to discredit his enemies, the Weasley family, by slipping it into the luggage of Ginevra Weasley. This culminated in a turn of events where the diary was destroyed by [[Harry Potter]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]].
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*'''[[Lucius Malfoy's second wand|Second wand]]''': Lucius owned a second wand that he used during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to replace the one that was destroyed.
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*'''[[Time-Turner]]''': As an avid collector of powerful artefacts, Lucius had [[Theodore Nott]] create a new Time-Turner which was not restricted by the safety boundary of five hours as was created by the Ministry, nor by the boundary of the five minute restriction created by Nott's prototype. The improved Time-Turner gleamed gold and could travel back to any time for a long duration. Lucius passed it down to Draco. Lucius and Draco kept it secret as the Ministry would have sent them to Azkaban for having such a dangerous artefact. Lucius never actually used it, and Draco believed his father actually preferred the world without Voldemort in it.<ref name="laterlife" />
   
 
==Relationships==
 
==Relationships==
 
===Family===
 
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====Parents====
 
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Although not much is known about Lucius's parents, it is known that they were both pure-blood. His father, [[Abraxas Malfoy|Abraxas]], died of a case of [[Dragon pox]], when he was very old. He was also a friend of [[Horace Slughorn]]. It is unknown when Lucius' mother died, but it is possible that she was not alive during the [[Second Wizarding War]].
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Although not much is known about Lucius's parents, it is known that they were both pure-bloods. His father, [[Abraxas Malfoy|Abraxas]], died of a case of [[Dragon Pox]], when he was very old. He was also a friend of [[Horace Slughorn]]. It is unknown if Lucius's mother died, but it is possible that she was not alive during the [[Second Wizarding War]].
   
====Wife and Son====
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[[File:Narcissa_Tears.PNG|thumb|200px|Narcissa Malfoy, his wife.]]
 
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Bellatrix|[[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|That]] was not my fault! [[Tom Riddle|The Dark Lord]], has, in the past, entrusted [[Bellatrix Lestrange|me]] with his most precious — if Lucius hadn't —|Narcissa|Don't you dare - don't you ''dare'' blame my husband!|Narcissa defends Lucius for failing to get the [[prophecy]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Bellatrix|[[Battle of the Department of Mysteries|That]] was not my fault! [[Tom Riddle|The Dark Lord]], has, in the past, entrusted [[Bellatrix Lestrange|me]] with his most precious — if Lucius hadn't —|Narcissa|Don't you dare - don't you ''dare'' blame my husband!|Narcissa defends Lucius for failing to get the [[prophecy]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
   
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[[File:Narcissa Malfoy.png|240px|thumb|left|[[Narcissa Malfoy]], his wife]]
Lucius and his wife, [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]], appeared to have a close and affectionate relationship. They both enjoyed being members of the social elite of the [[wizarding world]] and spoiling their only child, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]]. Lucius acquiesced to his wife’s wishes when she wanted their son to attend [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], rather than [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]]. Narcissa was very upset when her husband was briefly imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] and became highly defensive when others mentioned it.<ref name="HBP" /> In [[1997]], when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] took over [[Malfoy Manor]] and demanded that Lucius give him his wand, he looked to Narcissa, and only when she touched his wrist, which gestered him to be calm, then he turned it over.<ref name="DH" />
 
[[File:Draco Malfoy PoA.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Draco, Lucius' only son.]]
 
[[File:Draco-Lucius-GOF.jpg|thumb|Lucius and Draco]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, [[Borgin]]... Though if his school marks don't pick up, that may indeed be all he is fit for-|Draco|It's not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger-|I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of [[Muggle-born|no wizard family]] beat you in every exam.|Lucius and Draco in [[Borgin and Burkes]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
   
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Lucius and his wife, Narcissa, appeared to have a close and affectionate relationship. They both enjoyed being members of the social elite of the [[wizarding world]] and spoiling their only child, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]]. Lucius acquiesced to his wife's wishes when she wanted their son to attend [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]], rather than [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]]. Narcissa was very upset when her husband was briefly imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] and became highly defensive when others mentioned it.<ref name="HBP" /> In [[1997]], when [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] took over [[Malfoy Manor]] and demanded that Lucius give him his wand, he looked to Narcissa, and only when she touched his wrist, which gestured him to be calm, then he turned it over.<ref name="DH" />
While both Lucius and Narcissa spoiled their [[Draco Malfoy|son]], Lucius was the more demanding parent. Regardless, he spoiled Draco with everything from unlimited freedom to money, and personally purchased broomsticks for the entire [[Slytherin]] [[Quidditch]] [[Slytherin Quidditch team|team]] when Draco was made [[Seeker]]. He was also openly critical of Draco’s school marks being lower than those of [[Hermione Granger]], a [[Muggle-born]] witch, reproving Draco for his lack of effort to show her up. Draco looked up to his father, often boasting about his influence and emulating him.<ref name="COS" /> He was furious with [[Harry Potter]] after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], blaming him for getting Lucius incarcerated.<ref name="OTP" />
 
   
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, [[Borgin]]... Though if his school marks don't pick up, that may indeed be all he is fit for —|Draco|It's not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger —|I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of [[Muggle-born|no wizard family]] beat you in every exam.|Lucius and Draco in [[Borgin and Burkes]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
Draco was terrified that his parents would be punished for his failure to assassinate [[Albus Dumbledore]] on [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s orders, and appeared to be close to accepting Dumbledore’s offer to keep them safe before [[Severus Snape]] interceded and killed the Headmaster.<ref name="HBP" /> Lucius too cared far more about Draco than about his life as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]], begging Voldemort during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to allow him to go search for Draco. Once it resumed, neither Lucius nor Narcissa fought at all, instead desperately searching for their son.<ref name="DH" />
 
   
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[[File:Draco-Malfoy-promo-draco-and-slytherin-22383941-1920-2560.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Draco Malfoy]], his son and only child]]
In [[2006]], Lucius had a grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius]] through Draco and his wife, [[Astoria Greengrass]]. It is unknown what kind of relationship Lucius and Scorpius had, but it is most likely that they had a good one. Scorpius also resembled Lucius physically, as he resembled Draco, too.
 
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While both Lucius and Narcissa spoiled their son, Lucius was the more demanding parent. Regardless, he spoiled Draco with everything from unlimited freedom to money, and personally purchased broomsticks for the entire [[Slytherin Quidditch team]] when Draco was made [[Seeker]]. He was also openly critical of Draco's school marks being lower than those of [[Hermione Granger]], a [[Muggle-born]] witch, reproving Draco for his lack of effort to show her up. Draco looked up to his father, often boasting about his influence and emulating him.<ref name="COS" /> He was furious with [[Harry Potter]] after the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], blaming him for getting Lucius incarcerated.<ref name="OTP" />
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Draco was terrified that his parents would be punished for his failure to assassinate [[Albus Dumbledore]] on [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s orders, and appeared to be close to accepting Dumbledore's offer to keep them safe before [[Severus Snape]] interceded and killed the Headmaster.<ref name="HBP" /> Lucius also cared far more about Draco than about his life as a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]], as he was begging Voldemort during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] to allow him to go search for Draco. Once it resumed, neither Lucius nor Narcissa fought at all, but instead went desperately searching for their son.<ref name="DH" />
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In [[2006]], Lucius had a grandson, [[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius]] through Draco and his wife, [[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria Greengrass]]. Lucius didn't think highly of Astoria, as she raised their grandson Scorpius with a more tolerant view on Muggles.<ref name="draco" /> It is unknown what kind of relationship Lucius and Scorpius had, given Astoria's nurturing. Scorpius also resembled Lucius physically, as he resembled Draco, too. However, Lucius's relationship with Draco seemed to have been slightly more strained since Astoria's marriage into the family, as Draco made it clear he was willing to let the Malfoy bloodline end with him in order to preserve the health of his wife's frail body, to which Lucius protested.<ref name="laterlife" />
   
 
===Arthur Weasley===
 
===Arthur Weasley===
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|Dear me, what's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it?|Arthur|We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,|Clearly. The company you keep, Weasley ... and I thought your family could sink no lower.|Lucius and Arthur Weasley arguing in [[Flourish and Blotts]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
[[File:Arthur_Weasley.jpg|thumb|220px|Arthur Weasley, his arch-rival.]]
 
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[[File:Arthur Weasley profile.jpg|235px|thumb|left|[[Arthur Weasley]], his arch-rival]]
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Lucius|What's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it?|Arthur|We have a ''very'' different idea about what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy.|Clearly. Associating with ''Muggles''. And I thought your family could sink no lower.|Lucius and [[Arthur Weasley]] in [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[1992]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
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Lucius and Arthur Weasley despised each other, often exchanging insults when they met, and even getting into a fistfight on at least one occasion. Lucius disdained the [[Weasley family]] for its poverty and so-called [[blood traitor]] status; while the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] prized their [[pure-blood]] heritage, the Weasleys accepted [[Non-magic people|Muggle]]s and [[Muggle-born]]s. He and Arthur apparently clashed multiple times over this at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].
   
Lucius and [[Arthur Weasley]] despised each other, often exchanging insults when they met, and even getting into a fistfight on at least one occasion. Lucius disdained the [[Weasley family]] for its poverty and so-called [[blood traitor]] status; while the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] prized their [[pure-blood]] heritage, the Weasleys accepted [[Muggle]]s and [[Muggle-born]]s. He and Arthur apparently clashed multiple times over this at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], where they both worked. When Arthur proposed the [[Muggle Protection Act]] in [[1992]], Lucius was furious to the point of trying to sabotage Arthur by placing an [[Tom Riddle's Diary|old diary]] of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]]'s on Arthur’s eleven-year-old daughter, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], endangering her life as well as those of Muggle-born [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students, as this led to the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]].<ref name="COS" /> Also, Arthur never believed Lucius' claim that he had been under the [[Imperius Curse]] during the [[First Wizarding War]], indicating that their enmity likely dates back to their younger years.
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When Arthur proposed the [[Muggle Protection Act]] in [[1992]], Lucius was furious to the point of trying to sabotage Arthur by placing an [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|old diary]] of [[Tom Riddle|Tom Marvolo Riddle]]'s on Arthur's eleven-year-old daughter, [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], endangering her life as well as those of Muggle-born [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] students, as this led to the opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]].<ref name="COS" />
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Also, Arthur never believed Lucius's claim that he had been under the [[Imperius Curse]] during the [[First Wizarding War]], thereby indicating that their enmity likely dates back to their younger years.
   
 
===Severus Snape===
 
===Severus Snape===
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{{Quote|Lucius always spoke highly of you.|[[Dolores Umbridge]] to Severus Snape|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
[[File:SeverusSnape.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Severus Snape, his friend.]]
 
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[[File:Severus Snape OOTP.jpg|220x220px|thumb|[[Severus Snape]], his friend]]
{{Quote|Lucius always spoke highly of you.|[[Dolores Umbridge]] to [[Severus Snape]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)}}
 
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Lucius was the first person in Hogwarts who offered kindness to Severus Snape and later took him on as a protégé during their [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] days. Lucius welcomed him into [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]] when Severus was sorted there and Lucius was a [[prefect]], and as part of a [[Gang of Slytherins|group]] of future [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="DH33">{{DH|B|33}} - "And Severus Snape moved off to the other side of the Hall, away from Lily, to where the Slytherins were cheering him, to where Lucius Malfoy, a prefect badge gleaming upon his chest, patted Snape on the back as he sat down beside him. ..."</ref> It is also possible that Lucius protected him from bullies, such as [[James Potter I|James Potter]] and [[Sirius Black]], as the latter seemed to despise him. Lucius continued to think and speak highly of Severus later in life, and Severus seemed to favour [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] as a student in his [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class, leading [[Sirius Black]] to once acidly comment that Severus was Lucius's lapdog.<ref name="OTP24">{{OOTP|B|24}}</ref>
   
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The fact that [[Narcissa Malfoy]] went to Severus for help when Lucius was in [[Azkaban]] and Draco had been given [[Plot to assassinate Albus Dumbledore|a dangerous mission]] by Voldemort<ref name="HBP" /> demonstrated the trust and respect the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] had for Severus. Severus, on his part, was the only Death Eater who continued to treat Lucius kindly after his fall from favour and was the one who convinced Voldemort to free him from Azkaban. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learnt of Snape's death and his true loyalties to Dumbledore, though it is possible that he was saddened by the death of his old friend and may have been sympathetic towards Snape due to his own disillusionment from the Death Eaters.
Lucius ran in the same circles as [[Severus Snape]] since their [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] days, welcoming him into [[Slytherin]] house when Severus was sorted there and Lucius was a [[prefect]], and as part of a group of future [[Death Eaters]].<ref name="DH" /> Lucius continued to think and speak highly of Severus later in life, and Severus seemed to favour [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] as a student in his [[Potions (class)|Potions]] class, leading [[Sirius Black]] to once acidly comment that Severus was Lucius’ “lap dog”.<ref name="OTP" /> The fact that [[Narcissa Malfoy]] went to Severus for help when Lucius was in [[Azkaban]] and Draco had been given a dangerous mission by Voldemort<ref name="HBP" /> demonstrates the trust and respect the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] had for Severus, apparently in spite of his being a [[half-blood]], though it is possible they were unaware of his [[blood status]].
 
   
 
===Bellatrix Lestrange===
 
===Bellatrix Lestrange===
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{{Quote|I TOLD YOU, NO! If you smash it — !|Lucius's anger at Bellatrix during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
[[File:Luciusbella2.jpg|thumb|Lucius with Bellatrix, his sister-in-law.]]
 
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[[File:Bellatrix Lestrange promo.jpg|220x220px|thumb|left|[[Bellatrix Lestrange]], his sister-in-law]]
Lucius didn't seem to have very much respect for [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], his sister-in-law, as the rest of the [[Death Eaters]] did. Bellatrix was a fanatically loyal Death Eater, who fought for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Lucius was antagonistic with Bellatrix, despite that she had been imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] for fourteen years, unlike Lucius. When Bellatrix wanted to kill, or torture [[Harry Potter]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Lucius restrained her. After the battle, Bellatrix told Narcissa that it was Lucius' fault that he didn't give Voldemort the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|Prophecy]]. In [[1997]], Bellatrix stayed with Lucius at his house, as she wanted to come closer to Voldemort, who was also staying there. Bellatrix and Lucius also fought along during the [[Battle of Malfoy Manor]], where they argued about who would call Voldemort when they caught Harry Potter. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Bellatrix was eventually killed by [[Molly Weasley]], while Lucius and his family reformed, as they regretted being loyal to [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]].
 
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Lucius did not seem to have very much respect for Bellatrix Lestrange, his sister-in-law, as the rest of the [[Death Eaters]] did. Bellatrix was a fanatically loyal Death Eater, who also fought for [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Lucius was antagonistic with Bellatrix due to usurping his place within the Death Eater ranks despite the fact she had been imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] for fourteen years, unlike Lucius. Their differences in loyalty in the Dark Lord also fuelled their antagonism for each other.
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When Bellatrix wanted to kill [[Harry Potter]] during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Lucius restrained her. After the battle, Bellatrix told Narcissa that it was Lucius's fault that she couldn't give Voldemort [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|the Prophecy]]. When Draco was made a Death Eater, she trained Draco herself In [[1997]], Bellatrix stayed with Lucius at his house, as she wanted to come closer to Voldemort, who was also staying there. Bellatrix and Lucius also fought together during the skirmish at Malfoy Manor, where they argued about who would call Voldemort when they caught Harry Potter. During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Bellatrix was eventually killed by [[Molly Weasley]], although Lucius's reaction to her death is unknown.
   
 
===Dobby===
 
===Dobby===
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{{Dialogue a-b-a-b|Lucius|Come Dobby, I said ''come''.|Dobby|Master has given Dobby a sock. Master gave it to Dobby.|What's that? What did you say?|Got a sock. Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby — Dobby is ''free''|Lucius unknowingly liberating Dobby of his servitude|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
[[File:Dobby the house elf.jpg|thumb|150px|left|[[Dobby]], his house-elf.]]
 
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[[File:Dobby.jpg|220x220px|thumb|[[Dobby]], his former [[House-elf]] who he treated abusively]]
{{Quote|You've lost me my servant!|Lucius to Harry Potter, after he freed Dobby.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
   
[[Dobby]] was Lucius' [[house-elf]]. Lucius treated Dobby with cruelty and abuse and was very sadistic with him. Dobby feared Lucius, but did everything Lucius ordered him. In [[1993]], [[Harry Potter]] freed Dobby by making Lucius give him a sock. Lucius became very angry and attempted to kill Harry. The last time Lucius saw Dobby was in [[1998]], when Dobby came to [[Malfoy Manor]] to rescue Harry Potter and his friends. Dobby was eventually killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned it.
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Dobby was Lucius's [[house-elf]]. Lucius treated Dobby with cruelty and abuse and was very sadistic with him. Dobby feared Lucius, but did everything Lucius ordered him. In [[1993]], [[Harry Potter]] freed Dobby by making Lucius give him a sock. Lucius became very angry and attempted to kill Harry. The last time Lucius saw Dobby was in [[1998]], when Dobby came to [[Malfoy Manor]] to rescue Harry Potter and his friends. Dobby was eventually killed by [[Bellatrix Lestrange]], and it is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned about his death.
   
 
===Lord Voldemort===
 
===Lord Voldemort===
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{{Dialogue a-b-a|Voldemort|I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less than happy of late… What is it about my presence in your home that displeases you, Lucius?|Lucius|Nothing – nothing, my Lord!|Such ''lies'', Lucius.|Voldemort and Lucius in Malfoy Manor in [[1997]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
[[File:Voldemortfilm.jpg|thumb|180px|Lord Voldemort, his former master.]]
 
{{Dialogue a-b-a|Voldemort|I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less than happy of late… What is it about my presence in your home that displeases you, Lucius?|Lucius|Nothing – nothing, my Lord!|Such ''lies'', Lucius.|[[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]] and Lucius in [[Malfoy Manor]] in [[1997]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 
   
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[[File:Voldemort1998.jpg|220x220px|thumb|left|[[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], his former master]]
Lucius was one of [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]’s most trusted and high-ranking [[Death Eaters]], serving him in both the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s. Upon his rebirth in [[1995]], Voldemort questioned Lucius’ loyalty, since he had never tried to find the Dark Lord after his fall in [[1981]].<ref name="GOF" /> Voldemort accepted Lucius’ explanations and exultations of devotion, and entrusted Lucius with the task of obtaining a [[prophecy]] concerning him and [[Harry Potter]]. Along with Lucius selfishly throwing away the [[Tom Riddle's Diary|diary]] [[Horcrux]], and failure and subsequent imprisonment in [[Azkaban]] made him and his family lose any favour in Voldemort’s eyes, and the Dark Lord may have given Lucius’ son a nearly impossible task to punish Lucius.<ref name="HBP" />
 
[[File:Voldilucius.jpg|thumb|200px|Voldemort asks Lucius for his wand.]]
 
Although he [[Azkaban escapes#1997|broke Lucius out of Azkaban]] in [[1997]], along with many other Death Eaters, Voldemort treated him with disdain, taking over his home and his [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|wand]], and mocking the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] for their [[Wedding of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks|relation]] to a [[Remus Lupin|werewolf]] through [[Nymphadora Tonks|Narcissa’s niece]]. Lucius was desperate to regain his master’s favour, but the opportunity for this that came with the capture of [[Harry Potter]] in the spring of [[1998]] ended in disaster; Harry and his friends [[Battle of Malfoy Manor|escaped]], and the Malfoys were severely punished. By the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Lucius abandoned his loyalty to Voldemort to protect his family, and was pardoned for his crimes due to his last-minute defection.<ref name="DH" />
 
   
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Lucius was one of Lord Voldemort's most trusted and high-ranking [[Death Eaters]], serving him in both the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s. Voldemort gave his [[T. M. Riddle's Diary|diary]] [[Horcrux]] to Lucius to retain. Upon his rebirth in [[1995]], Voldemort questioned Lucius's loyalty, since he had never tried to find the Dark Lord after his fall in [[1981]].<ref name="GOF" /> Voldemort accepted Lucius's explanations and exultations of devotion, and entrusted Lucius with the task of obtaining [[prophecy|a prophecy]] concerning him and [[Harry Potter]].
===Albus Dumbledore===
 
[[File:Dumbledore.JPG|thumb|left|190px|Albus Dumbledore, his enemy.]]
 
{{Quote|I'm afraid we feel you've rather lost your touch.|Lucius on Dumbledore's suspension|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
 
   
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Later however, Lucius selfishly throwing away the diary Horcrux, his failure in retrieving the Prophecy, and subsequent imprisonment in [[Azkaban]] made him and his family lose any favour in Voldemort's eyes, and the Dark Lord may gave Lucius's son a nearly impossible task to punish Lucius.<ref name="HBP" />
Lucius Malfoy had a strong dislike of [[Albus Dumbledore]]. This is due to two reasons – Dumbledore believed in Muggle rights which contradicted Malfoy's pure blood beliefs. In addition, Lucius was a Death Eater, so he believed that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was a much more powerful wizard than Dumbledore. Lucius always believed that Dumbledore becoming [[Headmaster]] was the worst thing that happened to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
 
   
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Although he [[Azkaban escapes#1997|broke Lucius out of Azkaban]] in [[1997]], along with many other Death Eaters, Voldemort treated him with disdain, taking over his home and [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|his wand]], and mocking the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] for their relation to a [[Remus Lupin|werewolf]] through [[Nymphadora Tonks|Narcissa's niece]]. Lucius was desperate to regain his master's favour, but the opportunity for that came with the capture of Harry Potter in the spring of [[1998]] and, unfortunately for him, ended in disaster; Harry and his friends [[Skirmish at Malfoy Manor|escaped]], and the Malfoys were severely punished. By the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], Lucius had abandoned his loyalty to Voldemort in order to protect his family, and was pardoned for his crimes due to his last-minute defection.<ref name="DH" />
In [[1992]], Lucius Malfoy was indirectly responsible for the second opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. This was an attempt to discredit [[Arthur Weasley]] but Lucius also wanted to include Dumbledore by using the excuse of blaming him for doing nothing to stop the Chamber's opening. Lucius abused his position as a [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Hogwarts Governor]] and threatened the other Governors to vote for Dumbledore's [[Order of Suspension|suspension]] after several attacks on Hogwarts students. However, when [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] was taken into the Chamber, the other Governors decided to face Malfoy and Dumbledore was reinstated. Lucius was furious that Dumbledore dared to return to Hogwarts, but Dumbledore was aware that Lucius had threatened the other Governors. Consequently, Lucius was sacked as a Hogwarts Governor.
 
   
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Draco mentioned many years later that Lucius never wanted to use the "true" [[Time-Turner]] to save Voldemort, as he probably preferred a world without him, suggesting that even Lucius despised the Dark Lord in the end, particularly due to the ill treatment Voldemort had given to the Malfoy family at their later half of their Death Eater services.
In the following years, Lucius continued to dislike Dumbledore and cause trouble for him. When Voldemort was resurrected in [[1995]], Lucius returned to his service. As the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] was refusing to believe Dumbledore about Voldemort’s return, they started a smear campaign to discredit him. Lucius contributed to this smear campaign by describing Dumbledore as "eccentric" for his past choice of teachers including the [[werewolf]] [[Remus Lupin]], [[half-giant]] [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and ex-[[Auror]] [[Alastor Moody]]. Later that year, Lucius participated in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and fought against the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. However, he was arrested and sent to [[Azkaban]].
 
   
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===Albus Dumbledore===
Dumbledore believed that Lucius would feel "safe" in [[Azkaban]] because Voldemort was furious at Lucius' failure in the [[Department of Mysteries]], and offered to protect Lucius along with Narcissa when Draco threatened to murder the headmaster.
 
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{{Quote|Father's always said old Dumbledore's the worst thing that's ever happened to this place. |Draco Malfoy discusses his father's derisive opinion of Albus Dumbledore.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:600full-Albus-Dumbledore-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-photo.jpg|220x220px|thumb|[[Albus Dumbledore]], his enemy]]
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Lucius Malfoy had a strong dislike of Albus Dumbledore. This is due to two reasons – Dumbledore believed in Muggle rights which contradicted Malfoy's pure blood supremacist beliefs. In addition, Lucius was a Death Eater, so he believed that [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] was a much more powerful wizard than Dumbledore. Lucius always believed that Dumbledore becoming [[Headmaster]] was the worst thing that happened to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]]. Dumbledore was Headmaster at least part of Lucius` schooltime as Lucius was in his sixth or seventh year when the Marauders started at Hogwarts and then Dumbledore was already Headmaster.
   
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{{Quote|Dreadful thing, Dumbledore, but the governors feel it's time for you to step aside. This is an Order of Suspension — you'll find all twelve signatures on it. I'm afraid we feel you're losing your touch. How many attacks have there been now? Two more this afternoon, wasn't it? At this rate, there'll be no Muggle-borns left at Hogwarts, and we all know what an awful loss that would be to the school.|Lucius announcing Dumbledore's removal from office|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
===Harry Potter===
 
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In [[1992]], Lucius Malfoy was indirectly responsible for the second opening of the [[Chamber of Secrets]]. This was an attempt to discredit [[Arthur Weasley]] but Lucius also wanted to include Dumbledore by using the excuse of blaming him for doing nothing to stop the Chamber's opening. Lucius abused his position as a [[Hogwarts Board of Governors|Hogwarts Governor]] and threatened the other Governors to vote for Dumbledore's [[Order of Suspension|suspension]] after several attacks on Hogwarts students. However, when [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] was taken into the Chamber to lure [[Harry Potter]], the other Governors decided to face Malfoy and Dumbledore was reinstated. Lucius was furious that Dumbledore dared to return to Hogwarts to help Harry successfully save Ginny, but Dumbledore was aware that Lucius had threatened the other Governors. Consequently, Lucius was sacked as a Hogwarts Governor.
[[File:HarryPotter5.jpg|thumb|120px|Harry Potter, his enemy.]]
 
{{Quote|Your parents were meddlesome fools too. Mark my words Potter, one day soon, you too will meet the same sticky end.|Lucius when Harry freed Dobby|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
   
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In the following years, Lucius continued to dislike Dumbledore and cause trouble for him. When Voldemort was resurrected in [[1995]], Lucius returned to his service. As the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]] was refusing to believe Dumbledore about Voldemort's return, they started a smear campaign to discredit him. Lucius contributed to this smear campaign by describing Dumbledore as "eccentric" for his past choice of teachers including the [[werewolf]] [[Remus Lupin]], [[half-giant]] [[Rubeus Hagrid]] and ex-[[Auror]] [[Alastor Moody]]. Later that year, Lucius participated in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] and fought against the [[Order of the Phoenix]]. However, he was arrested and sent to [[Azkaban]].
Lucius was the father of [[Draco Malfoy]], Harry's school bully. During their first years at Hogwarts, Lucius discouraged their rivalry, feeling it wouldn't reflect well on them to be on poor terms with such a famous person. When Lucius first met Harry in [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[1992]], he pretended to be polite to him.
 
   
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Dumbledore believed that Lucius would feel "safe" in [[Azkaban]] because Voldemort was furious at Lucius's failure in the [[Department of Mysteries]], and offered to protect Lucius along with Narcissa when Draco threatened to murder the headmaster. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned of Dumbledore's death.
{{Quote|I would remind you that it is not — prudent — to appear anything less than fond of Harry Potter, not when most of our kind regard him as the hero who made the Dark Lord disappear.|Lucius Malfoy urges his son to be more of an opportunist}}
 
   
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===Harry Potter===
After Harry succeeded in killing the [[Basilisk]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]], he confronted Lucius about his suspicions on how Ginny obtained the diary at the beginning of the year and then tricked him into freeing his own servant [[Dobby]]. Lucius was furious and from that point on, treated him with cool contempt.
 
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{{Quote|You'll meet the same sticky end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter. They were meddlesome fools, too.|Lucius coldly threatening Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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[[File:Harry Potter.jpg|220x220px|thumb|left|[[Harry Potter]], his enemy]]
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Lucius was the father of Draco Malfoy, Harry's school bully. During their first years at Hogwarts, Lucius discouraged their rivalry, feeling it wouldn't reflect well on them to be on poor terms with such a famous person. When Lucius first met Harry in [[Flourish and Blotts]] in [[1992]], he pretended to be polite to him.
   
Lucius was a little bit more tactful around Harry than other Death Eaters (such as Bellatrix Lestrange) depending on the circumstances. However, Lucius didn't openly declare himself against him until after Lord Voldemort took control of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]].
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After Harry succeeded in killing the [[basilisk]] in the [[Chamber of Secrets]], he confronted Lucius about his suspicions on how Ginny obtained the diary at the beginning of the year and then tricked him into freeing his own servant [[Dobby]]. Lucius was furious and from that point on, treated him with cool contempt.{{Quote|You've lost me my servant, boy!|Lucius attempting to assault Harry Potter|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}Lucius was a little bit more tactful around Harry than other Death Eaters (such as Bellatrix Lestrange) depending on the circumstances. However, Lucius did not openly declare himself against him until after Lord Voldemort took control of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry]].
   
During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], the Malfoy family switched sides. This meant they were forgiven for their crimes. Draco made peace with Harry but they were not friends. It is likely that Lucius did the same, or merely decided to leave Harry and his [[Potter family|family]] alone.
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During the [[Battle of Hogwarts]], the Malfoy family switched sides, meaning they were forgiven for their crimes. Draco, while he did not necessarily become "friends" with Harry, ultimately made peace with him. Lucius did the same as well, or at least simply decided to leave Harry and his friends and [[Potter family|family]] alone.
   
 
===Cornelius Fudge===
 
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{{Dialogue a-b|Lucius Malfoy|Shall we go up to your office, then, Minister?|Cornelius Fudge|Certainly, this way Lucius|Lucius's sycophantic relationship with Fudge|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
[[File:Fudge Lucius.jpg|left|thumb|280px|[[Cornelius Fudge]] and Lucius talking at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]].]]
 
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[[File:Cornelius Fudge 2.jpg|220x220px|thumb|[[Cornelius Fudge]], his former associate]]
[[Cornelius Fudge]] was somewhat swayed by money and power. As a result, he favoured people like Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy influenced and bribed [[Cornelius Fudge]] many times during the latter's tenure as [[Minister for Magic]]. In the summer of [[1994]], Fudge invited Malfoy to occupy the top box with him at the [[Quidditch World Cup]] final, thanks to his "generous" donations to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]]. In [[1995]], Lucius returns to Voldemort, but Fudge denies Voldemort's rebirth and insists that Malfoy has switched sides, and the wealthy Malfoy continues to work for the Ministry. In 1995, Malfoy and Fudge begin to see each other quite a lot in the Ministry. They met after [[Disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter|Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing]] and went upstairs to Fudge's office, where Harry suspected Lucius gave gold to Fudge. Malfoy's frequent visits to Fudge are also being used as excuses to put Ministry workers (such as [[Broderick Bode]] and [[Sturgis Podmore]]) under the [[Imperius Curse]] to attempt to steal [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|a prophecy]] concerning Harry and Voldemort. After the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Fudge is forced to believe that Voldemort has returned, and all the [[Death Eaters]] who took part on the battle (with the exception of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]) were sentenced to [[Azkaban]], among them was Lucius. After being imprisoned, Lucius lost his job and influence at the Ministry; Fudge, having been blind to Lucius' true intentions until it was too late, also lost his career and popularity.
 
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Cornelius Fudge was easily and strongly swayed by money and power. As a result, he favoured people like Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy influenced and likely bribed Cornelius Fudge many times during the latter's tenure as [[Minister for Magic]], in return receiving favours such as delays in laws and given classified information. In the summer of [[1994]], Fudge invited Malfoy to occupy the top box with him at the [[1994 Quidditch World Cup]] final, thanks to his "generous" donations to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].
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In [[1995]], Lucius returned to Voldemort, but Fudge denied Voldemort's rebirth and insisted that Malfoy had switched sides, and the wealthy Malfoy continued to work with the Ministry. They met after [[Disciplinary hearing of Harry Potter|Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing]] and went upstairs to Fudge's office, where Harry suspected Lucius gave gold to Fudge. Malfoy's frequent visits to Fudge also may have given him opportunity to put Ministry workers (such as [[Broderick Bode]] and [[Sturgis Podmore]]) under the [[Imperius Curse]] to attempt to steal [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|a prophecy]] concerning Harry and Voldemort.<ref name="OOTP26" />
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After the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], Fudge was forced to believe that Voldemort had indeed returned, and all the [[Death Eaters]] who took part on the battle (with the exception of [[Bellatrix Lestrange]]) were sentenced to [[Azkaban]], among them being Lucius. After being imprisoned, Lucius lost his job and influence at the Ministry; Fudge, having been blind to Lucius's true intentions until it was too late, also lost his career and popularity as well.
   
 
===Rubeus Hagrid===
 
===Rubeus Hagrid===
{{Quote|What're you doin' here? Get outta my house!|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] to Lucius Malfoy.|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
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{{Dialogue a-b|Rubeus Hagrid|What're you doin' here? Get outta [[Hagrid's Hut|my house]]!|Lucius Malfoy|My dear man, please believe me, I have no pleasure at all in being inside your — er — d'you call this a house?|[[Rubeus Hagrid]] and Lucius demonstrating mutual contempt|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
[[File:Rubeus_Hagrid_OOTP.jpg|thumb|159px|[[Rubeus Hagrid]], his enemy.]]
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[[File:Rubeus Hagrid.jpg|220x220px|thumb|left|[[Rubeus Hagrid]], an enemy]]
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Rubeus Hagrid was not on good terms with the [[Malfoy family]]. He was disgusted with their pure blood supremacy, their bullying of [[Muggle-born]]s and [[blood traitor]]s, their allegiance to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and their disrespect to [[Albus Dumbledore]], whom Hagrid was fiercely loyal to. In turn, the Malfoys disliked Hagrid, referring to him as an "oaf".
   
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In particular, Hagrid disliked Lucius. In [[1992]], Hagrid had to separate [[Arthur Weasley]] and Lucius Malfoy from fighting in [[Flourish and Blotts]]. During the [[1992–1993 school year]], the [[Chamber of Secrets]] was opened. Lucius was indirectly responsible for the Chamber's opening. However, Hagrid was blamed because he had been framed by [[Tom Riddle]] for the Chamber's first opening fifty years before. As a result, Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by [[Cornelius Fudge]]. Lucius was present at Hagrid's arrest, although Hagrid reacted angrily to his presence and ordered him to get out of his house.
[[Rubeus Hagrid]] was not on good terms with the [[Malfoy family]]. He was disgusted with their pure blood supremacy, their bullying of [[Muggle-born]]s and [[Blood traitor]]s, their allegiance to [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and their disrespect to [[Albus Dumbledore]], whom Hagrid was fiercely loyal to. In turn, the Malfoys disliked Hagrid, referring to him as an "oaf".
 
   
In particular, Hagrid disliked Lucius. In [[1992]], Hagrid had to separate [[Arthur Weasley]] and Lucius Malfoy from fighting in [[Flourish and Blotts]]. During the [[1992–1993 school year]], the [[Chamber of Secrets]] was opened. Lucius was indirectly responsible for the Chamber’s opening. However, Hagrid was blamed because he had been framed by [[Tom Riddle]] for the Chamber’s first opening fifty years before. As a result, Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by [[Cornelius Fudge]]. Lucius was present at Hagrid’s arrest, although Hagrid reacted angrily to his presence and ordered him to get out of his house. Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how he called his small hut a “house”. Lucius was only present at Hagrid’s arrest because he had to inform [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and shouted at him accusing him of threatening the other governors. Lucius' responce was to mock Hagrid’s temper and advising him not to shout at Azkaban guards like that. This instance proved that Hagrid did not trust Lucius. Lucius described Dumbledore’s decision to employ Hagrid as a teacher as “eccentric”.
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Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how he called his small hut a "house". Lucius was only present at Hagrid's arrest because he had to inform [[Albus Dumbledore|Dumbledore]] that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and shouted at him accusing him of threatening the other governors. Lucius's response was to mock Hagrid's temper and advising him not to shout at Azkaban guards like that. This instance proved that Hagrid did not trust Lucius. Lucius described Dumbledore's decision to employ Hagrid as a teacher as "eccentric".
   
In [[1993]], Lucius’ son Draco was injured by Hagrid’s [[Hippogriff]] [[Buckbeak]]. Lucius was furious and complained to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. At Buckbeak’s trial, Lucius was the witness for the prosecution. Hagrid desperately tried to defend Buckbeak but he lost due to Lucius’ influence at the Ministry. Buckbeak was sentenced to death but was saved by Harry and Hermione.
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In [[1993]], Lucius's son, Draco, was injured by Hagrid's [[Hippogriff]] [[Buckbeak]]. Lucius was furious and complained to the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. At Buckbeak's trial, Lucius was the witness for the prosecution. Hagrid desperately tried to defend Buckbeak but he lost due to Lucius's influence at the Ministry. Buckbeak was sentenced to death but was saved by Harry and Hermione, which possibly led Lucius to feel that the Hippogriff had made him and Draco look like fools.
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===Death Eaters===
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{{Quote|Leave Nott, leave him, I say, the Dark Lord will not care for [[Nott]]'s injuries as much as losing that prophecy — [[Jugson]], come back here, we need to organise! We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary — [[Bellatrix Lestrange|Bellatrix]], [[Rodolphus Lestrange|Rodolphus]], you take the left, [[Crabbe]], [[Rabastan Lestrange|Rabastan]], go right — Jugson, [[Antonin Dolohov|Dolohov]], the door straight ahead — [[Walden Macnair|Macnair]] and [[Avery II|Avery]], through here — [[Augusta Longbottom|Rookwood]], over there — [[Mulciber II|Mulciber]], come with me!|Lucius commanding his fellow Death Eaters during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]]|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
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[[File:Death Eaters WBST.png|220x220px|thumb|Death Eaters, his former loyal comrades]]
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As a high ranking Death Eater, Lucius was occasionally given leadership over his fellows by Voldemort. When given commands, the other Death Eaters usually follow them without question or signs of resentment. Once Lucius and his family lost favour with Voldemort the other Death Eaters largely lost any respect they had towards Lucius, even loudly jeering at him when Voldemort mentioned their relation by marriage to [[werewolf]] [[Remus Lupin]] (through Lucius's niece [[Nymphadora Tonks]]).
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[[Peter Pettigrew]] worked alongside Lucius in keeping prisoners in the [[Malfoy Manor]]. They also stood next to each other in the Death Eater circle following [[Return of Lord Voldemort|Voldemort's rebirth]]. Lucius and Peter's Hogwarts years would have overlapped. The relationship between the two is unknown beyond this, although Pettigrew was assigned to work in the dungeons in Malfoy Manor as a servant, meaning he possibly had a low opinion of him.
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[[Bartemius Crouch Junior|Barty Crouch Jnr]] was a highly loyal Death Eater who had a strong dislike towards Lucius for never attempting to search for Voldemort after he disappeared. While [[Polyjuice Potion|disguised]] as [[Alastor Moody]] at Hogwarts, Barty enjoyed intimidating Lucius's son Draco.
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[[Corban Yaxley]] seemed familiar with Lucius and his wealthy and extravagant lifestyle, though he expressed this in a snide manner.
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[[Igor Karkaroff]] was a friend and comrade of Lucius's during the [[First Wizarding War]]. Lucius considered sending his son to [[Durmstrang Institute|Durmstrang]] due to Karkaroff's headmastership and the fact that Durmstrang doesn't allow [[muggle-born]] wizards and witches to attend.
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Lucius appeared to be friendly with [[Crabbe]] and [[Nott]], as their sons were familiar with each other prior to arriving at Hogwarts. Nott visited the Malfoy Manor on at least one occasion to discuss unknown things with Lucius. Despite this, Lucius didn't hesitate to leave an injured Nott behind during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]], knowing that Voldemort would be much angrier at losing the prophecy.
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Lucius shared at least some of his Hogwarts years with [[Avery (disambiguation)|Avery]], [[Mulciber (disambiguation)|Mulciber]], [[Evan Rosier]], [[Wilkes]], and [[Rodolphus Lestrange]]. He and Rodolphus were brother-in-laws through their marriages with Naricissa and Bellatrix respectively. Lucius also chose Mulciber as his partner during the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]].
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Lucius was disdainful towards werewolf [[Fenrir Greyback]] when he brought Harry Potter and his friends to the Malfoy Manor. Greyback was likewise resentful of the Malfoy's cold reception and argued with Lucius over who would receive credit for capturing Harry.
   
 
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
*The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictator {{Wplink|Lucius Cornelius Sulla}}, who extra judiciously executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known as {{Wplink|Nero}}. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning "bright" or "intelligent" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
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*The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictator {{W|Sulla|Lucius Cornelius Sulla}}, who extrajudicially executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known as {{W|Nero}}. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning "bright" or "intelligent" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
 
*''Malfoy'' is derived from the French ''mal foi'' or ''mal foy'', meaning ''bad faith'' or ''unfaithful''.
 
*''Malfoy'' is derived from the French ''mal foi'' or ''mal foy'', meaning ''bad faith'' or ''unfaithful''.
 
*A Latin male first name. A character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Lucius is the servant of Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who plot against and assassinate Caesar.
 
*A Latin male first name. A character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Lucius is the servant of Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who plot against and assassinate Caesar.
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
[[File:Lucius Smashed Prophecy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lucius watches as the prophecy is accidentally destroyed.]]
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[[File:LuciusMalfoy WB F8 LuciusMalfoyCharacterIllustration Illust 080615 Port.jpg|150px|thumb|Lucius as he appears on {{PM}}]]
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[[File:LuciusLEGO.png|150px|thumb|Lucius as a LEGO mini-figure (first edition)]]
*In the [[Harry Potter films|films]], Malfoy is played by [[Jason Isaacs]]. To prepare for ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', and to get a sense of how nasty Lucius should be, Isaacs went back and watched [[Tom Felton]]'s performance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''.
 
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[[File:Luciusmalfoylego.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Lucius as a LEGO mini-figure (second edition)]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Lucius accidentally smashes the [[prophecy]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]], rather than [[Neville Longbottom]].
 
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy LEGO 2020.jpg|150px|thumb|Lucius Malfoy as a LEGO mini-figure (2020 edition)]]
*Despite not having an appearance in ''Half-Blood Prince'' as an adult, Jason Isaacs cameos in a photograph in the [[Daily Prophet]], and Tony Coburn plays him in a Slug Club photo. [[File:Luciusmask.jpg|thumb|Lucius' Death Eater mask.]]
 
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[[File:LuciusMalfoyLEGOHP1-4.png|150px|thumb|Lucius Malfoy as he appears in {{LEGO|Y1}}]]
*In the novels, Lucius is not stated to have long hair. However, Jason Issacs requested long hair so that people could tell the difference between Lucius and Draco.
 
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[[File:LuciusPOP.jpg|150px|thumb|Lucius Malfoy as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
*Also, in the films, Lucius' wand is concealed within a [[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|snake-handelled walking stick]] that he almost always carries with him. The walking stick may have magical abilities of its own, as Lucius is seen wielding it during a duel in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] until Harry [[Disarming Charm|Disarms]] him of it, to which Sirius Black comments "nice one".
 
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[[File:LuciusDeathEaterPOP.jpg|150px|thumb|Lucius Malfoy (wearing his [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] mask) as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', after Harry caused him to inadvertently set Dobby free, Lucius Malfoy was about to cast a curse at Harry, but was stopped by [[Dobby]]. In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]], it sounded as though he was about to cast the [[Killing Curse]], because it sounded as though he said, "''Avada-"'', the entire curse was not heard because he was cut off by Dobby. The attempted use of this curse was the result of an improvisation on Issacs' part, as the script did not specify which curse he was supposed to use, so he used the first spell that came to his mind.
 
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[[File:Lucius Malfoy - PAS.png|150px|thumb|right|Lucius Malfoy as seen in {{PAS}}]]
**Similarly, his dialogue to Harry where he sardonically states that they should hope that Harry Potter is still around to save the day, and Harry's response, was an improvisation by Jason Issacs and Daniel Radcliffe, respectively, and was not in the original script. It was ad-libbed because Jason Issacs felt it was completely out-of-character for Lucius Malfoy to simply let Dumbledore have the last word.
 
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*In the [[Harry Potter (film series)|films]], Malfoy is played by [[Jason Isaacs]]. To prepare for ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', and to get a sense of how nasty Lucius should be, Isaacs went back and watched [[Tom Felton]]'s performance in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''. [[Brett Underwood]] appears as young Lucius Malfoy in a [[Slug Club]] photograph in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.<ref>[http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/actor/profile/brett-underwood Brett Underwood's profile on Casting Call Pro]</ref>
*In the two last films, [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Part 1]] and [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]] of [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]], Lucius appears to be un-shaved, having been put under pressure and stress by [[Lord Voldemort]], not to mention being in [[Azkaban]] for a year or so, where he would have been living in poor state.
 
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*According to Isaacs, the studio initially wanted Lucius to wear a pinstriped suit with his normal hair. Isaacs thought that Lucius wouldn't wear this outfit, due to his hatred of muggles and the fact that Draco was blonde, and came up with Lucius's signature look from how he'd imagined a wizard aristocrat would look.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2ofaMtZW0&ab_channel=kianahiapo</ref>
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*In {{COS|FA}}, Lucius pushed Harry's hair back over his head to view his scar, which does not happen in the novel.
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*In {{COS|FA}}, Lucius, during his encounter with Arthur Weasley, curtly says to the latter "See you at work", implying that Lucius himself may actually work in the Ministry and thus act as Arthur's coworker. However, this does not seem to be the case in the books, as Draco mentions in {{OOTP}} that "''he's always popping in and out of the Ministry''", thereby implying he does not actually work there.
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**The line in the film could also imply that Lucius has visited the Ministry enough times that he and Arthur encountered each other, making the comment a sarcastic joke on Arthur's part.
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*In {{OOTP|FA}}, Lucius accidentally smashes the [[prophecy]] in the [[Department of Mysteries]], rather than [[Neville Longbottom]].
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*Despite not having an appearance in {{HBP|FA}} as an adult, Isaacs cameos in a photograph in the [[Daily Prophet]], and [[Brett Underwood]] plays him in a Slug Club photo.
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*In the novels, Lucius is not stated to have long hair. However, Isaacs requested long hair so that people could tell the difference between Lucius and Draco.
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*It is interesting to note that like his [[Narcissa Malfoy|wife]], Lucius Malfoy (perhaps subtly) tried to stop Voldemort from killing Harry. In {{GOF}}, Lucius prompted Voldemort to tell the Death Eaters his backstory on how he returned to power ''after ''Voldemort stated that Harry was his guest of honour, which could have been the moment where Voldemort initially intended to duel and kill Harry. This, along with the courtesy and care towards Harry in the Department of Mysteries in the [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix|next book]] could establish that Lucius, as a father, does not like the thought of witnessing, let alone bring about, the murder of someone Draco's age, despite him being a sworn enemy.
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**Lucius scolded Draco for badmouthing Harry, and reminds him that it was not prudent for him for doing so since the wizarding community regarded Harry as the hero who has vanquished Voldemort.
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**In {{DH}}, when Bellatrix Lestrange attempted to summon Voldemort after the capture of Harry Potter, Lucius tried to stop her and argued that Harry has been summoned in his house, so it was him who should summon Voldemort instead.
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*Also, in the films, Lucius's wand is concealed within a [[Lucius Malfoy's walking stick|snake-handelled walking stick]] that he almost always carries with him. The walking stick may have magical abilities of its own, as Lucius is seen wielding it during a duel in the [[Battle of the Department of Mysteries]] until Harry [[Disarming Charm|disarms]] him of it, to which Sirius Black comments "nice one".
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*Isaacs improvised the scene where he kicked [[Dobby]] down the stairs, as he was amazed with the freedom the special effects gave him.<ref>https://youtu.be/tHdrDeVu-38?t=190</ref>
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*In {{COS|FA}}, after Harry caused him to inadvertently set Dobby free, Lucius Malfoy was about to cast a curse at Harry, but was stopped by [[Dobby]]. It sounded as though he was about to cast the [[Killing Curse]], because it sounded as though he said, "''Avada-"'', the entire curse was not heard because he was cut off by Dobby. The attempted use of this curse was the result of an improvisation on Isaacs's part, as the script did not specify which curse he was supposed to use, so he used the first spell that came to his mind.
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**It is worth noting that the Killing Curse's incantation (''Avada Kedavra'') had not yet been introduced in the ''Chamber of Secrets'' novel. However, the film version was released after the publication of {{GOF}} (where the incantation was first introduced), which may be the reason why Isaacs could utter the spell.
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**Similarly, his dialogue to Harry where he sardonically states that they should hope that Harry Potter is still around to save the day, and Harry's response, was an improvisation by Isaacs and Daniel Radcliffe, respectively, and was not in the original script. It was ad-libbed because Isaacs felt it was completely out-of-character for Lucius Malfoy to simply let Dumbledore have the last word.<ref>https://youtu.be/tHdrDeVu-38?t=315</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5don9ACZEI&t=54s</ref>
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*In the two last films, [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Part 1]] and [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]] of [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|Deathly Hallows]], Lucius appears to be unshaved, having been put under pressure and stress by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]], not to mention being in [[Azkaban]] for a year or so, where he would have been living in poor state. As a result, he appears thinner and has bags under his eyes.
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**In addition, Lucius did have a replacement wand in the 7th film, but was dispatched by Harry before he could use it.
 
*Lucius Malfoy is ranked Number 12 on the ''Forbes'' Fictional 15 list of the richest people in the world.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/20/lucius-malfoy-money-tech-media_cx_de_06fict15_potter.html Forbes Fictional 15: Lucius Malfoy]</ref>
 
*Lucius Malfoy is ranked Number 12 on the ''Forbes'' Fictional 15 list of the richest people in the world.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/20/lucius-malfoy-money-tech-media_cx_de_06fict15_potter.html Forbes Fictional 15: Lucius Malfoy]</ref>
*A variety of Elder Futhark runes are depicted on Lucius's Azkaban placard. The easily identified ones are: Othila, which means "estate, heritage, possession" and corresponds to the Latin letter "o"; Fehu (albeit rotated slightly), meaning "one of the Æsir (gods)" and corresponds to the Latin letter "a"; Uruz, meaning "wild ox" or "water"; and Mannaz, meaning "man". <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_futhark#Rune_names</ref>It is unknown if these serve any purpose (other than for identification, like the numbers and letters), though they may be a reference to different parts of his character. For example, Othila, which could represent his abundance of material possessions & wealth, as well as his emphasis on blood purity ("heritage").
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*A variety of Elder Futhark runes are depicted on Lucius's Azkaban placard. The easily identified ones are: Othila, which means "estate, heritage, possession" and corresponds to the Latin letter "o"; Ansuz (albeit rotated slightly), meaning "one of the Æsir (gods)" and corresponds to the Latin letter "a"; Uruz, meaning "wild ox" or "water"; and Mannaz, meaning "man".<ref>{{wikilink|Elder futhark#Rune names}}</ref> It is unknown if these serve any purpose (other than for identification, like the numbers and letters), though they may be a reference to different parts of his character. For example, Othila, which could represent his abundance of material possessions & wealth, as well as his emphasis on blood purity ("heritage").
*According to Lucius's actor, Jason Isaacs, in the Maximum Movie Mode of Deathly Hallows Part 2, he believed after the battle, Lucius felt isolated from not only from everyone but his family as well.
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*According to Lucius's actor, Isaacs, in the Maximum Movie Mode of Deathly Hallows Part 2, he believed after the battle, Lucius felt isolated from not only from everyone but his family as well.
*In [[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]], Lucius was not able to perform a [[Killing Curse]]. Instead, he was able to release a [[peacock]] from his inventory. (It's strange because he was able to kill in [[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4]].) This is because of the game's design, where the Killing Curse at [[Death Eaters]] and the inventory takes the same slot. It is likely that Lucius was "disarmed" from this ability because there were a lot of playable Death Eaters in the game who could perform a Killing Curse.
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*In {{LEGO|Y2}}, Lucius was not able to perform a [[Killing Curse]]. Instead, he was able to release a [[peacock]] from his inventory. (It's strange because he was able to kill in {{LEGO|Y1}}.) This is because of the game's design, where the Killing Curse at [[Death Eaters]] and the inventory takes the same slot. It is likely that Lucius was "disarmed" from this ability because there were a lot of playable Death Eaters in the game who could perform a Killing Curse.
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*The filmmakers had planned for Lucius to appear at the execution of [[Buckbeak]] in {{POA|FA}} and be outraged when Buckbeak escaped; however, Isaacs was unavailable for filming at the time.
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*Recently, New Zealand biologist Tom Saunders named a new species of wasp after Lucius (''Lusius malfoyi'').<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/asia/harry-potter-wasp-lusius-malfoyi-lucius-malfoy/index.html</ref>
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**According to Saunders, ''"People see wasps as villains, as the 'bad guys.' But the truth is that the vast majority of wasp species are either neutral or beneficial, from a human standpoint. Just as Lucius Malfoy is pardoned after separating from Voldemort's allies, I'm asking people to pardon wasps in order to restore their reputation as interesting, important creatures."''
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*The blonde appearance of Lucius Malfoy may be an allusion to Adolf Hitler's master race ideology, known as Aryan supremacy, with the belief of "tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed" Germans to be the supreme and superior race.
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**This element may have also helped Rowling to create the character as a snobbish and xenophobic villain, as Rowling herself created the series with partial basis on the horrors of the Third Reich.
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**Despite Lucius being an Aryan, his actor, Jason Isaacs, is Jewish.
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**The scene of Lucius kicking his house elf Dobby down the stairs and beating him with his cane in the film adaptation of ''Chamber of Secrets'' (though the former was technically ad-libbed by Isaacs as stated previously) may be inspired by the abuse suffered by Jewish Helen Hirsch during her years of servitude under Nazi commandant Amon Goeth. Ironically enough, Lord Voldemort is played by the same actor as Goeth, Ralph Fiennes.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[File:Luciusmalfoylego.jpg|thumb|right|Lucius as a LEGO mini-figure.]]
 
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"Lucius, my slippery friend. I am told that you have not renounced the old ways, though to the world you present a respectable face. You are still ready to take the lead in a spot of Muggle-torture, I believe? Yet you never tried to find me, Lucius."
Lord Voldemort regarding Lucius's dual nature[src]

Lucius Malfoy (b. c. 1954) was a British pure-blood[2] wizard, the son of Abraxas Malfoy, husband of Narcissa Black, father of Draco Malfoy and paternal grandfather of Scorpius Malfoy. As well as a member of the Malfoy family. Lucius was educated at Hogwarts, where he was made a prefect in Slytherin House. As an adult, Lucius was an aristocratic wizard and patriarch of the Malfoy family, believing strongly in notions of blood purity and the superiority of pure-blood wizards. He joined the Death Eaters, who shared his views on blood purity, and participated in the First Wizarding War, becoming Voldemort's second-in-command. However, he was replaced by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Second Wizarding War.

After Lord Voldemort's first defeat, Lucius managed to avoid imprisonment by lying that he had been acting under the Imperius Curse. He and his family remained members of the social elite, though Lucius continued to demonstrate his prejudice. He attempted to sabotage Arthur Weasley's career by slipping Arthur's daughter an old school diary of Tom Riddle's, opening the Chamber of Secrets in 1992, and in 1994, he participated in the humiliation of a Muggle family after the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.

When Voldemort returned, Lucius once again served him as a Death Eater, leading the efforts to obtain the prophecy Voldemort sought. In the battle that ensued, the prophecy was destroyed, and Lucius and his comrades were imprisoned in Azkaban in 1996. Although Voldemort broke them out of prison in 1997, he was displeased with Lucius for his failures and treated the Malfoys with much disdain and abuse. Lucius and his family finally rebelled against Voldemort's tyranny and defected before the end of the Battle of Hogwarts, with them all surviving the Second Wizarding War.

Because he and his family defected from the Death Eaters they were pardoned for their crimes after Voldemort's final defeat and did not serve a stint in Azkaban. He and Narcissa later had a grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, after Draco married Astoria Greengrass.

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Biography

Early life (1953/1954–1965/1966)

Lucius Malfoy was born in 1953 or 1954 in Great Britain and raised in the lap of luxury at the ancestral home of Malfoy Manor in the county of Wiltshire in England; a magnificent mansion that had been in his family's possession for around a thousand years.[15] Historically rather well-known for their cast-iron belief in wizards' superiority over Muggles and espousal of pure-blood values, Lucius adopted the unfeigned contempt for the Muggle world of his elders from a young age and was encouraged to make friends 'of the right sort' when the time came for him to attend school, a sentiment Lucius would later follow to the point where he viewed those who openly associated themselves with Muggles to be a "disgrace to the name of wizard".[16]

Descending from a long line of cold, brutal fathers that produced cold, brutal sons,[17] while it is unknown just how close he was with his parents during his formative years, quite arguably the biggest influence in his young life was that of his father. A proud member of the social elite that commanded great respect in certain circles, Abraxas Malfoy was, in addition to a harshly demanding parent with high expectations and known to have kept a collection of Dark magical artefacts harking back to family history, also a man of considerable (and much resented) influence at the Ministry of Magic in London; all things that Lucius would eventually go on to emulate later in life.[15]

Hogwarts years (1965/1966–1972/1973)

Lucius was educated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from around the year of 1965/1966 to 1972/1973, once there, he honoured his family's tradition of being Sorted into Slytherin House, a place where many other like-minded young idealists were often found.[18] It was during this time that he first met his future wife, a proud member of the Noble and Most Ancient House of Black; one of the most prominent pure-blooded wizarding families in Great Britain, and, like the Malfoys, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight.

Lucius's third year also saw the premature retirement of Nobby Leach, the first Muggle-born Minister for Magic to ever hold office, after he fell ill with a mysterious illness. Before long, a number of conspiracy theories were circulating regarding what actually happened to him, and for a time, Lucius's own father fell under suspicion of having had a hand in the shady plot that led Leach to resign, although nothing was ever proven against him.[15]

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Lucius as a member of the Slug Club in his student years

The scion of an old wizarding family noted for its wealth and influence, Lucius was ultimately a model student that lead by example and became a voice of authority among his peers, and who effectively managed to uphold his family's name, be a credit to Slytherin House and master the art of keeping up appearances all in one fell swoop when he was named a Prefect in his fifth year, and by being invited to join the out-of-hours dining and social club hosted by their always talent-scouting Potions Master, Horace Slughorn, known as the 'Slug Club'.[19][20]

In 1971, Lucius also became the first person apart from Lily Evans to ever extend Severus Snape a hand of friendship when he warmly welcomed him into the fold after the latter's sorting into the same house; a gesture that marked the beginning of a lifelong, mutual respect and camaraderie between the two young wizards.[21] Which was not to say, however, that his magical education was by any means an uneventful one.

Lucius's arrival at school coincided with a recent increase in Dark magical activity throughout Great Britain; while few knew what lay behind the mounting attacks and sightings, the truth was finally revealed in the form of a Dark wizard of immense power. But whereas Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters were swiftly becoming a source of widespread fear by a most of his own kind, Lucius, on the other hand, found himself rather agreeing with their views regarding the treatment that the non-magical community deserved.

Over the course of his schooling, Lucius also developed a strong dislike for the school's Head of Transfiguration.[22] Not only a shamelessly vocal pro-Muggle activist, Albus Dumbledore was also quickly becoming the biggest symbol and rallying point for opposition to the dark forces, thus representing everything that Lucius despised. As such, when Dumbledore succeeded Armando Dippet as headmaster, Lucius saw it as the worst thing ever to have happened to Hogwarts; a sentiment he would carry with him into to adulthood.[23]

First Wizarding War (1972/1973–1981)

"Malfoy's been giving generously to all sorts of things for years... gets him in with the right people... then he can ask favours... delay laws he doesn't want passed... Oh, he's very well-connected, Lucius Malfoy."
Arthur Weasley regarding Lucius's former influence at the Ministry[src]

Lucius graduated from Hogwarts around the year of 1972/1973, and being independently wealthy and with no need to work for a living, continued to inhabit the family estate; free at last to enjoy full-time the creature comforts that their ancestral home had provided him throughout his privileged upbringing. At some point, he also became romantically involved with Narcissa Black, a fellow wealthy pure-blood and Slytherin student back at Hogwarts with whom he had a lot in common; not least of all their shared anti-Muggle sentiments, fondness for the lavish and privileged lifestyle that their rich family vaults afforded them. In due time, the uppish couple entered what was seen as a very respectable, pure-blood marriage, and took up residence at Malfoy Manor.

In doing so, Lucius also officially assumed both the patriarchy of the Malfoy family, ownership of their house-elf, Dobby, and gained the possession of a prized family heirloom that had been passed down for many generations.[24] This, he began to carrying around with him, both as a status symbol and as a replacement for his original wand. Heir apparent to a long line of wily beneficiaries of political patronage in the magical community, Lucius also wasted little time in carrying on the family tradition of frequenting the headquarters of the Ministry of Magic in London, where he successfully used his family name and fortune to curry favour with a number of high-ranking Ministry officials, and became a very well-connected man.[1]

That was not to say, however, that this was all he aspired to do with his life, because even though his former teachers had done an adequate job of sheltering their charges from the storm that had only continued to brew in the world beyond Hogwarts Castle in the years that he had resided there, and despite the strong-arm tactics that the Auror Office had been authorised to employ in the effort to suppress it, it was nevertheless the case that the Dark Lord's campaign of violence had just grown ever fiercer. Throughout the entirety of his magical education, Lord Voldemort and his followers had only been gaining in strength, until finally the ongoing conflict culminated in the First Wizarding War.

In the motley collection that made up Lord Voldemort's innermost circle of followers, Lucius most certainly fell into the category of "the ambitious seeking some shared glory". By the time Lucius left Hogwarts, rumours had also began to circulate that the Lord Voldemort, who had indulged in all manner of Dark Magic in an attempt to make himself invincible, had somehow made himself immortal,[25] thus further cementing the idea that he was unstoppable. And, being no less enthralled by their quest for the purification of the wizarding race than before, not to mention very much in favour of the idea to rid the world of Muggle-borns and putting pure-bloods in charge, Lucius eventually swore his eternal allegiance to the Dark Lord and, officially joined the ranks of the Death Eaters in earnest.[15]

Although never made privy to the names of every one of his new comrades,[26] they were all still able to tell each other apart when it mattered by the masks they wore to conceal their identities; which were all unique to the individual using them.[27] Not only was he ideally positioned supply his brothers-in-arms with important information directly from the Ministry itself, but nor did he, as an advocate for violence and unafraid to use it himself, shy away from lending an extra wand in actually waging the war either. More than willing to turn his talents to coercion,[28] torture,[29] murder[30] and other atrocities in order to carry out his Master's bidding if called upon to do so, Lucius quickly proved himself a most valuable servant to the Dark Lord.

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Lucius Malfoy and his fellow Death Eaters

By the height of the war, Lucius had risen ambitiously through the ranks of the Dark Lord's followers and even placed in charge of his fellow Death Eaters, becoming second-in-command to their Master himself; a time Lucius would later go on to call their family's "glory days".[30] An efficient leader and a master at delegation, many successful battles were fought under Lucius's direction, and even though the Aurors had put up a valiant fight, by the time the Dark Lord's ascendancy was almost complete, true resistance to their cause had become concentrated in an underground organisation called the Order of the Phoenix, a group the Death Eaters already had greatly outnumbered and was systematically picking off one by one.[31]

And just when victory seemed to be within reach, and Lucius his family were at the very cusp of authority and prestige the likes of which his family had never known, Narcissa gave birth to their son and only child, Draco, on 5 June 1980.[32] Around the same time, Lucius was entrusted the Dark Lord's old school diary, which he was told had been cleverly bewitched so that whenever smuggled into Hogwarts Castle, it would reopen the legendary Chamber of Secrets and send the monster living inside to finish Salazar Slytherin's "noble work" of cleansing the school of all Muggle-born students, a plan he was supposed to carry out only when he had been told to do so by Voldemort himself.[33]

When, however, by then fellow Death Eater and spy for the Dark Lord, Severus Snape, revealed that he had eavesdropped on a job interview between Albus Dumbledore and a prospective Divination Professor by the name of Sybill Trelawney at the Hog's Head Inn and learned of a foretelling of their Master's downfall,[34] Lord Voldemort concluded that Harry Potter were the child who had been prophesied to bring about his destruction and subsequently marked the Potters for death shortly afterwards. Securely hidden by the powerful Fidelius Charm, however, it was only when one of their own friends and Secret Keeper, Peter Pettigrew, joined them out of fear and disclosed their whereabouts that this new enemy could be dealt with.

Upon learning this, the Dark Lord personally left to bring about the destruction of this one, inexplicable threat, only for his Killing Curse to rebound back at himself, obliterating his body instead.[35] Following the apparent demise of what had appeared to be their almighty leader, the Death Eaters were left shocked and distraught. Subsequently, the Order of the Phoenix and the Ministry of Magic were able to round up many of his followers. By no means inclined to risk his own social standing and the reputation of the Malfoy family in a duel with the Aurors; he had already went on a careful campaign of bribery, blackmail, and flattery to win his freedom.

This meant that by the time he was brought in front of the Council of Magical Law to answer charges relating to his activities as a Death Eater, Lucius Malfoy had so many high-placed Ministry officials in his pocket that the official story, namely that he had been acting under the influence of the Imperius Curse,[36] was a little more than a formality. Thus, even though many like Arthur Weasley, the Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office, never believed his version of the events, Lucius nevertheless became one of the first to "come back" to the right side and released from custody.[15]

Between the wars (1981–1995)

"They were some of the first to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they'd been bewitched. My dad doesn't believe it. He says Malfoy's father didn't need an excuse to go over to the Dark Side."
Ron Weasley talking about Lucius's involvement with Voldemort[src]
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Malfoy at his manor in Wiltshire

Lucius lived a rather good life with his family. Independently wealthy and therefore without any need to work, he was more than content with a settled life, preoccupying himself with upholding his influence in the Ministry of Magic and maintaining a collection of Dark artefacts harking back to family history.[15] Lucius eventually went on to raise his son in an atmosphere of regret that the Dark Lord had not succeeded in taking command of the wizarding community.[30] Lucius did not search for Voldemort after his sudden disappearance, believing him to have died that night in Godric's Hollow.[29]

Despite his high standing in the ranks of the Dark Forces, his loyalties were primarily towards the cause rather than to the man representing it, as shown by how he still associated with some of his former comrades who, like him, avoided Azkaban, many of whom became close friends of the family. Indeed, he even remained in touch with Igor Karkaroff, who had won his freedom after capture by cowardly putting a numerous amount of Lucius's old comrades into Azkaban in his place. The most prominent evidence for his initial disinterest in revisiting his past and lack of faithfulness to the Dark Lord himself was how Lucius disregarded rumours of Lord Voldemort's survival as wishful thinking, and instead took interest in potentially allying himself with the very person who had brought about their former Master's downfall.

Many different theories regarding how The-Boy-Who-Lived had survived the Dark Lord's attack were made over the years, the most persistent of them being that the boy himself was a great Dark wizard. This assumption was one Lucius prescribed to most eagerly, even taking comfort in the thought that he one day might get a second chance of world domination if Harry Potter grew up to become another, and greater, pure-blood champion.[30]

As the time of Draco's magical education grew ever closer, Lucius informed his wife that it was his wish for their son to attend Durmstrang Institute, where Karkaroff now was Headmaster. The school did not allow Muggle-borns to attend, and it was also argued that Durmstrang took a 'far more sensible line' about the Dark Arts than Hogwarts, which was still headed by Albus Dumbledore, whom Lucius held in no higher regard after the war than he had during it for the man's advocacy for Muggle rights and other values that went against their own. His wife, on the other hand, did not like the idea of Draco going to school so far away; thus they decided that he would go to Hogwarts after all.[37]

Joining the Board of Governors

"Any work of fiction or nonfiction that depicts interbreeding between wizards and Muggles should be banned from the bookshelves of Hogwarts. I do not wish my son to be influenced into sullying the purity of his bloodline by reading stories that promote wizard-Muggle marriage."
— Malfoy's requesting "The Fountain of Fair Fortune" to be banned from Hogwarts[src]
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The Malfoy family portrait

It was presumably in order to influence the day-to-day running of Hogwarts as much as possible and undermine Dumbledore's authority and influence which led him to join the Hogwarts Board of Governors.[38] As a governor, Lucius submitted a demand to the Headmaster to have The Fountain of Fair Fortune banned from the Hogwarts library, as it depicted a love between a witch and a Muggle.[39] Malfoy claimed that he did not want his son, Draco, to be influenced into sullying his pure-blood by reading a story that promoted marriage between wizards and Muggles.

Dumbledore's refusal to allow the book to be removed was backed by a majority of the other Governors, and Dumbledore wrote back to Malfoy saying that pure-blood families maintained their so-called purity by disowning, banishing, or lying about Muggles and Muggle-borns in their family trees, and then ask for works that dealt with these truths to be banned.[39] Dumbledore considered it illogical and immoral to remove works dealing with the mixture of wizard blood and Muggle blood for the knowledge of the students. Dumbledore's response prompted several further letters from Lucius, consisting of "opprobrious remarks" on Dumbledore's sanity, parentage, and hygiene. This also marked the beginning of Malfoy's long campaign to have him removed from the post of Headmaster of Hogwarts.[39]

During the 1985–1986 school year, he arrived at the school for a surprise inspection, which he claimed was on instructions of the board, bringing Draco with him. He questioned several teachers and students, including Jacob's sibling and Ben Copper. Lucius entrusted Jacob's sibling and Merula Snyde to babysit Draco, having specifically requested those two students as Jacob's sibling was said to be the best student in their year and Merula was the scion of two of Lucius's Death Eater comrades and thus considered the "appropriate" kind of person for Draco to socialise with. The decision did not rub off well with any of the three, as the two older students were irritated and disgusted by the younger Malfoy's snobbishness and prejudiced remarks.[40]

During the inspection, Lucius's wand went missing.[41] He refused to leave without it and initially blamed the theft on their house-elf Dobby, as the perpetrator knew Lucius kept his wand inside his walking stick, which wasn't common knowledge. Jacob's sibling investigated and discovered that Draco had taken his father's wand, as he was too young to have his own and wanted to perform magic after seeing Merula perform the Jelly-Legs Curse on Jacob's sibling. They successfully convinced Draco to tell them where the wand was, and returned it to Lucius.[42]

After discovering R's intention of clearing the British Ministry of Magic of corruption via mind control, Jacob's sibling met with the Circle of Khanna to discuss the moral ethics of such mechanisms. During this discussion, Tulip Karasu, who was leaning in favour of it being a situation where 'the ends justified the means', brought up Lucius Malfoy while noting how being rich and powerful gave a wizard a good chance of worming their way out of the Ministry's bad books, telling Corey when they objected to this statement that her mother and father had never believed Lucius's claims of acting under the Imperius Curse, feeling Lucius had only escaped justice because he was of his family's status in the wizarding community.[43]

Opening of the Chamber of Secrets

"Here, girl — take your book — it's the best your father can give you —"
— Lucius slipping Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny Weasley's school books in Flourish and Blotts[src]

In 1992, during his son's return home from his first year at Hogwarts, Lucius was informed of Harry Potter's refusal of Draco's offer for friendship in favour of his allegiance to the Weasleys through their youngest Ron. Despite his disappointment that the wild hopes of the ex-Death Eaters — that Harry was another, and better, Voldemort — were completely unfounded,[30] he nevertheless discouraged Draco from seeming "less than thrilled" about the Potter boy, since open hostility towards him could prove potentially disadvantageous to their social standing, as Draco spent a lot of his time away from Hogwarts talking badly of Harry and him being placed on the Quidditch Team as a first year.[16]

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Lucius's confrontation with Arthur Weasley in Flourish and Blotts

Over the summer, Arthur Weasley began conducting raids on several wizarding households to confiscate Dark or illegally enchanted objects under his recently proposed Muggle Protection Act.[36] Before his home could be raided, Lucius sold several of his more incriminating possessions at Borgin and Burkes. The items sold included several dangerous cursed objects of unknown effects. He then set in motion the old task that Voldemort assigned him which involved reopening the Chamber of Secrets. Although his master fell before the plan came to fruition, Lucius still had Tom Riddle's Diary in his possession.

Therefore, he could still make excellent use of it by not only purging Hogwarts of Muggle-borns but also by sabotaging Weasley's reputation, eliminating an incriminating Dark artefact all at once and hopefully even exploiting the forthcoming chaos to have Dumbledore removed from his position at the school.[16] While in Flourish and Blotts Lucius got into a physical altercation with Arthur. Lucius then slipped the diary into Ginny's schoolbooks after meeting the Weasleys at Flourish and Blotts just before the start of the school term.[44]

Only the Malfoys' house-elf Dobby was aware of the diary's true nature, but Lucius did not believe his servant would interfere since house-elves were unable to disobey the commands of their masters. Unbeknownst to him, Dobby took this to his advantage by attempting to warn Harry Potter against returning to Hogwarts.[45]

Early this school year, Lucius bought the whole Slytherin Quidditch team Nimbus 2001 broomsticks. The Nimbus 2001 was an highly advanced broom and the top of the line, therefore his gift was very expensive. He did this as bribe in order to get Draco instated as the team's Seeker.[46] He was present at the match where Harry was being chased by a rogue Bludger.[47]

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Lucius sacking Dumbledore

Students, animals, and ghosts were systematically petrified by the Basilisk that a possessed Ginny released as the diary's grip on her became gradually stronger. Lucius used the ensuing terror (as well as threats of cursing their families if they failed to cooperate) to influence the school's Board of Governors to discredit and vote to dismiss Albus Dumbledore as Headmaster for his poor governance of the school.[48] Harry followed to save Ginny and killed the Basilisk with Godric Gryffindor's sword. He then destroyed the diary with a Basilisk fang, which (though he did not know it was a Horcrux at the time) also destroyed the piece of Voldemort's soul inside.[49]

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Harry with Dumbledore and Mr Malfoy after having defeated the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets

Harry proved Ginny's innocence and pointed an accusing finger at the true culprit — Lucius. Lucius challenged the boy to prove his claims, but Dumbledore who had returned to Hogwarts at the request of the governors, stated that would be impossible with the diary beyond repair. However, he warned Lucius not to sell any more of Voldemort's school things, as Arthur Weasley would likely trace them back to him.

Subsequently (and adding insult to injury) Harry in gratitude to Dobby managed to trick Lucius into setting Dobby free. He accomplished this by wrapping the diary in his own sock before handing it back to Lucius. Dobby then caught the sock after Lucius carelessly tossed it aside; therefore, he was no longer forced into the servitude of the Malfoy family.[44]

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Lucius being magically blasted back by Dobby for attempting to assault Harry

In a fit of rage upon both losing his servant and being tricked by a much younger adversary, Lucius lost his normally controlled and calculating demeanour and tried to attack Harry. However, he was stopped by Dobby, who blasted him down a flight of steps. Lucius had no choice at that moment but to leave. While his role in the opening of the Chamber of Secrets could not be successfully proven, Lucius was ultimately stripped of his title as a Hogwarts school governor for threats against his eleven other colleagues.[44] Despite his sacking, he still maintained strong ties with the Ministry of Magic.

The Buckbeak case

Hermione Granger: "You'll have to put up a good strong defence, Hagrid. I'm sure you can prove Buckbeak is safe."
Rubeus Hagrid: "Won't make no diff'rence! Them Disposal devils, they're all in Lucius Malfoy's pocket! Scared o' him! An' if I lose the case, Buckbeak —"
— Discussion of Buckbeak's hearing before the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures[src]
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Ministry officials arriving to execute Buckbeak, a direct result of Lucius's pettiness

During the 1993–1994 school year, Lucius's son Draco was attacked by the hippogriff named Buckbeak. Draco was attacked after he provoked the hippogriff during a Care of Magical Creatures lesson. Lucius took the case to the Ministry of Magic's Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. Once he was before the committee he insisted that the hippogriff be put to death.

Buckbeak's owner, gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, desperately tried to defend him. Hagrid had the assistance of Hermione Granger, arguing that Buckbeak had been provoked by Draco and had attacked in self-defence. Despite his actions, Malfoy still won the case and Buckbeak was sentenced to death. However, before Ministry executioner Walden Macnair could carry out the execution, Buckbeak was saved by Harry and Hermione (with the help of Hermione's Time-Turner), and subsequently came to be owned by Sirius Black.[50]

1994 Quidditch World Cup

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Lucius with his son at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup

In 1994, Lucius attended the Quidditch World Cup with his family, sitting in the luxury box of Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Though he was disgusted that Arthur Weasley was there in the Top Box with his children along with Harry and Hermione, Lucius and Arthur restrained themselves due to being in Fudge's presence.[51] In the aftermath of the cup, Malfoy and some other former Death Eaters were involved in the torture and humiliation of the Muggle site manager of the stadium and his family, though it was not known at that time to the public and officials. He fled when the Dark Mark was launched into the sky.[52][29]

Second Wizarding War (1995–1998)

Return of the Dark Lord

Lucius Malfoy: "My Lord, I was constantly on the alert. Had there been any sign from you, any whisper of your whereabouts, I would have been at your side immediately, nothing could have prevented me -"
Lord Voldemort: "And yet you ran from my Mark, when a faithful Death Eater sent it into the sky last summer? Yes, I know all about that, Lucius.... You have disappointed me.... I expect more faithful service in the future."
Lucius Malfoy: "Of course, my Lord, of course.... You are merciful, thank you..."
Lord Voldemort berating Lucius for his disloyalty[src]
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Lucius in the Little Hangleton graveyard during the return of Lord Voldemort

When Lord Voldemort rose again in the summer of 1995, Malfoy returned to him on his summons. He arrived in Little Hangleton Graveyard and claimed that he had done everything he could all along to find Voldemort. He also insisted that he did everything to help him rise again. Voldemort believed that Malfoy had not truly renounced his old ways, but mildly doubted his loyalty because Malfoy had fled the Dark Mark at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.[53]

Even though Harry witnessed Malfoy's declaration of loyalty to Voldemort, almost nobody in the Ministry believed him. Malfoy continued maintaining strong ties to very high places in the Ministry, most prominently in the form of financial support, as he had been doing in the past.[53] This was key position that insured that the Death Eaters were privy to insider information regarding the goings on within the Ministry.

Continued connection with the Ministry

In 1995, after the trial of Harry Potter, Malfoy and Fudge encountered Harry, and it was implied that Malfoy was giving money to the Ministry.[1] Malfoy appeared doing shady dealings with Cornelius Fudge in the Department of Mysteries just prior to Harry's trial.

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Minister Fudge talking with Lucius at the Ministry

Malfoy's frequent excursions to meet with Fudge were also used as excuses to place the Imperius Curse on Ministry officials such as Broderick Bode and Order of the Phoenix member Sturgis Podmore on Voldemort's orders. These curses were placed in a bid to obtain Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy. However, these attempts were short-lived, as Bode failed to obtain the prophecy, therefore causing Voldemort to murder Bode, and Podmore was arrested for attempting to break into the Hall of Prophecies.[1]

Lucius also gave his support of the formation of Educational Decree Number Twenty-Three, which was to create the post of Hogwarts High Inquisitor for Dolores Umbridge to inspect the teachers' performance. During an interview about this post, he used this to discredit Dumbledore, under the false pretence of caring for the future of the school and fearing Dumbledore's "eccentric decisions".[1]

Battle of the Department of Mysteries

Lucius: "Potter, your race is run. Now hand me the prophecy like a good boy...."
Harry Potter: "Let — let the others go, and I'll give it to you!"
Lucius: "You are not in a position to bargain, Potter. You see, there are ten of us and only one of you ... or hasn't Dumbledore ever taught you how to count?"
— Lucius making threats during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
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Lucius insisting that Harry hand him the prophecy

After the failure of his previous attempts to obtain the prophecy, Voldemort successfully attempted to lure Harry to the Hall of Prophecies by planting a vision of his godfather being tortured in his mind. Malfoy — along with Bellatrix, her husband Rodolphus and her brother-in-law Rabastan Lestrange, and fellow Death Eaters Augustus Rookwood, Antonin Dolohov, Nott, Mulciber, Jugson, Crabbe, Walden Macnair, and Avery — was involved in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, when they were sent to pry the prophecy from Harry's hands.

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Lucius and Dolohov battling the Order of the Phoenix

However, Harry and the five friends who accompanied him, all D.A. members, managed to hold off the Death Eaters until several members of the Order of the Phoenix arrived. Lucius and the other Death Eaters battled the Order members until Dumbledore arrived and they all were captured. All the Death Eaters (expect Bellatrix Lestrange) were rounded up and bound together. At one point during the battle, Lucius was knocked unconscious by a Stunning Spell cast by Nymphadora Tonks.[1]

Imprisonment and fall from grace

"Wow... look at that... he's not here now! So why not have a go? They might be able to find you a double cell in Azkaban with your loser of a husband!"
— Harry Potter calls out Lucius's wife Narcissa in Madam Malkin's shop.[src]
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Lucius incarcerated in Azkaban

Lucius's mission to retrieve the prophecy ultimately failed when Neville Longbottom, under the influence of the Dancing Feet Spell cast by Antonin Dolohov, accidentally broke the prophecy. Lucius was seen by a myriad of Ministry officials called by Albus Dumbledore to the scene. Now with irrefutable evidence pointing to his identity as a Death Eater, Lucius was promptly given a trial and sent to Azkaban prison along with the rest of the Death Eater squad, the sole exception being Bellatrix Lestrange, who escaped with Voldemort.[1]

After the events in the Department of Mysteries, Voldemort mainly blamed Lucius for the failure. He blamed Lucius because Lucius had been the commander of Voldemort's small task force, even though Dumbledore himself had entered the fray.

Lucius Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries, combined with his accidentally destroying the part of Voldemort's soul contained within the diary of Tom Riddle, resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord. Some believed (such as Albus Dumbledore) that he was safer in Azkaban than being free, as he was away from Voldemort's wrath.[54] Marked as prisoner ᛟᚫ537, Lucius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.

Escape from Azkaban

Lord Voldemort: "No volunteers? Let's see ... Lucius, I see no reason for you to have a wand any more."
Lucius Malfoy: "My Lord?"
Lord Voldemort: "Your wand, Lucius. I require your wand."
— Voldemort stripping Lucius of his wand[src]
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Lucius attending the Death Eater meeting that took place in his manor

In the summer of 1997, nearly a year after being imprisoned, Lucius and all the other incarcerated Death Eaters escaped Azkaban with the help of Voldemort, who never bothered to get him out after all that time. It was mentioned that Lucius might have been secretly glad to have been incarcerated in Azkaban, as he was away from Voldemort and his terrible wrath.

Voldemort was convinced to do so by Draco Malfoy's success in the plot to assassinate Albus Dumbledore. In actuality, this was a further attempt to punish Lucius. Voldemort really did not think that Draco would succeed in this mission and would thereby dispose of Draco and possibly the other Malfoys as well.

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Lord Voldemort disgracing Lucius during a Death Eater meeting

However, because Draco didn't kill Dumbledore himself, the Malfoys were no longer held in high regard by the Dark Lord, who commandeered their home as his base of operations, and his favour fell on Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius's sister-in-law, and Severus Snape, Lucius's former protégé, since he killed Dumbledore. Voldemort openly mocked the family at a Death Eater meeting in the summer of 1997, taking Lucius's wand and deriding their relation to werewolf Remus Lupin through Narcissa's niece Nymphadora Tonks. In short, Lucius had become reduced to nothing more than a servant.[55]

Skirmish at Malfoy Manor

Lucius: "Well, Draco? Is it? Is it Harry Potter?"
Draco Malfoy: "I can't — I can't be sure."
Lucius: "But look at him carefully, look! Come closer! Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, everything will be forgiv—"
— The Malfoy family attempting to identify Harry Potter[src]

The Malfoys were desperate for a chance to be forgiven, and thus were excited when a group of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback brought Harry Potter and his friends to the Manor in the spring of 1998. Lucius pressed his reluctant and fearful son to identify Harry, and identified Ron Weasley as one of Arthur Weasley's sons. However, Draco denied knowing who Harry was.

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Lucius preparing to summon the Dark Lord after the discovery of Harry Potter

He then argued with his sister-in-law about who would be the one to call Voldemort with their Dark Marks, but they held off when Bellatrix noticed Gryffindor's Sword, which she had believed to be in her Gringotts vault, among their possessions. Subsequently, Bellatrix tortured Hermione Granger for information about the sword with the Cruciatus Curse while the others were taken to the cellar downstairs.

After Hermione lied about the sword being a copy and Griphook went along with her story, Bellatrix signalled Voldemort, but Dobby, the Malfoys' former house-elf, came to the rescue of the prisoners. Harry and Ron ran back upstairs, and the former stunned Lucius and Greyback. After their escape, the Malfoys and Bellatrix were severely punished by Voldemort and were confined to the manor.[55]

Malfoy Manor massacre

"The Elder Wand slashed through the air and green light erupted through the room; the kneeling goblin rolled over, dead; the watching wizards scattered before him, terrified: Bellatrix and Lucius Malfoy threw others behind them in their race for the door, and again and again his wand fell, and those who were left were slain, all of them, for bringing him this news, for hearing about the golden cup — "
— Voldemort ruthlessly massacres the Goblins with the Killing Curse[src]
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The result of the massacre at Malfoy Manor

Lucius was present when Voldemort was informed by several goblins from Gringotts that the Trio had robbed the Lestrange Vault.[56] This caused Voldemort to panic, and when he was informed that a small golden cup had been stolen, he flew into a rage. Realising at that moment that Harry was hunting his Horcruxes, Voldemort unleashed the Elder Wand while Nagini watched. The rest of the witnesses fled, Lucius and even Bellatrix were pushing others aside in their haste to leave the room.[56]

The Dark Lord smote each goblin on the floor in their turn[56] (including Griphook who collapsed holding the Sword of Gryffindor),[57] until he was left alone amongst the dead with his followers. His followers were slowly and fearfully approaching the carnage.[56]

Battle of Hogwarts

Lucius: "My Lord... please... my son..."
Voldemort: "If your son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins..."
— Lucius begging Voldemort to let him find Draco[src]
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Lucius beckoning his son to join him and Narcissa

By the time of the Battle of Hogwarts, Lucius showed that he was more concerned with his son's safety than Voldemort's cause, begging to be permitted to find him when the fighting began. Narcissa lied directly to Voldemort for Harry's sake when he informed her that Draco was still alive, and she and Lucius ran through the crowd, "not even attempting to fight, screaming for their son".

Lucius was present in for Harry Potter's final defeat of Lord Voldemort. Following Voldemort's defeat, Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco sat in the Great Hall during the celebrations, looking unsure that they belonged there.[55]

Later life (1998–)

Lucius and Draco's crimes were forgiven due to their abandonment of Voldemort and his cause, and Narcissa's lie to the Dark Lord that saved Harry Potter's life in the Forbidden Forest in the Battle of Hogwarts. None of them served time in Azkaban due to the evidence he provided against fellow Death Eaters and his help to ensure the capture of many of Voldemort's followers who had fled into hiding.[15] However, the revelation of their previous loyalty to Voldemort had invariably destroyed Lucius's prized and precious reputation and few people would forget the Malfoy family's previous loyalties.

Lucius would eventually gain a grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, after Draco married Astoria Greengrass.[58] Because of Astoria's change of view regarding blood purity after the war, Lucius and Narcissa found her to be a somewhat disappointing daughter-in-law despite her pure-blood heritage.[30] According to Draco, Lucius was frequently telling Astoria that he wanted grandchildren to continue on the family line, despite Draco telling her otherwise.

Lucius still enjoyed collecting Dark artefacts, particularly ones that no one else had. Theodore Nott worked for him and they created a prototype for a new Time-Turner, having decided the ones created by the Ministry were unsuitable and, having been destroyed, unavailable. The prototype was hindered by the five minute rule, but they then found a way to create another Time-Turner which would enable Lucius to travel back in time years, as he had hoped. However, he never used it which led Draco to believe that he actually preferred a world without Voldemort. The Time-Turner he created was kept by Draco, and it was used to save Scorpius and his friend, Albus, who were trapped in the past.[59]

Physical description

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Lucius Malfoy in 1996

Lucius had a pale, pointed face, with pale blond hair and cold pale grey eyes. He often carried a walking stick with a snake head that contained his wand. As a Death Eater, he bore the Dark Mark on his left inner forearm; this had faded to a mere scar upon Voldemort's death.

After spending a year in the wizarding prison of Azkaban, possibly suffering the horrors of the Dementors' presence, his looks suffered greatly because of it, his skin taking on a yellowish and waxy look, and his eyes sunken and shadowed. His voice was also quite hoarse. Later that year, after having been a victim of the Dark Lord's wrath upon Harry Potter's escape from the Manor, Lucius's looks took a turn for the worse, as he seemed ragged, and he carried traces of his punishment, meaning he might have looked beaten and bruised. It is likely that his looks might have improved upon the fall of his former Master once he returned to everyday life.

His son Draco resembled him strongly.[4] It was stated that his grandson, Scorpius Malfoy, resembled Draco, meaning that Lucius and his grandson also had a resemblance.

Personality and traits

"Good lord, Arthur. What did you have to sell to get seats in the Top Box? Surely your house wouldn't have fetched this much?"
— Lucius displaying contempt towards Arthur Weasley[src]

As pretty much the embodiment of wealth and influence in the wizarding community, Lucius Malfoy took great pride in his aristocratic stature, and viewed himself as superior to Muggles and Muggle-borns, although his views on half-bloods were likely more tempered as many half-bloods appear on the Malfoy family tree.[60] He was also a very shrewd, opportunistic social climber who was good at controlling others, but behind his veneer of respectability, he treated people cruelly. He callously utilised eleven-year old Ginevra Weasley in an attempt to both discredit her father in the Ministry, and remove Albus Dumbledore from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts. This attempt would have resulted in her death if Harry Potter had not intervened.[61]

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Lucius's dangerous temper as he attempted to curse Harry Potter

Lucius could be intelligent and manipulative when he needed to be, allowing him to gain respect and the good will of high-ranking individuals through his fortune and family name. He even had influence over Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge. Lucius's constant donations to important establishments were actually nothing more than bribing Fudge for classified information, delaying laws, and receiving undeserved rewards and recognitions.

While putting much effort into maintaining an appearance of respectability, Lucius's slick demeanour did little to hide his self-serving nature. He had no qualms about appealing to whichever side would be more beneficial to his social advancement. He was never unconditionally loyal because he didn't want to be put in a negative light with people on either end. During the Quidditch World Cup, he anonymously participated in the lowly torturing of Muggles but fled when the Dark Mark was cast in the sky.

In fact, rather than going to find Lord Voldemort when he lost all his powers in the first place, he instead pretended to have seen the error of his ways and tried to ingratiate himself to the Ministry of Magic. He claimed that he was always alert for Voldemort's return but when Voldemort pointed out that he had fled from the Dark Mark, Lucius was instantly silenced. Despite this, he did attempt to go through with Voldemort's plan of using his old school diary to open the Chamber of Secrets, not realising that the diary contained a piece of his master's soul (although Lucius was more focused on ridding himself of an incriminating piece of Dark magic when the Ministry was conducting searches).

However, in spite of his ruthless and prejudiced nature, one of Lucius's more redeeming traits was that he was very loving and devoted towards his family, especially caring greatly for his wife and son. He and Narcissa were indulgent and protective of their only child, though Lucius also demonstrated that he had expectations for his son, in one instance berating him for being beaten academically by Hermione Granger. In the end, along with Narcissa, he demonstrated that his family was more important to him than serving Voldemort, especially after Voldemort lost both the respect and trust he once had from the Malfoys. Lucius's love for Draco and Narcissa also allowed him to overcome his more self-serving side as he charged straight into the thick of battle during the siege on Hogwarts in an attempt to find Draco, eventually locating him after Voldemort was finally defeated and the battle came to an end.

Despite his love for his son, Lucius became disappointed in Draco for losing his value in pure-blood supremacy after the Second Wizarding War, and for marrying Astoria Greengrass, who underwent similar changes to Draco's. Father and son had an argument for Draco's willingness to let the Malfoy bloodline end with him to preserve Astoria's frail body, showing that Lucius still maintained his belief in pure-blood supremacy over the well-being of a human being, and that the mistreatment he received from the Second Wizarding War did little to change his opportunistic and bigoted personality.

He even employed Theodore Nott to create a "true" Time-Turner, a dangerous device that would give him the potential to go back in time to avert Voldemort's demise. Yet due to the fact that he never used it, it shows Lucius remained inclined to the Dark side, as was seen by his creating and keeping such a dangerous and illegal device, and passing it on to his son. However, it can be also inferred that Lucius didn't have any intention at all to bring back his former master, as Draco later reflected that Lucius seemed to like a world without Voldemort.

Magical abilities and skills

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Lucius, along with Dolohov, duelling Sirius Black and Harry Potter during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries

"It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams, Potter. Now give me the prophecy, or we start using wands."
— Lucius's fondness for martial magic[src]

Being one of Voldemort's inner circle and, up until the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, one of his most trusted and valued allies, Lucius was obviously a very powerful and experienced wizard.

  • Love: Despite his cold and ruthless nature, Lucius was one of the only Death Eaters in Voldemort's inner circle who was capable of feeling genuine love. Lucius cared deeply about his family, especially Narcissa and Draco. In the end, his love for his family drove him to abandon Voldemort and search for Draco, especially after Voldemort refused his offer to stop the battle in order for him to search for Draco while Voldemort searched for Harry Potter. His abandonment of Voldemort led to him avoiding another sentence in Azkaban along with his family.
  • Dark Arts: As a high-ranking Death Eater, Lucius was highly familiar and skilled with all kinds of Dark magic and with the casting of Dark charms, being an accomplished Dark wizard. He was able to recognise the effects of such unfriendly spells on sight. When Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger were captured by Snatchers and brought to Malfoy Manor, for example, Lucius was able to quickly identify the cause of the former's appearance as the result of a Stinging Jinx, even though his comrades present could not. The extent of his power and skill as a Dark wizard was shown by how he was able to successfully perform the Unforgivable Curses, which required tremendous skill and genuine malice, as shown by his proficiency at the Imperius Curse, successfully placing Sturgis Podmore and Broderick Bode under control, which allowed him to carry out his master's orders.[28] He was also known to enjoy the torturing of Muggles with Dark magic, along with his fellow Death Eaters.[29] Furthermore, Lucius owned an impressive collection of numerous Dark magical artefacts and cursed objects in his home, many of which he likely purchased from Borgin and Burkes, being a frequent customer there, and was also able to understand them thoroughly and interact with them.[11] Indeed, even Voldemort trusted him to take care of his diary, one of his Horcruxes, speaking for his confidence in Lucius's ability to manage Dark objects, although his neglect and misuse of this item ultimately led to its destruction, much to his master's fury. He also used Dark charms (such as the jinx Levicorpus) when he lead fellow Death Eaters in torturing Muggles at the riot at the World Cup.[52]
  • Duelling: Lucius was a highly skilled duellist, though not as aggressive as some of his fellow Death Eaters, instead favouring a more elegant, refined technique when he engaged an adversary, and generally demonstrating great form in his duelling style. A veteran of the First Wizarding War, Lucius fought the enemies of the Dark Lord during his former master's first rise to power and, as his most senior lieutenant at the time, led fractions of the Dark forces into battle.[62] Having held his own against trained Aurors and members of the Order of the Phoenix alike during the historical conflict, Lucius survived the war and were ultimately able to evade capture until after Voldemort's fall from power. An impressive feat, given the fact that he and the rest of his allies were up against the likes of Alastor Moody, who filled half the cells in Azkaban with those Lucius fought alongside with and how the Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the day, Bartemius Crouch, authorised the Auror Office to kill rather than capture, and Lucius consequently proved capable of emerging from combat situations that were no-holds-barred as well as fending off people who simply sought to arrest or capture him. In spite of not having seen action for about thirteen years, Lucius had maintained his skill at martial magic; successfully fought the Ministry officials that tried to apprehend him and his comrades during the Riot at the Quidditch World Cup, although he, like them, fled when the Dark Mark was sent skywards by one of their fellows. He was also notably the only Death Eater (apart from Severus Snape) who had enough confidence in his own abilities to stand up to Bellatrix Lestrange. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lucius showed proficient reflexes in deflecting Harry Potter's Stunning Spell with relative ease, contrasting at least two of his comrades who broke their ranks to avoid the ones from his friends. Shortly afterwards, he blocked another such spell from Nymphadora Tonks, one of the Aurors in the Order of the Phoenix that had arrived to rescue the students that he and the other Dark wizards present were targeting. In the same battle, he also stood his ground against Remus Lupin, until the arrival of Albus Dumbledore saw him rounded up with his peers.
  • Nonverbal magic: Lucius was capable of casting offensive spells while duelling non-verbally, showing a great amount of skill in this field, given the high level of difficulty required in the casting of non-verbal spells, a further testament to his skills as a powerful wizard.[63]
  • Intellect: Lucius was a rather astute and wily man, having been a model student during his time as a student and even made a Prefect at his fifth year, a position bestowed upon academic high-achievers that had proven themselves capable, both in class and out. As an adult, his political acumen was such that it enabled him to effectively influence matters of state; being persuasive enough in conversation to win the respect of high-ranking bureaucrats such as Dolores Umbridge, and the goodwill of various politicians, whom he was able to convince to make changes that favoured Lucius's own agenda over that of other important people. Indeed, throughout the First Wizarding War and during the early stages of the Second, Lucius was able to effectively balance his roles as both among the most prominent and politically influential individuals at the Ministry of Magic, and the Dark Lord's second-in-command, while also possessing the foresight to prepare a contingency plan on the off-chance that he fell under suspicion of being involved with the Dark Lord by ensuring that he was owed favours by people in high places and could call in to collect them when necessary. After the war, Lucius retained his influence at the Ministry, even becoming a close advisor of the Minister for Magic of the time, Cornelius Fudge.
  • Acting skills: Lucius was a capable actor, having been able to successfully pretend to be on the side of the Ministry of Magic during the First Wizarding War while he was actually the Dark Lord's second-in-command, and, even after being captured, managed to convince most of the Ministry that he had been an unwilling pawn and helped the Death Eaters against his will. He was also able to successfully pretend that he had no idea at all who was behind the Chamber of Secrets attacks while it was actually he who caused it and even when confronted by Dumbledore over this fact, Lucius was able to keep his emotion in check to avoid a confrontation with Dumbledore he most certainly knew he would not win. In the beginning of the Second Wizarding War, Lucius was once again able to act as apparent ally to the Ministry while once more serving the Dark Lord, carrying out several acts of covert coercion in an attempt to steal the Prophecy of the Chosen One without being noticed and was only exposed upon his capture in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.
  • Leadership skills: Lucius was a talented leader even in his younger years, as shown by how he was able to successfully keep his fellow Slytherins in check as a Prefect. Throughout the majority of the First Wizarding War and in the beginning of the second, Lucius's leadership skills made him the Dark Lord's second-in-command. During the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lucius displayed his leadership by remaining calm and focused on the mission even when faced with the unexpected situation when Harry Potter and his friends made a run for it and split up to confuse them, which he swiftly handled by quickly pairing up the Death Eaters under his command so that they would be pursuing all the teenagers at the same time, leading to the Death Eaters rather quick capture of them all apart from Harry, and then leading them against the Order of the Phoenix, where they even got the upper hand until the arrival of Dumbledore; which led to the swift defeat of him and his allies. In addition to being unaffected by the mockeries of his cause and insults from the Dark Lord, he showed that if the objective was sufficiently important, he would not hesitate in leaving fallen comrades behind, focusing instead on seeing Lord Voldemort's orders through to the very end.
  • Potions: Lucius was skilled in the brewing of potions.[64] While in school at Hogwarts, Lucius was noted by Horace Slughorn to be proficient in potions and his talent in potion-making even earned him a place among Slughorn's elite Slug Club.[54] Furthermore, Lucius owned a rather impressive repertoire of various poisons, showing he likely had knowledge of such substances.[16]
  • Apparition: Like most accomplished adult wizards, Lucius was capable of apparating at will. After the Return of the Dark Lord, he Apparated to the Little Hangleton Graveyard to witness the rebirth of his master, along with many other Death Eaters.[29]
  • Wizard's Chess: Lucius was a proficient chess player during his time at Hogwarts, and was good enough that he was able to tutor and instruct other Slytherins during his time as Governor.[65]

Possessions

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Lucius's Death Eater mask

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Lucius's wand and cane

  • Wand: Lucius owned a wand which he kept in his walking stick. This wand was passed down through generations in the Malfoy family.
  • Slytherin tie pin: Like other Slytherins, Lucius owned a tie pin in the shape of a serpent of Slytherin House, to show his pride for his house. He wore this throughout his years at Hogwarts.
  • Walking stick: Lucius owned a walking stick that was enchanted with the shield charm to protect him from spells. His wand was hidden within the stick for sneak attacks, so he could block and cast spells at the same time. The cane was also ornamented with a snake head at the top. This ornamentation was broken off by Voldemort in the Meeting at Malfoy Manor, when Voldemort forced Lucius to give him his wand, under the assumption that another's wand but not his own can kill Harry Potter.
  • Poisons: In 1992, he was seen by Harry Potter selling Dark poisons at Borgin and Burkes because the ministry was conducting raids on private homes.
  • Tom Riddle's Diary: When he became a Death Eater, Lord Voldemort trusted Lucius with a Horcrux. However, Lucius attempted to use it in a way to discredit his enemies, the Weasley family, by slipping it into the luggage of Ginevra Weasley. This culminated in a turn of events where the diary was destroyed by Harry Potter in the Chamber of Secrets.
  • Second wand: Lucius owned a second wand that he used during the Battle of Hogwarts to replace the one that was destroyed.
  • Time-Turner: As an avid collector of powerful artefacts, Lucius had Theodore Nott create a new Time-Turner which was not restricted by the safety boundary of five hours as was created by the Ministry, nor by the boundary of the five minute restriction created by Nott's prototype. The improved Time-Turner gleamed gold and could travel back to any time for a long duration. Lucius passed it down to Draco. Lucius and Draco kept it secret as the Ministry would have sent them to Azkaban for having such a dangerous artefact. Lucius never actually used it, and Draco believed his father actually preferred the world without Voldemort in it.[59]

Relationships

Family

Parents

Although not much is known about Lucius's parents, it is known that they were both pure-bloods. His father, Abraxas, died of a case of Dragon Pox, when he was very old. He was also a friend of Horace Slughorn. It is unknown if Lucius's mother died, but it is possible that she was not alive during the Second Wizarding War.

Wife and son

Bellatrix: "That was not my fault! The Dark Lord, has, in the past, entrusted me with his most precious — if Lucius hadn't —"
Narcissa: "Don't you dare - don't you dare blame my husband!"
— Narcissa defends Lucius for failing to get the prophecy[src]
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Narcissa Malfoy, his wife

Lucius and his wife, Narcissa, appeared to have a close and affectionate relationship. They both enjoyed being members of the social elite of the wizarding world and spoiling their only child, Draco. Lucius acquiesced to his wife's wishes when she wanted their son to attend Hogwarts, rather than Durmstrang. Narcissa was very upset when her husband was briefly imprisoned in Azkaban and became highly defensive when others mentioned it.[54] In 1997, when Lord Voldemort took over Malfoy Manor and demanded that Lucius give him his wand, he looked to Narcissa, and only when she touched his wrist, which gestured him to be calm, then he turned it over.[55]

Lucius: "I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin... Though if his school marks don't pick up, that may indeed be all he is fit for —"
Draco: "It's not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger —"
Lucius: "I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam."
— Lucius and Draco in Borgin and Burkes[src]
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Draco Malfoy, his son and only child

While both Lucius and Narcissa spoiled their son, Lucius was the more demanding parent. Regardless, he spoiled Draco with everything from unlimited freedom to money, and personally purchased broomsticks for the entire Slytherin Quidditch team when Draco was made Seeker. He was also openly critical of Draco's school marks being lower than those of Hermione Granger, a Muggle-born witch, reproving Draco for his lack of effort to show her up. Draco looked up to his father, often boasting about his influence and emulating him.[61] He was furious with Harry Potter after the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, blaming him for getting Lucius incarcerated.[1]

Draco was terrified that his parents would be punished for his failure to assassinate Albus Dumbledore on Lord Voldemort's orders, and appeared to be close to accepting Dumbledore's offer to keep them safe before Severus Snape interceded and killed the Headmaster.[54] Lucius also cared far more about Draco than about his life as a Death Eater, as he was begging Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts to allow him to go search for Draco. Once it resumed, neither Lucius nor Narcissa fought at all, but instead went desperately searching for their son.[55]

In 2006, Lucius had a grandson, Scorpius through Draco and his wife, Astoria Greengrass. Lucius didn't think highly of Astoria, as she raised their grandson Scorpius with a more tolerant view on Muggles.[30] It is unknown what kind of relationship Lucius and Scorpius had, given Astoria's nurturing. Scorpius also resembled Lucius physically, as he resembled Draco, too. However, Lucius's relationship with Draco seemed to have been slightly more strained since Astoria's marriage into the family, as Draco made it clear he was willing to let the Malfoy bloodline end with him in order to preserve the health of his wife's frail body, to which Lucius protested.[59]

Arthur Weasley

Lucius: "Dear me, what's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don't even pay you well for it?"
Arthur: "We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,"
Lucius: "Clearly. The company you keep, Weasley ... and I thought your family could sink no lower."
— Lucius and Arthur Weasley arguing in Flourish and Blotts[src]
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Arthur Weasley, his arch-rival

Lucius and Arthur Weasley despised each other, often exchanging insults when they met, and even getting into a fistfight on at least one occasion. Lucius disdained the Weasley family for its poverty and so-called blood traitor status; while the Malfoys prized their pure-blood heritage, the Weasleys accepted Muggles and Muggle-borns. He and Arthur apparently clashed multiple times over this at the Ministry of Magic.

When Arthur proposed the Muggle Protection Act in 1992, Lucius was furious to the point of trying to sabotage Arthur by placing an old diary of Tom Marvolo Riddle's on Arthur's eleven-year-old daughter, Ginny, endangering her life as well as those of Muggle-born Hogwarts students, as this led to the opening of the Chamber of Secrets.[61]

Also, Arthur never believed Lucius's claim that he had been under the Imperius Curse during the First Wizarding War, thereby indicating that their enmity likely dates back to their younger years.

Severus Snape

"Lucius always spoke highly of you."
Dolores Umbridge to Severus Snape[src]
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Severus Snape, his friend

Lucius was the first person in Hogwarts who offered kindness to Severus Snape and later took him on as a protégé during their Hogwarts days. Lucius welcomed him into Slytherin House when Severus was sorted there and Lucius was a prefect, and as part of a group of future Death Eaters.[3] It is also possible that Lucius protected him from bullies, such as James Potter and Sirius Black, as the latter seemed to despise him. Lucius continued to think and speak highly of Severus later in life, and Severus seemed to favour Draco as a student in his Potions class, leading Sirius Black to once acidly comment that Severus was Lucius's lapdog.[66]

The fact that Narcissa Malfoy went to Severus for help when Lucius was in Azkaban and Draco had been given a dangerous mission by Voldemort[54] demonstrated the trust and respect the Malfoys had for Severus. Severus, on his part, was the only Death Eater who continued to treat Lucius kindly after his fall from favour and was the one who convinced Voldemort to free him from Azkaban. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learnt of Snape's death and his true loyalties to Dumbledore, though it is possible that he was saddened by the death of his old friend and may have been sympathetic towards Snape due to his own disillusionment from the Death Eaters.

Bellatrix Lestrange

"I TOLD YOU, NO! If you smash it — !"
— Lucius's anger at Bellatrix during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
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Bellatrix Lestrange, his sister-in-law

Lucius did not seem to have very much respect for Bellatrix Lestrange, his sister-in-law, as the rest of the Death Eaters did. Bellatrix was a fanatically loyal Death Eater, who also fought for Lord Voldemort in the First and the Second Wizarding War. Lucius was antagonistic with Bellatrix due to usurping his place within the Death Eater ranks despite the fact she had been imprisoned in Azkaban for fourteen years, unlike Lucius. Their differences in loyalty in the Dark Lord also fuelled their antagonism for each other.

When Bellatrix wanted to kill Harry Potter during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Lucius restrained her. After the battle, Bellatrix told Narcissa that it was Lucius's fault that she couldn't give Voldemort the Prophecy. When Draco was made a Death Eater, she trained Draco herself In 1997, Bellatrix stayed with Lucius at his house, as she wanted to come closer to Voldemort, who was also staying there. Bellatrix and Lucius also fought together during the skirmish at Malfoy Manor, where they argued about who would call Voldemort when they caught Harry Potter. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Bellatrix was eventually killed by Molly Weasley, although Lucius's reaction to her death is unknown.

Dobby

Lucius: "Come Dobby, I said come."
Dobby: "Master has given Dobby a sock. Master gave it to Dobby."
Lucius: "What's that? What did you say?"
Dobby: "Got a sock. Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby — Dobby is free'"
— Lucius unknowingly liberating Dobby of his servitude[src]
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Dobby, his former House-elf who he treated abusively

Dobby was Lucius's house-elf. Lucius treated Dobby with cruelty and abuse and was very sadistic with him. Dobby feared Lucius, but did everything Lucius ordered him. In 1993, Harry Potter freed Dobby by making Lucius give him a sock. Lucius became very angry and attempted to kill Harry. The last time Lucius saw Dobby was in 1998, when Dobby came to Malfoy Manor to rescue Harry Potter and his friends. Dobby was eventually killed by Bellatrix Lestrange, and it is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned about his death.

Lord Voldemort

Voldemort: "I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less than happy of late… What is it about my presence in your home that displeases you, Lucius?"
Lucius: "Nothing – nothing, my Lord!"
Voldemort: "Such lies, Lucius."
— Voldemort and Lucius in Malfoy Manor in 1997[src]
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Lord Voldemort, his former master

Lucius was one of Lord Voldemort's most trusted and high-ranking Death Eaters, serving him in both the First and Second Wizarding Wars. Voldemort gave his diary Horcrux to Lucius to retain. Upon his rebirth in 1995, Voldemort questioned Lucius's loyalty, since he had never tried to find the Dark Lord after his fall in 1981.[53] Voldemort accepted Lucius's explanations and exultations of devotion, and entrusted Lucius with the task of obtaining a prophecy concerning him and Harry Potter.

Later however, Lucius selfishly throwing away the diary Horcrux, his failure in retrieving the Prophecy, and subsequent imprisonment in Azkaban made him and his family lose any favour in Voldemort's eyes, and the Dark Lord may gave Lucius's son a nearly impossible task to punish Lucius.[54]

Although he broke Lucius out of Azkaban in 1997, along with many other Death Eaters, Voldemort treated him with disdain, taking over his home and his wand, and mocking the Malfoys for their relation to a werewolf through Narcissa's niece. Lucius was desperate to regain his master's favour, but the opportunity for that came with the capture of Harry Potter in the spring of 1998 and, unfortunately for him, ended in disaster; Harry and his friends escaped, and the Malfoys were severely punished. By the Battle of Hogwarts, Lucius had abandoned his loyalty to Voldemort in order to protect his family, and was pardoned for his crimes due to his last-minute defection.[55]

Draco mentioned many years later that Lucius never wanted to use the "true" Time-Turner to save Voldemort, as he probably preferred a world without him, suggesting that even Lucius despised the Dark Lord in the end, particularly due to the ill treatment Voldemort had given to the Malfoy family at their later half of their Death Eater services.

Albus Dumbledore

"Father's always said old Dumbledore's the worst thing that's ever happened to this place. "
— Draco Malfoy discusses his father's derisive opinion of Albus Dumbledore.[src]
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Albus Dumbledore, his enemy

Lucius Malfoy had a strong dislike of Albus Dumbledore. This is due to two reasons – Dumbledore believed in Muggle rights which contradicted Malfoy's pure blood supremacist beliefs. In addition, Lucius was a Death Eater, so he believed that Lord Voldemort was a much more powerful wizard than Dumbledore. Lucius always believed that Dumbledore becoming Headmaster was the worst thing that happened to Hogwarts. Dumbledore was Headmaster at least part of Lucius` schooltime as Lucius was in his sixth or seventh year when the Marauders started at Hogwarts and then Dumbledore was already Headmaster.

"Dreadful thing, Dumbledore, but the governors feel it's time for you to step aside. This is an Order of Suspension — you'll find all twelve signatures on it. I'm afraid we feel you're losing your touch. How many attacks have there been now? Two more this afternoon, wasn't it? At this rate, there'll be no Muggle-borns left at Hogwarts, and we all know what an awful loss that would be to the school."
— Lucius announcing Dumbledore's removal from office[src]

In 1992, Lucius Malfoy was indirectly responsible for the second opening of the Chamber of Secrets. This was an attempt to discredit Arthur Weasley but Lucius also wanted to include Dumbledore by using the excuse of blaming him for doing nothing to stop the Chamber's opening. Lucius abused his position as a Hogwarts Governor and threatened the other Governors to vote for Dumbledore's suspension after several attacks on Hogwarts students. However, when Ginny Weasley was taken into the Chamber to lure Harry Potter, the other Governors decided to face Malfoy and Dumbledore was reinstated. Lucius was furious that Dumbledore dared to return to Hogwarts to help Harry successfully save Ginny, but Dumbledore was aware that Lucius had threatened the other Governors. Consequently, Lucius was sacked as a Hogwarts Governor.

In the following years, Lucius continued to dislike Dumbledore and cause trouble for him. When Voldemort was resurrected in 1995, Lucius returned to his service. As the Ministry was refusing to believe Dumbledore about Voldemort's return, they started a smear campaign to discredit him. Lucius contributed to this smear campaign by describing Dumbledore as "eccentric" for his past choice of teachers including the werewolf Remus Lupin, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid and ex-Auror Alastor Moody. Later that year, Lucius participated in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and fought against the Order of the Phoenix. However, he was arrested and sent to Azkaban.

Dumbledore believed that Lucius would feel "safe" in Azkaban because Voldemort was furious at Lucius's failure in the Department of Mysteries, and offered to protect Lucius along with Narcissa when Draco threatened to murder the headmaster. It is unknown how Lucius reacted when he learned of Dumbledore's death.

Harry Potter

"You'll meet the same sticky end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter. They were meddlesome fools, too."
— Lucius coldly threatening Harry Potter[src]
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Harry Potter, his enemy

Lucius was the father of Draco Malfoy, Harry's school bully. During their first years at Hogwarts, Lucius discouraged their rivalry, feeling it wouldn't reflect well on them to be on poor terms with such a famous person. When Lucius first met Harry in Flourish and Blotts in 1992, he pretended to be polite to him.

After Harry succeeded in killing the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, he confronted Lucius about his suspicions on how Ginny obtained the diary at the beginning of the year and then tricked him into freeing his own servant Dobby. Lucius was furious and from that point on, treated him with cool contempt.

"You've lost me my servant, boy!"
— Lucius attempting to assault Harry Potter[src]

Lucius was a little bit more tactful around Harry than other Death Eaters (such as Bellatrix Lestrange) depending on the circumstances. However, Lucius did not openly declare himself against him until after Lord Voldemort took control of the Ministry.

During the Battle of Hogwarts, the Malfoy family switched sides, meaning they were forgiven for their crimes. Draco, while he did not necessarily become "friends" with Harry, ultimately made peace with him. Lucius did the same as well, or at least simply decided to leave Harry and his friends and family alone.

Cornelius Fudge

Lucius Malfoy: "Shall we go up to your office, then, Minister?"
Cornelius Fudge: "Certainly, this way Lucius"
— Lucius's sycophantic relationship with Fudge[src]
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Cornelius Fudge, his former associate

Cornelius Fudge was easily and strongly swayed by money and power. As a result, he favoured people like Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy influenced and likely bribed Cornelius Fudge many times during the latter's tenure as Minister for Magic, in return receiving favours such as delays in laws and given classified information. In the summer of 1994, Fudge invited Malfoy to occupy the top box with him at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup final, thanks to his "generous" donations to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

In 1995, Lucius returned to Voldemort, but Fudge denied Voldemort's rebirth and insisted that Malfoy had switched sides, and the wealthy Malfoy continued to work with the Ministry. They met after Harry Potter's disciplinary hearing and went upstairs to Fudge's office, where Harry suspected Lucius gave gold to Fudge. Malfoy's frequent visits to Fudge also may have given him opportunity to put Ministry workers (such as Broderick Bode and Sturgis Podmore) under the Imperius Curse to attempt to steal a prophecy concerning Harry and Voldemort.[28]

After the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, Fudge was forced to believe that Voldemort had indeed returned, and all the Death Eaters who took part on the battle (with the exception of Bellatrix Lestrange) were sentenced to Azkaban, among them being Lucius. After being imprisoned, Lucius lost his job and influence at the Ministry; Fudge, having been blind to Lucius's true intentions until it was too late, also lost his career and popularity as well.

Rubeus Hagrid

Rubeus Hagrid: "What're you doin' here? Get outta my house!"
Lucius Malfoy: "My dear man, please believe me, I have no pleasure at all in being inside your — er — d'you call this a house?"
Rubeus Hagrid and Lucius demonstrating mutual contempt[src]
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Rubeus Hagrid, an enemy

Rubeus Hagrid was not on good terms with the Malfoy family. He was disgusted with their pure blood supremacy, their bullying of Muggle-borns and blood traitors, their allegiance to Lord Voldemort and their disrespect to Albus Dumbledore, whom Hagrid was fiercely loyal to. In turn, the Malfoys disliked Hagrid, referring to him as an "oaf".

In particular, Hagrid disliked Lucius. In 1992, Hagrid had to separate Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy from fighting in Flourish and Blotts. During the 1992–1993 school year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened. Lucius was indirectly responsible for the Chamber's opening. However, Hagrid was blamed because he had been framed by Tom Riddle for the Chamber's first opening fifty years before. As a result, Hagrid was arrested as a precautionary measure by Cornelius Fudge. Lucius was present at Hagrid's arrest, although Hagrid reacted angrily to his presence and ordered him to get out of his house.

Lucius mocked Hagrid by wondering how he called his small hut a "house". Lucius was only present at Hagrid's arrest because he had to inform Dumbledore that he and the other governors had voted on his suspension. Hagrid saw through Lucius and shouted at him accusing him of threatening the other governors. Lucius's response was to mock Hagrid's temper and advising him not to shout at Azkaban guards like that. This instance proved that Hagrid did not trust Lucius. Lucius described Dumbledore's decision to employ Hagrid as a teacher as "eccentric".

In 1993, Lucius's son, Draco, was injured by Hagrid's Hippogriff Buckbeak. Lucius was furious and complained to the Ministry of Magic. At Buckbeak's trial, Lucius was the witness for the prosecution. Hagrid desperately tried to defend Buckbeak but he lost due to Lucius's influence at the Ministry. Buckbeak was sentenced to death but was saved by Harry and Hermione, which possibly led Lucius to feel that the Hippogriff had made him and Draco look like fools.

Death Eaters

"Leave Nott, leave him, I say, the Dark Lord will not care for Nott's injuries as much as losing that prophecy — Jugson, come back here, we need to organise! We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the others if necessary — Bellatrix, Rodolphus, you take the left, Crabbe, Rabastan, go right — Jugson, Dolohov, the door straight ahead — Macnair and Avery, through here — Rookwood, over there — Mulciber, come with me!"
— Lucius commanding his fellow Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries[src]
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Death Eaters, his former loyal comrades

As a high ranking Death Eater, Lucius was occasionally given leadership over his fellows by Voldemort. When given commands, the other Death Eaters usually follow them without question or signs of resentment. Once Lucius and his family lost favour with Voldemort the other Death Eaters largely lost any respect they had towards Lucius, even loudly jeering at him when Voldemort mentioned their relation by marriage to werewolf Remus Lupin (through Lucius's niece Nymphadora Tonks).

Peter Pettigrew worked alongside Lucius in keeping prisoners in the Malfoy Manor. They also stood next to each other in the Death Eater circle following Voldemort's rebirth. Lucius and Peter's Hogwarts years would have overlapped. The relationship between the two is unknown beyond this, although Pettigrew was assigned to work in the dungeons in Malfoy Manor as a servant, meaning he possibly had a low opinion of him.

Barty Crouch Jnr was a highly loyal Death Eater who had a strong dislike towards Lucius for never attempting to search for Voldemort after he disappeared. While disguised as Alastor Moody at Hogwarts, Barty enjoyed intimidating Lucius's son Draco.

Corban Yaxley seemed familiar with Lucius and his wealthy and extravagant lifestyle, though he expressed this in a snide manner.

Igor Karkaroff was a friend and comrade of Lucius's during the First Wizarding War. Lucius considered sending his son to Durmstrang due to Karkaroff's headmastership and the fact that Durmstrang doesn't allow muggle-born wizards and witches to attend.

Lucius appeared to be friendly with Crabbe and Nott, as their sons were familiar with each other prior to arriving at Hogwarts. Nott visited the Malfoy Manor on at least one occasion to discuss unknown things with Lucius. Despite this, Lucius didn't hesitate to leave an injured Nott behind during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, knowing that Voldemort would be much angrier at losing the prophecy.

Lucius shared at least some of his Hogwarts years with Avery, Mulciber, Evan Rosier, Wilkes, and Rodolphus Lestrange. He and Rodolphus were brother-in-laws through their marriages with Naricissa and Bellatrix respectively. Lucius also chose Mulciber as his partner during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

Lucius was disdainful towards werewolf Fenrir Greyback when he brought Harry Potter and his friends to the Malfoy Manor. Greyback was likewise resentful of the Malfoy's cold reception and argued with Lucius over who would receive credit for capturing Harry.

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Etymology

  • The name Lucius may come from the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla, who extrajudicially executed his rivals. His name could also be a reference to the Roman Emperor Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also known as Nero. Lucius is a name that derives from Latin meaning "bright" or "intelligent" and is related to the name Lucifer, the first name of Satan, which may reference Lucius Malfoy being bright but evil, or just evil.
  • Malfoy is derived from the French mal foi or mal foy, meaning bad faith or unfaithful.
  • A Latin male first name. A character in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, Lucius is the servant of Brutus, the leader of the conspirators who plot against and assassinate Caesar.

Behind the scenes

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Lucius as he appears on Pottermore

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Lucius as a LEGO mini-figure (first edition)

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Lucius as a LEGO mini-figure (second edition)

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Lucius Malfoy as a LEGO mini-figure (2020 edition)

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Lucius Malfoy as he appears in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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Lucius Malfoy as a POP! Vinyl

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Lucius Malfoy (wearing his Death Eater mask) as a POP! Vinyl

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Lucius Malfoy as seen in Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells

  • In the films, Malfoy is played by Jason Isaacs. To prepare for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and to get a sense of how nasty Lucius should be, Isaacs went back and watched Tom Felton's performance in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brett Underwood appears as young Lucius Malfoy in a Slug Club photograph in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.[67]
  • According to Isaacs, the studio initially wanted Lucius to wear a pinstriped suit with his normal hair. Isaacs thought that Lucius wouldn't wear this outfit, due to his hatred of muggles and the fact that Draco was blonde, and came up with Lucius's signature look from how he'd imagined a wizard aristocrat would look.[68]
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lucius pushed Harry's hair back over his head to view his scar, which does not happen in the novel.
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lucius, during his encounter with Arthur Weasley, curtly says to the latter "See you at work", implying that Lucius himself may actually work in the Ministry and thus act as Arthur's coworker. However, this does not seem to be the case in the books, as Draco mentions in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that "he's always popping in and out of the Ministry", thereby implying he does not actually work there.
    • The line in the film could also imply that Lucius has visited the Ministry enough times that he and Arthur encountered each other, making the comment a sarcastic joke on Arthur's part.
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Lucius accidentally smashes the prophecy in the Department of Mysteries, rather than Neville Longbottom.
  • Despite not having an appearance in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as an adult, Isaacs cameos in a photograph in the Daily Prophet, and Brett Underwood plays him in a Slug Club photo.
  • In the novels, Lucius is not stated to have long hair. However, Isaacs requested long hair so that people could tell the difference between Lucius and Draco.
  • It is interesting to note that like his wife, Lucius Malfoy (perhaps subtly) tried to stop Voldemort from killing Harry. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Lucius prompted Voldemort to tell the Death Eaters his backstory on how he returned to power after Voldemort stated that Harry was his guest of honour, which could have been the moment where Voldemort initially intended to duel and kill Harry. This, along with the courtesy and care towards Harry in the Department of Mysteries in the next book could establish that Lucius, as a father, does not like the thought of witnessing, let alone bring about, the murder of someone Draco's age, despite him being a sworn enemy.
    • Lucius scolded Draco for badmouthing Harry, and reminds him that it was not prudent for him for doing so since the wizarding community regarded Harry as the hero who has vanquished Voldemort.
    • In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Bellatrix Lestrange attempted to summon Voldemort after the capture of Harry Potter, Lucius tried to stop her and argued that Harry has been summoned in his house, so it was him who should summon Voldemort instead.
  • Also, in the films, Lucius's wand is concealed within a snake-handelled walking stick that he almost always carries with him. The walking stick may have magical abilities of its own, as 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".
  • Isaacs improvised the scene where he kicked Dobby down the stairs, as he was amazed with the freedom the special effects gave him.[69]
  • In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, after Harry caused him to inadvertently set Dobby free, Lucius Malfoy was about to cast a curse at Harry, but was stopped by Dobby. It sounded as though he was about to cast the Killing Curse, because it sounded as though he said, "Avada-", the entire curse was not heard because he was cut off by Dobby. The attempted use of this curse was the result of an improvisation on Isaacs's part, as the script did not specify which curse he was supposed to use, so he used the first spell that came to his mind.
    • It is worth noting that the Killing Curse's incantation (Avada Kedavra) had not yet been introduced in the Chamber of Secrets novel. However, the film version was released after the publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (where the incantation was first introduced), which may be the reason why Isaacs could utter the spell.
    • Similarly, his dialogue to Harry where he sardonically states that they should hope that Harry Potter is still around to save the day, and Harry's response, was an improvisation by Isaacs and Daniel Radcliffe, respectively, and was not in the original script. It was ad-libbed because Isaacs felt it was completely out-of-character for Lucius Malfoy to simply let Dumbledore have the last word.[70][71]
  • In the two last films, Part 1 and Part 2 of Deathly Hallows, Lucius appears to be unshaved, having been put under pressure and stress by Lord Voldemort, not to mention being in Azkaban for a year or so, where he would have been living in poor state. As a result, he appears thinner and has bags under his eyes.
    • In addition, Lucius did have a replacement wand in the 7th film, but was dispatched by Harry before he could use it.
  • Lucius Malfoy is ranked Number 12 on the Forbes Fictional 15 list of the richest people in the world.[72]
  • A variety of Elder Futhark runes are depicted on Lucius's Azkaban placard. The easily identified ones are: Othila, which means "estate, heritage, possession" and corresponds to the Latin letter "o"; Ansuz (albeit rotated slightly), meaning "one of the Æsir (gods)" and corresponds to the Latin letter "a"; Uruz, meaning "wild ox" or "water"; and Mannaz, meaning "man".[73] It is unknown if these serve any purpose (other than for identification, like the numbers and letters), though they may be a reference to different parts of his character. For example, Othila, which could represent his abundance of material possessions & wealth, as well as his emphasis on blood purity ("heritage").
  • According to Lucius's actor, Isaacs, in the Maximum Movie Mode of Deathly Hallows Part 2, he believed after the battle, Lucius felt isolated from not only from everyone but his family as well.
  • In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, Lucius was not able to perform a Killing Curse. Instead, he was able to release a peacock from his inventory. (It's strange because he was able to kill in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.) This is because of the game's design, where the Killing Curse at Death Eaters and the inventory takes the same slot. It is likely that Lucius was "disarmed" from this ability because there were a lot of playable Death Eaters in the game who could perform a Killing Curse.
  • The filmmakers had planned for Lucius to appear at the execution of Buckbeak in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and be outraged when Buckbeak escaped; however, Isaacs was unavailable for filming at the time.
  • Recently, New Zealand biologist Tom Saunders named a new species of wasp after Lucius (Lusius malfoyi).[74]
    • According to Saunders, "People see wasps as villains, as the 'bad guys.' But the truth is that the vast majority of wasp species are either neutral or beneficial, from a human standpoint. Just as Lucius Malfoy is pardoned after separating from Voldemort's allies, I'm asking people to pardon wasps in order to restore their reputation as interesting, important creatures."
  • The blonde appearance of Lucius Malfoy may be an allusion to Adolf Hitler's master race ideology, known as Aryan supremacy, with the belief of "tall, blonde-haired, blue-eyed" Germans to be the supreme and superior race.
    • This element may have also helped Rowling to create the character as a snobbish and xenophobic villain, as Rowling herself created the series with partial basis on the horrors of the Third Reich.
    • Despite Lucius being an Aryan, his actor, Jason Isaacs, is Jewish.
    • The scene of Lucius kicking his house elf Dobby down the stairs and beating him with his cane in the film adaptation of Chamber of Secrets (though the former was technically ad-libbed by Isaacs as stated previously) may be inspired by the abuse suffered by Jewish Helen Hirsch during her years of servitude under Nazi commandant Amon Goeth. Ironically enough, Lord Voldemort is played by the same actor as Goeth, Ralph Fiennes.

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Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 15 (The Hogwarts High Inquisitor) tells us that he was 41 when he gave an interview to the Daily Prophet published in September 1995. 2 September in the book is Monday. Then the week goes by. The next Monday is the day the article is published. The article is about an event announced on the Sunday. Malfoy gave his interview that night. He was already 41, or turned 41 on that Sunday. Since Monday was the 2nd, Sunday was the 8th meaning he was born between 9 September 1953 (he could only have turned 42 that day for the interview age to be true) or 8 September 1954 (if he turned 41 the day of or before the interview).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Draco Malfoy" at Wizarding World - "With the unquestioning belief in his own superior status he has imbibed from his pure-blood parents, he initially offers Harry friendship on the assumption that the offer needs only to be made to be accepted."
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale) - "And Severus Snape moved off to the other side of the Hall, away from Lily, to where the Slytherins were cheering him, to where Lucius Malfoy, a prefect badge gleaming upon his chest, patted Snape on the back as he sat down beside him. ..."
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup) - "A pale boy with a pointed face and white-blond hair, Draco greatly resembled his father."
  5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup) - "Mr Malfoy's cold grey eyes swept over Mr Weasley, and then up and down the row."
  6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 (Cornelius Fudge) - "Dumbledore had not taken his bright blue eyes off Lucius Malfoy's cold grey ones."
  7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward) - "Mr Malfoy went even paler than usual, but his eyes were still slits of fury."
  8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward) - "He saw Mr Malfoy's white hands clench and unclench."
  9. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1 (The Dark Lord Ascending) -"Malfoy glanced sideways at his wife. She was staring straight ahead, quite as pale as he was, her long blonde hair hanging down her back, but beneath the table her slim fingers closed briefly on his wrist."
  10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor) - ""Of course not, of course not!" said Lucius impatiently. He approached Harry himself, came so close that Harry could see the usually languid, pale face in sharp detail even through his swollen eyes."
  11. 11.0 11.1 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
  12. J.K. Rowling and the Live Chat, Bloomsbury.com, July 30, 2007
  13. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "HOGWARTS TRIVIA" Achievement
  14. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Beyond Hogwarts, Volume 1, Chapter 14 (High Society)
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family" at Wizarding World
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 4 (At Flourish and Blotts)
  17. Interview with Jason Isaacs about his portrayal of Lucius Malfoy, seen here.
  18. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5 (Diagon Alley)
  19. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 7 (The Slug Club) - "My father used to be a bit of a favourite of his."
  20. The Road to Hogwarts Sweepstakes (see this image)
  21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 33 (The Prince's Tale) - "And Severus Snape moved off to the other side of the Hall, away from Lily, to where the Slytherins were cheering him, to where Lucius Malfoy, a prefect badge gleaming upon his chest, patted Snape on the back as he sat down beside him. ..."
  22. Dumbledore taught Patricia Rakepick when she was a student and became headmaster when she was still a pupil. Lucius is about a year older, so the same is true for him as well.
  23. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
  24. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite "Registry: Challenges"
  25. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists, Chapter 3 (Horace Slughorn)
  26. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve) - "You must understand that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named operated always in the greatest secrecy... He preferred that we never knew the names of every one of our fellows - He alone knew exactly who we all were -"
  27. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (see here)
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 26 (Seen and Unforeseen)
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 33 (The Death Eaters)
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Draco Malfoy" at Wizarding World
  31. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 9 (The Woes of Mrs Weasley)
  32. Explore the Story: Draco Malfoy at Pottermore
  33. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 23 (Horcruxes)
  34. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 30 (The Pensieve)
  35. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 17 (Bathilda's Secret)
  36. 36.0 36.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 3 (The Burrow)
  37. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11 (Aboard the Hogwarts Express)
  38. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12 (The Polyjuice Potion)
  39. 39.0 39.1 39.2 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, "The Fountain of Fair Fortune"
  40. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "MEET THE MALFOYS" Achievement - Part 1, Side Quest "Inspection and Influence"
  41. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "MEET THE MALFOYS" Achievement - Part 2, Side Quest "Draco Malfoy"
  42. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 2, "MEET THE MALFOYS" Achievement - Part 4, Side Quest "Crime and Punishment"
  43. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 47 (The Circle and the Crown)
  44. 44.0 44.1 44.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 18 (Dobby's Reward)
  45. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 2 (Dobby's Warning)
  46. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 7 (Mudbloods And Murmurs)
  47. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
  48. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 14 (Cornelius Fudge)
  49. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 17 (The Heir of Slytherin)
  50. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  51. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 8 (The Quidditch World Cup)
  52. 52.0 52.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9 (The Dark Mark)
  53. 53.0 53.1 53.2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  54. 54.0 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  55. 55.0 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  56. 56.0 56.1 56.2 56.3 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 27 (The Final Hiding Place)
  57. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  58. Bloomsbury Webschat with J.K. Rowling 30 July 2007
  59. 59.0 59.1 59.2 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Act Four, Scene Four
  60. Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Pure-Blood" at Wizarding World
  61. 61.0 61.1 61.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  62. Draco Malfoy's page on Pottermore tells us that "All his life, he had idolised a father who advocated violence and was not afraid to use it himself, and now that his son discovered in himself a distaste for murder, he felt it to be a shameful failing." Evidently, while not murderous and sadistic like Bellatrix, Draco is aware that his father readily partook in disposing of the enemies of the Dark Lord when ordered to do so/deeming it necessary.
  63. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
  64. Pottermore
  65. Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 3, "HOGWARTS TRIVIA" Achievement
  66. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 24 (Occlumency)
  67. Brett Underwood's profile on Casting Call Pro
  68. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2ofaMtZW0&ab_channel=kianahiapo
  69. https://youtu.be/tHdrDeVu-38?t=190
  70. https://youtu.be/tHdrDeVu-38?t=315
  71. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5don9ACZEI&t=54s
  72. Forbes Fictional 15: Lucius Malfoy
  73. WP favicon Elder futhark#Rune names on Wikipedia
  74. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/asia/harry-potter-wasp-lusius-malfoyi-lucius-malfoy/index.html
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