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+ | |blood=*[[Pure-blood]]<ref>Draco, who is descended from the main line of the family, along with his father, mother, wife and son, are all Pure-blood.</ref> |
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+ | *[[Half-blood]]<ref name="PM"/> |
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+ | |motto=''Sanctimonia Vincet Semper''<ref>{{HPFW}}</ref> |
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+ | |family members=*[[Armand Malfoy]] † |
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+ | *[[Nicholas Malfoy]] † |
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+ | *[[Lucius Malfoy I]] † |
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+ | *[[Brutus Malfoy]] † |
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+ | *[[Septimus Malfoy]] † |
+ | *[[Abraxas Malfoy]] † |
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+ | *[[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius Malfoy II]] |
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+ | *[[Narcissa Malfoy]] {{c|née [[House of Black|Black]]}} |
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+ | *[[Draco Malfoy]] |
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+ | *[[Astoria Malfoy]] {{c|née [[Greengrass family|Greengrass]]}} † |
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*[[Scorpius Malfoy]] |
*[[Scorpius Malfoy]] |
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+ | *[[Bulstrode family]] (distant)<ref>Violetta Bulstrode was the maternal great-great-grandmother of Draco Malfoy</ref> |
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+ | *[[Crabbe family]] |
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*[[Rosier family]] |
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+ | *[[Weasley family]]<ref>The Malfoys are related to the Weasleys through the Narcissa and her descent from the House of Black.</ref> |
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+ | *[[Potter family]] (distant)<ref>The Malfoys are related to the Potters through the House of Black and the Weasley family. However, they are only related to Dorea Black, her husband and son, and Ginny Weasley and her husband and children</ref> |
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*[[Lestrange family]] |
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*[[Tonks family]] |
*[[Tonks family]] |
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+ | *[[Lupin family]] |
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*[[Greengrass family]] |
*[[Greengrass family]] |
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+ | |house=[[Slytherin]]<ref name="PS">{{PS}}</ref> |
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+ | |loyalty=*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] |
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− | + | **[[Slytherin]]<ref name="PS"/> |
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+ | ***[[Gang of Slytherins]] (formerly) |
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+ | ***[[Draco Malfoy's gang]] (formerly) |
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+ | ***[[Slytherin Quidditch team]] |
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+ | **[[Slug Club]] |
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+ | **[[Inquisitorial Squad]] (formerly) |
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+ | *''[[Warlock at War]]'' |
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+ | *[[British Ministry of Magic]] (formerly) |
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− | *[[Slytherin]] house. |
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− | {{Quote|It is often said of the Malfoy family that you will never find one at the scene of the crime, though their fingerprints might be all over the guilty wand. Independently wealthy, with no need to work for a living, they have generally preferred the role of power behind the throne, happy for others to do the donkey work and to take the responsibility for failure. They have helped finance many of their preferred candidates’ election campaigns, which have (it is alleged) included paying for dirty work such as hexing the opposition.|Description |
+ | {{Quote|It is often said of the Malfoy family that you will never find one at the scene of the crime, though their fingerprints might be all over the guilty wand. Independently wealthy, with no need to work for a living, they have generally preferred the role of power behind the throne, happy for others to do the donkey work and to take the responsibility for failure. They have helped finance many of their preferred candidates’ election campaigns, which have (it is alleged) included paying for dirty work such as hexing the opposition.|Description|Pottermore}} |
− | '''Malfoy''' |
+ | '''Malfoy''' was the surname of a wealthy [[pure-blood]] [[Wizardkind|wizarding]] family and one of the [[Sacred Twenty-Eight]]. They lived in [[Malfoy Manor]] in [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]. The Malfoys were related to many other [[pure-blood]] families, including the [[House of Black|Blacks]], [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]], [[Greengrass family|Greengrasses]], and [[Rosier family|Rosiers]]. They were also related to the [[Tonks family|Tonks]] and [[Lupin family|Lupin]] families, of mixed wizarding and [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] heritage, much to the Malfoys' disdain,<ref>[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref> as they were pure-blood supremacists, although they were not themselves against marrying [[Half-blood]]s.<ref name="PM">{{WW|the-malfoy-family}}</ref> |
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+ | The Malfoys gained a reputation for their [[pure-blood supremacy]] and heritage. During the [[First Wizarding War|First]] and [[Second Wizarding War]]s, they supported [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] and some members were even [[Death Eaters]] under his command. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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===Early history=== |
===Early history=== |
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+ | {{Quote|I know I'll be in [[Slytherin]], all our family have been.|[[Draco Malfoy]]|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}} |
+ | The Malfoy family consisted of an ancient line of [[pure-blood]] wizards, most of whom attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and were traditionally [[Sorting ceremony|sorted]] into [[Slytherin|Slytherin House]]. Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard [[Armand Malfoy]] arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as part of the invading Norman army. Having rendered unknown, shady, (and almost certainly magical) services to King [[William I]], Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have lived for ten consecutive centuries.<ref name="PM"/> Armand's descendants included many noble lords and other influential figures.<ref>[https://youtu.be/1lmCvI-t40c?t=205 What is Life Like in a Magical Family? | Discover Harry Potter Ep. 7]</ref> |
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− | [[File:Malfoys pic2.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lucius Malfoy]] and his son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], in [[1994]].]] |
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− | The Malfoy family consists of an ancient line of [[pure-blood]] wizards, most of whom attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] and were traditionally [[Sorting ceremony|Sorted]] into [[Slytherin]]. The family first arrived in Britain with [[Armand Malfoy]], who founded the family estate Malfoy Manor on land obtained from King [[William I]]. |
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+ | The Malfoy family soon gained their reputation for [[pure-blood supremacy]] and courting richness and power from those around them. Until the passing of the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] in [[17th century|1692]], the Malfoys integrated themselves in high-class Muggle society. Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the [[Lucius Malfoy I|first Lucius Malfoy]] was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of [[Elizabeth I]], and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy. The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain.<ref name="PM" /> A known company belonging to the Malfoy family was the [[Malfoy Apothecary]], which sourced [[Superior Red]] [[wine]], a name perhaps hinting at their characteristic blood purity.<ref name="HPpt1/27">{{DH|F1}} - Chapter 23 (''Malfoy Manor'')</ref> Though they opposed the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy|Statute of Secrecy]] at first, they soon embraced it and cut off all ties with Muggle families, denying that they had ever fraternised with such people.<ref name="PM"/> |
− | After this period, the Malfoys instead began to seek influence over the newly formed [[British Ministry of Magic]], using their considerable wealth to do so. Though no Malfoy is known to have ever aspired for the position of [[Minister for Magic]], many members of the family financed the elections of their preferred candidates for the post, even going so far as to pay to have the opposition [[hex]]ed. |
+ | After this period, the Malfoys instead began to seek influence over the newly formed [[British Ministry of Magic]], using their considerable wealth to do so. Though no Malfoy is known to have ever aspired for the position of [[Minister for Magic]], many members of the family financed the elections of their preferred candidates for the post, even going so far as to pay to have the opposition [[hex]]ed. |
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+ | Notable Malfoys of past generations included the fourteenth-century [[Nicholas Malfoy]], who was believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the [[Black Death]], though escaping censure by the [[Wizards' Council]]; [[Septimus Malfoy]], who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic [[Unctuous Osbert]] was little more than his puppet,<ref name="PM" /> as well as [[Abraxas Malfoy]], who was widely believed to be part of the shady plot that saw the first [[Muggle-born]] Minister ([[Nobby Leach]]) leave his post prematurely in 1968. However, nothing was ever proven against Malfoy.<ref name="PM" /> |
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+ | {{Quote|The family has, however, eschewed the somewhat dangerous practice of inter-marrying within such a small pool of pure-bloods that they become enfeebled or unstable, unlike a small minority of fanatic families such as the Gaunts and Lestranges, and many a half-blood appears on the Malfoy family tree.|Description of the Malfoy family|Pottermore}} |
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+ | Though the family was inclined to blood-purity, they were unwilling to practise the dangers of [[inbreeding]] with cousins, correctly knowing that it would and could potentially endanger their genes, and would accept marrying half-bloods due to the small pool of available pure-bloods. Hence, it is possible to find several half-bloods on the Malfoy family tree. This differed them from the more fanatical groups such as [[House of Black|Blacks]], [[Lestrange family|Lestranges]] and [[House of Gaunt|Gaunts]], though apparently this did not deter their respect from such families,<ref name="PM" /> likely because of their riches. |
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===Recent history=== |
===Recent history=== |
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+ | {{Dialogue|Draco Malfoy|You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.|Harry Potter|I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks.|Harry refuses to accept Draco's offer of friendship|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}[[File:DH1 The Malfoy Family.png|246x246px|thumb|left|The Malfoy Family in their sitting room in Malfoy Manor]] |
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⚫ | [[Lucius Malfoy]], the son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]], was one of the few pure-blood wizards left by the late [[20th century]]. He joined the [[Death Eaters]] when they came to power in the [[First Wizarding War]]. He married [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]], a fellow [[pure-blood]] of similar wealthy background, and they had one son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], who |
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⚫ | [[Lucius Malfoy]], the son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]], was one of the few pure-blood wizards left by the late [[20th century]]. He joined the [[Death Eaters]] when they came to power in the [[First Wizarding War]]. He married [[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa Black]], a fellow [[pure-blood]] of similar wealthy background, and they had one son, [[Draco Malfoy|Draco]], who later became [[Harry Potter]]'s main rival in his school years. The Malfoy family was one of the first wizarding families to repent following [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]'s first defeat, claiming they had been bewitched, in 1981.<ref name="COS">{{COS}}</ref> |
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⚫ | They allied themselves with him again during the [[Second Wizarding War]], believing strongly in the notion of [[blood purity]].<ref name="GOF">{{GOF}}</ref> However, Voldemort became displeased with Lucius for his failure to obtain the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] involving him and |
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⚫ | They allied themselves with him again during the [[Second Wizarding War]], believing strongly in the notion of [[Blood status|blood purity]].<ref name="GOF">{{GOF}}</ref> However, Voldemort became displeased with Lucius for his failure to obtain the [[Sybill Trelawney's first prophecy|prophecy]] involving him and Harry Potter in 1996. While Lucius was in [[Azkaban]], Voldemort ordered his son Draco to kill [[Albus Dumbledore]], a seemingly impossible task, as a way to punish Lucius.<ref name="HBP">{{HBP}}</ref> |
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− | [[File:DH1 The Malfoy Family.png|thumb|right|250px|The Malfoy Family in [[1998]].]] |
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⚫ | After Dumbledore's death at the hands of [[Severus Snape]] and the Death Eaters' escape from Azkaban in 1997, the Malfoys had fallen out of favour with the Dark Lord. They were extremely uncomfortable with having their home used as his base of operations. Voldemort went as far as to strip Lucius of his [[Lucius Malfoy's wand|wand]] during a Death Eaters meeting and even mocked the Malfoys for being related to the [[Tonks family]], a family that contained Muggle ancestry and even [[Remus Lupin|a werewolf member]].<ref name="DH"/> |
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⚫ | Before Voldemort's ultimate defeat, the Malfoys switched sides; Narcissa lied to the Dark Lord in assistance of Harry Potter, and neither she nor Lucius participated in any of the |
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+ | [[File:Malfoys on Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.jpg|245px|thumb|Draco, Astoria, and Scorpius in 2017]] |
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⚫ | Before Voldemort's ultimate defeat, the Malfoys switched sides; Narcissa lied to the Dark Lord in assistance of [[Harry Potter]], and neither she nor Lucius participated in any of the fightings during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]].<ref name="DH">{{DH}}</ref> None of the Malfoys were subsequently imprisoned in [[Azkaban]] because of this defection. |
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⚫ | Draco then married [[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria Greengrass]] sometime between [[1998]]-[[2005]], and had a son called [[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius]] circa [[2006]]. In [[2017]], Draco and Astoria were at King's Cross station to see Scorpius off to Hogwarts when Harry Potter saw him again.<ref name="DH" /> Scorpius was sorted into Slytherin House, just like his ancestors before him. During this generation of the family, the Malfoys remained independently wealthy, with an enormous amount of gold.<ref name="CC">{{CC}}</ref> |
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+ | Draco's marriage with Astoria was met with the disapproval of his parents. While Astoria was a pure-blood of one of the fellow Sacred Twenty-Eight families, her change in blood-supremacy views influenced by the Second Wizarding War disappointed Lucius and Narcissa. Draco, who underwent the same changes, would stand up to his parents, which led to family reunions being fraught with tension. Draco was content with letting the Malfoy bloodline die alongside him to preserve Astoria's frail health due to her [[blood malediction]], much to Lucius' chagrin, but Astoria wanted a child for her husband so that he would have a companion. As a result, Scorpius was born, but Astoria died thirteen years after his birth. Due to Astoria's deteriorating health, the family went into seclusion, which led to false rumours that Astoria was unable to conceive and used a [[Time-Turner]] to go back in [[time]] to conceive a child with Voldemort, leading to false accusations that Scorpius is the son of Voldemort.<ref name="CC"/> |
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==Malfoy family crest== |
==Malfoy family crest== |
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+ | [[File:Malfoy Family Crest WU.png|150px|thumb|Malfoy Family Crest]] |
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+ | The family crest paid homage to [[Salazar Slytherin]], bearing the colours black, green and silver, as well as images of several [[Snake|serpentine]] creatures. The Latin words ''Sanctimonia Vincet Semper'' appeared inscribed on a silver banner, meaning ''Purity Will Always Conquer''.<ref name="HPFW">{{HPFW}}</ref> |
+ | In [[2019]], the Malfoy family crest was captured by the [[Calamity]] and began to appear around the world as a [[Foundable]].<ref name="WU">{{WU}}, "Brilliant Event: Fighting Forces</ref> |
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− | *[[Lucius Malfoy I]] ([[16th century]]): Is believed to have been an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I. |
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− | *[[Brutus Malfoy]] (fl. [[17th century]]): The editor of anti-[[Muggle]] periodical ''[[Warlock at War]]'' |
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− | *[[Septimus Malfoy]] (late [[18th century]]): Had a lot of influence in the [[Ministry of Magic]] in the late [[18th century]]. |
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− | *[[Abraxas Malfoy]] (fl. [[1950s|1954]]): The father of [[Lucius Malfoy]] and possibly a friend of [[Horace Slughorn]]. Died of [[Dragon-Pox]] sometime between [[1960s|1968]] and [[1996]]. |
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− | *[[Lucius Malfoy]] (b. [[1950s|1954]]): The son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]], the husband of [[Narcissa Malfoy]], and the father of [[Draco Malfoy]]. He was formerly a [[Death Eater]]. |
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− | *[[Narcissa Malfoy]] (née [[House of Black|Black]]) (b. [[1950s|1955]]): The wife of [[Lucius Malfoy]], and the mother of [[Draco Malfoy]]. She has [[House of Black|two sisters, and many other relatives]]. She married into the Malfoy family. |
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− | *[[Draco Malfoy|Draco Lucius Malfoy]] (b. [[5 June]], [[1980s|1980]]): The son of [[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius]] and [[Narcissa Malfoy]], the husband of [[Astoria Greengrass]] and the father of [[Scorpius Malfoy]]. He was formerly a [[Death Eaters|Death Eater]]. |
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− | *[[Astoria Greengrass|Astoria Malfoy]] (née [[Greengrass family|Greengrass]]) (born c. [[1980s|1982]]): The wife of [[Draco Malfoy]] and the mother of [[Scorpius Malfoy]]. She has a [[Daphne Greengrass|sister]] who is about two years older than she is. |
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+ | ! scope="col" width="20%" |Wizard(s) |
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+ | ! scope="col" |Notes |
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+ | |[[Lucius Malfoy I]] |
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+ | |Unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of [[Elizabeth I]], accused of casting a [[Jinx against marriage|jinx]] on her to force her to stay single. |
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+ | |[[Brutus Malfoy]] |
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+ | |Editor of the anti-Muggle periodical ''[[Warlock at War]]''.<ref name="TBBR">{{TBB|R}}</ref> |
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+ | |[[Septimus Malfoy]] |
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+ | |[[Advisor to the Minister for Magic]] sometime between [[1789]] to [[1798]]. |
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+ | |[[Unidentified portrait in Malfoy Manor (III)|Unidentified Malfoy portrait (III)]] |
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+ | | rowspan="2" | Depicted in [[portrait]]s in [[Malfoy Manor]], bearing the Malfoy coat of arms. |
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+ | |[[Unidentified portrait in Malfoy Manor (V)|Unidentified Malfoy portrait (V)]] |
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+ | |[[Abraxas Malfoy]] |
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+ | |Alleged perpetrator of a mysterious illness that had befallen upon [[Minister for Magic]] [[Nobby Leach]] in [[1968]]; father of Lucius Malfoy II and grandfather of Draco Malfoy. Died of [[Dragon Pox|Dragon-Pox]] sometime between 1968 and [[1996]]. |
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+ | |[[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius Malfoy II]] |
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+ | |Second-in-command of the [[Death Eaters]] during the [[First Wizarding War]], Chairman of the [[Hogwarts Board of Governors]] from [[1982]] to [[1993]], high ranking member of the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] from [[1990]] to [[1996]] and disgraced Death Eater during the [[Second Wizarding War]]; son of [[Abraxas Malfoy]] and father of [[Draco Malfoy]]. |
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+ | |[[Narcissa Malfoy]] {{Comment|née [[House of Black|Black]]}} |
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+ | |Wife of Lucius Malfoy, and mother of Draco Malfoy. |
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+ | |[[Draco Malfoy|Draco Lucius Malfoy]] |
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+ | |[[Death Eaters|Death Eater]] at the height of the [[Second Wizarding War]]. Defected during the [[Battle of Hogwarts]] and presumably pardoned. Son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, and father of Scorpius Malfoy. |
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+ | |[[Astoria Malfoy]] {{Comment|née [[Greengrass family|Greengrass]]}} |
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+ | |Wife of Draco Malfoy and mother of Scorpius Malfoy. Died of a blood borne curse inherited from an ancestor in [[2019]]. |
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+ | |[[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy]] |
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+ | ===Unspecified relations=== |
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+ | The following individuals were depicted as [[portrait]]s in [[Malfoy Manor]], suggesting a relation with the Malfoy family, but their exact status within the Malfoy family (if at all) is unspecified: |
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+ | <gallery orientation="portrait" widths="95" spacing="small" position="center"> |
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+ | Brian Gagwilde.jpg|[[Brian Gagwilde III]]<ref name="DHG1"/> |
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+ | Elizabeth Burke full.jpg|[[Elizabeth Burke]]<ref name="DHG1">{{DH|G1}}</ref> |
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+ | MalfoyManorPortraitWoman.png|[[Unidentified portrait in Malfoy Manor (I)]]<ref name="DHF1">{{DH|F1}}</ref> |
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+ | MalfoyManorPortrait.png|[[Unidentified portrait in Malfoy Manor (II)]]<ref name="DHF1"/> |
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+ | Tudor Malfoy 1.png|[[Unidentified portrait in Malfoy Manor (IV)]]<ref name="DHF1"/> |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Family tree== |
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{{Malfoyfamilytree}} |
{{Malfoyfamilytree}} |
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− | [[File:Slytherin.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Slytherin, the traditional House of the Malfoy family.]] |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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+ | [[File:Malfoyfamilytree-pottermore-layered2-half.jpg|thumb|Pedigree of the Malfoy family]] |
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− | ''Malfoy'' is derived from the French "mal foi", meaning "badly (or in this case, bad) faith" or "unfaithful". In law, " |
+ | ''Malfoy'' is derived from the French "mal foi", meaning "badly (or in this case, bad) faith" or "unfaithful". In law, "{{w|bad faith|bad faith}}" refers to a case in which a malicious motive on the part of a party in a lawsuit undermines their case. This would be relevant to the general cruel natures displayed by Lucius and Draco as well as Narcissa. In existentialism, "{{w|Bad faith (existentialism)|bad faith}}" is a philosophical concept in which people blame their own failures on external factors, thus denying responsibility for their actions. This could also refer to the Malfoys' tendency to switch their loyalties to avoid danger or punishment, rather than steadfastly supporting their presented views. |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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*In the films, the Malfoys are played by the following actors: |
*In the films, the Malfoys are played by the following actors: |
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− | **[[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius]] is played by [[Jason Isaacs]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)| |
+ | **[[Lucius Malfoy|Lucius]] is played by [[Jason Isaacs]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]''. |
− | **[[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] is played by [[Helen McCrory]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]''. |
+ | **[[Narcissa Malfoy|Narcissa]] is played by [[Helen McCrory]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1|Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2|Part 2]]''. |
**[[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] is played by [[Tom Felton]] in all of the films. |
**[[Draco Malfoy|Draco]] is played by [[Tom Felton]] in all of the films. |
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+ | **[[Astoria Malfoy|Astoria]] is played by [[Jade Olivia]] in {{DH|F2}}. |
− | **[[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius]] is played by [[Bertie Gilbert]] in |
+ | **[[Scorpius Malfoy|Scorpius]] is played by [[Bertie Gilbert]] in {{DH|F2}}. |
− | *The Malfoys, Lucius II, Narcissa and Draco, had many different endings filmed for them during the filming of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. One of them being Lucius being trampled down by [[Death Eaters]]. However the final being them |
+ | *The Malfoys, Lucius II, Narcissa and Draco, had many different endings filmed for them during the filming of the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. One of them being Lucius being trampled down by [[Death Eaters]]. However the final being them departing via the [[Viaduct]]. |
+ | *On Pottermore, there is a Feature about "the redeeming qualities of the Malfoy family." |
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+ | *According to Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter is a curse on the Malfoy family. This is possibly due to several incidents that occurred throughout the [[Second Wizarding War]]. |
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+ | *Given that the Malfoy family are known to marry [[half-blood]]s due to being aware of the dangers of [[inbreeding]] (as mentioned above), it is possible that Lucius Malfoy was in fact a Half-Blood himself but during the First and Second Wizarding Wars, he was clinging onto his Pure-Blood ancestry (like what many other Death Eaters did). |
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+ | ==Appearances== |
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+ | *{{PS}} {{1st}} |
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+ | *{{PS|F}} |
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Warning!
At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in: Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery & Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells. |
- "It is often said of the Malfoy family that you will never find one at the scene of the crime, though their fingerprints might be all over the guilty wand. Independently wealthy, with no need to work for a living, they have generally preferred the role of power behind the throne, happy for others to do the donkey work and to take the responsibility for failure. They have helped finance many of their preferred candidates’ election campaigns, which have (it is alleged) included paying for dirty work such as hexing the opposition."
- — Description[src]
Malfoy was the surname of a wealthy pure-blood wizarding family and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They lived in Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire, England. The Malfoys were related to many other pure-blood families, including the Blacks, Lestranges, Greengrasses, and Rosiers. They were also related to the Tonks and Lupin families, of mixed wizarding and Muggle heritage, much to the Malfoys' disdain,[9] as they were pure-blood supremacists, although they were not themselves against marrying Half-bloods.[2]
The Malfoys gained a reputation for their pure-blood supremacy and heritage. During the First and Second Wizarding Wars, they supported Lord Voldemort and some members were even Death Eaters under his command.
History
Early history
- "I know I'll be in Slytherin, all our family have been."
- — Draco Malfoy[src]
The Malfoy family consisted of an ancient line of pure-blood wizards, most of whom attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and were traditionally sorted into Slytherin House. Like many other progenitors of noble English families, the wizard Armand Malfoy arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror as part of the invading Norman army. Having rendered unknown, shady, (and almost certainly magical) services to King William I, Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire, seized from local landowners, upon which his descendants have lived for ten consecutive centuries.[2] Armand's descendants included many noble lords and other influential figures.[10]
The Malfoy family soon gained their reputation for pure-blood supremacy and courting richness and power from those around them. Until the passing of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoys integrated themselves in high-class Muggle society. Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy. The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain.[2] A known company belonging to the Malfoy family was the Malfoy Apothecary, which sourced Superior Red wine, a name perhaps hinting at their characteristic blood purity.[11] Though they opposed the Statute of Secrecy at first, they soon embraced it and cut off all ties with Muggle families, denying that they had ever fraternised with such people.[2]
After this period, the Malfoys instead began to seek influence over the newly formed British Ministry of Magic, using their considerable wealth to do so. Though no Malfoy is known to have ever aspired for the position of Minister for Magic, many members of the family financed the elections of their preferred candidates for the post, even going so far as to pay to have the opposition hexed.
Notable Malfoys of past generations included the fourteenth-century Nicholas Malfoy, who was believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, though escaping censure by the Wizards' Council; Septimus Malfoy, who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet,[2] as well as Abraxas Malfoy, who was widely believed to be part of the shady plot that saw the first Muggle-born Minister (Nobby Leach) leave his post prematurely in 1968. However, nothing was ever proven against Malfoy.[2]
- "The family has, however, eschewed the somewhat dangerous practice of inter-marrying within such a small pool of pure-bloods that they become enfeebled or unstable, unlike a small minority of fanatic families such as the Gaunts and Lestranges, and many a half-blood appears on the Malfoy family tree."
- — Description of the Malfoy family[src]
Though the family was inclined to blood-purity, they were unwilling to practise the dangers of inbreeding with cousins, correctly knowing that it would and could potentially endanger their genes, and would accept marrying half-bloods due to the small pool of available pure-bloods. Hence, it is possible to find several half-bloods on the Malfoy family tree. This differed them from the more fanatical groups such as Blacks, Lestranges and Gaunts, though apparently this did not deter their respect from such families,[2] likely because of their riches.
Recent history
- Draco Malfoy: "You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there."
- Harry Potter: "I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks."
- — Harry refuses to accept Draco's offer of friendship[src]
Lucius Malfoy, the son of Abraxas Malfoy, was one of the few pure-blood wizards left by the late 20th century. He joined the Death Eaters when they came to power in the First Wizarding War. He married Narcissa Black, a fellow pure-blood of similar wealthy background, and they had one son, Draco, who later became Harry Potter's main rival in his school years. The Malfoy family was one of the first wizarding families to repent following Lord Voldemort's first defeat, claiming they had been bewitched, in 1981.[12]
They allied themselves with him again during the Second Wizarding War, believing strongly in the notion of blood purity.[13] However, Voldemort became displeased with Lucius for his failure to obtain the prophecy involving him and Harry Potter in 1996. While Lucius was in Azkaban, Voldemort ordered his son Draco to kill Albus Dumbledore, a seemingly impossible task, as a way to punish Lucius.[14]
After Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Snape and the Death Eaters' escape from Azkaban in 1997, the Malfoys had fallen out of favour with the Dark Lord. They were extremely uncomfortable with having their home used as his base of operations. Voldemort went as far as to strip Lucius of his wand during a Death Eaters meeting and even mocked the Malfoys for being related to the Tonks family, a family that contained Muggle ancestry and even a werewolf member.[15]
Before Voldemort's ultimate defeat, the Malfoys switched sides; Narcissa lied to the Dark Lord in assistance of Harry Potter, and neither she nor Lucius participated in any of the fightings during the Battle of Hogwarts.[15] None of the Malfoys were subsequently imprisoned in Azkaban because of this defection.
Draco then married Astoria Greengrass sometime between 1998-2005, and had a son called Scorpius circa 2006. In 2017, Draco and Astoria were at King's Cross station to see Scorpius off to Hogwarts when Harry Potter saw him again.[15] Scorpius was sorted into Slytherin House, just like his ancestors before him. During this generation of the family, the Malfoys remained independently wealthy, with an enormous amount of gold.[16]
Draco's marriage with Astoria was met with the disapproval of his parents. While Astoria was a pure-blood of one of the fellow Sacred Twenty-Eight families, her change in blood-supremacy views influenced by the Second Wizarding War disappointed Lucius and Narcissa. Draco, who underwent the same changes, would stand up to his parents, which led to family reunions being fraught with tension. Draco was content with letting the Malfoy bloodline die alongside him to preserve Astoria's frail health due to her blood malediction, much to Lucius' chagrin, but Astoria wanted a child for her husband so that he would have a companion. As a result, Scorpius was born, but Astoria died thirteen years after his birth. Due to Astoria's deteriorating health, the family went into seclusion, which led to false rumours that Astoria was unable to conceive and used a Time-Turner to go back in time to conceive a child with Voldemort, leading to false accusations that Scorpius is the son of Voldemort.[16]
Malfoy family crest
The family crest paid homage to Salazar Slytherin, bearing the colours black, green and silver, as well as images of several serpentine creatures. The Latin words Sanctimonia Vincet Semper appeared inscribed on a silver banner, meaning Purity Will Always Conquer.[17]
In 2019, the Malfoy family crest was captured by the Calamity and began to appear around the world as a Foundable.[18]
Family members
Known members
Wizard(s) | Notes |
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Armand Malfoy | First Malfoy in Great Britain, arriving with the Norman conquest. Given land in Wiltshire because of his services to William the Conqueror. |
Nicholas Malfoy | Alleged dispatcher of a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, who escaped censure by the Wizards' Council. |
Lucius Malfoy I | Unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, accused of casting a jinx on her to force her to stay single. |
Brutus Malfoy | Editor of the anti-Muggle periodical Warlock at War.[19] |
Septimus Malfoy | Advisor to the Minister for Magic sometime between 1789 to 1798. |
Unidentified Malfoy portrait (III) | Depicted in portraits in Malfoy Manor, bearing the Malfoy coat of arms. |
Unidentified Malfoy portrait (V) | |
Abraxas Malfoy | Alleged perpetrator of a mysterious illness that had befallen upon Minister for Magic Nobby Leach in 1968; father of Lucius Malfoy II and grandfather of Draco Malfoy. Died of Dragon-Pox sometime between 1968 and 1996. |
Lucius Malfoy II | Second-in-command of the Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War, Chairman of the Hogwarts Board of Governors from 1982 to 1993, high ranking member of the Ministry of Magic from 1990 to 1996 and disgraced Death Eater during the Second Wizarding War; son of Abraxas Malfoy and father of Draco Malfoy. |
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) | Wife of Lucius Malfoy, and mother of Draco Malfoy. |
Draco Lucius Malfoy | Death Eater at the height of the Second Wizarding War. Defected during the Battle of Hogwarts and presumably pardoned. Son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, and father of Scorpius Malfoy. |
Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass) | Wife of Draco Malfoy and mother of Scorpius Malfoy. Died of a blood borne curse inherited from an ancestor in 2019. |
Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy | Son of Draco and Astoria Malfoy. Sorted in 2017 along with Rose Weasley and Albus Potter. |
Unspecified relations
The following individuals were depicted as portraits in Malfoy Manor, suggesting a relation with the Malfoy family, but their exact status within the Malfoy family (if at all) is unspecified:
Family tree
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Septimus Malfoy (fl. 1700s) | House of Black | Rosier family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Abraxas Malfoy (fl. 1954) | Cygnus Black III (1938—1992) | Druella Rosier (fl. 1950s) | Tonks family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greengrass family | Lucius Malfoy (b. 1954) | Narcissa Black (b. 1955) | Andromeda Black (b. 1953) | Edward Tonks (d. 1998) | Lupin family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daphne Greengrass (b. c. 1980) | Astoria Greengrass (c. 1982—2019) | Draco Lucius Malfoy (b. 1980) | Lestrange family | Nymphadora Tonks (c. 1973—1998) | Remus John Lupin (1960—1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy (b. c. 2006) | Bellatrix Black (1951—1998) | Rodolphus Lestrange (b. c. 1950s) | Edward Remus Lupin (b. 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Malfoy is derived from the French "mal foi", meaning "badly (or in this case, bad) faith" or "unfaithful". In law, "bad faith" refers to a case in which a malicious motive on the part of a party in a lawsuit undermines their case. This would be relevant to the general cruel natures displayed by Lucius and Draco as well as Narcissa. In existentialism, "bad faith" is a philosophical concept in which people blame their own failures on external factors, thus denying responsibility for their actions. This could also refer to the Malfoys' tendency to switch their loyalties to avoid danger or punishment, rather than steadfastly supporting their presented views.
Behind the scenes
- In the films, the Malfoys are played by the following actors:
- Lucius is played by Jason Isaacs in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Narcissa is played by Helen McCrory in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Draco is played by Tom Felton in all of the films.
- Astoria is played by Jade Olivia in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- Scorpius is played by Bertie Gilbert in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
- The Malfoys, Lucius II, Narcissa and Draco, had many different endings filmed for them during the filming of the Battle of Hogwarts. One of them being Lucius being trampled down by Death Eaters. However the final being them departing via the Viaduct.
- On Pottermore, there is a Feature about "the redeeming qualities of the Malfoy family."
- According to Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter is a curse on the Malfoy family. This is possibly due to several incidents that occurred throughout the Second Wizarding War.
- Given that the Malfoy family are known to marry half-bloods due to being aware of the dangers of inbreeding (as mentioned above), it is possible that Lucius Malfoy was in fact a Half-Blood himself but during the First and Second Wizarding Wars, he was clinging onto his Pure-Blood ancestry (like what many other Death Eaters did).
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
- LEGO Harry Potter
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- LEGO Dimensions
- LEGO Harry Potter
- Harry Potter: The Character Vault
- Harry Potter: The Creature Vault (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- Harry Potter for Kinect
- Pottermore
- Wizarding World
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
- Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
- Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
Notes and references
- ↑ Draco, who is descended from the main line of the family, along with his father, mother, wife and son, are all Pure-blood.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Writing by J. K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family" at Wizarding World
- ↑ Harry Potter Film Wizardry
- ↑ Violetta Bulstrode was the maternal great-great-grandmother of Draco Malfoy
- ↑ The portrait of Elizabeth Burke was hung in Malfoy Manor, so it is possible that she was related to the Malfoys.
- ↑ The Malfoys are related to the Weasleys through the Narcissa and her descent from the House of Black.
- ↑ The Malfoys are related to the Potters through the House of Black and the Weasley family. However, they are only related to Dorea Black, her husband and son, and Ginny Weasley and her husband and children
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ Black family tree
- ↑ What is Life Like in a Magical Family? | Discover Harry Potter Ep. 7
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - Chapter 23 (Malfoy Manor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- ↑ Harry Potter Film Wizardry
- ↑ Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, "Brilliant Event: Fighting Forces
- ↑ The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1