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Draco Malfoy
[drey-kohmal-foi]
Who isĀ Draco Malfoy?
Not Joffrey. Wrong series.Ā Draco Malfoy is a fictional character from J.K. Rowlingās Harry Potter series. He is a rich, unpleasant bully known for his arrogance and his ties to evil wizards who practice the darks arts.
Where does Draco Malfoy come from?
Draco Malfoy first appears in the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In the stories, heās an arrogant bully who comes from a rich family with strong ties to the seriesā villain, Voldemort. Draco Malfoy is known for his belief in the superiority of āpurebloodā wizards, that is, wizards who have no muggle, or non-wizard, ancestry. In the Harry Potter films, heās played by Tom Felton.
His very name underscores his nasty personality. His first name comes from the constellation Draco, which means ādragon.ā His surname is related to the French words mal (ābadā) and foi (āfaith”), hence ābad faith.ā
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Who uses Draco Malfoy?
The first thing you might notice aboutĀ Draco MalfoyĀ is his appearance: he has white-blond hair and a pale, bony face, giving him a distinctive look that fans love, and love to hate.
Draco Malfoy gave his name to the fandom trope Draco in Leather Pants. This is a form of mischaracterization where a writer downplays the flaws of villainous or morally ambiguous characters, portraying them more sympathetically, in a way thatās inconsistent with the original. The name comes from Harry Potter fanfiction, where Draco Malfoy fans sometimes depict the character in a more positive light.
Everyone in Hogwarts, whether they hated him or not, thought Draco Malfoy was the prettiest boy in the wizarding world. With his platinum blond hair and piercing gray eyes, he was a striking figure.
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Draco’s moral alignment is also unclear. Heās unquestionably arrogant, and serves as the schoolyardĀ rivalĀ to hero Harry Potter. Draco’s family is also associated with the main villain of the series, Voldemort. Yet some people maintain that heās more misunderstood than villainous.
The authorās own position on this question has been ambiguous. Rowling has variously claimed that āDraco was not concealing a heart of gold under all that sneering and prejudiceā and that there is āsome unextinguished good at the heart of Draco,ā who ālearns from his mistakes.ā
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