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A single fanfiction author being responsible for the ´creation´ of the portrayal of Draco in current fanfiction? I think not!
Yes, Cassandra Claire´s fanfiction was very popular, and it came to this popularity in the time after the first HP movie was released, meaning the following for this character had already begun when fangirls saw Tom Felton as Draco for the first time.
--Not true actually, it came to popularity during the year before the movie was released.
Cassandra Claire´s fanfiction was one of the most popular ones, that´s true. But it was not the first to portray Draco as a ´tragic hero´ or as a sex symbol. It was simply one of many in a wave of Draco-fixation. KlutzyFreak 20:28, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC).
I agree. This part of the article is very biased towards Cassandra Claire, someone should edit it.
I object. It's a perfectly valid entry on Draco Malfoy. --Dragix
I think that it's premature to make a firm judgement to Malfoy's loyalty. It could just as easily be removed (or say "unknown") as it could read "Death Eater". What do you all think? Friday 01:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Exploding Boy cleaned up WAY too much in this edit of his, and the sections are now too short, too broken up -- even chronologically disjointed. Placing the Black Family Tree near the top is a bad idea also -- it's too big and cumbersome. I'm not reverting right now because the previous version had its problems too, but I'm just giving warning that there may be some significant expansions and reorderings tomorrow here. Aris Katsaris 03:49, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, I agree. Someone should make the article more extensive and orderly since Draco is not unimportant. Syazana 03:06, 1 October 2005 (UTC)Syazana
He'a a Death Eater, no doubt about that,but who knows whether hewants to be one or not.
Mwahahaha... Draco Malfoy 18:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
I asked about removing the fandom section on this talk page a few days ago and haven't gotten any replies yet. I don't see that fan fiction is particularly relevant to an encylopedia entry, so I'm removing that section as unencylcopedic and unverifiable. Friday (talk) 20:27, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Here's the removed bit, in case anyone cares to see it. I made the header not-a-header to prevent confusing formatting.
Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter fandom
Draco Malfoy has developed a cult following amongst some Harry Potter fans for his cunning, ambition, arrogant streak, and the "Malfoy smirk." He is a popular figure in fan fiction, where he is often portrayed as a kind of tragic hero. He is often written into slash fiction opposite Harry, yet a sizeable number of his followers enjoy placing him with Hermione or Ginny. Unredeemed.net is one of the most prominent sites dedicated to him.
J. K. Rowling has attributed Draco's popularity to Tom Felton and the "bad boy" persona he has on celluloid. Rowling has expressed many times that she thinks fans like the character too much.
Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too bold. I considered all of this section unsourced, which made me lean more toward removal. I still don't see that talking about how fan fiction "often" portrays him is verifiable or neccessary. However, if anyone wants to put it back, I'm not going to revert war over it or anything. What about the mention of the website (unredeemed)? Is there any verifiable reason it stands out among fan fict sites, or was it just somebody's personal opinion that it's "one of the most prominent"? I'll admit I do have a bit of a personal bias that fan fiction is about as non-notable as your average garage band, and thus I generally don't want to see it included unless there's a very good reason for it. Friday (talk) 15:59, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Unless someone can raise any reasonable objections I will reremove this follow section..
In slash fanfiction he is often partnered romantically with Harry Potter. Other popular romantic partners for Draco include Hermione and Ginny.
Not only is this not canon, it is almost certainly explicitly against canon since Draco and Harry are all but stated to be not gay. Furthermore there are fan fiction stories of practically every imaginable fetish for countless different books out there. Do we have to mention each one specifically? Furthermore, Harry Potter slashfiction in general, and Draco slash specifically isn't really notable at all. I've been researching the series heavily and I didn't know about this until I came across it here. Oh yeah and the Hermione and Ginny pairings also shouldn't be up here either..
Jarwulf 18:08, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Draco is a bully who is constantly accompanied by two obtuse Slytherins who follow his every order, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
" Obtuse" is a type of angle isn't it? I think obese is the correct word? I just need absolute certainty, I don't wanna be too stupid. APclark 18:33, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
In Chapter Nine of the sixth Potter book, in a brief conversation between Draco and Professor Slughorn, it is mentioned that Draco's grandfather, presumably the father of Lucius, was Abraxas Malfoy, who died of dragon pox at (apparently) some fairly advanced age.
Shouldn't he be included in Draco's family tree? Kestenbaum 04:26, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Yes, he's Lucius's father. - Bouncing Rat.
You know, for Abraxas to have died at an advanced age (for a wizard), he would have to have fathered Lucius (who is, after all, only in his mid-40s) when he was over 100 years old.
This section is newly created - intended to be canon-based, derived from the books/movies. Consider: our version of the editorials you'd find on Mugglenet or the HP Lexicon. Y'know, something that Rowling herself would be proud of/amused by. This is the section to introduce/rebuke theories. -Dragix
I've added a cleanup tag to the Speculation section. There are phrases like "girly girl", missing punctuation, missing formatting (make each sub-section a real sub-section), etc. JohnRDaily 11:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
Where did some of this stuff come from? I watch this article, and I don't remember seeing the diffs for this stuff. Oh, yeah, I was on wikibreak for a day and a half. Things move quickly on the wiki. Not to insult the people who have contributed to this article, but ... well ... it needs work. I'm not entirely sure what the point of some of the stuff is. Here's what I see, just off the top of my head:
Those are the two worst things I see. The whole article generally needs to undergo a pretty serious rewrite, though. I'd do it myself, but what I think is worthy of inclusion may differ from what other people think. Thoughts? H e rmione 1980 23:35, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
Oh, and is it just me, or is the picture in the infobox displaying for anyone else? If no one else can see it, we need a new picture (something from the Leaky Cauldron's image gallery would probably work, it's fair use). H e rmione 1980 00:17, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Ok, that was bold. Why did you drop the spoiler? - JohnRDaily 01:01, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
I tackled tense and overly long and frequently awkward text in the HBP section. This article could be cleaned up forever, seemingly. - JohnRDaily 01:43, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Like all the HP-related articles, this one seems to grow out of control and needs severe pruning every couple of months or so. Let's all remember that we're creating an encyclopaedia article here, not a fan site. Exploding Boy 03:56, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
This suject has been mentioned on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Harry_Potter#Black_Family_Tree. However the issue is still unresolved. This is one of the articles suffering from the size of the family tree, I think it has become damn near unreadable with all the horizontal scrolling you have to do to read every single line of text. Has anyone got any other suggestions, also unless someone posts an objection on here I think the tree should be removed until a better alternative can be found. Death Eater Dan 10:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
The Black family tree does not belong in each Black family member's article. It has been removed from this article. Also, please avoid placing external links inline; far better to use them as references instead. Exploding Boy 03:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Dragix, I like the analysis you added to the first paragraph (about pointed features, for example), but I don't like the location. I think it's too much detail for an introduction. Can you create a new section for analysis of how Ms. Rowling describes and uses Draco? I'm going to pull the text for now. - JohnRDaily 13:17, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
This section has been removed as original research. Wikipedia articles are not the place for literary analysis. Only facts gathered from reputable sources are acceptable. Exploding Boy 03:54, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
After the major 'clean-up' made by Dragix, I have to confess, the section became much more organized than ever before. However, it's _pure plagiarism_ (see the rules for wikipedia if you do not know the rules) Entire sections and stubs were stolen from www.hp-lexicon.org It's COPYRIGHTED CONTENT, and should there fore be removed. -->KlutzyFreak
Really? "Rival" perhaps, but "archenemy" implies that Draco is the principle source of conflict for the protagonist... that's simply not the case, even in Book 6. Voldemort is Harry's archenemy, Draco is a minor character until HBP.
Is there any reason to let "archenemy" stand? -- Nukular winter 18:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Draco Malfoy/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
Good editing here - but like with many Novel based articles there should be more citations (even to the books themselves). An increase in verifiable 3rd party content would be very welcome. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 10:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC) |
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As it says in the article: "Although we do not know who he married, we can only guess it was Pansy Parkinson." This is pure speculation, and I think this sentence should be removed. MoChan 02:59, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
Do we really need the trivia section? It doesn't really seem to shed very much light on Draco as a character, or the series as a whole, and it's not even very interesting. H e rmione 1980 17:24, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
A completely new theory I read completely took me by surprise. I'm having trouble absorbing it. [User:65.191.82.234] added this comment in to the end of the literary analysis:
By the time he's 17, Draco Malfoy can see Thestrals (actually, this isn't certain. It's certain that he's seen someone die, but he has not necessarily realized that they are dead, never coming back, etc).
JKR during an interview with Stephen Fry...
Email: “Harry saw his parents die so why hasn’t he been able to see the Thestrals before?”
JK Rowling: I knew I was going to get that one…that is an excellent question. And here is the truth. At the end of Goblet of Fire we sent Harry home more depressed than he had ever been leaving Howarts. I knew that Thestrals were coming, and I can prove that because they’re in the book I’d produced for Comic Relief (UK) “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. These are lucky Black Winged Horses. However, if Harry had seen them and it had not been explained then it would cheat the reader. So, to explain that to myself, I decided you had to have seen the death and allowed it to sink in a bit… slowly…these creatures became solid in front of you. So that’s how I’m going to sneak past that one.
Is that right? Is it truly not certain that Malfoy can see thestrals? Your 2 cents please. Dragix 01:44, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
add archive I think that it would be safe to say that he can. He would realize that Dumbledore is dead and not coming back, and that given his "part" in it i think it would sink in pretty fast. It will be interesting to see if JK will have Draco realize he can see them or anything like that. Wilson84 03:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC
This section is pretty rough, and could use some clean-up. I haven't read this book myself, and am confused by some of the pronouns, otherwise, I would do it myself. Cgirten 05:30, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Someone keeps putting up a mini-essay on whether Draco's name is "unusual" or "exotic" by Muggle standards. Apart from the fact that this is completely subjective (how does one determine how "unusual" or "exotic" a name is?) the article claims that some names, such as Luna and Hermione, are unusual, when they aren't even uncommon. Serendipodous 18:08, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the fact that Snape made the Unforgivable Vow to protect Draco is important, and I don't know why someone keeps removing the edits I made stating that Snape felt the effects of the Unforgivable Vow when Harry used the "Sectumsempra" spell on Draco. I mean, how else would Snape find Harry and Draco so quickly, if the Vow hadn't somehow alerted him that Draco was in danger? Amalik914 ( talk) 01:17, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
What does that have to do with unusual names? 65.223.58.226 ( talk) 21:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Little has been said about the ultimate fate of the Malfoys. It seems Narcissa had the living daylights scared out of her by the start of "The Half-Blood Prince" and Lucius and Draco finally had them scared out of them in "The Deathly Hallows". All three of them ultimately picked love over power (witness Narcissa and Lucius caring about Draco over Voldemort triumphant in Deathly Hallows) and Draco lost a friend (Crabbe) and had to be saved from a death eater (and probably learned he was an acceptable sacrifice to Voldemort) during the Second Battle of Hogwarts. He'll probably always be a pure-blood snob, but he probably knows better than to mess with the dark arts now - that stuff really is dangerous.
I agree, but that's an opinion at the end and has no buissiness being on a talk page. Besides, we don't know much about "the ultimate fate of the Malfoys." Gazimon X ( talk) 21:55, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:02, 22 June 2019 (UTC) I think actually given the subsequent release of the play focussing on the plot-line 19 years later (The Cursed Child) a section on Draco's character development and his Reformation is probably merited. It is clear in the play that Draco has great love and compassion for his son - sometimes even more than Harry can express for his. 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:02, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Why not use Tom Felton's character image of Draco instead of a sketch? Afterall, it is the most likely image that people associate him with, whats with the popularity of the films and all. 74.96.186.207 00:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
But, guys, why do we have REAL pictures on Harry Potter? I think it's quite unfair. NazaliaSan 16:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I notice new pics on all the other harry potter charectors, why cant we do the Same for draco? Nimrauko 04:22, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Dude, check your spelling and capitalization there. It gives me a headache. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gazimon X ( talk • contribs) 21:56, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
The last sentence referring to his relationship status (under Background) seems to be more an opinion and also refers more to fandom than canon. I suggest this is changed or cited. 24.47.148.252 03:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
I think Tom Felton is confirmed now as havingbeen contracted for films six and seven. 80.193.39.197 22:18, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
This article, needs more sources, especially the Harry Potter fandom section which is unsourced NPOV (Draco Malfoy has developed a large following among many Harry Potter fans. Actor Tom Felton escalated the character's claim to fame among fans by giving them a visual portrayal of Harry's nemesis. and Most people familiar with the fandom dismiss this notion, however, because he was already a very popular character before Tom Felton was even cast.). Mrmoocow 20:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I'm deleting it, since it makes absolutely no sense. It's a Black Family Pattern name children after stars, there's nothing new about it. Diana Prallon 20:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Malfoy then retorts with a snide jibe which reduces Hermione to tears.
Not true. It was portrayed that way in the film, but in the book Hermione simply shrugs the insult off:
“He did,” she said. “But I don’t know what it means. I could tell it was really rude, of course”
I see he's in Category:Death Eaters, but is it ever decisively shown (either in the books or by JKR) that he officially joined? Harry believed Draco had the brand on his left arm in book 6, but as far as I can remember it's never proved either in book 6 or in book 7. — Angr 20:14, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
yes he is a death im not even finished and i can already tell he is a death eater and he is on the death eater list —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greeknoitall234 ( talk • contribs) 00:02, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Yes, Draco Malfoy was very much a Death Eater. he took the mark in the summer before the 6th year. Though it's unclear whether he took it intentionally or he was forced to take it. Tan1606 ( talk) 05:59, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
Surely this entire section counts as OR? Not a single source is cited for any of it. I think we should remove it. asyndeton 09:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Draco is a constellation. Draco is also Latin for "dragon," and is a popular creature in greek and roman legend, though often under many names, such as "Ladon." Gazimon X ( talk) 21:59, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Lead does not follow WP guideline: see Lead.
The lead should be capable of standing alone as a concise overview of the article, establishing context, summarizing the most important points, explaining why the subject is interesting or notable, and briefly describing its notable controversies, if there are any. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic according to reliable, published sources. The lead should not "tease" the reader by hinting at but not explaining important facts that will appear later in the article. It should contain up to four paragraphs, should be carefully sourced as appropriate, and should be written in a clear, accessible style so as to invite a reading of the full article.
Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 18:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
References/in-line citations need to be worked on. I've change all the ones not useing the reference tags. But they still need to be labelled. See Wikipedia:Citing sources. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 19:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
If Harry features a Popular Culture section that includes Harry and the Potters, should we include a similar section into this article talking about the wizarding rock band Draco and the Malfoys? I think this is really important, that is what makes an article Notable. Lord Opeth ( talk) 05:00, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
The article says that Scorpius's middle name is Hyperion, but in the book the boy is only called "Scorpius". Citation needed (someone added that Hyperion in it.wiki as well... citation needed there too!). -- KingFanel ( talk) 08:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Btw, this article lists Draco's middle name as Abraxas. Harry Potter Wiki lists it as "Lucius". (See http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Draco_Malfoy.)-- Solomonfromfinland ( talk) 00:12, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:10, 22 June 2019 (UTC) In the play (Cursed Child) it is made clear that Scorpius's middle name is Hyperion - I'm sorry that I don't have a specific reference in the text to hand but it is definetely mentioned. Perhaphs this should be editted back in? 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:10, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
You could add as an interesting detail that though not mentioned in the books, Draco's distantly blood related to the Weasley's through his mother, Narcissa, because her great grandfather, Cygnus Black (after whom her father also Cyngus Black was probably named after), was the brother of Arcturus Black, who was Arthur Weasley's grandfather (Arthur's mother, Cedrella Black, was disowned for marrying a Weasley, Arthur's father). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.138.228.85 ( talk) 00:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
I was reading over Draco Malfoy and I saw on the first part that it said the Hermione slapped Draco. If I remember correctly, She socked him right in that face. So I changed slaps to punches. 70.90.174.173 ( talk) 01:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Acutually in the movie she slugged right in the face. 70.90.174.173 ( talk) 03:31, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
She punching him was not in the script I think she broke his nose Lonewolf2019 ( talk) 15:18, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
"Malfoy grew into one of the series' most popular characters due to Felton's performances" Is there any proof for that statement? Seems enormously speculative. It can be reported that JKR thinks so, but she has no way of knowing. (And the thought that an amusing, young antagonist like him would not turn into one of the most popular characters, even without an attractive actor, is rather absurd.) It should be something like: Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco is very popular and might have helped the character's general popularity. Rowling is worried that fans do not see the difference between Draco Malfoy and the actor who portrays him:[Quote] FrauBluecher ( talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:58, 22 June 2019 (UTC) I'm not sure that that is actually the thing that worries JKR. If you read the whole of her response in the interview what really worries her is the belief that many readers (especially young girls) have, which is that they would be able to reform Draco despite the fact he is a bully and "not a nice man". The comparison to Tom Felton I believe is there as, firstly, JKR's way of showing that she likes Tom Felton as a person and secondly, to indicate that the reason readers want to believe they can change him is because the actor is attractive. JKR is not worried that fans cannot see the difference between the actor and the character she is worried that fans cannot see the fact that a pretty face should not compensate for character defects.
Therefore, perhaps a change to "Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco is very popular and might have helped the character's general popularity. J.K. Rowling is worried, however, that fans often fawn over the character because of his good looks and despite the fact he bullies Harry and is arrogant and unpleasant."
The ellipses in the quotation could also be changed to better reflect this:
"I'm trying to clearly distinguish between Tom Felton, who is a good looking young boy, and Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man. It’s a romantic, but unhealthy, and unfortunately all too common delusion ... of girls that they are going to change someone ... it is uncomfortable and unhealthy and it actually worried me a little bit, to see young girls swearing undying devotion to this really imperfect character ... I mean, I understand the psychology of it, but it is pretty unhealthy." 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:58, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Obviously Draco is talking about genuine wizarding folk vs. Muggleborns, who don't know anything about the rules of the society, or mind you, about it's existence. You can not divide wizards in pure-bloods and Muggleborns. DM should be well aware that half-bloods exist and that they do know about the wizarding world(unless they happen to be Muggle raised orphans). Therefore it can not be stated that "our kind" refers to pure-bloods in this instance. FrauBluecher ( talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Wow, I've just checked page history and it sure is getting vandalised a lot! Should it be protected? -- YowuzaZXWolfie ( talk) 15:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I have just realised that Sirius Black is Draco's Malfoys 2nd cousin, because Narissa's sisters is Sirus' cousin. Could someone put that in please?
13th of December —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.18.147 ( talk) 14:33, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Lets Marry him to Harry Potter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravenfox1315 ( talk • contribs) 16:55, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
Hey, let's not discuss this through edit summaries. "Tall" was in there originally, someone edited it to say "average height", I thought I remembered him being described as "tall" in one of the books, looked it up and found it, and reverted to the original. I don't particularly care if the height descriptor is there at all; I merely found a source for what was there originally. If I recall correctly, Draco's height was not explicitly mentioned in the first few books. So I guess the real question is, are we describing him over the whole series, or are we describing him as of the end of the series? Hermione 1980 14:23, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Just that really! 86.163.56.23 ( talk) 10:57, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Harry Potter (character)/Archive 4#Darren Criss. Elizium23 ( talk) 20:55, 3 June 2011 (UTC) (Using {{ pls}})
With reference to this removal by Lord Opeth, and believing that discussion had previously touched this subject, I recently made the same removal, but the editor has asked me why. Now searching the archives, I cannot find a discussion or rationale for excluding this in-universe family information from the infobox, but Harry Potter (character) includes his spouse and children, so why not Draco Malfoy too? WP:INUNIVERSE says that real-world infoboxes should not be used for fictional characters, but this is {{ infobox character}} - expressly for fictional characters - and it does have those fields. I say put it in. Elizium23 ( talk) 00:05, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
In the article, it says his name is "Draco Lucius Malfoy". Has JK Rowling actually said that? - Silver Diadem 17:29, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
User Mezigue has reverted my change about "mal foi" in which I called the phrase "Macaronic French" and added that modern French for "bad faith" was "mauvaise foi." Mezigue is bilingual, French-English, so rather than going back to my change, I'd rather talk with him and other contributors before makiing any move.
I'm not bilingual, but I've been speaking and writing French (also professionally, in academic journals) for almost 50 years, and I live in Nice. I'm positive that "mauvaise foi" is today's French for "bad faith;" the expression also describes a philosofical concept introduced by Jean-Paul Sartre. It is not unconceivable that "mal foi" is an archaic, medieval form. However, I searched the Internet for "mal foi:" the only references are to the Malfoy family and to people stating, in English, that "mal foi" means "bad faith" in French--no French-lamguage reference. The phrase "mal foi" is also ungrammatical in that "foi" is a feminine noun and the (uncommon) adjective "mal" is of the masculine.
Could Mezigue or other contributors please cite a source for the restored assertion that the phrase has that meaning in French (possibly medieval French)?
All of this is not to say that the association of the Malfoys with duplicity or bad faith is incorrect; it is not; and any French speaker would immediately identify the Malfoys' family name as meaning just that. But I find it misleading to assert something probably incorrect about the French language as though it was some dead tongue. "Cela ne va pas de soi"--a source is called for. Pan Brerus ( talk) 10:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
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66.189.134.38 ( talk) 14:52, 9 May 2018 (UTC)Draco Malfoy is awesome
It says on the wiki that as well as manipulating, Draco hurts people to get what he wants. I can’t recall a time he ever did so. Could somebody remind me of proof, or a possible edit may be needed on that, perhaps. Darkartsdraco ( talk) 03:21, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
IGN actually lists Draco as its 8th top Harry Potter character whereas this article says IGN listed him as their eighth. Could this please be rectified? 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:37, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
> goes against every other HP character article
> and not the common representation of Draco
Not the best example of article representation. Poor facial expression, reflections on glass, low image quality. Chaheel Riens ( talk) 08:43, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm not able to edit this article, but the translation of Malfoy as "bad faith" is very obvious to anyone who knows any French, and also it is confirmed by J. K. Rowling herself on Wizarding World. [1] Also, Draco means dragon in Latin, and Rowling says Draco Malfoy is named after the constellation Draco ( [2] scroll down). 2602:24A:DE47:B270:DDD2:63E0:FE3B:596C ( talk) 09:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
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Allieduke ( talk) 22:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC) Draco is characterized as a cowardly bully who tricks and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic and he was a very misunderstood character.
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Sabinegreeeen ( talk) 15:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
draco’s malfoy girlfriend: sabine green
yes Sabinegreeeen ( talk) 15:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
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2001:56A:FA41:6500:E0D7:BF90:7486:1DA6 ( talk) 23:54, 17 July 2021 (UTC) I just want to say ashley jade malfoy is the wife of draco malfoy.
Draconis is his name but is known by Draco 2A02:C7F:521B:9900:8CE4:DBF9:43BD:2C31 ( talk) 14:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
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A single fanfiction author being responsible for the ´creation´ of the portrayal of Draco in current fanfiction? I think not!
Yes, Cassandra Claire´s fanfiction was very popular, and it came to this popularity in the time after the first HP movie was released, meaning the following for this character had already begun when fangirls saw Tom Felton as Draco for the first time.
--Not true actually, it came to popularity during the year before the movie was released.
Cassandra Claire´s fanfiction was one of the most popular ones, that´s true. But it was not the first to portray Draco as a ´tragic hero´ or as a sex symbol. It was simply one of many in a wave of Draco-fixation. KlutzyFreak 20:28, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC).
I agree. This part of the article is very biased towards Cassandra Claire, someone should edit it.
I object. It's a perfectly valid entry on Draco Malfoy. --Dragix
I think that it's premature to make a firm judgement to Malfoy's loyalty. It could just as easily be removed (or say "unknown") as it could read "Death Eater". What do you all think? Friday 01:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
Exploding Boy cleaned up WAY too much in this edit of his, and the sections are now too short, too broken up -- even chronologically disjointed. Placing the Black Family Tree near the top is a bad idea also -- it's too big and cumbersome. I'm not reverting right now because the previous version had its problems too, but I'm just giving warning that there may be some significant expansions and reorderings tomorrow here. Aris Katsaris 03:49, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, I agree. Someone should make the article more extensive and orderly since Draco is not unimportant. Syazana 03:06, 1 October 2005 (UTC)Syazana
He'a a Death Eater, no doubt about that,but who knows whether hewants to be one or not.
Mwahahaha... Draco Malfoy 18:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
I asked about removing the fandom section on this talk page a few days ago and haven't gotten any replies yet. I don't see that fan fiction is particularly relevant to an encylopedia entry, so I'm removing that section as unencylcopedic and unverifiable. Friday (talk) 20:27, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
Here's the removed bit, in case anyone cares to see it. I made the header not-a-header to prevent confusing formatting.
Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter fandom
Draco Malfoy has developed a cult following amongst some Harry Potter fans for his cunning, ambition, arrogant streak, and the "Malfoy smirk." He is a popular figure in fan fiction, where he is often portrayed as a kind of tragic hero. He is often written into slash fiction opposite Harry, yet a sizeable number of his followers enjoy placing him with Hermione or Ginny. Unredeemed.net is one of the most prominent sites dedicated to him.
J. K. Rowling has attributed Draco's popularity to Tom Felton and the "bad boy" persona he has on celluloid. Rowling has expressed many times that she thinks fans like the character too much.
Hmm, perhaps I was a bit too bold. I considered all of this section unsourced, which made me lean more toward removal. I still don't see that talking about how fan fiction "often" portrays him is verifiable or neccessary. However, if anyone wants to put it back, I'm not going to revert war over it or anything. What about the mention of the website (unredeemed)? Is there any verifiable reason it stands out among fan fict sites, or was it just somebody's personal opinion that it's "one of the most prominent"? I'll admit I do have a bit of a personal bias that fan fiction is about as non-notable as your average garage band, and thus I generally don't want to see it included unless there's a very good reason for it. Friday (talk) 15:59, 13 September 2005 (UTC)
Unless someone can raise any reasonable objections I will reremove this follow section..
In slash fanfiction he is often partnered romantically with Harry Potter. Other popular romantic partners for Draco include Hermione and Ginny.
Not only is this not canon, it is almost certainly explicitly against canon since Draco and Harry are all but stated to be not gay. Furthermore there are fan fiction stories of practically every imaginable fetish for countless different books out there. Do we have to mention each one specifically? Furthermore, Harry Potter slashfiction in general, and Draco slash specifically isn't really notable at all. I've been researching the series heavily and I didn't know about this until I came across it here. Oh yeah and the Hermione and Ginny pairings also shouldn't be up here either..
Jarwulf 18:08, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
Draco is a bully who is constantly accompanied by two obtuse Slytherins who follow his every order, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
" Obtuse" is a type of angle isn't it? I think obese is the correct word? I just need absolute certainty, I don't wanna be too stupid. APclark 18:33, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
In Chapter Nine of the sixth Potter book, in a brief conversation between Draco and Professor Slughorn, it is mentioned that Draco's grandfather, presumably the father of Lucius, was Abraxas Malfoy, who died of dragon pox at (apparently) some fairly advanced age.
Shouldn't he be included in Draco's family tree? Kestenbaum 04:26, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
Yes, he's Lucius's father. - Bouncing Rat.
You know, for Abraxas to have died at an advanced age (for a wizard), he would have to have fathered Lucius (who is, after all, only in his mid-40s) when he was over 100 years old.
This section is newly created - intended to be canon-based, derived from the books/movies. Consider: our version of the editorials you'd find on Mugglenet or the HP Lexicon. Y'know, something that Rowling herself would be proud of/amused by. This is the section to introduce/rebuke theories. -Dragix
I've added a cleanup tag to the Speculation section. There are phrases like "girly girl", missing punctuation, missing formatting (make each sub-section a real sub-section), etc. JohnRDaily 11:04, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
Where did some of this stuff come from? I watch this article, and I don't remember seeing the diffs for this stuff. Oh, yeah, I was on wikibreak for a day and a half. Things move quickly on the wiki. Not to insult the people who have contributed to this article, but ... well ... it needs work. I'm not entirely sure what the point of some of the stuff is. Here's what I see, just off the top of my head:
Those are the two worst things I see. The whole article generally needs to undergo a pretty serious rewrite, though. I'd do it myself, but what I think is worthy of inclusion may differ from what other people think. Thoughts? H e rmione 1980 23:35, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
Oh, and is it just me, or is the picture in the infobox displaying for anyone else? If no one else can see it, we need a new picture (something from the Leaky Cauldron's image gallery would probably work, it's fair use). H e rmione 1980 00:17, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Ok, that was bold. Why did you drop the spoiler? - JohnRDaily 01:01, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
I tackled tense and overly long and frequently awkward text in the HBP section. This article could be cleaned up forever, seemingly. - JohnRDaily 01:43, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Like all the HP-related articles, this one seems to grow out of control and needs severe pruning every couple of months or so. Let's all remember that we're creating an encyclopaedia article here, not a fan site. Exploding Boy 03:56, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
This suject has been mentioned on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Harry_Potter#Black_Family_Tree. However the issue is still unresolved. This is one of the articles suffering from the size of the family tree, I think it has become damn near unreadable with all the horizontal scrolling you have to do to read every single line of text. Has anyone got any other suggestions, also unless someone posts an objection on here I think the tree should be removed until a better alternative can be found. Death Eater Dan 10:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
The Black family tree does not belong in each Black family member's article. It has been removed from this article. Also, please avoid placing external links inline; far better to use them as references instead. Exploding Boy 03:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
Dragix, I like the analysis you added to the first paragraph (about pointed features, for example), but I don't like the location. I think it's too much detail for an introduction. Can you create a new section for analysis of how Ms. Rowling describes and uses Draco? I'm going to pull the text for now. - JohnRDaily 13:17, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
This section has been removed as original research. Wikipedia articles are not the place for literary analysis. Only facts gathered from reputable sources are acceptable. Exploding Boy 03:54, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
After the major 'clean-up' made by Dragix, I have to confess, the section became much more organized than ever before. However, it's _pure plagiarism_ (see the rules for wikipedia if you do not know the rules) Entire sections and stubs were stolen from www.hp-lexicon.org It's COPYRIGHTED CONTENT, and should there fore be removed. -->KlutzyFreak
Really? "Rival" perhaps, but "archenemy" implies that Draco is the principle source of conflict for the protagonist... that's simply not the case, even in Book 6. Voldemort is Harry's archenemy, Draco is a minor character until HBP.
Is there any reason to let "archenemy" stand? -- Nukular winter 18:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Draco Malfoy/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
Good editing here - but like with many Novel based articles there should be more citations (even to the books themselves). An increase in verifiable 3rd party content would be very welcome. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/ (Desk) 10:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC) |
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As it says in the article: "Although we do not know who he married, we can only guess it was Pansy Parkinson." This is pure speculation, and I think this sentence should be removed. MoChan 02:59, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
Do we really need the trivia section? It doesn't really seem to shed very much light on Draco as a character, or the series as a whole, and it's not even very interesting. H e rmione 1980 17:24, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
A completely new theory I read completely took me by surprise. I'm having trouble absorbing it. [User:65.191.82.234] added this comment in to the end of the literary analysis:
By the time he's 17, Draco Malfoy can see Thestrals (actually, this isn't certain. It's certain that he's seen someone die, but he has not necessarily realized that they are dead, never coming back, etc).
JKR during an interview with Stephen Fry...
Email: “Harry saw his parents die so why hasn’t he been able to see the Thestrals before?”
JK Rowling: I knew I was going to get that one…that is an excellent question. And here is the truth. At the end of Goblet of Fire we sent Harry home more depressed than he had ever been leaving Howarts. I knew that Thestrals were coming, and I can prove that because they’re in the book I’d produced for Comic Relief (UK) “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”. These are lucky Black Winged Horses. However, if Harry had seen them and it had not been explained then it would cheat the reader. So, to explain that to myself, I decided you had to have seen the death and allowed it to sink in a bit… slowly…these creatures became solid in front of you. So that’s how I’m going to sneak past that one.
Is that right? Is it truly not certain that Malfoy can see thestrals? Your 2 cents please. Dragix 01:44, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
add archive I think that it would be safe to say that he can. He would realize that Dumbledore is dead and not coming back, and that given his "part" in it i think it would sink in pretty fast. It will be interesting to see if JK will have Draco realize he can see them or anything like that. Wilson84 03:50, 18 June 2006 (UTC
This section is pretty rough, and could use some clean-up. I haven't read this book myself, and am confused by some of the pronouns, otherwise, I would do it myself. Cgirten 05:30, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
Someone keeps putting up a mini-essay on whether Draco's name is "unusual" or "exotic" by Muggle standards. Apart from the fact that this is completely subjective (how does one determine how "unusual" or "exotic" a name is?) the article claims that some names, such as Luna and Hermione, are unusual, when they aren't even uncommon. Serendipodous 18:08, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
I think the fact that Snape made the Unforgivable Vow to protect Draco is important, and I don't know why someone keeps removing the edits I made stating that Snape felt the effects of the Unforgivable Vow when Harry used the "Sectumsempra" spell on Draco. I mean, how else would Snape find Harry and Draco so quickly, if the Vow hadn't somehow alerted him that Draco was in danger? Amalik914 ( talk) 01:17, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
What does that have to do with unusual names? 65.223.58.226 ( talk) 21:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Little has been said about the ultimate fate of the Malfoys. It seems Narcissa had the living daylights scared out of her by the start of "The Half-Blood Prince" and Lucius and Draco finally had them scared out of them in "The Deathly Hallows". All three of them ultimately picked love over power (witness Narcissa and Lucius caring about Draco over Voldemort triumphant in Deathly Hallows) and Draco lost a friend (Crabbe) and had to be saved from a death eater (and probably learned he was an acceptable sacrifice to Voldemort) during the Second Battle of Hogwarts. He'll probably always be a pure-blood snob, but he probably knows better than to mess with the dark arts now - that stuff really is dangerous.
I agree, but that's an opinion at the end and has no buissiness being on a talk page. Besides, we don't know much about "the ultimate fate of the Malfoys." Gazimon X ( talk) 21:55, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:02, 22 June 2019 (UTC) I think actually given the subsequent release of the play focussing on the plot-line 19 years later (The Cursed Child) a section on Draco's character development and his Reformation is probably merited. It is clear in the play that Draco has great love and compassion for his son - sometimes even more than Harry can express for his. 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:02, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Why not use Tom Felton's character image of Draco instead of a sketch? Afterall, it is the most likely image that people associate him with, whats with the popularity of the films and all. 74.96.186.207 00:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
But, guys, why do we have REAL pictures on Harry Potter? I think it's quite unfair. NazaliaSan 16:36, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
I notice new pics on all the other harry potter charectors, why cant we do the Same for draco? Nimrauko 04:22, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
Dude, check your spelling and capitalization there. It gives me a headache. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gazimon X ( talk • contribs) 21:56, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
The last sentence referring to his relationship status (under Background) seems to be more an opinion and also refers more to fandom than canon. I suggest this is changed or cited. 24.47.148.252 03:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
I think Tom Felton is confirmed now as havingbeen contracted for films six and seven. 80.193.39.197 22:18, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
This article, needs more sources, especially the Harry Potter fandom section which is unsourced NPOV (Draco Malfoy has developed a large following among many Harry Potter fans. Actor Tom Felton escalated the character's claim to fame among fans by giving them a visual portrayal of Harry's nemesis. and Most people familiar with the fandom dismiss this notion, however, because he was already a very popular character before Tom Felton was even cast.). Mrmoocow 20:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
I'm deleting it, since it makes absolutely no sense. It's a Black Family Pattern name children after stars, there's nothing new about it. Diana Prallon 20:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
Malfoy then retorts with a snide jibe which reduces Hermione to tears.
Not true. It was portrayed that way in the film, but in the book Hermione simply shrugs the insult off:
“He did,” she said. “But I don’t know what it means. I could tell it was really rude, of course”
I see he's in Category:Death Eaters, but is it ever decisively shown (either in the books or by JKR) that he officially joined? Harry believed Draco had the brand on his left arm in book 6, but as far as I can remember it's never proved either in book 6 or in book 7. — Angr 20:14, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
yes he is a death im not even finished and i can already tell he is a death eater and he is on the death eater list —Preceding unsigned comment added by Greeknoitall234 ( talk • contribs) 00:02, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Yes, Draco Malfoy was very much a Death Eater. he took the mark in the summer before the 6th year. Though it's unclear whether he took it intentionally or he was forced to take it. Tan1606 ( talk) 05:59, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
Surely this entire section counts as OR? Not a single source is cited for any of it. I think we should remove it. asyndeton 09:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
Draco is a constellation. Draco is also Latin for "dragon," and is a popular creature in greek and roman legend, though often under many names, such as "Ladon." Gazimon X ( talk) 21:59, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Lead does not follow WP guideline: see Lead.
The lead should be capable of standing alone as a concise overview of the article, establishing context, summarizing the most important points, explaining why the subject is interesting or notable, and briefly describing its notable controversies, if there are any. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic according to reliable, published sources. The lead should not "tease" the reader by hinting at but not explaining important facts that will appear later in the article. It should contain up to four paragraphs, should be carefully sourced as appropriate, and should be written in a clear, accessible style so as to invite a reading of the full article.
Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 18:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
References/in-line citations need to be worked on. I've change all the ones not useing the reference tags. But they still need to be labelled. See Wikipedia:Citing sources. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 19:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
If Harry features a Popular Culture section that includes Harry and the Potters, should we include a similar section into this article talking about the wizarding rock band Draco and the Malfoys? I think this is really important, that is what makes an article Notable. Lord Opeth ( talk) 05:00, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
The article says that Scorpius's middle name is Hyperion, but in the book the boy is only called "Scorpius". Citation needed (someone added that Hyperion in it.wiki as well... citation needed there too!). -- KingFanel ( talk) 08:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
Btw, this article lists Draco's middle name as Abraxas. Harry Potter Wiki lists it as "Lucius". (See http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Draco_Malfoy.)-- Solomonfromfinland ( talk) 00:12, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:10, 22 June 2019 (UTC) In the play (Cursed Child) it is made clear that Scorpius's middle name is Hyperion - I'm sorry that I don't have a specific reference in the text to hand but it is definetely mentioned. Perhaphs this should be editted back in? 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 18:10, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
You could add as an interesting detail that though not mentioned in the books, Draco's distantly blood related to the Weasley's through his mother, Narcissa, because her great grandfather, Cygnus Black (after whom her father also Cyngus Black was probably named after), was the brother of Arcturus Black, who was Arthur Weasley's grandfather (Arthur's mother, Cedrella Black, was disowned for marrying a Weasley, Arthur's father). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.138.228.85 ( talk) 00:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
I was reading over Draco Malfoy and I saw on the first part that it said the Hermione slapped Draco. If I remember correctly, She socked him right in that face. So I changed slaps to punches. 70.90.174.173 ( talk) 01:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Acutually in the movie she slugged right in the face. 70.90.174.173 ( talk) 03:31, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
She punching him was not in the script I think she broke his nose Lonewolf2019 ( talk) 15:18, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
"Malfoy grew into one of the series' most popular characters due to Felton's performances" Is there any proof for that statement? Seems enormously speculative. It can be reported that JKR thinks so, but she has no way of knowing. (And the thought that an amusing, young antagonist like him would not turn into one of the most popular characters, even without an attractive actor, is rather absurd.) It should be something like: Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco is very popular and might have helped the character's general popularity. Rowling is worried that fans do not see the difference between Draco Malfoy and the actor who portrays him:[Quote] FrauBluecher ( talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:58, 22 June 2019 (UTC) I'm not sure that that is actually the thing that worries JKR. If you read the whole of her response in the interview what really worries her is the belief that many readers (especially young girls) have, which is that they would be able to reform Draco despite the fact he is a bully and "not a nice man". The comparison to Tom Felton I believe is there as, firstly, JKR's way of showing that she likes Tom Felton as a person and secondly, to indicate that the reason readers want to believe they can change him is because the actor is attractive. JKR is not worried that fans cannot see the difference between the actor and the character she is worried that fans cannot see the fact that a pretty face should not compensate for character defects.
Therefore, perhaps a change to "Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco is very popular and might have helped the character's general popularity. J.K. Rowling is worried, however, that fans often fawn over the character because of his good looks and despite the fact he bullies Harry and is arrogant and unpleasant."
The ellipses in the quotation could also be changed to better reflect this:
"I'm trying to clearly distinguish between Tom Felton, who is a good looking young boy, and Draco, who, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man. It’s a romantic, but unhealthy, and unfortunately all too common delusion ... of girls that they are going to change someone ... it is uncomfortable and unhealthy and it actually worried me a little bit, to see young girls swearing undying devotion to this really imperfect character ... I mean, I understand the psychology of it, but it is pretty unhealthy." 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:58, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Obviously Draco is talking about genuine wizarding folk vs. Muggleborns, who don't know anything about the rules of the society, or mind you, about it's existence. You can not divide wizards in pure-bloods and Muggleborns. DM should be well aware that half-bloods exist and that they do know about the wizarding world(unless they happen to be Muggle raised orphans). Therefore it can not be stated that "our kind" refers to pure-bloods in this instance. FrauBluecher ( talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Wow, I've just checked page history and it sure is getting vandalised a lot! Should it be protected? -- YowuzaZXWolfie ( talk) 15:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
I have just realised that Sirius Black is Draco's Malfoys 2nd cousin, because Narissa's sisters is Sirus' cousin. Could someone put that in please?
13th of December —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.18.147 ( talk) 14:33, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Lets Marry him to Harry Potter — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravenfox1315 ( talk • contribs) 16:55, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
Hey, let's not discuss this through edit summaries. "Tall" was in there originally, someone edited it to say "average height", I thought I remembered him being described as "tall" in one of the books, looked it up and found it, and reverted to the original. I don't particularly care if the height descriptor is there at all; I merely found a source for what was there originally. If I recall correctly, Draco's height was not explicitly mentioned in the first few books. So I guess the real question is, are we describing him over the whole series, or are we describing him as of the end of the series? Hermione 1980 14:23, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
Just that really! 86.163.56.23 ( talk) 10:57, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Harry Potter (character)/Archive 4#Darren Criss. Elizium23 ( talk) 20:55, 3 June 2011 (UTC) (Using {{ pls}})
With reference to this removal by Lord Opeth, and believing that discussion had previously touched this subject, I recently made the same removal, but the editor has asked me why. Now searching the archives, I cannot find a discussion or rationale for excluding this in-universe family information from the infobox, but Harry Potter (character) includes his spouse and children, so why not Draco Malfoy too? WP:INUNIVERSE says that real-world infoboxes should not be used for fictional characters, but this is {{ infobox character}} - expressly for fictional characters - and it does have those fields. I say put it in. Elizium23 ( talk) 00:05, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
In the article, it says his name is "Draco Lucius Malfoy". Has JK Rowling actually said that? - Silver Diadem 17:29, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
User Mezigue has reverted my change about "mal foi" in which I called the phrase "Macaronic French" and added that modern French for "bad faith" was "mauvaise foi." Mezigue is bilingual, French-English, so rather than going back to my change, I'd rather talk with him and other contributors before makiing any move.
I'm not bilingual, but I've been speaking and writing French (also professionally, in academic journals) for almost 50 years, and I live in Nice. I'm positive that "mauvaise foi" is today's French for "bad faith;" the expression also describes a philosofical concept introduced by Jean-Paul Sartre. It is not unconceivable that "mal foi" is an archaic, medieval form. However, I searched the Internet for "mal foi:" the only references are to the Malfoy family and to people stating, in English, that "mal foi" means "bad faith" in French--no French-lamguage reference. The phrase "mal foi" is also ungrammatical in that "foi" is a feminine noun and the (uncommon) adjective "mal" is of the masculine.
Could Mezigue or other contributors please cite a source for the restored assertion that the phrase has that meaning in French (possibly medieval French)?
All of this is not to say that the association of the Malfoys with duplicity or bad faith is incorrect; it is not; and any French speaker would immediately identify the Malfoys' family name as meaning just that. But I find it misleading to assert something probably incorrect about the French language as though it was some dead tongue. "Cela ne va pas de soi"--a source is called for. Pan Brerus ( talk) 10:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
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66.189.134.38 ( talk) 14:52, 9 May 2018 (UTC)Draco Malfoy is awesome
It says on the wiki that as well as manipulating, Draco hurts people to get what he wants. I can’t recall a time he ever did so. Could somebody remind me of proof, or a possible edit may be needed on that, perhaps. Darkartsdraco ( talk) 03:21, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
IGN actually lists Draco as its 8th top Harry Potter character whereas this article says IGN listed him as their eighth. Could this please be rectified? 86.9.128.199 ( talk) 17:37, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
> goes against every other HP character article
> and not the common representation of Draco
Not the best example of article representation. Poor facial expression, reflections on glass, low image quality. Chaheel Riens ( talk) 08:43, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
I'm not able to edit this article, but the translation of Malfoy as "bad faith" is very obvious to anyone who knows any French, and also it is confirmed by J. K. Rowling herself on Wizarding World. [1] Also, Draco means dragon in Latin, and Rowling says Draco Malfoy is named after the constellation Draco ( [2] scroll down). 2602:24A:DE47:B270:DDD2:63E0:FE3B:596C ( talk) 09:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
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Allieduke ( talk) 22:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC) Draco is characterized as a cowardly bully who tricks and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic and he was a very misunderstood character.
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Sabinegreeeen ( talk) 15:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
draco’s malfoy girlfriend: sabine green
yes Sabinegreeeen ( talk) 15:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
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2001:B07:ADD:4FBB:C835:C619:8ACF:343 ( talk) 16:04, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
spouse: sabine green
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2001:56A:FA41:6500:E0D7:BF90:7486:1DA6 ( talk) 23:54, 17 July 2021 (UTC) I just want to say ashley jade malfoy is the wife of draco malfoy.
Draconis is his name but is known by Draco 2A02:C7F:521B:9900:8CE4:DBF9:43BD:2C31 ( talk) 14:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)