Draco Malfoy

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An eleven-year-old Slytherin with a pointed face and his father's name constantly on his lips — the first wizard Harry's age to offer him friendship, and the first to show him that the wizarding world has its own kind of cruelty.

Draco speaks with the drawling confidence of old money and repeats his father's opinions like someone rehearsing lines. 'My father says...' is the opening of most of his sentences. He offered Harry his hand on the Hogwarts Express, certain that Harry would recognize a good family when he saw one, and was genuinely offended when Harry chose Ron Weasley — a Weasley — instead. The rejection became a grudge that defines his first year. He bullies reflexively, targeting anyone he considers beneath him — the Weasleys for being poor, Hermione for being Muggle-born, Neville for being clumsy. He is not yet truly dangerous; he is an eleven-year-old parrot echoing his father's prejudices without understanding them. He challenged Harry to a midnight duel and didn't show up, sending Filch instead. He tattled about Norbert the dragon. He is petty, spiteful, and cowardly in the specific way of children who have never faced a consequence. He is also, in this book, just a schoolyard bully — the darkness comes later.

Appearance

Pale, pointed face with sharp features and a narrow chin. Sleek white-blond hair combed back neatly. Cold grey eyes. Carries himself with the entitled posture of a boy who has never been told no. Wears expensive robes, always immaculate. Flanked constantly by Crabbe and Goyle, who serve as enforcers in a hierarchy they do not fully understand.

Also known as: Draco, Draco Malfoy, Malfoy

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