Malefoy
Family of the saga Harry Potter, written by J.K. Rowling.
The author makes some for the first time mention in Harry Potter at the school of the wizards, in chapter 6. The Malefoy family is an old aristocratic family wizard. They live in the Malefoy Manor in Wiltshire, a large house which belongs to their family since several generations. Malefoy are very rich. In Poudlard, all Malefoy were always sent to Serpentard. They are persuaded of the superiority of pure blood, scorning the wizards resulting families Moldu are, that they call pejoratively Blood-of-Bourbe. They were the first to return on the side of the good wizards after the disappearance of Voldemort, applicant to have been victims of a bad fate. ; The Malefoy family is made up of:
- Lucius Malefoy, husband of Narcissa and father of Drago
- Narcissa, wife of Lucius Malefoy and mother of Drago
- Drago, wire of Lucius Malefoy and Narcissa.
" Lucius" fact of thinking of Lucifer, a name of the Devil; Lucifer wants to say " carrier of lumière" in Latin. This first name was also carried by Commode, tyrannical Roman Emperor.
" Drago" wants to say " dragon" in Latin. This name, which is not other than Draco in the original version, could also refer to the Greek legislator Dracon (Draco for the english-speaking), remained famous for its severity and its cruelty.
" Narcissa" is the female shape of Narcisse in Greek mythology. Narcisse fell in love with his reflection and drowned in a river whereas it was admired there.
To note
- the father of Lucius was called Abraxas Malefoy and this one died of the dragoncelle one.
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In the epilog of Harry Potter and the Relics of Dead the, Drago with a son called Scorpius, meaning Latin scorpion.
See too
- Supporting characters of Harry Potter
- Harry Potter
- the family Black
- Lucius Malefoy
- Narcissa Malefoy
- Drago Malefoy
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