Malfoy family

"There are some wizards – like Malfoy's family – who think they're better than everyone else because they're what people call pure-blood…"

- Ron Weasley explaining blood purity to Harry Potter and Hermione Granger

Malfoy is the surname of a wealthy pure-blood wizarding family. They live in Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire, England, and are related to many other pure-blood families, including the Blacks, Lestranges, Greengrasses, and Rosiers as well as the Tonks and Lupin families, of mixed wizarding and Muggle heritage, much to the Malfoys' disdain.

Early history
"Look at his family, the whole lot of them have been in Slytherin for centuries."

- Harry Potter

The Malfoy family consists of an ancient line of pure-blood wizards, most of whom attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and were Sorted into Slytherin. One older member, Brutus Malfoy, was the editor of an anti-Muggle periodical called Warlock at War.

Recent history
The Malfoy family was one of the first wizarding families to come back to the side of good after Lord Voldemort's first defeat, claiming they had been bewitched, in 1981. They allied themselves with him again during the Second Wizarding War, believing strongly in the notion of blood purity. However, Voldemort became displeased with Death Eater Lucius Malfoy 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. 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, and were extremely uncomfortable with having their home used as his base of operations.

Before Voldemort's ultimate defeat, the Malfoys switched sides; Narcissa Malfoy lied to the Dark Lord in assistance of Harry Potter, and neither she nor Lucius participated in any of the fighting during the Battle of Hogwarts. None of the Malfoys were subsequently imprisoned in Azkaban because of this defection.

Draco Malfoy then married Astoria Greengrass and had a son called Scorpius.

Known Members

 * Brutus Malfoy: The editor of Warlock at War
 * Abraxas Malfoy:The father of Lucius Malfoy and possibly a friend of Horace Slughorn. Died of Dragon-Pox.
 * Lucius Malfoy: The son of Abraxas Malfoy, the husband of Narcissa Malfoy, and the father of Draco Malfoy. He was formerly a Death Eater.
 * Narcissa Black: The wife of Lucius Malfoy, and the mother of Draco Malfoy. She has two sisters, and many other relatives. She was married into the Malfoy family.
 * Draco Malfoy: The son of Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, the husband of Astoria Greengrass and the father of Scorpius Malfoy. He was formerly a Death Eater.
 * Astoria Malfoy née Greengrass: The wife of Draco Malfoy and the mother of Scorpius Malfoy. She has a sister who is about two years older than her.
 * Scorpius Malfoy: The son of Draco and Astoria Malfoy. Sorted in 2017 along with Rose Weasley and Albus Potter.

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. In existentialism, "bad faith" is a philosophical concept in which people blame their own failures on external factors, thus denying responsibility for themselves. Also, this most likely refers to the Malfoys' tendency to switch their supposed loyalties to avoid danger, rather than steadfastly supporting their views.

Notes and references
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