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In [[1998]], the Manor was used to hold some prisoners of Lord Voldemort, such as [[Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]], [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Griphook]] and [[Dean Thomas]]<ref name="DH23"/>. |
In [[1998]], the Manor was used to hold some prisoners of Lord Voldemort, such as [[Ollivander|Mr. Ollivander]], [[Luna Lovegood]], [[Griphook]] and [[Dean Thomas]]<ref name="DH23"/>. |
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| − | When [[Harry Potter]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]] were caught by a group of [[Snatchers]] led by [[Fenrir Greyback]] around Easter of that year, they were brought to Malfoy Manor so that one of the Death Eaters residing there could signal Voldemort with the [[Dark Mark]]. However, Bellatrix spotted [[Godric Gryffindor's Sword]] among the prisoners' possessions and delayed calling the Dark Lord. Instead, she interrogated and tortured Hermione with the [[Cruciatus Curse]] to try to find out how the trio had obtained the Sword, which she believed to be in her [[Lestrange Vault|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts]]. Bellatrix also threatened to kill Hermione with her knife when Harry and Ron came in with wands they stole. All the prisoners managed to escape with the assistance of the [[house-elf]] [[Dobby]].<ref name="DH23"/> |
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Revision as of 04:16, 16 August 2011
Malfoy Manor is the home of the wealthy pure-blood Malfoy family, located in Wiltshire, England. It was mainly used as the base of operations for Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters during the Second Wizarding War, much to the immense discomfort of Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco Malfoy.
Description
Malfoy Manor is a "handsome manor house" surrounded by elaborate gardens, including a fountain and roving albino peacocks. It is enclosed by strong, wrought-iron gates that permit select individuals to pass through them as if they are smoke. The interior is described as "sumptuously decorated" and includes ornate furniture, marble fireplaces, and gilt mirrors with a large entrance hallway displaying portraits lining the walls and a stone floor mostly covered by a magnificent carpet.[1]
A room in Malfoy Manor
Many of the known activities of the Death Eaters took place in the drawing room, which had purple walls and a large chandelier, which was eventually destroyed by Dobby during the escape of several prisoners. It was probably restored (by magic) to where it was previously hung. These prisoners had all been held in the secret room below the drawing room[2]. According to Draco Malfoy, the family's collection of Dark artefacts were hidden below ground level in this room so as to prevent any from being seized during Ministry raids[3]. During Lord Voldemort's stay in the manor, the function of this room changed to that of a holding cell for the aforementioned prisoners. This room is completely escape-proof and has no light. It had nothing in it except a water jug and a food bowl.
Voldemort addresses his Death Eaters at Malfoy Manor.
History
Death Eater headquarters
- Lord Voldemort: "I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less than happy of late... What is it about my presence in your home that displeases you, Lucius?"
- Lucius Malfoy: "Nothing – nothing, my Lord!"
- Lord Voldemort: "Such lies, Lucius..."
- — Voldemort after he makes Malfoy Manor his headquarters[src]
A Death Eaters' meeting.
By the summer of 1997, Lucius Malfoy and many other Death Eaters had escaped Azkaban prison, and the Dark Lord had made the Malfoys' home his headquarters. While the Malfoys were very uncomfortable with this, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius's sister-in-law, who also resided there, claimed there could be "no higher pleasure" than having Lord Voldemort stay with them.
Shortly before Harry Potter's seventeenth birthday, Death Eaters Yaxley and Severus Snape entered the Manor to bring news of how the Ministry of Magic was being infiltrated and of the activities of the Order of the Phoenix, respectively. The resulting plans would lead to Voldemort's take-over of the Ministry using the puppet Minister for Magic Pius Thicknesse, and to the Battle over Little Whinging. At this meeting, Voldemort also killed Charity Burbage, the professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and fed her to his snake familiar Nagini.[1]
In 1998, the Manor was used to hold some prisoners of Lord Voldemort, such as Mr. Ollivander, Luna Lovegood, Griphook and Dean Thomas[2].
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Post-War
After Voldemort's defeat, the Manor was presumably once more in the control of the Malfoys, though they may have had to surrender the many Dark artefacts in their possession to the reformed Ministry of Magic. Malfoy Manor may have eventually become home to Draco's wife and son, Astoria and Scorpius Malfoy, as well.
Behind the scenes
Concept art of the entrance hall
- J. K. Rowling has stated that there was a deleted scene, which was to take place either in Chamber of Secrets or Goblet of Fire, in which Draco Malfoy would be shown talking to fellow Slytherin Theodore Nott in the gardens of Malfoy Manor. Rowling said that she really liked the scene:
- "Firstly because it showed the Malfoys' home, and the difference between the place where Draco has grown up and number four, Privet Drive; then because we rarely see Draco talking to anybody he considers a real equal, and he is forced to see Theodore as such, because Theodore is just as pure-blooded as he is, and somewhat cleverer. Together these two Death Eaters' sons discuss Dumbledore's regime at Hogwarts and Harry Potter, with all sorts of stories that the Death Eaters tell about how this baby boy survived the Dark Lord's attack."[4]
- In the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2, the exterior scenes of Malfoy Manor were shot at Hardwick Hall.
- To outsiders, the gates to Malfoy Manor form a mouth and ask who is trespassing.
- The pictures at the manor don't move.
Appearances
Lucius Malfoy in his home.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Seen in promotional images)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Appears in vision(s))
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deathly Hallows, Chapter 23
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ J.K. Rowling's Official Website: Extra Stuff