    draco lucius malfoy is a character and antagonist in j. k. rowling's harry potter series. he is a slytherin student in harry potter's year. he is frequently accompanied by his two accomplices, vincent crabbe and gregory goyle, who act as henchmen. draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who manipulates and hurts people to get what he wants; nevertheless, he is a cunning user of magic. he was played by tom felton in the harry potter film series. ==character development== draco serves as a foil to the hero, harry potter and is loosely based on bullies rowling encountered during her school days. harry first encounters draco's snobbish bigotry after their initial encounter at madam malkin's. rowling uses the malfoys to introduce themes of intolerance and bigotry into a setting where people are often judged solely by their blood lineage rather than their good character or accomplishments. draco, adhering to his family's beliefs, thinks that muggle-born witches and wizards, which he and other characters derogatorily describe by the epithet mudbloods, should be denied a magical education. harry's first impression that the wizarding community is a "magical wonderland" is instantly shattered. says rowling, "[harry] found out that many people in power in the wizarding world are just as corrupt and nasty as they are in our world." malfoy was originally named "draco spungen" in the earliest drafts of philosopher's stone.{{cite web|url=http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/sources/jkr.com/jkr-com-trans-ps-draft1.html|title=hpl: guide to 
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