Talk:Draco Malfoy/Archive 1

message: I think that it's premature to make a firm judgement to Malfoy's loyalty.  It could just as easily be removed (or say "unknown") as it could read "Death Eater".  What do you all think?  Friday 01:55, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it's safe to say he's in the Death Eaters because he's a Death Eater. This can, of course, change with the release of Book 7, but for now, I think it's safe to leave it as is. --Deathphoenix 04:06, 26 July 2005 (UTC)

text: There's a difference between doing what Voldemort says and being a Death Eater.  What makes you say he's the latter?  Friday 04:12, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's "likely" (though I admit it's never explicitly stated) that he has the Dark Mark on his arm. Reading through the book, I think it's extremely likely that he's a Death Eater, or at least a Death Eater sympathiser. Either way, that would seem to indicate that his "loyalty" would be as Death Eater. If you feel that we should only put that down if we're 100% sure that he actually is a Death Eater, and would object to seeing it used in all other cases, perhaps changing his loyalty to "Lord Voldemort"? Personally, I'd still prefer to leave it as Death Eater, but I'd like to wait for other opinions in this matter. --Deathphoenix 04:22, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not really sure.  It's definitely true that Harry believes he's a Death Eater and has the  Dark Mark.  I just thought it was perhaps an oversimplification to say he's definitely a Death Eater.  I'm not sure we need to state "Loyalty" in unclear cases, but I don't particularly object to listing it, either.  Friday 13:26, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps change the loyalty to Presumed Death Eater? Best of both worlds, imho. --Sanguinus 15:24, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, that's not bad, I think, though I'd reverse it and say "Death Eater (presumed)". Ah, but that's just me. ;-) --Deathphoenix 15:33, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good to me. :) --Sanguinus 17:42, 26 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I second that.Syazana 03:10, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Loyalty 

message: Exploding Boy cleaned up WAY too much in this edit of his, and the sections are now too short, too broken up -- even chronologically disjointed. Placing the Black Family Tree near the top is a bad idea also -- it's too big and cumbersome. I'm not reverting right now because the previous version had its problems too, but I'm just giving warning that there may be some significant expansions and reorderings tomorrow here. Aris Katsaris 03:49, July 26, 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, I agree. Someone should make the article more extensive and orderly since Draco is not unimportant. Syazana 03:06, 1 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overextensive Cleanup 

message: Mwahahaha... Draco Malfoy 18:35, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: It is I...

message: I asked about removing the fandom section on this talk page a few days ago and haven't gotten any replies yet.  I don't see that fan fiction is particularly relevant to an encylopedia entry, so I'm removing that section as unencylcopedic and unverifiable.  Friday (talk) 20:27, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. The Harry Potter fanfiction is an almost unprecedented internet phenomenon, far exceeding any similar fanfiction communities that preceded it, in terms of scale. Draco is a highly popular character in fanfiction, and I therefore feel that this deserves mention. The section on 'Draco in fandom' seems to me to be perfectly encylopaedic - acknowledging that he is a popular figure and giving a number of reasons as to why that might be; that there is a quote from the author on this topic confirms for me that it is notable enough to merit inclusion, especially in the form that it was in - concise and to the point. --Sanguinus 23:20, 12 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to agree with Sanguinus here. It would be one thing if it rambled on for pages, but it doesn't. Hermione1980 23:37, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

text: I'll re-add it and try and improve the section in light of your concerns. Having looked at the unredeemed.net website, I don't think it's especially notable. Sites like malfoymanor seem to be more prominent, but I'm not sure there needs to be any in-line links in the section. --Sanguinus 16:41, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

text: I have no objections. Sounds like a non-notable area of the Harry Potter world. --Deathphoenix 18:23, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Regardless of whether or not you like slash, or whether or not it's canon (which most people who write it agree that it's not), I'd argue that it is a notable area of the Harry Potter fandom. Slashers make up a very vocal part of the fandom, and Harry/Draco is probably the largest slash pairing. Fanfiction in general has contributed to popularity of the Draco as a character; it's worth noting that the Draco fangirls and fanboys were active well before the movies came out.nmw 23:05, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm still of the opinion that the entire section should go away.  The main purpose of it seems to be to assert that Malfoy has a "cult following" and to talk about fan fiction.  Fan fiction is rarely worth mentioning, in my opinion, and it looks like at least some other editors agree.  Also, HP is way too popular in the mainstream for there to be a "cult following".  Yes, Draco is popular among fans.  You could say the same for nearly any character.  There's nothing that verifiably suggests this situation is unique to Malfoy.  Since I already removed it once and it was reverted, I'm not going to rush and remove it again, but IMO it adds nothing to the article.  Friday (talk) 18:34, 27 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: removed stated section, I left up the rest, I don't mind a brief general mention of fanfic as long as it doesn't go against canon. Hopefully everyone's happy.. Jarwulf 05:24, 28 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fandom Removal  

message: Draco is a bully who is constantly accompanied by two obtuse Slytherins who follow his every order, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle.
"Obtuse" is a type of angle isn't it? I think obese is the correct word? I just need absolute certainty, I don't wanna be too stupid. APclark 18:33, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Obtuse means "blunt" in the figurative sense also.  In other words, they're none too sharp in the intellect department. Friday 18:51, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Obtuse" Slytherins 

message: In Chapter Nine of the sixth Potter book, in a brief conversation between Draco and Professor Slughorn, it is mentioned that Draco's grandfather, presumably the father of Lucius, was Abraxas Malfoy, who died of dragon pox at (apparently) some fairly advanced age.
Shouldn't he be included in Draco's family tree? Kestenbaum 04:26, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Abraxas Malfoy 

message: This suject has been mentioned on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Harry_Potter#Black_Family_Tree. However the issue is still unresolved. This is one of the articles suffering from the size of the family tree, I think it has become damn near unreadable with all the horizontal scrolling you have to do to read every single line of text. Has anyone got any other suggestions, also unless someone posts an objection on here I think the tree should be removed until a better alternative can be found.  Death Eater Dan    10:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's now replaced with a Note linking to the HPLexicon's Black Family tree. Theirs displays exactly the same info as Wiki's so IMHO it should stay that way until Wiki has something different to offer (i.e. the addition of Abraxas Malfoy, Barty Crouch SR/JR, the Potters, etc) We're citing sources; there shouldn't be a Copyright issue. --Dragix
The Black family tree does not belong in each Black family member's article.  It has been removed from this article.  Also, please avoid placing external links inline; far better to use them as references instead.  Exploding Boy 03:55, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Black Family Tree

message: After the major 'clean-up' made by Dragix, I have to confess, the section became much more organized than ever before. However, it's _pure plagiarism_ (see the rules for wikipedia if you do not know the rules) Entire sections and stubs were stolen from www.hp-lexicon.org It's COPYRIGHTED CONTENT, and should there fore be removed.
-->KlutzyFreak
:I just compared this with our article. Where's the plagiarism? I see paraphrasing, yes, but we link to the Lexicon at the bottom and paraphrasing isn't plagiarism. There are no "entire sections and stubs...stolen" from the Lexicon.
:Also, you can sign your posts on talk pages by typing four tildes, like this: ~~~~ This transforms automagically into your username and a timestamp, which makes following conversations a lot easier. Thanks! Hermione1980 23:10, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hermione1980 was correct; there's no plagarism and no paraphrasing... Don't know where that came from. I couldn't find plagarism in the earlier edits either. I added a few parts and sections, moved them around, and categorized them. But I didn't clean or subtract much; my intent was solely to add to the article. I wrote my edits at 3AM, mostly by memory. Trust me, it can be done. I've been re-reading the books over and over since 2001, reading DM quotes, reading DM editorials, searching for canon fanfiction, and viewing every interview with Malfoy even slightly mentioned... Accusing me of plagiarism sounds malicious. Dragix 18:01, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  PLAGIARISM 

message: Really?  "Rival" perhaps, but "archenemy" implies that Draco is the principle source of conflict for the protagonist... that's simply not the case, even in Book 6.  Voldemort is Harry's archenemy, Draco is a minor character until HBP.
Is there any reason to let "archenemy" stand? --Nukular winter 18:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes. "Archenemy" is a quote from the beginning of the 2nd book (Ch1 maybe?). I can practically recite it from memory: He had never felt so lonely. What wouldn't Harry give now for a message from Hogwarts? He'd almost be glad of a sight of his archenemy Draco Malfoy, just to be sure it hadn't all been a dream...  Dragix 19:57, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's there, but this is a case where Harry's perception does not mesh with reality (Harry has often been an unreliable narrator; frankly the argument that Draco, and not Voldemort, is Harry's archnemesis is untenable).  The article refers to Draco as "the" antagonist and as Harry's archnemesis; Draco's role in the stories is neither. --Nukular winter 20:21, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  True. It is 3rd-person limited POV afterall. Dragix 06:30, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Draco as "archenemy?" 

message: Substituted at 14:42, 1 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: As it says in the article:
"Although we do not know who he married, we can only guess it was Pansy Parkinson."
This is pure speculation, and I think this sentence should be removed. MoChan 02:59, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, it was, Jo's stated that he's married to her. I realize this IS old, but... BlackPearl14Hermione Granger's Muggle Alias 02:13, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Pansy Parkinson

message: Do we really need the trivia section? It doesn't really seem to shed very much light on Draco as a character, or the series as a whole, and it's not even very interesting. Hermione1980 17:24, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes please. Just nuke the whole section entirely. --Deathphoenix ʕ 17:28, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Kaboooom, nuke away.  Death Eater Dan    (Muahaha) 17:41, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Poof. (Finally.) Hermione1980 00:39, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: as Tangina Barrons (Zelda Rubinstein) said, while "addressing the living" in Poltergeist ... "This House is Cleansed" --T-dot 01:22, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: This section is pretty rough, and could use some clean-up.  I haven't read this book myself, and am confused by  some of the pronouns, otherwise, I would do it myself.  Cgirten 05:30, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Half-Blood Prince 

message: Someone keeps putting up a mini-essay on whether Draco's name is "unusual" or "exotic" by Muggle standards. Apart from the fact that this is completely subjective (how does one determine how "unusual" or "exotic" a name is?) the article claims that some names, such as Luna and Hermione, are unusual, when they aren't even uncommon. Serendipodous 18:08, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Unusual names"

message: Little has been said about the ultimate fate of the Malfoys.  It seems Narcissa had the living daylights scared out of her by the start of "The Half-Blood Prince" and Lucius and Draco finally had them scared out of them in "The Deathly Hallows".  All three of them ultimately picked love over power (witness Narcissa and Lucius caring about Draco over Voldemort triumphant in Deathly Hallows) and Draco lost a friend (Crabbe) and had to be saved from a death eater (and probably learned he was an acceptable sacrifice to Voldemort) during the Second Battle of Hogwarts.  He'll probably always be a pure-blood snob, but he probably knows better than to mess with the dark arts now - that stuff really is dangerous.
I agree, but that's an opinion at the end and has no buissiness being on a talk page. Besides, we don't know much about "the ultimate fate of the Malfoys."Gazimon X (talk) 21:55, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reformation? 

message: Why not use Tom Felton's character image of Draco instead of a sketch?  Afterall, it is the most likely image that people associate him with, whats with the popularity of the films and all.
74.96.186.207 00:32, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed it had been changed.  I like it, to be honest - as Rowling says, Draco is not Tom Felton. Vashti 02:47, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regarding the Image 

message: The last sentence referring to his relationship status (under Background) seems to be more an opinion and also refers more to fandom than canon. I suggest this is changed or cited. 24.47.148.252 03:19, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "taken many a flower" 

message: I think Tom Felton is confirmed now as havingbeen contracted for films six and seven. 80.193.39.197 22:18, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tom Felton 

message: This article, needs more sources, especially the Harry Potter fandom section which is unsourced NPOV (Draco Malfoy has developed a large following among many Harry Potter fans. Actor Tom Felton escalated the character's claim to fame among fans by giving them a visual portrayal of Harry's nemesis. and Most people familiar with the fandom dismiss this notion, however, because he was already a very popular character before Tom Felton was even cast.). Mrmoocow 20:14, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harry Potter fandom 

message: I'm deleting it, since it makes absolutely no sense. It's a Black Family Pattern name children after stars, there's nothing new about it. Diana Prallon 20:09, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "New" Name Pattern 

message: I see he's in :Category:Death Eaters, but is it ever decisively shown (either in the books or by JKR) that he officially joined? Harry believed Draco had the brand on his left arm in book 6, but as far as I can remember it's never proved either in book 6 or in book 7. —Angr 20:14, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: yes, he has the dark mark. Jess4less (talk) 22:01, 9 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is he a Death Eater or isn't he? 

message: Surely this entire section counts as OR? Not a single source is cited for any of it. I think we should remove it. asyndeton 09:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Usually these name etymology sections are the cruftiest things you'll ever come across. This one, however, actually is rooted in fact. Unfortunately, the only links I've managed to find are the HP Lexicon, which most do not consider usable (with good reason, mind you). Does anyone know where we might find something a little more acceptable? It would be a shame to delete this stuff when we know it came from JKR just because the source isn't good enough. PS I don't know anything about where 'Draco' comes from, this could be cruft. faithless (speak) 21:31, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Etymology 

message: Lead does not follow WP guideline: see Lead. 
The lead should be capable of standing alone as a concise overview of the article, establishing context, summarizing the most important points, explaining why the subject is interesting or notable, and briefly describing its notable controversies, if there are any. The emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic according to reliable, published sources. The lead should not "tease" the reader by hinting at but not explaining important facts that will appear later in the article. It should contain up to four paragraphs, should be carefully sourced as appropriate, and should be written in a clear, accessible style so as to invite a reading of the full article.
Cheers!  Wassupwestcoast 18:20, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lead

message: References/in-line citations need to be worked on. I've change all the ones not useing the reference tags. But they still need to be labelled. See Wikipedia:Citing sources. Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 19:01, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Citations

message: If Harry features a Popular Culture section that includes Harry and the Potters, should we include a similar section into this article talking about the wizarding rock band Draco and the Malfoys? I think this is really important, that is what makes an article Notable. Lord Opeth (talk) 05:00, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: By all means. Actually, I'm pretty surprised that there isn't at least a link to Draco and the Malfoys. faithless (speak) 05:07, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Draco and the Malfoys]] 

message: The article says that Scorpius's middle name is Hyperion, but in the book the boy is only called "Scorpius". Citation needed (someone added that Hyperion in it.wiki as well... citation needed there too!). --KingFanel (talk) 08:50, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: In the recent ITV documentary of JKR, Rowling drew a family tree which revealed several heretofore unknown names, spouses, etc. Here is a photo of the tree. Unfortunately the link that I used to watch the documentary appears to have been taken down, but I'm sure you can find it if you look hard enough. :) faithless (speak) 13:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree we need a source, but it is not easy. I believe it was revealed in or as part of a rather lengthy Rowling Q&A/interview/reveal late last year, so if we are going to document Hyperion then we have to depend on secondary sources to provide the quote or make direct or indirect references to the quote.  Some sources might include: HP Lexicon, and Accio-Quote (search for Scorpius on the page); and I am sure the other "usual suspects" (Mugglenet et al) also have the information posted.  A Google or Yahoo search for the string should come up with more sources as well.  I think in the absence of a statement at Rowling's web site, or at a news or reliable media outlet, the sites that lean to providing quality encyclopedic HP information might do in a pinch, assuming they describe the source of their information (eg: interview host, date, location, etc.).  We should not however use any fan forum posts at these sites (eg: "Yeah I heard she said it is Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy"), as these guest-posts are not inherently reliable, even if they happen to be correct.  If the "usual suspect" HP sites (which Rowling has acknowledged on her web site) are deemed to be insufficiently reliable or notable (and this has been argued at length for years, with the outcome intractably uncertain), then we probably will have to concede that Hyperion is non-notable and non-essential *cruft*, even knowing it is true, until Rowling or reliable secondary sources make it notable.  --T-dot ( Talk/contribs ) 14:12, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I see a source has been found. Thank you very much, I'll transfer it to it.wiki too. About the "notability" matter... I don't know! --KingFanel (talk) 08:41, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hyperion 

message: You could add as an interesting detail that though not mentioned in the books, Draco's distantly blood related to the Weasley's through his mother, Narcissa, because her great grandfather, Cygnus Black (after whom her father also Cyngus Black was probably named after), was the brother of Arcturus Black, who was Arthur Weasley's grandfather (Arthur's mother, Cedrella Black, was disowned for marrying a Weasley, Arthur's father).   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.138.228.85 (talk) 00:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The books state that all the families are inter-related. faithless (speak) 00:57, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Family: Draco's distant relation to he Weasleys

message: I was reading over Draco Malfoy and I saw on the first part that it said the Hermione slapped Draco. If I remember correctly, She socked him right in that face. So I changed slaps to punches. 70.90.174.173 (talk) 01:54, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: She slapped him, page 293 of the American edition. faithless (speak) 02:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

text: She did punch him in the movie, but I think the book would override, as the movie is just an adaptation. Useight (talk) 04:33, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slaps to punches. 

message: "Malfoy grew into one of the series' most popular characters due to Felton's performances" 
Is there any proof for that statement? Seems enormously speculative. It can be reported that JKR thinks so, but she has no way of knowing. (And the thought that an amusing, young antagonist like him would not turn into one of the most popular characters, even without an attractive actor, is rather absurd.)  It should be something like: Tom Felton's portrayal of Draco is very popular and might have helped the character's general popularity. Rowling is worried that fans do not see the difference between Draco Malfoy and the actor who portrays him:[Quote] FrauBluecher (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Popularity due to Tom Felton

message: Obviously Draco is talking about genuine wizarding folk vs. Muggleborns, who don't know anything about the rules of the society, or mind you, about it's existence. You can not divide wizards in pure-bloods and Muggleborns. DM should be well aware that half-bloods exist and that they do know about the wizarding world(unless they happen to be Muggle raised orphans). Therefore it can not be stated that "our kind" refers to pure-bloods in this instance. FrauBluecher (talk) 00:04, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Our kind - the other kind

message: Wow, I've just checked page history and it sure is getting vandalised a lot! Should it be protected? --YowuzaZXWolfie (talk) 15:29, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it doesn't get vandalized nearly enough to warrant protection. You might find this essay useful. :-) faithless (speak) 16:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protect? 

message: I have just realised that Sirius Black is Draco's Malfoys 2nd cousin, because Narissa's sisters is Sirus' cousin. Could someone put that in please?
13th of December  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.18.147 (talk) 14:33, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family 

message: Hey, let's not discuss this through edit summaries. "Tall" was in there originally, someone edited it to say "average height", I thought I remembered him being described as "tall" in one of the books, looked it up and found it, and reverted to the original. I don't particularly care if the height descriptor is there at all; I merely found a source for what was there originally. If I recall correctly, Draco's height was not explicitly mentioned in the first few books. So I guess the real question is, are we describing him over the whole series, or are we describing him as of the end of the series? Hermione1980 14:23, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height 

message: Just that really!86.163.56.23 (talk) 10:57, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Loving the Very Harry Potter Sequel quote. 

message: You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Harry Potter (character)/Archive 4#Darren Criss.  Elizium23 (talk) 20:55, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion at Talk:Harry Potter (character)/Archive 4#Darren Criss

message: With reference to this removal by Lord Opeth, and believing that discussion had previously touched this subject, I recently made the same removal, but the editor has asked me why. Now searching the archives, I cannot find a discussion or rationale for excluding this in-universe family information from the infobox, but Harry Potter (character) includes his spouse and children, so why not Draco Malfoy too? WP:INUNIVERSE says that real-world infoboxes should not be used for fictional characters, but this is  - expressly for fictional characters - and it does have those fields. I say put it in. Elizium23 (talk) 00:05, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  In-universe information included in infoboxes? 

message: In the article, it says his name is "Draco Lucius Malfoy". Has JK Rowling actually said that? - Silver Diadem 17:29, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Why did someone change his middle name to "Abraxas"? Harry Potter Wiki, as I said, lists it as "Lucius".--Solomonfromfinland (talk) 00:13, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It was vandalism from about a week ago. I've changed it back. Elizium23 (talk) 03:35, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Middle Name 

message: User Mezigue has reverted my change about "mal foi" in which I called the phrase "Macaronic French" and added that modern French for "bad faith" was "mauvaise foi." Mezigue is bilingual, French-English, so rather than going back to my change, I'd rather talk with him and other contributors before makiing any move. 
I'm not bilingual, but I've been speaking and writing French (also professionally, in academic journals) for almost 50 years, and I live in Nice. I'm positive that "mauvaise foi" is today's French for "bad faith;" the expression also describes a philosofical concept introduced by Jean-Paul Sartre. It is not unconceivable that "mal foi" is an archaic, medieval form. However, I searched the Internet for "mal foi:" the only references are to the Malfoy family and to people stating, in English, that "mal foi" means "bad faith" in French--no French-lamguage reference. The phrase "mal foi" is also ungrammatical in that "foi" is a feminine noun and the (uncommon) adjective "mal" is of the masculine.
Could Mezigue or other contributors please cite a source for the restored assertion that the phrase has that meaning in French (possibly medieval French)? 
All of this is not to say that the association of the Malfoys with duplicity or bad faith is incorrect; it is not; and any French speaker would immediately identify the Malfoys' family name as meaning just that. But I find it misleading to assert something probably incorrect about the French language as though it was some dead tongue. "Cela ne va pas de soi"--a source is called for. Pan Brerus (talk) 10:11, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem here is that you were tweaking a quote and adding your own interpretation to it. Mezigue (talk) 10:22, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mal Foi 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: 66.189.134.38 (talk) 14:52, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. L293D (☎ • ✎) 14:59, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 May 2018 

message: It says on the wiki that as well as manipulating, Draco hurts people to get what he wants. I can’t recall a time he ever did so. Could somebody remind me of proof, or a possible edit may be needed on that, perhaps. Darkartsdraco (talk) 03:21, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  ‘Hurts’ people to get what he wants? 

message: IGN actually lists Draco as its 8th top Harry Potter character whereas this article says IGN listed him as their eighth. Could this please be rectified? 86.9.128.199 (talk) 17:37, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect replication of a source (20) 

message: I'm not able to edit this article, but the translation of Malfoy as "bad faith" is very obvious to anyone who knows any French, and also it is confirmed by J. K. Rowling herself on Wizarding World.   Also, Draco means dragon in Latin, and Rowling says Draco Malfoy is named after the constellation Draco ( scroll down).  2602:24A:DE47:B270:DDD2:63E0:FE3B:596C (talk) 09:32, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  bad faith 

message: Allieduke (talk) 22:14, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jack Frost (talk) 22:25, 16 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2021 

message: Sabinegreeeen (talk) 15:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:01, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2021 

message: 2001:B07:ADD:4FBB:C835:C619:8ACF:343 (talk) 16:04, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:01, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 April 2021 (2) 

message: 2001:56A:FA41:6500:E0D7:BF90:7486:1DA6 (talk) 23:54, 17 July 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , Draco Malfoy's wife is Astoria Greengrass. —El Millo (talk) 00:05, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2021 

message: Draconis  is his name but is known by Draco 2A02:C7F:521B:9900:8CE4:DBF9:43BD:2C31 (talk) 14:11, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Source? —El Millo (talk) 22:21, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  His name