Mister Draco-Lucius-Malfoy's Gang

**Draco Malfoy**: "*Having a last meal, Potter? When are you getting the train back to the Muggles?*"
**Harry Potter**: "*You're a lot braver now that you're back on the ground and you've got your little friends with you.*"
— Harry Potter noting the gang's cowardly and codepedent nature[src]

**Draco Malfoy's gang** was a group of Slytherins who were often the children of ***Death Eaters***, and/or Voldemort sympathisers. The leader of the group was Draco Malfoy, the son of a well-known ***Death Eater*** and wealthy pure-blood, Lucius Malfoy, hence their name.
Most of the members were not just children of Death Eaters, but also pure-bloods who used their status in order to assert their dominance as wizards. At least ***Vincent Crabbe*** and ***Gregory Goyle***'s fathers were known **Death Eaters**. That may be the reason they knew each other so well, seeing as Draco made friends with them shortly after meeting in their first year at Hogwarts.
The gang generally used their abilities and statuses to bully and terrorise the other students of different houses at Hogwarts, especially the younger students. Draco and his gang frequently antagonised Harry Potter and his friends, and Malfoy also used his position as prefect to bully some first years when he got the power in his ***fifth year***. Their main target of hatred were Muggle-borns and Blood traitors alike.

## Organisation information

### Known members

* Vincent Crabbe
* Gregory Goyle
* Pansy Parkinson
* Pike
* Blaise Zabini
* Theodore Nott (loosely)
* Millicent Bulstrode (possibly)
* Marcus Flint (possibly)
* Graham Montague (possibly)

### Intentions

* Bullying
* Assassinate Albus Dumbledore
* Assist Death Eaters

### Affiliation

* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Slytherin
	+ Inquisitorial Squad (disbanded)
* Death Eaters

### Enemies

* The Trio
* Dumbledore's Army
* Muggle-borns
* Blood traitors

## History

### 1991–1992 school year

**Draco Malfoy**: "*[Draco introduces his two friends.] This is Crabbe and Goyle. And I'm Malfoy...Draco Malfoy. [Ron snickers at his name] Think my name's funny, do you? No need to ask yours. Red hair, and a hand-me-down robe? You must be a Weasley. You'll soon find that some wizarding families are better than others, Potter. Don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there. [extends his hand to Harry.]*"
**Harry Potter:** [not going to take Draco's arrogance] I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks. [Draco glares. McGonagall returns and taps Draco on the shoulder with a paper. He leaves Harry with one last glare.]
**McGonagall**: "*We're ready for you now. Follow me.*"
— Draco introducing himself to Harry Potter after the Hogwarts Express in 1991.[src]

Draco Malfoy showed up on the Hogwarts Express in ***September*** of 1991 with ***Vincent Crabbe*** and ***Gregory Goyle*** in tow. The length of their acquaintance prior to that time is unknown, but this was the start of Draco's gang while at Hogwarts. From the beginning, Draco antagonised Harry Potter,  Twith or without his gang around. This worsened when Harry was seen in the company of Ronald Weasley (about whom Draco was told by his father that his family were 'blood traitors'), and later was seen with Hermione Granger (who was Muggle-born).

Another instance of the gang bullying Harry and Ron was when Harry was challenged to a duel by Draco, which Harry went to; Draco alerted Argus Filch that he'd overheard people planning to meet at the place where he'd set up the duel, and Filch almost caught Harry and Ron (and Neville Longbottom and Hermione, who'd tagged along). Future members of the gang - specifically Pansy Parkinson and Blaise Zabini - were are also sorted into Slytherin House alongside Draco.

### 1992–1993 school year

**Lucius Malfoy**: "*I hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a plunderer, Borgin. Though if his grades don't pick up, that may indeed be all he is fit for -* "
**Draco Malfoy:** It's not my fault. The teachers all have favourites, that Hermione Granger -
**Lucius Malfoy**: "*I would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam.*"
— Draco and his father talking in Borgin and Burke's in 1992.[src]

In 1992, Draco Malfoy joined the Slytherin Quidditch team as ***Seeker*** (by buying his way in), which led to more bullying of Harry Potter and friends by his gang, as Harry was in the Gryffindor Quidditch team and would frequently have matches against the Slytherin team. Later in the year, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley used ***Polyjuice Potion*** to impersonate two of the gang, ***Vincent Crabbe*** and ***Gregory Goyle***, to discover if Draco Malfoy was the Heir of Slytherin.

## Attitude toward Harry Potter

Harry Potter was in the same year as most of Draco Malfoy's gang. Harry, being a Gryffindor, was despised by the gang of Slytherins and was the target of much of their taunts and bullying. Draco Malfoy's gang often bullied Harry Potter near upcoming Quidditch games in an attempt to make him nervous. As the years went by, however, Harry became used to the teasing and often made amusing comebacks.
This seemed to change around their sixth year, as Draco's mission made him more stressed out, and he lost focus on his usual bullying and abuse of power. By the next year, Draco finally came to a better relationship with Harry, though far from a true friendship. Crabbe, on the other hand, had turned from bully to outright murderer, as he attempted to murder Harry and his friends with dark magic.

## Members

Draco Malfoy (Leader)HP quiz VCrabbe.jpgVincent CrabbeGregory Goyle DH2.jpgGregory Goyle

### Possible members

Millicent In Class.jpgMillicent BulstrodeMarcus FlintGraham Montague 2.pngGraham Montague
## Behind the scenes

* ***Theodore Nott*** was never a member of Malfoy's gang, although he was occasionally seen in the company of Draco and his friends. J. K. Rowling described Nott as "*a clever loner who does not feel the need to join gangs, including Malfoy's.*"
	+ Furthermore, according to *Pottermore* Nott was familiar with both Draco and ***Vincent Crabbe*** before arriving at Hogwarts.
* Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle are seen in a courtyard Whenever Harry, Ron, and Hermione walk by, they point at them and laugh.
* While Blaise is considered a member, he is only seen hanging out with them in *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film).

## Appearances

* *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film) (First Entire Appearance)
* *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban* (film)
* *Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire* (film)
* *Harry Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film)
* *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film)
* *Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (film)*
* *Pottermore*
* *Wizarding World (website)*
* J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)

## Notes and references

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1. ↑ J.K.Rowling Official Site - Extra Stuff
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 6
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (film)*
4. ↑ *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 9
5. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban* (film)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film)
7. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban* (film)
8. ↑ *Harry Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film)
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12. ↑ *Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince* (film)
13. ↑ *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 7
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 *Harry Potter and The Order-Of-The Phoenix* (film)
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 *Harry-Potter and-the Sorcerer's S Stone* (film), Chapter 8
16. ↑ *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets* (film), Chapter 12
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