Malfoy family

**Malfoy** was the surname of a wealthy pure-blood wizarding family and one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight. They lived in Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire, England. The Malfoys were related to many other pure-blood families, including the Lovegoods, Blacks, Lestranges, Wildfires, and Rosiers. They were also related to the Tonks and Goldfinch families, of mixed wizarding and Muggle heritage, much to the Malfoys' disdain, although they were not against marrying Half-bloods.

The Malfoys gained a reputation for pure-blood supremacy and heritage.

## History

### Early history

"*I know I´ll be in Slytherin, all our family have been.*"
— Draco Malfoy

The Malfoy family consisted of an ancient line of pure-blood wizards, most of whom attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and were traditionally sorted into Slytherin House. The family first arrived in Britain with Armand Malfoy, who founded the family estate Malfoy Manor on land obtained from King William I.

The Malfoy family would soon gain the reputation for pure-blood supremacy and courting richness and power from those around them. Until the passing of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoys integrated themselves in high-class Muggle society. Though hotly denied by subsequent generations, there is ample evidence to suggest that the first Lucius Malfoy was an unsuccessful aspirant to the hand of Elizabeth I, and some wizarding historians allege that the Queen's subsequent opposition to marriage was due to a jinx placed upon her by the thwarted Malfoy. The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain. Though they opposed the Statute of Secrecy at first, they soon embraced it and cut off all ties with Muggle families, denying that they had ever fraternised with such people.

After this period, the Malfoys instead began to seek influence over the newly formed British Ministry of Magic, using their considerable wealth to do so. Though no Malfoy is known to have ever aspired for the position of Minister for Magic, many members of the family financed the elections of their preferred candidates for the post, even going so far as to pay to have the opposition hexed.

Notable Malfoys of past generations included the fourteenth-century Nicholas Malfoy, who was believed to have dispatched many a fractious Muggle tenant under the guise of the Black Death, though escaping censure by the Wizards' Council; Septimus Malfoy, who was greatly influential at the Ministry in the late eighteenth century, many claiming that Minister for Magic Unctuous Osbert was little more than his puppet. Abraxas Malfoy, who was widely believed to be part of the shady plot that saw the first Muggle-born Minister (Nobby Leach) leave his post prematurely in 1968 (nothing was ever proven against Malfoy).

"*The family has, however, eschewed the somewhat dangerous practice of inter-marrying within such a small pool of pure-bloods that they become enfeebled or unstable, unlike a small minority of fanatic families such as the Gaunts and Lestranges, and many a half-blood appears on the Malfoy family tree.*"
— Description of the Malfoy family

Though the family was inclined to blood-purity, they were unwilling to practise the dangers of inbreeding with cousins, correctly knowing that it would and could potentially endanger their genes, and would accept marrying half-bloods due to the small pool of available pure-bloods. Hence, it is possible to find several half-bloods on the Malfoy family tree. This differs them from the more fanatical groups such as Blacks, Lestranges and Gaunts, though apparently did not deter their respect from such families.

### Recent history

**Draco Malfoy**: "*You’ll soon find out some wizarding families are much better than others, Potter. You don’t want to go making friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.*"
**Harry Potter**: "*I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for myself, thanks.*"
— Harry refuses to accept Draco's offer of friendship
Lucius Malfoy, the son of Abraxas and Layla Malfoy, was one of the few pure-blood wizards left by the late 20th century. He married Narcissa Black, a fellow pure-blood of similar wealthy background, and they had one son, Draco, who would later become Harry Potter's main rival in his school years.

The Malfoy family was one of the first wizarding families to repent following Lord Voldemort's first defeat, claiming they had been bewitched, in 1981.

They allied themselves with him again during the Second Wizarding War, though this time it was as spies, believing strongly in the notion of blood purity.

After Dumbledore's death at the hands of Severus Prince-Slytherin and the Death Eaters' escape from Azkaban in 1997, the Malfoys had fallen out of favour with the Dark Lord, much to their relief. They were extremely uncomfortable with having their home used as his base of operations. Voldemort went as far as to strip Lucius of his wand during a Death Eaters meeting and even mocked the Malfoys for being related to the Tonks family, a family that contained Muggle ancestry.

Before Voldemort's ultimate defeat, the Malfoys revealed their true colors; Narcissa lied to the Dark Lord in assistance of Harry Potter, and neither she nor Lucius participated in any of the fightings during the Battle of Hogwarts. None of the Malfoys were subsequently imprisoned in Azkaban because of this revelation. Draco then married Everest Wildfire sometime between 1998-2005, and had a daughter called Corona circa 2006. In 2017, Draco and Everest were at King's Cross station to see Corona off to Hogwarts when Harry Potter saw him again, while he was nine months pregnant with his second baby. Corona was sorted into Slytherin House, just like her ancestors before her. A few weeks after Corona started Hogwarts, Draco gave birth to another daughter, Yvonne Malfoy.

## Malfoy family crest

The family crest paid homage to Salazar Slytherin, bearing the colours black, green and silver, as well as images of several serpentine creatures. The Latin words *Sanctimonia Vincet Semper* appeared inscribed on a silver banner, meaning *Purity Will Always Conquer*.

In 2019, Malfoy family crest was captured by the Calamity and began to appear around the world as a Foundable.

## Known members

Abraxas Malfoy †Layla Malfoy
*Status unknown*Eliza Malfoy †Lucius MalfoyNarcissa MalfoyDraco MalfoyEverest MalfoyCorona MalfoyYvonne Malfoy