Draco Malfoy

Draco Abraxas Malfoy (born June 5, 1980) was an English pureblood wizard and son of the Noble and Ancient House of Malfoy, born in Malfoy Manor in Wiltshire. He was born during the ending days of the First Wizarding War as the only child of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black. Lucius was a top lieutenant of Voldemort and Narcissa a tacit supporter of Purebloodism.

His family escaped the ire of post-war Britain where so many, including Draco's aunt and uncles, were imprisoned. Draco grew up pampered and spoiled rotten, his every whim catered to by his parents who were glad to have an heir.

Draco created a small group of close friends and a vast network of allies. Amongst his closest friends in childhood were Pansy Parkinson, Vincent Crabbe, and Gregory Goyle.

Draco would encounter a challenge to his superiority in the form of Harry Potter. Despite their initial spats, the two would grow close.

Physical Appearance
Draco Malfoy is skinny and well-fed and athletic. He had meticulously styled blond hair, stormy grey eyes, and very pointed, vulpine features.

Draco was meticulous in his dress and took great pride in his appearance. When not at Hogwarts, he wore semi-formal Wizarding clothing: puff-sleeved shirts tied with silk ribbons, long waistcoats, knee-length coats, and perfectly placed ascots. He wore lots of grey, green, and black.

Personality
Draco has a very dynamic personality that changes throughout the series as he is exposed to more people.

First Year
Draco grew up in a very insular environment. He was sheltered and wholly ignorant of how people actually lived and worked below his stature. He believed himself superior to most people because of his lineage, wealth, and status. He associated only with those that his parents set him up with, but secretly wished for friends of his own. Nevertheless he absorbed their teaching about Muggleborns and Muggles and hold on to them. At eleven, he is far less militant about these ideals and simply takes them as fact.

Draco is motivated by protecting his 'flanks', his family and close friends. His personal success was an expression of the family's success. While he did want to be his own person, at a young age he constantly sought out his parents for advice and would feel lost without them. He would be afraid of stepping outside of his family's boundaries (by befriending someone they didn't approve of) and in Hogwarts would initially suffer from extreme homesickness.

Draco was intelligent, cunning and quick-witted, capable of deducing things and coming up with clever plans based on a small amount of information. However, his plans could have limitations based on his own arrogance when dealing with people as well as his need for his parents' approval. He is extremely curious, particularly about what his parents haven't taught him. He was hardworking and a little proactive, learning more advanced dark magic and charms than typically taught at Hogwarts.

Draco was also adept at compartmentalizing his emotions. He grew up in an affectionate but physically distant household where emotions were discouraged. He deflects criticism with outrage and scorn.

Ultimately, Draco is both impressionable and extremely stubborn.

Abilities and Skills
See Power Scale for more information.

Other Skills

 * Ballroom Dancing: Draco is a very skilled ballroom dancer.
 * Political Training: Draco took well to his political lessons and absorbed a lot of information on the Wizengamot and the British magical aristocracy
 * Prodigal Chess Player: Draco put a lot of effort into his chess abilities, as it was an activity he could regularly do by himself.
 * Prodigal Potionmaker: Draco has been trained in Potions from a young age and has private lessons with Severus Snape, the Hogwarts Potions Master.
 * Quidditch Knowledge: Draco loved attending Quidditch games and grew up idolizing players as celebrities. Draco was a fan of the Wimbourne Wasps.

Possessions and Properties

 * Draco Malfoy's broomstick: The Malfoys purchased a Nimbus 2001 for Draco in preparation for him to compete on the Slytherin Quidditch team in his 2nd year.
 * Draco Malfoy's wand: The Malfoys purchased this wand for Draco after their trip to Malta for Draco's 11th birthday. Draco has a love-hate relationship with this wand as it sends out puffs of increasingly clear smoke when he internalizes something close to his true self.
 * Malfoy Heir Ring: Draco wore his family's heirship ring. It was made of platinum and engraved into it was the Malfoy family crest.
 * Niklaus: Draco was gifted Niklaus, an eagle owl, on his ninth birthday. He used it frequently to send letters to his parents.