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What would the Harry Potter world be without everyoneÕs favorite snide, prejudiced, arrogant,
and deeply troubled student.
From the moment we met him we both hated him and loved him, and fans of Draco Malfoy are
bound to want to know more about this well-meshed out character.
So letÕs take a look at the top 10 SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT DRACO MALFOY.
In the number 10 spot we have HIS NAME.
The first name Draco comes from a constellation, as many of those from his maternal side do.
The constellation Draco is derived from the latin word for dragon, and the constellation
has ties to many dragons from mythology, such as the hundred-headed dragon Hercules defeated
during his 12 labors.
And the last name Malfoy translates in the French mal foi as Òbad faithÓ.
Although originally, DracoÕs potential last names were Spungen, Smart, or Spinks.
Not quite the same feeling to them.
Coming in at number 9 IS WHO HEÕS BASED ON.
When we see or read about Draco, we get the feeling that we know at least one Draco in
our lives.
And according to JK Rowling, she knew 3.
In an interview she admitted that there was a Draco in her life while she was in school,
and as the years went on she met quite a few.
Bullying doesnÕt stop as you get older, it just changes form.
But this aspect added an enjoyable dimension for young readers and viewers; seeing Harry
and his friends go through the same bullying struggle.
Next, at number 8 we got THE HUG SCENE.
That weird scene in Deathly Hallows part 2 where Voldemort embraces Draco?
Totally unplanned.
It was just a one-off out of about 25 takes for the particular scene, and the awkwardness
of the moment ended up making the cut.
So Draco is the only character to have ever received the honor, if you could call it that,
of enjoying a cold strange hug from the dark lord.
DonÕt be jealous.
In the number 7 spot, ROWLING WANTS THE FANGIRLING TO STOP.
She gets it, Tom Fenton is a good looking guy.
But the constant love that Draco receives absolutely baffles the author.
Yes, heÕs fascinating and maybe people feel bad for him, according to Rowling, heÕs not
a nice guy and should not be adored the way he is.
She says he is not concealing a heart of gold, heÕs not to be romanticized.
She is unnerved by the compassion people are showing such a mean character, and she would
like you to stop, thank you.
Coming in at number 6 IS HIS AFFINITY FOR OCCLUMENCY.
Draco took up the practice of occlumency, the art of resisting external penetration
of the mind.
As we saw in Order of the Phoenix, this is something Harry was never able to master,
so how exactly did Draco pull it off so well?
This exact concern was voiced by one of RowlingÕs editors, so she gave the reasoning that in
order to be good at this kind of magic, one must be repressed in emotion and able t compartmentalize
their lives.
Things Draco is a lot better at than Harry.
Next up, at number 5 IS HIS SCHOOLING SITUATION.
Can you imagine Hogwarts without Malfoy?
Well, it almost happened; when it was time for little Draco to head off into the wizarding
educational system, his father actually wanted him to attend a school called Durmstrang (doorm-strang)
Institute, a school which does not admit Muggle-borns and also taught dark arts.
In the end, mommy dearest didnÕt want him so far from home.
Why any mom would want to keep around such a dick of a son, I do not know.
Up next at number 4 we got HIS ADULT HOBBY.
Something that Rowling revealed to us on Pottermore that was not apparent beforehand is that in
his adulthood, Draco took up the practice of alchemy as a hobby, something that was
rarely seen in the books.
Alchemy is the study of transmutation of substances, used once to make the philosophers stone.
Something he surprisingly did not try to recreate.
In the number 3 spot, we have TOM FELTONÕS RESTRICTIONS.
In order to play Harry potterÕs rival student, there were some rules that actor Tom Felton
had to follow.
First of all, he needed to maintain his platinum locks, so that required dying his hair and
touching up every ten days.
And he also wasnÕt allowed to tan.
Gotta keep that sickly white pallor going on.
I think I would die if I was given a ten year long tan ban.
So when filming was done, you bet he went for a nice long roast in Miami.
Without the SPF 50.
Coming in at number 2 IS HIS WAND.
Each wand in the series has thought put behind it as to why that wand would choose that character.
MalfoyÕs wand was 10 inches of hawthorn wood with a core of unicorn hair, and this material
wasnÕt picked at random.
According to Ollivander, hawthorn only chooses wizards of great talent as well as great personal
turmoil.
And according to Rowling, the unicorn hair symbolizes that shred of goodness that we
all were hoping for Draco to find.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, HE IS RELATED TO HARRY.
AND TO RON.
It is stated in canon that all purebloods are related somehow, as they all originated
from the sacred 28.
But we never really thought about this much until we took a look at the extensive family
tree.
RonÕs paternal grandmother was Cedrella Black, who married Septimus Weasley and eventually
gave birth to Arthur Weasley.
DracoÕs grandfather was Cygnus Black.
And Sirius black wasnÕt just HarryÕs godfather, he was distantly related to him as well.
And they can all be traced back to Phineus Nigellus Black.
So yeah, keeping that blood pure kind of requires some incest.
So those were the top 10 DRACO SURPRISING FACTS.
Let me know in the comment section down below who you want facts on next.
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