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Revision as of 02:07, 16 July 2007 by Exploding Boy (talk | contribs)(diff) â Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision â (diff)The Malfoy family is a powerful wizard family in the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
(derived from the Old French term for bad faith, mal foi ) in the Harry Potter series, is the surname of three characters, the first two of whom are sometimes simply referred to by their surname:
- Draco Malfoy, Harry's nemesis at Hogwarts who has recently become a Death Eater.
- Lucius Malfoy, his father, also a Death Eater.
- Narcissa Malfoy, nÊe Black, Draco's mother and Lucius's wife, whose sympathies lie with those of Lucius and Draco.
Another member of the family, apparently dead before the series began, was Abraxas Malfoy, Lucius's father.
Name
"Malfoy" is derived from Old French "mal foi" or "mal foy", meaning "bad faith", or "bad trust". The Old French mal foy itself is derived from Latin mala fide, which as a judicial term means intentional mischief, ill will or evil intentions.
See also
Topics referred to by the same term
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