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Character InformationName: Draco Lucius Malfoy.
Nicknames: Draco. Lucius. Malfoy. (Although he
supposes the 'Lucius' isn't
entirely necessary.)
Birthdate: June 5, 1980.
House: Slytherin.
Class of: If Draco completes his NEWTs, he will be graduating along with the rest of the class of 1998.
Wand: 10 inches, hawthorn, unicorn hair core.
Blood Status: Need you even
ask? He may be under a trace, but Draco is, in fact, still a Malfoy.
Sexual Orientation: Refer to the previous question. Malfoys aren't
queer. Good lord, could you imagine?
Current Residence: The Malfoy Manor, where he is currently residing alone - that is, of course, unless you count his numerous house-elves as actual company which, Draco will assure you, he does not.
Occupation: Draco has decided to take up his father's noble enterprise of smarming up to the Ministry with his seemingly unlimited Gringotts funds - after all, if the
Ministry is the one posing the problems to both himself and his family, he may as well do what he can to extricate the Malfoy name from the mud it's been riddled through. Although Draco may indeed have been a somewhat naive boy at the beginning of his sixth year, he's matured quite a bit - and if there's one thing he's conclusively learned from watching his father's interactions with Ministry beauraucrats throughout the years, it's the fact that gold really
can buy you anything, even freedom.
N.E.W.T. classes: At this particular point in time, Draco is more than a little reluctant to voluntarily associate with his former classmates. Thus, he has yet to actually sign up for classes, NEWT or otherwise.
Appearance: Draco has grown much within these last few months; despite the stress put upon him by the Dark Lord's pressures, he has grown to be approximately six feet in height. However, due to his new status as a fugitive and runaway, he has not been able to keep physically fit; he has also become overly thin, due to malnutrition and being kept in a rather constant state of fear. Draco's hair is as pale as ever, and sets him apart from others due to its near-white colour. His eyes are likewise unique, and their grey color add intensity to his weary face. While Draco may only be seventeen years old, the recent trials of both his last year at Hogwarts and his days in the Dark Lord's service have aged his face slightly, and changed him from his formerly over-youthful self.
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Personality: For most of his life, Draco had been childish, petulant, and unfailingly used to getting his way (except, of course, when it came to Potter). However, the events of Draco's sixth year took a great toll on the boy; no longer was he allowed to be the spoiled and, yes, somewhat sheltered youth he had been. Instead, he was forced to mature, forced to shoulder a burden much heavier than any he'd experienced before. Thus, Draco was, essentially, pushed to grow beyond his years - he was assigned the task of murdering the man Voldemort himself was afraid of; it was a suicide mission, and he knew it. Nevertheless, Draco forged on - he was a Slytherin, he had that inherent ambition to earn the Dark Lord's respect and acquire the glory of having killed the most powerful wizard alive. So yes, Draco was still Draco, still that boy who'd been pampered for his entire life, but now? Now, he was also a boy with true goals, with responsibilities; no longer did he feel inclined to take interest in his former activities - Quidditch wasn't nearly as important as saving his family and Potter just wasn't worth his time. It could be said that if Draco did not have those prized Slytherin traits, sheer ambition and cunning, he may not have succeeded in his mission. Despite the Dark Lord's pressure, and the overhanging, everpresent, threat of death, Draco was able to use his intelligence and determination to find a way to kill Albus Dumbledore. 'Find' of course, being the key word - he wasn't able to truly fulfill his mission because, despite all evidence to the contrary, Draco does have an innate sense of compassion hidden deep within. He does not take joy in killing or murder, a fact which troubles him endlessly. Instead of seeing this trait in a positive light, Draco considers it one of his greatest weaknesses; caring for others, in any way, only makes it possible for you to be hurt.
It's key to note that Draco was willing to risk his own life to save his mother and father. Loyalty itself isn't a trait inherent to Slytherin house (far from it), but Draco is nevertheless fiercely devoted to his own family; he may not care much about his housemates, about Zabini or Nott or Goyle, but he will do anything within his power to prevent his true family from coming to harm. It is this very trait that allows Draco to be so easily manipulated; he may be intelligent, but he's certainly not able to think clearly when it comes to Narcissa and Lucius. Despite Draco's unerring loyalty to Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, he does not feel the same way about Voldemort; Draco takes little joy in killing and murder, and does not trust a man who can commit such acts with no qualms. Thus, his alliance with the Dark Lord is a source of much grief for Draco; he often regrets the murder of Albus Dumbledore, seeing it as his one true oppurtunity lost. However, even though Draco does not necessarily agree with Voldemort, he certainly has no desire to be part of the Order, either. An elitist Pureblood, Draco has been brought up to despise Muggles and the like, and has thus far seen no reason to question his views on that subject.
Even though his last year at Hogwarts has left him emotionally exhausted and confused, due to both Dumbledore's offer and subsequent death, Draco is still determined to save his family. It was Dumbledore's promise to save his parents that had caused Draco to lower his wand - always an oppurtunist, he realized that his family would be infinitely safer under the great wizard's care, compared to that of the Dark Lord. However, due to Snape's actions, Draco was once again forced to resort to the Dark Lord, both to get his father out of prison, and to protect his mother.
Intrinsically, Draco is not much of a fighter; even though he admires his father greatly for openly choosing a side, Draco himself has no desire to fight in this war. His only thoughts, at the moment, are to save his family from harm. He realizes, of course, that to do so he must fight; however, Draco still dreads the very idea. Petty duels with Harry Potter were one thing, but a true duel, to the death, is a thought that terrifies Draco - a fear that only became stronger after his and Potter's spat in the bathroom. He still has nightmares about the Sectumsempra curse, and Draco has no desire to relive such a potentially fatal experience.
All in all, Draco Malfoy is still a boy; one who's had to mature greatly in the past year, and one whose life has become almost unrecognizable within the course of a year. He's trying to cope, but again, he's still Draco - petty, childish, and prone to fiendish plans that never quite work out.
Family: Draco comes from the (in)famous Malfoy line, a family whose history can be traced back to before the establishment of Hogwarts. They're noted for their connection to the Dark Arts and, more importantly, the Dark Lord; over the years, the Malfoys have amassed an extraordinary amount of wealth, and often use this to influence important members of Wizarding society. They have power (or did, at least, before Lucius Malfoy was sent to Azkaban) and have no qualms of lording said influence over anyone and everyone.
Draco himself is the son of Narcissa Malfoy, formerly a Black, and Lucius Malfoy. He's an only child, the heir to the Malfoy fortune - although this 'fate' has become endangered by his father and mother's recent imprisonment. He's also the nephew of the late Bellatrix Lestrange, known and feared Death Eater.
History: Draco was born on June 5, 1980 to Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. While the couple were ecstatic at finally having an heir to the Malfoy estate, the birth of Draco also brought with it some devastating news: Narcissa was unable to carry any more children. Thus, Draco being their only child, the Malfoys took great pains in raising the boy properly, making sure Draco was the epitome of Pureblood perfection.
Narcissa incessantly pampered Draco throughout his childhood, always doting on him and buying Draco whatever he desired (or, at the very least, getting Lucius to buy it for him). While Narcissa outwardly maintained the appearance of a detached Pureblood mother, in private she showed true affection for Draco. Lucius, on the other hand, never attempted to form a real relationship with his son; when he did try to talk to Draco, it was often only to admonish him for his failures. Even though Lucius often insisted Draco needed to work harder, he hardly ever forced his son to truly fend for himself. For example, despite his critical views on Draco's flying abilities, Lucius still bought him a place on the Slytherin Quidditch team. It was for this very reason that Draco never learned to do things completely by himself, instead choosing to rely on his influential father's assistance. While the two of them weren't close by any means, Draco still admired his father greatly, often aspiring to be just as powerful as Lucius Malfoy.
However, despite Draco's determination to be like his father, he was usually unsuccessful whenever he tried to do so. Draco had often heard his father speak of Harry Potter, and thus realized that the boy would be an asset to himself; intending on forging a beneficial relationship with Harry, Draco instead met with failure - a fact which not only embarrassed him, but forced him to realize that he was not nearly as influential as his father.
This realization angered Draco, sparking in him a strong dislike for Harry Potter - who was, to Draco, a symbol of his every failure. Throughout his years at Hogwarts, Draco therefore repeatedly acted out against Harry; instead of the friendship he had initially intended, the relationship between the two was more of a petty rivalry. However, as the years went on, this petty rivalry turned infinitely more serious, due to the boys' increasing maturity as well as the chaos apparent in the wizarding world.
What had first been merely a childish animosity thus grew to be an all too real loathing; as each of the boys were forced to choose a side in the war, the rivalry grew to encompass their new situations. Draco's hatred for Harry increased tenfold at the end of his fifth year, as he blamed Harry solely for his father's imprisonment. Vowing to avenge Lucius Malfoy, who was both his father and his role model, Draco was forced to mature a great deal during the summer before his sixth year.
Due to his father's failures, the Dark Lord focused his anger on Draco instead; to his mother's despair, he was appointed the impossible task of killing Albus Dumbledore. Draco, driven by both his hatred for Harry Potter as well as concern for his family, worked tirelessly to fulfill his mission - a fact which truly changed Draco during the course of his sixth year. Where he had been a childish, immature boy, Draco was now mature beyond his years, carrying an impossibly large burden on his young shoulders. Abandoning both Quidditch and his childish rivalry with Potter, Draco focused instead on just surviving, staying up until dawn trying, desperately trying, to find a way to kill Dumbledore.
A true Slytherin, Draco's distrust extended to even his Head of House and fellow Death Eater, Severus Snape. Despite the man's repeated offers of help, Draco continued to push him away, choosing to shoulder his burden alone. Thus, his final success was infinitely satisfying; Draco prided himself on the fact that he alone was able to lead the Death Eaters into Hogwarts.
However, his satisfaction was rather short-lived; despite his belief that he could fully complete his mission, Draco was unable to kill the headmaster. The events of that night, which still remain a blur in Draco's mind, gave him much grief for weeks to come. After being whisked away by Snape that night, Draco was forced to remain hidden in the former Professor's dank, Muggle house, a fact that endlessly frustrated him.
Draco was not used to being cooped up in so small a place, nor one that was so clearly, disgustingly Muggle. Despite his endless complaints (for Draco was still Draco, and inclined at times to be annoyingly childish), Snape refused to let Draco out of his sight, maintaining that the two needed to stay out of sight until things died down. Surprisingly, the pair weren't called on by the Dark Lord for quite a while, either, as he appeared to be distracted by the success of Dumbledore's murder.
During this time, Draco was taught much by Snape, who continued to instill in Draco the values and spells he needed to survive as a Death Eater. Instead of feeling grateful, however, Draco instead grew to resent Snape; all he wanted to do was rest; all of his sixth year had been filled with stress, and he hardly needed more. Fervently wishing he could escape the house, Draco often tried to sneak away, although Snape would never let the boy succeed. In the end, despite Draco's unwillingness and protestations, he did indeed improve his skills at both Occlumency and dueling, a fact which has prepared him greatly for the life ahead.
History during the past year: After having failed rather miserably at the goal he had striven so very hard to complete, Draco was swept away by Severus Snape to be confronted by the Dark Lord for his numerous mistakes. This past year has been a difficult one, in which he has had to pay not only for his
own slip-ups, but his father's as well, and he has gone through many a trial far too heavy for a regular seventeen-year old to bear. The Dark Lord, who had taken up residence in the Malfoy Manor itself, often forced Draco to do 'menial' Death Eater chores, such as the executing of Unforgivables on various prisoners and others who the Dark Lord found unfavourable. Although Draco was indeed able to return to Hogwarts for his seventh year (and as the newest Head Boy, as well), due to the Death Eaters' takeover of the Ministry and the school itself, his holidays spent at home were none too pleasant, primarily due to the Dark Lord's presence. Throughout these months, Draco found himself increasingly disillusioned with You-Know-Who and what he stood for - after all, what sort of riches could a man provide if he was truly too
mad too accomplish anything? By the end, Draco was, of course, still a Slytherin - still fighting for whatever side was currently winning, whichever one would most likely help him save his own arse, but he is no longer the avid Death Eater-adorer he once was.
Currently: Draco is currently residing at Malfoy Manor, making himself rather scarce - the reporters are, after all, out for both his blood and his story, and he'd really rather not give the dimwits the satisfaction of having
either. He has, in the past three months, proven himself to be an amenable benefactor to the Ministry, donating vast amounts of the Malfoy fortune to aiding the wizarding world recuperate from the devastating destruction it experienced during Voldemort's short reign. However, while Draco's actions may seem like philanthropic charity, he's hardly a generous sort; a Slytherin to the bone, Draco merely wants to reinstate honor and prestige to the Malfoy name, and it is one goal that Draco is
determined to fulfill.
If they were present during the battle, give us a brief idea of what they dealt with, and any injuries they might have had: Draco snuck into the castle during the fight, at which point he joined forces with Crabbe and Goyle to hunt down Harry Potter - his primary goal in doing so was to save his parents; after all, if Draco could hand over
Potter to the Dark Lord, surely he and his parents would finally be restored to a favourable view in the Dark Lord's eyes. However, this plan went horribly askew, as Draco's plans are oft prone to do. After confronting Harry in the Room of Requirement, Draco discovered that his long-time lackeys were no longer the mindless drones they had once been, and found himself being saved by none other than Harry himself - and then, later on, found himself being saved yet
again when he was cornered by a particularly robust Death Eater on rampage. After being knocked nearly unconscious by a particularly forceful punch aimed by Ron, Draco decided to merely seek refuge in an empty room until the commotion had settled a bit, whereupon he was found by his parents, who had been frantically searching for him the moment they set foot in the castle.
What plans do you have for your character? What ways do you see them being a part of the rebuilding of the wizarding world (for good or bad): Draco is going to want to restore honor to the Malfoy name. To do so, he will very likely be going to the Ministry - smarming up to important politicians, donating large numbers of funds, etc., etc. I also imagine him trying to settle down and have some sort of
normal life, albeit a rather reclusive one for the time-being, so I imagine he'll be interacting with very few people (voluntarily, that is) outside of his old Slytherin circle.
SAMPLES I was told that I didn't need to fill out this particular section of the application; of course, if you've changed your mind, I have no problem writing something up! Just let me know. ;)
