Lucius Malfoy is a major antagonist in the Harry Potter franchise. He is a Death Eater who served Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War. Years later, when Voldemort returns, Lucius quickly rejoins his master again, though he eventually loses the Dark Lord's favor due to some misgivings and failures. He is the son of Abraxas Malfoy, the husband of Narcissa Malfoy, the brother-in-law of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks, the father of Draco Malfoy, the father-in-law of Astoria Malfoy and the grandfather of Scorpius Malfoy. He is the former rival of the good-natured Arthur Weasley, patriarch of the poor Weasley family.
He was portrayed by Jason Isaacs
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
Background[]
- He joined Voldemort and his army of Death Eaters during the First Wizarding War and helped the dark wizards with their evil deeds.
- After Voldemort lost his power after his encounter with Harry, Lucius lied to the authorities that he and his family were forced to serve Voldemort under the Imperius Curse, successfully evading the imprisonment in Azkaban.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets[]
- He abuses the family house elf Dobby and makes him punish himself often, and it is implied that he ordered him not to tell about bringing the diary to school, which caused Dobby to hit himself.
- He secretly placed the Diary of Tom Riddle into the belongings of Ginny Weasley, secretly planning to get rid Hogwarts of Muggle-borns, restore his master Voldemort to his full power once again by draining Ginny's life force and lure Harry into Voldemort's clutches in order to have Harry and Ginny killed by Basilisk.
- He leaves Hogwarts unpunished from his crimes, because the Diary was broken beyond repair and Harry couldn't prove Lucius's guilt to Dumbledore.
- He is seen hitting Dobby while visiting the school.
- He attempted to attack Harry after the boy freed Dobby from Lucius's service and slavery by giving the house elf his sock. However, while in the book he only tried to angrily attack Harry, but in the movie Lucius even tried to kill him with Avada Kedavra, therefore crossing Moral Event Horizon as well.
- He taunted Harry that he would meet the same fate as his parents, before leaving.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban[]
- He framed Buckbeak for the injuries of his son Draco, tricking the Committee of Magical Creatures execute the hippogriff. While someone could argue that Lucius loved his son, but he still crossed the line by making the innocent animal be executed, which Buckbeak didn't deserve.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[]
- He and his fellow Death Eaters returned to Voldemort's side and destroyed the stadium of the Quidditch World Cup.
- He returned serving Voldemort after the Dark Lord was revived by Wormtail at the graveyard of Little Hangleton.
- He tried to trick Fudge in discrediting Harry and Dumbledore by lying to the minister that they lied about Voldemort's return.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix[]
- While it's not confirmed but it's possible that during their dialogue, he tried to convince Fudge into not clearing Harry's name on the disciplinary hearing.
- He placed the Imperius curse on Broderick Bode and Order member Stugis Podmore, by using Voldemort's plot to steal the prophecy of the Chosen One.
- He and his Death Eaters attacked and ambushed Harry and his friends in the Hall of Prophecies, taking Harry's friends hostage and threatening to kill them if Harry wouldn't give the prophecy.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows[]
- He and his family held Harry, Ron and Hermione at their Malfoy Manor and tried to summon Voldemort to kill Harry.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- Lucius fails the in-story high heinous standards to other more vile villains in the Harry Potter franchise, such as Voldemort, Bellatrix and practically all other main villains, therefore he can't qualify as NPE or IH.
- He genuinely loves and cares about his family such as his parents, wife, son and grandson.
External Links[]
- Lucius Malfoy on the Villains Wiki
- Lucius Malfoy on the Harry Potter Wiki
