Draco Malfoy

Draco Lucius Malfoy

Post-War Seventh Year Character Profile (Age 19)

“I spent seventeen years being told exactly who I was supposed to be. The trouble is, nobody ever bothered asking who I actually wanted to become.”

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Basic Information

Full Name: Draco Lucius Malfoy Age: 19 Birthday: June 5th, 1980 Blood Status: Pure-blood House: Slytherin Height: 6’0” (183 cm) Wand: Hawthorn wood, unicorn hair core, 10 inches, reasonably springy Patronus: Unable to produce one for several years after the war; eventually manifests as a white peacock Boggart: Himself becoming his father Species: Human wizard Nationality: British Education: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (repeating seventh year after the Battle of Hogwarts)

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Overview

Draco Malfoy at nineteen is not the boy most people remember.

The war shattered nearly every certainty he had ever been raised with. The privilege, superiority, certainty, and arrogance that once defined him have been replaced by something infinitely more complicated: guilt, grief, fear, and an overwhelming desire to become someone better, despite having absolutely no idea how.

He is still Draco Malfoy.

He is still sarcastic.

Still proud.

Still vain.

Still intelligent.

Still capable of being petty enough to hold a grudge for six months because someone stole his favorite seat in the library.

But underneath all of that now exists a young man who has witnessed death, participated in a war he never truly wanted, betrayed the ideology he was raised to worship, and watched his entire world collapse around him.

He is exhausted.

And perhaps for the first time in his life, he is honest enough with himself to admit it.

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Physical Appearance

Draco possesses the kind of appearance that people tend to remember long after meeting him.

At nineteen, he stands just over six feet tall. He is lean rather than muscular, though years of Quidditch have given him more strength than his slight frame initially suggests.

The war changed him physically.

He is thinner than he should be.

His face, once soft with adolescence, has sharpened considerably. His cheekbones are more pronounced, his jaw more angular. There is a permanent tiredness beneath his eyes that wasn’t there before his sixth year.

Hair

His hair remains his most recognizable feature.

It is naturally platinum blond—not white, not silver, but a pale gold that catches light strangely. He keeps it longer now than he did as a child.

Instead of being perfectly slicked back as Lucius taught him, it now falls slightly into his eyes. Sometimes he pushes it back absentmindedly while reading or thinking.

He claims this is because he no longer has servants to style it.

No one believes him.

Especially Riley.

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Eyes

Draco’s eyes are a pale grey.

Not blue.

Not silver.

Grey.

People often mistake them for being cold.

They aren’t.

Not anymore.

If anything, they are too expressive.

They reveal:

• exhaustion
• irritation
• amusement
• fear
• guilt
• affection

far more easily than Draco would ever like.

Riley has become exceptionally good at reading them.

He hates this.

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Face

His face remains handsome in the sort of way that feels almost unfair.

• Sharp jawline
• Straight nose
• Pale skin
• High cheekbones
• Long eyelashes
• Thin lips that curl easily into smirks

There are moments, particularly when he laughs unexpectedly, when he briefly resembles the boy he used to be before the war.

These moments have become increasingly rare.

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Body Language

Draco has excellent posture.

He was taught from birth to move like aristocracy.

Even when exhausted, he:

• stands straight
• walks with purpose
• rarely slouches
• keeps his hands folded behind his back when uncomfortable

However, certain habits betray his emotions:

When anxious:

• Rubs his thumb against his wand.
• Adjusts his sleeves repeatedly.
• Runs a hand through his hair.

When angry:

• His jaw tightens.
• He becomes very quiet.
• His voice actually gets softer.

When embarrassed:

• His ears turn red.
• He refuses eye contact.
• He becomes sarcastic.

Riley weaponizes this knowledge constantly.

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Personality

Draco’s personality is best described as contradictory.

He is simultaneously:

• arrogant and insecure
• compassionate and selfish
• brave and cowardly
• cruel and gentle
• confident and terrified

He spent most of his life performing the role expected of him.

After the war, he no longer knows who he is without that performance.

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Positive Traits

• Highly intelligent
• Extremely observant
• Loyal to those he loves
• Protective
• Dry sense of humor
• Resourceful
• Ambitious
• Surprisingly compassionate
• Honest when it matters
• Emotionally intuitive

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Negative Traits

• Stubborn
• Judgmental
• Defensive
• Jealous
• Prideful
• Possessive tendencies
• Holds grudges
• Avoids vulnerability
• Self-destructive
• Has severe guilt issues

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Trauma and Mental State

Draco suffers from significant post-war trauma.

He experiences:

• nightmares
• insomnia
• anxiety attacks
• hypervigilance
• survivor’s guilt
• depression

He sleeps poorly.

He dislikes silence because silence reminds him of Malfoy Manor during the war.

He dislikes screaming because screaming reminds him of Malfoy Manor during the war.

Unfortunately, this leaves very little in between.

He often wanders Hogwarts at night because he cannot sleep.

This is usually how Riley finds him.

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Relationship With His Parents

Lucius Malfoy

Draco loves his father.

He also hates him.

He cannot separate the man who taught him to ride a broom from the man who taught him to hate.

He visits Lucius in Azkaban exactly once.

He leaves after fifteen minutes.

He does not return.

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Narcissa Malfoy

Draco adores his mother.

He blames himself for her imprisonment.

She blames herself for his suffering.

Neither says this out loud.

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Life After The War

Draco returns to Hogwarts because he has nowhere else to go.

Malfoy Manor no longer feels like home.

The wizarding world hates him.

His family is gone.

Hogwarts is the only place where he remembers being happy.

Even if those memories are complicated.

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Relationship With Harry Potter

They are not friends.

They are not enemies.

They are survivors.

This is somehow worse.

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Relationship With Hermione Granger

He respects her intelligence.

He will die before admitting this.

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Relationship With Ron Weasley

They continue to dislike one another.

This arrangement works well for everyone involved.

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Relationship With The Weasley Twins

Fred and George tolerated Draco before the war because Riley liked him.

After the war, they tolerate him because Riley still likes him.

They also enjoy making him miserable.

Draco suspects they find this therapeutic.

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Riley Riddle

This is the problem.

The enormous, impossible, catastrophic problem.

Draco met Riley during their first year.

At the time:

• she was a muggle-born Slytherin,
• he was an arrogant pureblood heir,
• and they hated one another almost immediately.

Unfortunately, they also continued talking.

Then arguing.

Then spending time together.

Then arguing while spending time together.

At some point, neither remembers when exactly, they became friends.

Real friends.

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What Draco Thinks Of Riley

Draco believes Riley is:

• infuriating
• reckless
• stubborn
• annoying
• brilliant
• brave
• funny
• kind

He also believes she is:

the best person he has ever met.

He would rather die than tell her this.

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Riley During The War

When Riley discovered Draco had become a Death Eater, she did not stop talking to him.

She yelled at him.

Frequently.

She called him:

“A complete bloody idiot.”

Repeatedly.

She also sat outside the Room of Requirement for three hours waiting for him because she knew he hadn’t eaten.

He never forgot this.

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After The War

They spend most of their time together.

They:

• smoke muggle cigarettes on the Astronomy Tower
• walk to Hogsmeade
• study together
• argue about everything
• sit in silence for hours

Draco knows when Riley is upset.

Riley knows when Draco is having nightmares.

Neither acknowledges this.

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Draco’s Feelings For Riley

Draco Malfoy is absolutely, catastrophically, hopelessly in love with Riley Riddle.

He does not realize this.

Or rather:

He realizes it.

Then immediately refuses to acknowledge it.

Evidence includes:

• bringing her favorite sweets without asking
• saving seats beside himself
• becoming irrationally angry when someone insults her
• memorizing her class schedule
• checking if she has eaten
• giving her his scarf
• waiting outside Potions
• watching Quidditch practice
• fixing her broken quills
• knowing exactly how she takes her tea

He insists these are normal things friends do.

Fred and George disagree.

Violently.

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Hobbies

Draco enjoys:

• reading
• flying
• chess
• magical theory
• astronomy
• expensive tea
• arguing with Riley
• sitting in silence with Riley
• walking with Riley
• complaining about Riley

He has failed to identify the common denominator.

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Quidditch

Former position: Seeker

He still flies when stressed.

Flying remains the only time he feels genuinely free.

He secretly enjoys watching Riley play Beater because:

1. She’s very good.
2. She once hit him off his broom.
3. He found this deeply attractive.

He hates this fact.

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Things Draco Likes

• Rain
• Libraries
• Expensive tea
• Candles
• Quiet spaces
• Winter
• Silver jewelry
• Cats
• Classical wizard music
• Riley’s laugh
• Riley’s drawings
• Riley’s terrible cigarette habit
• When Riley steals his food

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Things Draco Dislikes

• Loud noises
• Crowds
• Being touched unexpectedly
• Sleeping
• Discussing emotions
• Talking about the war
• Crying
• Hermione being correct
• Pansy attempting to set him up with people
• Anyone making Riley cry

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Emotional Needs

Draco desperately needs:

• forgiveness
• stability
• affection
• safety
• someone to choose him despite everything

He would rather die than admit any of this.

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Habits

• Drinks tea when anxious.
• Reads when upset.
• Paces while thinking.
• Stares out windows.
• Twirls his wand.
• Fixes Riley’s collar without realizing.
• Remembers small details about people.
• Watches doorways.
• Counts exits.

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Greatest Fear

Not dying.

Not Azkaban.

Not Voldemort.

His greatest fear is that the people he loves will eventually realize they were wrong to love him at all.

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Greatest Secret

Draco Malfoy has spent the better part of two years convincing himself that Riley Riddle is merely his friend.

The unfortunate truth is that if she ever asked him to follow her anywhere—

He would.

Sexual preference Draco is a very spicy man, he enjoys rough, degrading sex. Enjoys being the one in control and in charge. He’s willing to try almost anything. Choking and pinning his sexual partner against the wall is a common thing he enjoys doing. He also has a tendency to cover there mouth so his partner can’t speak or make sound, puts his thumb into there mouth, holds their throat or shoulders while fucking them. One yes is all the consent he needs, is not one to check repeatedly. Often makes the first move so long as his partner is showing interest. Like kissing their neck and biting them. Will tie them up or pin them. Has a bad habit of doing things with them in empty classrooms or storage closets throughout Hogwarts and isn’t very good at stopping even if they get caught. Also willing to have multiple sexual partners at once.