[HPforGrownups] Malfoy might have a brother

[Ashfae]

No: HPFGUIDX 47431



> From: petenkalpaka <CoolPetey7 at aol.com>
> 
> JK Rowling usually adds new characters every book.  And might have no 
> idea who it is going to be.  If Malfoy had a brother he probably 
> would have not told Harry.  So maybe in a future book, Malfoy's 
> brother might be revealed.
> 
	I find this a pretty unlikely possibility; if Draco had any
siblings, they would almost certainly have been at the Quidditch World Cup
with his family. Is there any evidence to suggest that Draco might have a
brother?

	To throw in my two knuts on the great Draco-Lucius debate...Lucius
might not be an exceptionally good parent by most standards, but then, his
own standards seem to be different. What matters to him are prestige,
power, the Malfoy name, heritage, yadda yadda. He's obviously raised Draco
to have the same standards; or at least Draco's picked up these values
quite well on his own, given his own tremendous snobbery. There might not
be much *affection* between the two, but I've never seen any signs of
abuse. Draco seems almost to worship his father; talks about him all the
time, tells him everything that happens at school, has no fear of running
to him with problems (i.e. getting turned into a ferret or tattling on
Buckbeak). 

	As for Lucius, he does pay attention at the least; whenever Draco
is mistreated (in their opinion), he acts on it and ensures retribution.
He helps Draco get onto the house Quidditch team by buying new brooms, and
makes sure he has the best of everything. (whether this is actually good
for Draco is a different point of contention) More telling is that he
entrusts Draco with a certain amount of information: the location of where
certain dark items are hidden in the Malfoy Manor, or a few details about
the Chamber of Secrets and what happened the first time it was opened, or
the fact that Sirius Black was James Potter's best friend who betrayed him
(or so they thought).

	In general I very much get a sense of the Malfoys vs. the World,
and Draco and Lucius are solidly on the same side, kicking everybody out
of their way.

	Does this mean Draco will become a Death Eater? I've seen no
evidence to suggest otherwise. He's delighted by the antics at the
Quidditch World Cup, even proud that his father is taking part in them. He
loathes Muggleborns and has often wished them dead. I do imagine that if
he becomes a Death Eater himself, he'll find it's more than he's bargained
for; Draco seems awfully sheltered in some ways (read: spoiled little
brat).

	As for the money thing, there's too much evidence in the books
that the Malfoys have gobs of money for me to believe otherwise. Lucius
buys all those racing brooms for a pretty silly cause, to start with. More
telling is the way he gives donations right and left; very cleverly, so
that he appears to be a model citizen, and never without strings attached.
But still easily. Draco always has the best of everything, and flaunts it;
I very much doubt that they're secretly hard-up.

	Ashfae