Lucius - Full blood (was The [Real] Importance of being Draco Malfoy)

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No: HPFGUIDX 114199

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "samnanya" <yswahl at s...> wrote:
> I wonder if JKR will suprise us all and have Draco Malfoy
> turn out to be the Half-Blood Prince.  We know that his
> mother's line is pure because of the Blacks, but precious
> little is said about Lucius' ancestry......
> JKR has already said that pureblood is not necessary to
> be a Death Eater.
> At the end of GOF (706)  Fudge responds to Harry's
> allegation that Lucius Malfoy was a Death Eater by saying
> "Malfoy was cleared! ... A very old family -"
> Hmmm I ownder why the word "wizard" or "wizarding" was
> not added as it was in so many other places.
> Not much yet to go on, but isn't that what suprises are all 
> about? If you don't think so, please provide CANON evidence 
> that Lucius is indeed pureblooded........

kmc provides the cannon:
Page 113, OotP, Hardback, American version Chapter Six (emphasis mine)

"He pointed to another samll round burn mark between two names, 
Bellatrix and Narcissa.
"'Andromeda's sisters are still her because they made lovely, 
respectable PURE-BLOOD marriages,' 
<snip>
"Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed sourly.  
Harry, however, did not laugh; he was too busy staring at the names 
to the right of Andromeda's burn mark.  A double line of gold 
embrodidery linked Narcissa Black with LUCIUS MALFOY, and a single 
vertical gold line from their names led to the name Draco."

Cannon - Lucius is full-blood as is Draco.

BTW - When I first heard the title of book six, I was pulling for 
Draco to be half-blood.  But, alas, this is not support by cannon.

- kmc