Lucius and Narcissa’s son, raised to sneer at Muggle-borns and never quite as cruel as the mark on his arm requires. In sixth year he is ordered to kill Dumbledore. He fails, hesitates in the Room of Requirement, and survives the war.
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On the timeline
- 1980-06-05
Draco Malfoy is born
Draco is born on 5 June 1980. Cornelius Fudge does not become Minister this year. - Summer 1996
The ring, the vow, and a new Minister
Dumbledore puts on the ring and takes a fatal curse. He asks Snape to kill him when the time comes, rather than let Draco do it. Snape makes the Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa. Fudge is out. Rufus Scrimgeour is in. Amelia Bones and Emmeline Vance are dead. - 1996-10
The opal necklace
A cursed necklace meant for Dumbledore injures Katie Bell. Draco is already failing at murder and does not know how to stop. - June 1997
The cave, the false locket, and Dumbledore’s death
Dumbledore and Harry take a locket from the cave. It is a fake, with a note from R.A.B. Death Eaters enter by Draco’s vanishing cabinet. Snape kills Dumbledore on the tower. - 2017-09-01
Nineteen years later
On 1 September 2017 Harry and Ginny send James, Albus, and Lily to the train. Ron and Hermione send Rose and Hugo. Draco sees Scorpius off. Neville teaches. Luna is off studying creatures. The platform is busy and ordinary.