Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by

J. K. Rowling

Draco Malfoy Character Analysis

A second-year student in Slytherin and Harry’s rival at Hogwarts. Draco can usually be seen flanked by his two friends Crabbe and Goyle. Draco and his father Lucius become in many ways the antithesis of the Weasley family and Harry. Draco constantly uses hateful words to discriminate against others who are not like him. He makes fun of Ron for being poor and calls Hermione a “Mudblood,” a slur implying that she’s inferior because she has two Muggle parents. He also despises Harry and often taunts him when other people treat him like a celebrity. This prejudice leads Harry, Ron, and Hermione to believe that Draco is the Heir of Slytherin and that he is the one causing the attacks, and so they conjure up a potion to turn Harry and Ron into Crabbe and Goyle in order to ask Draco about the Chamber of Secrets. Draco reveals to them that he is not the Heir of Slytherin, but that he wishes he knew who it was so that he could help them attack Muggle-borns, again showing his deep hatred and prejudice.

Draco Malfoy Quotes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quotes below are all either spoken by Draco Malfoy or refer to Draco Malfoy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Information, Rumors, and Fear Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

“Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. “Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard — like an equal—”

Related Characters: Dobby (speaker), Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy
Page Number: 13
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Chapter 3 Quotes

“It’s a bit small,” said Ron quickly. “Not like that room you had with the Muggles. And I’m right underneath the ghoul in the attic; he’s always banging on the pipes and groaning. . . . ”

But Harry, grinning widely, said, “This is the best house I’ve ever been in.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
Page Number: 41
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Chapter 4 Quotes

“It’s not my fault,” retorted Draco. “The teachers all have favorites, that Hermione Granger —”

“I would have thought you’d be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam,” snapped Mr. Malfoy.

Related Characters: Draco Malfoy (speaker), Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger
Page Number: 52
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“Obviously not,” Mr. Malfoy said. “Dear me, what’s the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don’t even pay you well for it?”

Mr. Weasley flushed darker than either Ron or Ginny.

“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.

Related Characters: Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Mr. Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Page Number: 62
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Chapter 7 Quotes

“There are some wizards — like Malfoy’s family — who think they’re better than everyone else because they’re what people call pure-blood.” He gave a small burp, and a single slug fell into his outstretched hand. He threw it into the basin and continued, “I mean, the rest of us know it doesn’t make any difference at all. Look at Neville Longbottom — he’s pure-blood and he can hardly stand a cauldron the right way up.”

Related Characters: Ron Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Page Number: 116
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10 Quotes

“Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine,” she said. There were bright pink patches on her cheeks and her eyes were brighter than usual. “I don’t want to break rules, you know, I think threatening Muggle-borns is far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don’t want to find out if it’s Malfoy, I’ll go straight to Madam Pince now and hand the book back in —”

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy
Page Number: 165
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 11 Quotes

“Exactly,” said Ron. “And now the whole school’s going to think you’re his great-great-great-great-grandson or something —”

“But I’m not,” said Harry, with a panic he couldn’t quite explain.

“You’ll find that hard to prove,” said Hermione. “He lived about a thousand years ago; for all we know, you could be.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Hermione Granger (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley
Page Number: 196
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

Harry didn’t know what to say. He thought of Malfoy shouting, “You’ll be next, Mudbloods!” and of the Polyjuice Potion simmering away in Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Then he thought of the disembodied voice he had heard twice and remembered what Ron had said: “Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the Wizarding world.” He thought, too, about what everyone was saying about him, and his growing dread that he was somehow connected with Salazar Slytherin. . . .

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Professor Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick
Page Number: 209
Explanation and Analysis:
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Draco Malfoy Quotes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quotes below are all either spoken by Draco Malfoy or refer to Draco Malfoy. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Information, Rumors, and Fear Theme Icon
).
Chapter 2 Quotes

“Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. “Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard — like an equal—”

Related Characters: Dobby (speaker), Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy
Page Number: 13
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 3 Quotes

“It’s a bit small,” said Ron quickly. “Not like that room you had with the Muggles. And I’m right underneath the ghoul in the attic; he’s always banging on the pipes and groaning. . . . ”

But Harry, grinning widely, said, “This is the best house I’ve ever been in.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Draco Malfoy, Fred Weasley, George Weasley
Page Number: 41
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 4 Quotes

“It’s not my fault,” retorted Draco. “The teachers all have favorites, that Hermione Granger —”

“I would have thought you’d be ashamed that a girl of no wizard family beat you in every exam,” snapped Mr. Malfoy.

Related Characters: Draco Malfoy (speaker), Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger
Page Number: 52
Explanation and Analysis:

“Obviously not,” Mr. Malfoy said. “Dear me, what’s the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard if they don’t even pay you well for it?”

Mr. Weasley flushed darker than either Ron or Ginny.

“We have a very different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,” he said.

Related Characters: Lucius Malfoy (speaker), Mr. Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley
Page Number: 62
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 7 Quotes

“There are some wizards — like Malfoy’s family — who think they’re better than everyone else because they’re what people call pure-blood.” He gave a small burp, and a single slug fell into his outstretched hand. He threw it into the basin and continued, “I mean, the rest of us know it doesn’t make any difference at all. Look at Neville Longbottom — he’s pure-blood and he can hardly stand a cauldron the right way up.”

Related Characters: Ron Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Rubeus Hagrid, Draco Malfoy, Neville Longbottom
Page Number: 116
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 10 Quotes

“Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine,” she said. There were bright pink patches on her cheeks and her eyes were brighter than usual. “I don’t want to break rules, you know, I think threatening Muggle-borns is far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don’t want to find out if it’s Malfoy, I’ll go straight to Madam Pince now and hand the book back in —”

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy
Page Number: 165
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 11 Quotes

“Exactly,” said Ron. “And now the whole school’s going to think you’re his great-great-great-great-grandson or something —”

“But I’m not,” said Harry, with a panic he couldn’t quite explain.

“You’ll find that hard to prove,” said Hermione. “He lived about a thousand years ago; for all we know, you could be.”

Related Characters: Harry Potter (speaker), Hermione Granger (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Tom Riddle/Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley
Page Number: 196
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 12 Quotes

Harry didn’t know what to say. He thought of Malfoy shouting, “You’ll be next, Mudbloods!” and of the Polyjuice Potion simmering away in Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Then he thought of the disembodied voice he had heard twice and remembered what Ron had said: “Hearing voices no one else can hear isn’t a good sign, even in the Wizarding world.” He thought, too, about what everyone was saying about him, and his growing dread that he was somehow connected with Salazar Slytherin. . . .

Related Characters: Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Professor Dumbledore, Draco Malfoy, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick
Page Number: 209
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