Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Places/Malfoy Manor
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| Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter - Place | |
| Malfoy Manor | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wiltshire |
| Permanent Residents | Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Draco Malfoy |
| First Appearance | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
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[edit] General Overview
In the Harry Potter series Malfoy Manor is the Wiltshire home of Lucius Malfoy, and his wife Narcissa and son Draco.
[edit] Extended Description
Though barely mentioned in earlier books, it achieves a significant role in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when it is used as headquarters by Voldemort. Previously, Arthur Weasley and other members of the Ministry of Magic had searched the Manor for dark objects, but to no avail.
The first time we see Malfoy Manor is at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We learn that the Malfoys kept albino peacocks when one of them startles arriving Death Eaters. We find then that Voldemort is meeting there with his Death Eaters, including Severus Snape. We learn at this point that the Malfoy family is in disgrace in Voldemort's organization; Snape is invited to sit next to Voldemort himself, but when we see the Malfoys they are at the far end of the table. Lucius Malfoy is told at one point to hand over his wand, as he will not be needing it; the inference is that Malfoy is essentially a prisoner in his own house.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione are caught by Snatchers when Harry accidentally speaks Voldemort's name. One of the Snatchers is Fenrir Greyback who, suspecting Harry's identity, has his five prisoners, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dean Thomas, and Griphook taken to Malfoy Manor. There, Lucius, Draco, and Narcissa are unsure of their identification of Harry, since his face had been jinxed by Hermione right before they were captured, though they do identify Hermione and Ron. Arriving on the scene, Bellatrix sees the sword of Godric Gryffindor, and immediately thinks that it has been extracted from her vault at Gringotts. Knowing that something else that Voldemort values very dearly is in that vault, Bellatrix prevents Lucius from summoning Voldemort, and tortures Hermione to get her to reveal where the sword had come from.
Meanwhile, Dean, Harry, Ron, and Griphook had been taken to a basement room where they found Luna Lovegood and Mr. Ollivander locked up. Luna helps them get free of their bonds. Harry, looking at the shard of the mirror he had gotten from Sirius, sees a sky-blue eye in it, and asks for help. The eye vanishes.
Hermione has managed, through her pain, to tell Bellatrix that the sword is a fake; Bellatrix sends Draco down to the basement room to fetch Griphook. Harry tells Griphook that he must corroborate Hermione's story; then Draco arrives and hauls Griphook away. Dobby appears in the basement just as Draco closes the door behind himself. Dobby, though fearful at being back in his old home, says he has been sent to rescue Harry Potter. Harry confirms that he can Apparate out of the basement with others, and tells Dobby to take Luna, Dean, and Mr. Ollivander to Shell Cottage. Dobby does so, but Bellatrix hears the noise of his disapparating, and sends Wormtail to investigate. Harry and Ron attack Wormtail, and Wormtail, after a moment's amazement, begins to defend himself. Harry, being choked by Wormtail's silver hand, reminds Wormtail that he owes his life to Harry, and Wormtail hesitates; sensing the hesitation, the silver hand attacks Wormtail, choking him to death.
With Wormtail's wand, Harry and Ron make their way upstairs in time to hear Griphook confirming that the sword is a fake, whereupon Bellatrix summons Voldemort and tells Fenrir that he can have Hermione. Ron disarms Bellatrix, and Harry catches her wand. Harry Stuns Lucius Malfoy but then has to duck behind the couch as Draco, Narcissa, and Fenrir all aim Stun spells at him. Bellatrix threatens Hermione with the knife she is holding, forcing Ron and Harry to drop their wands, which Draco then collects. The chandelier then falls on Bellatrix's head; Dobby has re-appeared, and tells Bellatrix that she will not hurt Harry Potter or his friends. Narcissa takes aim at him, but her wand goes flying. Harry takes all three wands that Draco was holding and Stuns Fenrir with them; now, holding Griphook and seeing that Ron has a hold on Hermione, Harry Disapparates, headed for Shell Cottage.
