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Draco Malfoy's father. A powerful, wealthy, and influential wizard who was once in league with Voldemort, he exercises his power in the present by registering a complaint against Buckbeak with the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, which he has a great deal of power over. He influences the committee to sentence Buckbeak to death.
Lucius Malfoy Quotes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban quotes below are all either spoken by Lucius Malfoy or refer to Lucius 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:
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Chapter Fifteen Quotes
"Malfoy's dad's frightened the Committee into it," said Hermione, wiping her eyes. "You know what he's like. They're a bunch of doddery old fools, and they were scared. There'll be an appeal, though, there always is. Only I can't see any hope....Nothing will have changed."
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When Hermione shares with Harry and Ron that Hagrid lost Buckbeak's case with the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, she correctly ascertains that Buckbeak only lost because the Committee is beholden to Lucius Malfoy. This shows that now, Hermione realizes that at least this part of the Ministry of Magic isn't to be trusted when it comes to actually doling out justice. The fact that the Committee members feel compelled to keep Mr. Malfoy happy means that regardless of the facts of a case, they're going to rule in a way that pleases him, rather than prioritizing the Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occae
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Lucius Malfoy Character Timeline in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The timeline below shows where the character Lucius Malfoy appears in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Eleven
...able to put up a good defense, but Hagrid cries that the Committee members are Lucius Malfoy 's cronies and Dumbledore is too busy to help. Harry can't bring himself to mention...
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Chapter Fifteen
...with tears and reads that Buckbeak's execution date hasn't been decided yet. Hermione says that Lucius Malfoy scared the Committee into it, and Ron promises to help with Buckbeak's appeal. At this,...
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Chapter Sixteen
...that they can't decide to kill Buckbeak without a fair appeal, but Harry suspects that Lucius Malfoy had a hand in this, especially given that Malfoy has started making comments about Buckbeak's...
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