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Many of you get super excited whenever I wear this costume.
Because it means that I'll be telling a story about the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
It's a story behind Harry Potter Series.
You guys might have questions about these stories. Like "the writer didn't write about it!"
"There is nothing about this in the 7 books."
"Fantastic Beasts doesn't talk about this."
"Cursed Child doesn't talk about it too."
"Where did you find this story?!"
I read these stories from "Pottermore" an official website of J.K. Rowling.
The writer of Harry Potter.
She also wrote background stories of many characters.
So readers can see the big picture of the Wizarding World.
When she wrote the books, she had so many ideas in her head.
A lot more than what she actually wrote down.
So she gathers the rest of the story on this website.
I received a lot of questions.
Sometimes people ask "what is the connection between this character and that character?" and everything.
Sometimes I didn't answer you. It's not that I'm arrogant. I just don't know.
Because not every story is on the website.
They tell us only what they want us to know.
Every story I tell you, I didn't make it up guys.
I take it all from the writing by J.K Rowling.
Okay! I think you've seen the title of this video already.
I'll be talking about Draco Malfoy's family.
He's not exactly a villain, is he? Because the real villain is...
You-Know-Who. He Who Must Not Be Named.
Then the question is what is Malfoy to Harry?
Let's say Malfoy is Harry's rival.
I'm not sure if I can say he's a villain.
But many people love this character so so much.
So let's look into the history of this family.
The Malfoys, who are they? Where did they come from?
What have they done before it came to Draco Malfoy's generation?
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(The Malfoy Family)
Speaking of the Malfoy Family, let's begin with the Malfoy name.
"Malfoy" is an Old French name
Which was the language spoken in Northern France.
From the 8th century to the 14th century.
It's not necessary. Why did I tell you that?
I just couldn't stop myself from telling you that.
We can say that the meaning of Malfoy itself foreshadows the fate of this family.
Mal is a prefix meaning bad, wrongful, something like that.
Foy means...belief or faith.
When combined, it means bad faith.
Like false beliefs.
Apparently, the Malfoy family have always had bad faiths, false beliefs.
Let's say they are born to be the bad guys.
We'll see what the Malfoys have done.
And are they as bad as their name?
All of you who read Harry Potter must know that the Malfoys are very rich.
Look at Draco. How elite he is!
As they are the wealthy noble family,
They're just like every noble family in the history.
J.K. Rowling's story blends the magical world with the real world, right?
So if we look back to the History of England, we'll see that the noble English families
all came from the same place
They came from Normandy in France.
They arrived in Britain with William the Conqueror.
Also known as King William I of England.
King William I was the Duke of Normandy in France.
He came to England to claim the throne.
He defeated the old dynasty and became William the Conqueror.
If I have a chance, I'll tell you the story of William the Conqueror.
It's a great story that actually happened in the past.
And of course, the Malfoys came with William the Conqueror.
It was said that their ancestor called Armand was close to King William I.
He rendered shady, magical services to King William I.
He helped King William conquered Britain at last.
Their ancestor was such an important figure, you see?
And for having rendered services to King William,
What did Malfoy get in return?
Malfoy was given a prime piece of land in Wiltshire.
But the land didn't rightfully belong to him in the first place.
The land was seized from local land owners.
The previous owners were banished like "Go away! I'll give this land to Malfoy!"
So the Malfoy family has owned this piece of land since then.
The Malfoys have always been absolutely wealthy.
They owned such a large piece of land during the time that lands were everything.
Also, the Malfoy family began in the era of King William I.
From the past to present
Their lands are getting larger and larger.
They own more and more assets too.
So they are very rich as we see today.
Sounds like a true story, doesn't it?
Well...let's pretend we're in the wizarding world.
They said that wherever the Malfoys go you can always find these two things.
First, money. Second, power. They never miss any of these.
Many of you might have a false belief about the Malfoy family.
You might think the Malfoys must be pure-blood.
They must hate Muggles, never ever associate with Muggles.
I can tell you that you're wrong about it!
Because the Malfoy family actually LOVED Muggles!
Surprised, right?
Still, they didn't sincerely love Muggles.
In fact, the Malfoys discriminated Muggles.
Like they discriminate Muggles these days.
In the past, they used to associate with Muggles. However, they chose very carefully.
They didn't become friends with all Muggles.
They only associated with Muggles who could give them what they wanted, which were...
Money and power.
For the Malfoys, there are two classes of Muggles. For the poor, the Malfoys would be like
Ewww! Muggles! Born Muggles and poor too. They discriminated these people.
For wealthy Muggles, the Malfoys would be like
"I don't like you but you can give me money and power."
"So let be friends."
So it is obvious that the Malfoys were willing to associate with the wealthy, upper class Muggles.
Because that's how they could gain more money and power.
It has been rumored that
There was a man called Lucius Malfoy.
Not Draco Malfoy's father in Harry Potter.
Because western people often name their children after their fathers or grandfathers or other relatives.
Let's call him Lucius Malfoy I.
It happened during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Those of you who are familiar with the history of England, you must know that
Queen Elizabeth I was one of the most powerful monarchs of England.
Her reign was the era of colonization.
And there was one problem.
Queen Elizabeth I never married.
In this story, they said it's because of the Malfoy family was greedy of power.
Lucius Malfoy I attempted to...
He tried so hard to marry Queen Elizabeth I.
Because he came from an upper class family. A very wealthy family.
And they're possibly a noble family. They came with William the Conqueror, right?
So it's not weird that he tried to marry Queen Elizabeth I.
However, she rejected him. he didn't get to marry her.
They said this is the reason why Queen Elizabeth I never ever married.
When the queen was about to get married, the Malfoys always interfered.
Since they're wizards, it would be quite easy to do so.
And the Malfoys have always lived their lives like this.
Until the important year. 1692.
Why is it important?
It's not important to the real world, but very important to the history of the Wizarding World.
Because it is the year that the wizarding community decided to impose
the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy.
Like we should no longer reveal ourselves to the Muggles.
We should hide our presence from the world.
We would separate our community from Muggles.
This suddenly became a problem to the Malfoy family.
They used to gain more money and power.
They became wealthy and powerful because they're close to the heart of power of the Muggles.
There was even a rumor that the Malfoy family has invested in stocks, assets as well as currencies.
What should I say? They has dabbled in Muggle money.
Being a wizard is an advantage of course.
So the Malfoy family strongly opposed this imposition at first.
Like no way! I don't want this law! Why do we have to hide from Muggles?!
They were against this law.
Until one day, it turned out that this imposition...
This statute was established officially.
And the Ministry of Magic was founded.
This means the new heart of power was founded, right?
And the Malfoy family was...
How should I explain that? Quickly adapt.
They could quickly adjust themselves. They have a great sense of self-preservation.
They will be found wherever the heart of power is.
At this moment, the Muggles were no longer the heart of power.
If we want to be part of the Wizarding community, we must obey their rules.
So the new heart of power was the Ministry of Magic.
The Malfoy family suddenly became supportive like
"I hate Muggles!!"
"I will vote for this law!"
"I will support the Ministry of Magic!"
No more Muggles! The Malfoys will be a role model.
No more association with Muggles. And we are the great pure-blood family.
We will not befriend Muggles. We will not marry Muggles.
We will not marry even those who are Muggle-born.
Also know as the Mudbloods.
You see? How quickly they adjust themselves.
They could turn the tables in one second.
I am a different person now!
So the Malfoy family also played a part in the establishment of the Ministry of Magic.
They are a wealthy family. They can provide financial support.
They possess an enormous wealth.
So the Malfoy family has had an influence over the Ministry of Magic since then.
There have been rumors that the Malfoy family play the role of power behind the throne.
For example, if this person is running for the Minister for Magic,
Alright, I will give you money, money, money.
And if you win an election, you should help me or offer me a position.
Otherwise, if the candidates they don't like seem to win an election,
They'll be like "NO!! I'm gonna hex them!!"
So we can say that the Malfoy family has always played politics.
However, the Malfoy family has never done one thing, which is...
They have never done the work themselves.
They have never wanted to be the Minister for Magic.
They prefer being the power behind the throne. And only give financial support.
Like if you succeed, don't forget me. You gotta do me a favor too, alright?
This is because the Malfoys will never be found guilty.
They have never been arrested or taken to court.
Simply because they never do anything themselves. They just support others to do things for them.
As you can see, the Malfoy family is obsessed about being pure-blood.
Because the pure-bloods are the Sacred Twenty-eight.
Getting closer to these families means getting closer to money and power.
So the Malfoys mostly associate with these families.
Nevertheless, there is one thing that makes the Malfoy family different from other pure-blood families.
The Malfoy family is smart enough to know about biology.
They know that marrying their close relatives is dangerous.
Their children might have intellectual disabilities.
They might be emotionally unstable.
The Malfoys are unlike the Gaunt family.
The Gaunts who are the heir of Slytherin, remember? Lord Voldemort's grandfather.
The Malfoys are also different from the Lestranges.
Bellatrix Estrange who is always crazed and hot-temper.
Even though Bellatrix is actually from the Black family.
These pure-blood families keep marrying their relatives.
So their genes aren't good, you get it, right?
For this reason, the Malfoys only marry their distant relatives.
Sometimes they will marry half-bloods.
A half-blood is okay.
If a Muggle-born marries a pure-blood and has a child.
A Malfoy can marry that child.
So the Malfoys have lived their lives like this.
Collecting wealth and power. Not only Wizard currency but also Muggle currencies.
Most importantly, there have been rumors, highlight the word "rumors"
Since the Malfoys never do the work themselves, right?
There have been rumors that while they collect money and power,
The Malfoys played a part in many significant events in the history.
For example, the Black Death.
Those of you who study the History of Europe probably know the story.
There was an epidemic that killed millions of people in Europe.
They said that the Malfoys killed a lot of Muggles during that time.
In order to seize the Muggles' lands around their own property.
To expand their territory. Something like that.
And this is the history of the Malfoy family.
So we understand more about Lucius Malfoy,
Draco's father and Draco Malfoy himself. Why they are who they are.
Why they did what they did.
When Voldemort rose to power, Lucius Malfoy saw him as the new heart of power.
So Lucius supported him immediately.
And when Voldemort lost his power, both the first and second falls,
The Malfoys were not found guilty at all.
The first time, they claimed to have been acting under the Imperius Curse.
They said they were cursed and they were not willing to do anything.
The second time, they could avoid punishment by...
Telling the names of fellow Death Eaters, Voldemort's supporters.
So they got away with it.
This is the nature of the Malfoy family, the family that many people like.
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Goodbye.
Honestly, what I really like about Harry Potter is that
J.K. Rowling is a gifted writer who can blend the magical world with the real world.
If you know a lot about world history,
Try putting everything together.
You'll see that the two worlds blend so perfectly.
For example, like the story about William the Conqueror.
The story about Queen Elizabeth I.
It's like using the magical world to explain the reality.
It really inspires our imagination.
It makes us ask ourselves "did that actually happen?"
Even though it's a fiction, it's amazing.
For this reason, Harry Potter has earned worldwide fame.
And many children still wait for their Hogwarts letter on their 11th birthday.
Okay. That's it for today. Goodbye!