Why Draco Malfoy Is My Fave HP Movie Character

Just because your favorite movie character is a villain/antagonist doesnt already mean you are a bad person. It’s because you feel like you could relate to how that movie character feels, why he or she behaves that way… and so on and so forth

As for me? My favorite movie character is Draco Lucius Malfoy from all the Harry Potter movies. Not because he’s played by none other than Tom Felton, but because I feel I could relate to how he is. Why he behaves that way, how his relationship is with his family – most especially with his father. I could say I am quite similar to him in some ways especially in dealing with my toxic relationship with my family members – where you feel like you have no other choice but to always obey your parents even though when they are already wrong. Like Draco, there’s this instance where I have no choice and not allowed to make decisions on my own, considering I am already an adult – hence, I sometimes dub myself as “The girl who has no choice”.

Being raised in an abusive, repressive household with unhinged parents, all Draco just wanted was his parents’ approval, most especially from his father Lucius Malfoy. I can’t blame him for his desire to be the center of attention especially when I have a set of parents who act just the same as Lucius Malfoy does – sometimes , or rather a lot of times, my parents (especially my mom) has this habit of playing favoritism and even comparing me to other people – when they know how hurtful their actions and words can be. (Source: “7 most misunderstood Harry Potter characters” by Bryce Olin ; https://winteriscoming.net/posts/7-most-misunderstood-harry-potter-characters-01hp7xefk8sd/4)

He shows his vulnerable side in the 6th movie installment – The Half Blood Prince where he’s shown to look ill and somewhat thinner – the part where he was given the task to kill the Headmaster of Hogwarts. We can still see that Draco wanted a pure heart and not someone who lives in the shadows of his fathers, the Death Eaters and Voldemort. (Source: “Draco Malfoy, The Boy Who Was Misunderstood” by Amandeep Ahuja; https://amandeepkamusings.medium.com/draco-malfoy-the-boy-who-was-misunderstood-49bbd7e67376)

Similar to Draco, I hated the feeling of always having to live in the shadows of my parents , not having the choice to decide on my own. I want to be treated differently from them. I cant help but feel bad for Draco who didnt get to enjoy his childhood and do fun things on his own nor be given the freedom of choice.

Now.. can you blame me why he’s my favorite character , despite the fact he’s a villain/antagonist?