History Characters / HarryPotterSlytherin

* SixthRanger: In ''The Cursed Child'', he spends a significant chunk of his screentime (uh, stagetime?) helping Harry and Co. deal with the mess that Albus and Scorpius have accidentally caused.

* TheAloner: According to WordOfGod, he is this by choice, seeing no reason whatsoever to be a part of Draco's group.

* OddNameOut: Being the only one of Harry's kids not named after the former's parents probably doesn't help his MiddleChildSyndrome much.

* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A double dose.

%%* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: A double dose.

* AntiVillain: Type II in Book 6 & 7. Before that, he's a ''huge'' {{Jerkass}}.

* TheBully: Of the psychological kind. He is very savvy about finding BerserkButton(s) of hot-headed Gryffindors and pressing it to get a rise of out his opponents.

* {{Deconstruction}}: On Pottermore, J. K. Rowling noted that Draco eventually became a TakeThat on the [[DracoInLeatherPants "bad boy"]] cliche, of which Draco is a TropeNamer. She realized that Draco had a "dark glamour" of the TroubledButCute variety, that made people (and some of his fans) idealize or downplay his real flaws. In the end, even when Draco ultimately turns out to be not as bad as he or others thought, the book doesn't present it as a full HeelFaceTurn so much as a bully facing up to the real consequences of his actions and cowardice. Draco spends the rest of his life living in regret of the phony Death Eater ideas that he was raised on but becoming in the end, simply, a better version of Lucius.
* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: Inverted. He's pushed as Harry's number one Quidditch rival, but in their head-to-head matches between Books 2 and 3, doesn't manage a single victory against him. Makes sense, seeing as he got on the team not because of his skill, but because [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney his father bought the entire team fancy new broomsticks.]]
* DirtyCoward: He talks a big game, but only if his father, Snape, or Crabbe and Goyle are around to back him up. If not, expect him to runaway.

* EvilIsNotAToy: [[spoiler:Realizes this thanks to Dumbledore at the climax of the 6th book. By the 7th book, it is fairly clear that he does not want anything to do with the Death Eaters anymore, and only remains on Voldemort's side out of fear.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Makes one in the final battle.

* IAmYourOpponent: Declares this to Harry when he is made the Slytherin Seeker. Blows up in his face as he loses everytime they play each other.

* SpoiledBrat: Pretty much all of his negative qualities stem from his upbringing.

* AlphaBitch: [[WordOfGod Word of Rowling]] states that Pansy is an amalgamation of every girl who's ever teased her in school. It certainly shows.

* InUniverseNickname: Come Act III, a few unsavory characters start calling him "The Scorpion King," which confuses and upsets Scorpius.

* UndyingLoyalty: To Albus, following his hare-brained plans and [[spoiler: even resetting the timeline - where he had a much easier and more comfortable life - to get Albus back.]]

* HiddenDepths: A villainous version of the trope: while the two are so stupid Malfoy once wonders if Goyle can read, they are both adept at casting dark spells, including Fiendfyre and the Unforgivable Curses.

* OddFriendship: With Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a muggle-born.

* GondorCallsForAid: While they were the first to leave the castle during the Battle of Hogwarts (see below), Slytherins did return to help Hogwarts[[note]] accompanied by the population of Hogsmeade, the entire Order of the Phoenix, and as many other willing fighters as could be summoned in that short amount of time[[/note]] when everything started going to shit for Voldemort and the Death Eaters. One could even state that this was very in character with some of their house: why risk their lives in a fair fight when they could leave, gather their forces and return and win an unfair one?

* DirtyCoward: If they're not on the side of the bad guys, they sometimes are this.

** [[spoiler:Surprisingly. He becomes more grudgingly civil to Harry as grown-ups, even though they're not friends.]]

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The son and only child of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass). If popular consensus is to be believed, Scorpius may actually be the son of ''Voldemort''; there have been ''many'' rumours in the Wizarding World (thank you very much, Rita!) but this is ''THE'' most stupid rumour to have ever existed ever as Scorpius is ''identical'' to his father in appearance . Either way, his isolated upbringing left him socially awkward and his only friend at Hogwarts is Albus Potter, who sucks Scorpius into a dangerous adventure.

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[[folder:Albus Severus Potter]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Arthur Bowen (films), Sam Clemmett (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first runs on West End and Broadway)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

->''"Hogwarts isn't actually that pleasant a place when you don't fit in."''

The middle son of Harry Potter and Ginny Potter (née Weasley) and the best friend of Scorpius Malfoy. Singled out for his fame and magical ineptitude, Harry finds it hard to relate to his son's plight and the young Slytherin seeks to compensate for some of Harry's worst mistakes.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Like his father, Al's eye color changed from green to blue in the movie adaptations.
* AscendedExtra: Albus is the protagonist of the eighth story, ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild''.
* ABoyAndHisX: A Boy And His Ferret. In the movie franchise, Al owns a ferret.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The only Potter to be sorted into Slytherin, and is introverted and insecure compared to his confident siblings and cousins.
* BirdsOfAFeather: The basis for his and Scorpius's friendship: both are the gossiped-about children of famous fathers, both feel determined to break free of the past's legacy, and both have a well-intentioned troublemaking streak.
* BlackSheep: Albus alone is sorted into Slytherin, and it takes its toll.
* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Seems to have inherited Harry's impulse to try to save people.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In many ways, an inverse of his father. Harry grew up unaware of the wizarding world, was sorted into Gryffindor, was popular (most of the time) and a talented wizard with great skill on a broom. Albus, by contrast, grew up in the wizarding world with two famous parents, is sorted into Slytherin, and is a bullied IneptMage who's rubbish on a broom.
* DeadGuyJunior: Al is named in honour of two past headmasters; Albus Dumbledore and Severus Snape.
* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when Scorpius is involved:
-->'''Albus''': How to distract Scorpius from difficult emotional issues. Take him to a library.
-->'''Albus''': I’m not sure being fearless is going to be good for your health.
* EmoTeen: Albus's situation isn't great, but his brooding and self-pity take it over the top. Scorpius and Harry - both of whom had a tougher time growing up - eventually call him out on this.
* FailureHero: Albus is terrible at magic and most of his attempts to do good end up furthering BigBad's plan. Tellingly, the climax of Act IV [[spoiler:has Albus take a backseat while Harry and his friends fight the BigBad]].
* FamilyEyeResemblance: Albus is mentioned in the epilogue as the only one of Harry and Ginny's three children to have inherited the green eyes.
* FamousAncestor: The "Chosen One" is his father, and his mother is a war hero and renowned Quidditch player.
* HateAtFirstSight: Subverted. Everyone (in and out of universe) expects him to loathe Scorpius on sight, which Rose even invokes. Instead, they become the best of friends instantly.
* HomoeroticSubtext: With Scorpius. Scorpius is Albus's only real friend, and they help each other overcome grief, evil and death throughout ''The Cursed Child''. They share several moments of intimacy and romantic moments, most notably when they meet on the moving staircases.
* InSeriesNickname: His family calls him "Al" though he prefers Albus.
* MessyHair: Just like dear old dad. But averted in the movies, where his hair's actually neater than even movie!Harry and this trope plays straight for James.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Much of Albus's turmoil comes from feeling this way, believing that his siblings are much more like his heroic parents, while he's the odd one out.
* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Realises he's more similar to his Dad than he thought, namely both of them are insecure, constantly struggled growing up and have a heroic trouble-making streak.]]
* OnlyFriend: Mutually with Scorpius, as most Hogwarts student are suspicious of Harry Potter's son being sorted into Slytherin. (Ironically if not for his friendship with the Death Eater's son, he'd probably be on friendlier terms with his extended family and other Gryffindors, but Albus makes it clear he won't give Scorpius up for anyone).
--> Albus: "I've - I've got a friend, Scorpius, and I know you don't like him but he's all I need."
* OddNameOut: Being the only one of Harry's kids not named after the former's parents probably doesn't help his MiddleChildSyndrome much.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He and Scorpius attempts to undo Harry's mistake end up strengthening the BigBad.
* {{Retgone}}: [[spoiler:In the world where Voldemort rules the world, he was not born due to Harry dying in 1998.]]
* StrongFamilyResemblance: A carbon copy of his father.
* UndyingLoyalty: He's fiercely devoted and defensive of Scorpius despite the longstanding enmity between the Potters and Malfoys, and suspicions that Scorpius is Voldemort's son.
* YoureNotMyFather: Albus comes to resent Harry over the course of his first years at Hogwarts and eventually comes to think Harry wishes he [[IHaveNoSon wasn't born]]. [[spoiler: They mend their relationship by the end.]]
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[[folder:Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Bertie Gilbert (films), Anthony Boyle (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first runs on West End and Broadway)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

->''"This is mayhem to the nth degree. Which is great, thumbs-up great, it's just- I have got to say- I don't mind admitting- I am a tiny bit- just a tiny bit scared."''

The son and only child of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Malfoy (née Greengrass). If popular consensus is to be believed, Scorpius may actually be the son of ''Voldemort''; there have been ''many'' rumours in the Wizarding World (thank you very much, Rita!) but this is ''THE'' most stupid rumour to have ever existed ever as Scorpius is ''identical'' to his father in appearance . Either way, his isolated upbringing left him socially awkward and his only friend at Hogwarts is Albus Potter, who sucks Scorpius into a dangerous adventure.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Scorpius is nerdy, bookish, and more than a little awkward, with a dry sense of humour.
-->(to Rose) "I meant it as a nice thing, you smell like a mixture of fresh flowers and fresh– bread."
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: According to WordOfGod, he's a little maltreated due to his family's past ([[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[UnfortunateName his name]]).
* BadassBookworm: Heavy on the "bookworm." About as capable as a teenage wizard can be expected to be in a magical fight, but with a love of knowledge second only to Hermione's.
-->"My geekness is a-quivering."
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Albus, both are the gossiped-about children of famous fathers, both feel determined to break free of the past's legacy, and both have a well-intentioned troublemaking streak.
* DeadpanSnarker: So very much, probably even moreso than Albus.
-->'''Albus''': You were right, Scorpius. This train is magical.\\
'''Scorpius''': At this precise moment in time, I take no pleasure in being right.\\
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'''Scorpius''': Okay, now we're on the roof of a train, it's fast, it's scary, this has been great, I feel like I've learnt a lot about me, something about you . . .
* {{Deuteragonist}}: Scorpius appears almost as much as Albus and gets a significant amount of solo attention in Act III.
* FriendVersusLover: Scorpius resents Delphi once he realises Albus is attracted to her.
* GrayEyes: Like his father.
* TheHeart: Of the Malfoy clan, as his kindness and compassion stand out amidst a traditionally cruel and ruthless family. He also acts as the moodier Albus's conscience and moral compass a lot of the time.
* HomoeroticSubtext: With Albus. Albus is Scorpius's only real friend, and they help each other overcome grief, evil and death throughout ''The Cursed Child''. They share several moments of intimacy and romantic moments, most notably when they meet on the moving staircases.
* IdenticalGrandson: Heavily resembles Draco, who himself resembled Lucius.
* TheLancer: To Albus. Unusual for Lancers, Scorpius is meek, kind and rule-abiding, while Albus is the moodier, rebellious part of the duo.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: {{Defied|Trope}} by Draco and [[AvertedTrope averted]]. Despite their almost [[StrongFamilyResemblance carbon copy looks]], eleven-year-old Scorpius is nothing like his father was as a child.
* InUniverseNickname: Come Act III, a few unsavory characters start calling him "The Scorpion King," which confuses and upsets Scorpius.
* MissingMom: By Scene Four of Act One, his mother has died of her illness.
* MoralityPet: Heavily implied to become this to his father. Having a son made Draco determined to make sure Scorpius wasn't raised like he was.
* NiceGuy: Sweet, forgiving and relentlessly upbeat despite his rather painful life so far.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He and Albus attempts to undo Harry's mistake end up strengthening the BigBad Augurey.
* OnlyFriend: With Albus, as he's ostracized by the rest of the school for his family's Death Eater ties.
* OnlySaneMan: Strongly feels this way while Albus embraces convoluted schemes.
-->"Okay, whatever was holding your brain together seems to have snapped."
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Shy, geeky and prone to babbling when he's nervous which doesn't help him win over other students. (Within a minute of meeting Albus and Rose he manages to stumble over his own name and burst into song). He gains more confidence thanks to his friendship with Albus and the events of the play.
* TheSmartGuy: Scorpius is quite studious, and is able to recall minor details regarding the mechanics of magical objects from love potions to Time Turners.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Scorpius looks just like Draco. This wouldn't be too relevant if people weren't claiming that Scorpius's father was ''Voldemort''.
* ThemeNaming: Continues his grandmother's family tradition of naming children after stars and constellations.
* TrueCompanions: When [[spoiler: he and Albus find themselves potentially with no way out]], he pulls a [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Samwise]]-worthy line:
-->'''Scorpius:''' Still, if I had to choose a companion to be at the return of eternal darkness with, I'd choose you.
* TookALevelInBadass: Scorpius is much more confident and less fearful after fending for himself in Act III.
** To the point where he mentions [[ShipTease randomly hugging Rose Granger-Weasley]] that morning.[[NoYay She kicked him in the shins.]]
* UnfortunateName: ''Scorpius.'' On the flipside, however, his middle name is ''[[AwesomeMcCoolName Hyperion]]''.
* TurnOutLikeHisFather: Defied by the Malfoys themselves.
* VillainousLegacy: Rumors abound that Scorpius is actually the son of Voldemort. [[spoiler: It's a bunch of baloney.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: To Albus, following his hare-brained plans and [[spoiler: even resetting the timeline - where he had a much easier and more comfortable life - to get Albus back.]]
* WhiteSheep: He's a very sweet, heroic Malfoy compared to his nastier father and grandfather.
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[[folder:Draco Lucius Malfoy]]
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-->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TomFelton (films), Alex Price (''Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild'', first runs on West End and Broadway)
-->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher’s Stone]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets Chamber of Secrets]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' | ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'' | ''[[Theatre/HarryPotterAndTheCursedChild Cursed Child]]''

->''"I'd be careful if I were you, Potter. Unless you're a bit politer, you'll go the same way as your parents. They didn't know what was good for them, either. You hang around with riff-raff like the Weasleys and that Hagrid and it'll rub off on you."''

Hogwarts' resident bully, despite being smaller than most other Slytherins. Is the son of an influential and filthy rich man, who used to be a Death Eater. Merely bullies Harry throughout the first few books, occasionally setting off a major plot point. Usually seen hanging around with his cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.

By the sixth book, things have taken a major turn: the newly-resurrected Lord Voldemort demands that Draco assassinate Albus Dumbledore, or die in the process (which is what he's probably hoping for, according to Draco's mother). Draco's mother, in desperation, goes to the ReverseMole Snape and begs him to forge an Unbreakable Vow so that he would kill Dumbledore if Draco could not. Sure enough, Snape is the one who does the deed.

By the last book, he appears in the Room of Requirement with his cronies to stop Harry, Ron, and Hermione from... whatever it is they're doing (The Trio is finding the last Horcrux, but Draco and company don't know it). One of his cronies turns on him and unleashes a [[{{Hellfire}} Fiendfyre]] that ends up incinerating the whole room and killing himself. Harry goes and saves Draco anyhow, which in turn saves his own ass later on. Nineteen years later, Draco is married (but to Astoria Greengrass, not to his marginal school love interest Pansy Parkinson) and has a son, [[AwesomeMcCoolname Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy]].
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* GangOfBullies

* TerribleTrio

* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Described as having white-blond hair, and he's definitely not a good person.

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Flips back and forth. Slytherin are unfairly stereotyped as "evil" wizards, yet the actually evil ones seem to have both an unusual high amount of followers and disproportionately large representation in the wizarding government.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Flips back and forth. Slytherin are unfairly stereotyped as "evil" wizards, yet the actually evil ones seem to have both an unusual amount high amount of followers and disproportionate representation in the wizarding government.

* DumbMuscle: Despite being described as cunning, witty and ambitious, many Slytherins fit this trope, i.e. Crabbe, Goyle, and just about the entire Slytherin Quidditch team.

** As a Slytherin, Slughorn prizes reaching the maximum potential of your talent and the social impact and benefit it can have on the rest of the world, showing a committment and interest in the bigger picture that other houses often lack and ironically doing more to encourage mixing of houses and building house unity than even a model of fair play like Professor [=McGonagall=].

* InformedAttribute: The Hat of Slytherin house, we are told, is ambition, but with the exceptions of Snape and Tom Riddle, no one we see in Slytherin displays any genuine ambition. Slytherins likewise are the house of pureblood elites and defenders of "[[CultureJustifiesAnything wizarding pride]]". Slytherins are supposed to be cunning, witty, and ambitious but most of the canon Slytherins are [[TheBully bullies]] and DumbMuscle, whose idea of intimidation is openly attacking Gryffindor Quidditch players before a game and banking on their Head of House to bail them out. Then again with no ambition to put as hat they are left with racism or being deceptive which aren't values for a school to have.

* NobleDemon: Though the Slytherin house's reputation for cruelty and selfishness is well deserved (and well-earned), to the few people whom they deem worthy of their love (or at the very least, respect) Slytherin are capable of loyalty, bravery, honor, love, kindness and heroism fierce enough to equal (and sometimes even rival) any Gryffindor.

* PragmaticVillainy: Another and highly likely reason for so many Slytherins returning to fight for Hogwarts during the final battle, in addition to loyalty to Hogwarts. Self-interest is an acknowledged Syltherin trait, and three Slytherins (Snape, Slughorn, and Black) are crucial to the fight against Voldemort throughout the series. Bottom line, a great many Slytherins probably looked at the situation, did the math, and came to the conclusion that a wizarding world run by Voldermort and his death eaters would ''not'' be in their best interests.

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