Harry's archenemy at Hogwarts; a wealthy blond Slytherin student in the fourth year. Malfoy is a privileged boy who understands that, because of his father's wealth and prestige, he can in many cases get whatever he wants. He's a skilled and sneaky bully and bullies anyone he doesn't like, student or teacher alike. He finds an ally in the journalist Rita Skeeter, as she also takes it upon herself to bully people by writing sensationalist articles about them, and Malfoy gives a number of interviews discrediting Harry, Hagrid, and Hermione. Malfoy also shows at several points that he plans to follow his father, Lucius Malfoy, and support Voldemort: he threatens Hermione with violence on behalf of the Death Eaters the night of the Quidditch World Cup and, following Voldemort's return, he insists that Voldemort will win this time around.