Lucius Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries combined with accidentally destroying part of Voldemort's soul with the diary of Tom Riddle resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord. Some believed that he was safer in Azkaban than being free. Lucius was sentenced to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
Despite being a valued Death Eater in the days before Voldemort fell following his attack on baby Harry, Lucius stumbled out of favor with the Dark Lord when he squandered Riddle's diary (secretly a horcrux) in Chamber of Secrets and failed to obtain the prophecy in Order of the Phoenix.
Lucius Malfoy did nothing to dispel this hateful impression and was a fully signed up supporter of pure-blood supremacy. In fact, he was in Lord Voldemort's closest circle as a Death Eater. He despised Muggles, Muggle-borns, those he saw as blood traitors and tried to instil those values in his family.
Lucius Malfoy was one of the powerful death eater who avoided Azkaban but still didn't try to search Voldemort. Lucius Malfoy failed to retrieve Prophecy from kids.
Lucius Malfoy appeared weak because he was under the constant strain under Lord Voldemort. His son had already failed him in not having enough courage to kill Dumbledore and also, his family's life and his were under constant threat of death as they didn't search for Lord Voldemort when he was not fully functional.
Along with Lucius selfishly throwing away the diary Horcrux, and failure and subsequent imprisonment in Azkaban made him and his family lose any favour in Voldemort's eyes, and the Dark Lord may have given Lucius' son a nearly impossible task to punish Lucius.
When Lucius turns on Voldemort due to the reveal of his Horcruxes, Narcissa divorces him, taking 75% of Malfoy's wealth with her. Even her relationship with Draco is different, with POS-Narcissa only viewing Draco as a tool to further her own agenda.
Initially a devoted follower of Voldemort, Lucius eventually abandons his loyalty to protect his family. This change becomes evident during the Battle of Hogwarts, where he prioritizes the safety of his son over his allegiance to the Death Eaters.
Despite her beliefs and her family's close ties to Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters, Narcissa never joined the organisation herself, nor received the Dark Mark. While she treated most people coldly, Narcissa was very loving towards her family as well as devoted to them.
Lucius and Narcissa were loving parents who spoiled their son. They never abused him verbally or physically, they never neglected his needs and never left him wanting. However they were more or less dangerous people, in their associations and beliefs. They taught Draco prejudice.
Lucius never liked Arthur because the Weasleys were purebloods who were friendly with Muggles but the real reason for their animosity was due to the Muggle Protection Act.
Having gone through the horrors of the second wizarding war as a Death Eater, Draco abandoned the pure-blood beliefs he was originally devoted to, and grew to become a better person than he was in his youth, growing more tolerant and accepting of the non-pure-bloods of the wizarding world.
What happened to the Malfoys after Voldemort died?
The Malfoys are able to avoid serving time in Azkaban, as they provide evidence that helps the Ministry track down the Death Eaters who had fled after the war. It is also probable that, since Narcissa's lie to Voldemort saved Harry's life, the family is pardoned for their crimes.
None of the Malfoys were ever really loyal to Voldemort. They just wanted to be on the winning side. Lucius pretended to be under the Imperius curse after Voldemort lost his body, and during the Battle of Hogwarts he and Narcissa didn't fight at all, their only priority was to find Draco.
Lucius Malfoy was one of the many Death Eaters who denied their allegiance to Voldemort after the end of the First Wizarding War and therefore would be a perfect example of the kind of person Barty Crouch Jr. hates the most.
Draco's Patronus | Fandom. J.K. Rowling says Draco doesn't have a patronus because he never learned the spell but I think it's because he doesn't have any powerful happy memories to use.
It is indicated that he knew before he came to Hogwarts. Yes the Malfoys prided them self to were dark wizards. It is possible that Draco was feded glorious stories from the unfortunately lost war as a young kid, that his father made sure that he knew what face to wear in public.
During this year, Narcissa became pregnant and miscarried. She was distraught and uncertain of what to tell Lucius, as she had not told him of her pregnancy. Shortly thereafter, he brought her out to the Leaky Cauldron to visit with his friends Vettlingar Yaxley and Thorfinn Rowle.
Narcissa, the youngest of all three, made a respectable marriage after graduating Hogwarts, and into another pure-blood family. It was Lucius Malfoy, a Death Eater, who brought Narcissa into the darker side of the wizarding world – but tellingly, Narcissa never became a Death Eater herself.
She married Rodolphus Lestrange after leaving Hogwarts "because it was expected of her" to marry a pure-blood. However, Rowling stated in an interview that Bellatrix truly loved Voldemort.
The Malfoy family, known for despising Muggles and Muggle-borns, actually gained property and wealth through interactions with Muggle royals. Draco Malfoy, influenced by his prejudiced father, eventually grows out of his family's pure-blood mania, which was ingrained in the Malfoys' ethos.
Family. Snape's family background is mostly shown in flashbacks during the course of the last three novels. Snape was born to Eileen Prince, a witch, and Tobias Snape, a Muggle, making him a half-blood (hence the name, "Half-Blood Prince").
In the end, he renounces Voldemort's cause by putting Draco's safety first, running away from Hogwarts with his family. Because he betrays Voldemort, his crimes are forgiven, and, again, he is not sent to Azkaban.
