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🧙 A Harry Potter character 🌌 A star group

Scorpius

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A fictional boy in the Harry Potter play who is Draco Malfoy's son and Albus Potter's friend
  • proper noun
translation icon : Scorpius Malfoy
  • Scorpius Malfoy struggles with the legacy of his family's history in the wizarding world.
  • Scorpius held Crichton
  • Scorpius has to kill
  • Scorpius knows

Examples

  • Draco Malfoy follows Black family tradition in naming his son Scorpius. PHOTO (COLOR): Bellatrix (circled) forms Orion's left shoulder.

    Academic text (2007)

  • In the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Scorpius is portrayed as a loyal friend to Albus Potter.

  • So, you know, Scorpius is easy, OK, You know, So if you thought you were Scorpius, you were probably Ophiuchin.

  • Draco ultimately fathers Scorpius, although all that is known of him is his name.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Also, in very early versions of the storyline, Scorpius would have been a puppet character and Crais's sidekick.

    Blog text (31)

  • The character Scorpius, introduced in the Harry Potter series, has a complex relationship with his father, Draco Malfoy.

Surface Forms

Scorpius main

Etymology

Scorpius as a character name comes from the old Greek word skorpios, which means 'scorpion', and it is also the name of a well-known star group, so the name gives a strong, slightly sharp image. A helpful way to remember Scorpius Malfoy is to think of the animal or the star pattern when you hear his name.