Why is Lucius afraid of Voldemort?

Lucius was imprisoned in Azkaban and, even after he is free, was treated as a disgrace and a failure by Voldemort and the other Death Eaters. In summary, Lucius is on Voldemort's bad side because: he failed to obtain the prophecy for Voldemort. he exposed the secret of Voldemort's return.
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What did Voldemort do to Lucius?

Although he broke Lucius out of Azkaban in 1997, along with many other Death Eaters, Voldemort treated him with disdain, taking over his home and his wand, and mocking the Malfoys for their relation to a werewolf through Narcissa's niece.
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Is Lucius Malfoy a coward?

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Draco Malfoy may be one of the most cowardly characters in all of Harry Potter, but he looks downright heroic in comparison to his father, Lucius Malfoy.
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What did the Malfoys do to upset Voldemort?

Lucius Malfoy's failure at the Department of Mysteries, combined with his accidentally destroying the part of Voldemort's soul contained within the diary of Tom Riddle, resulted in his loss of any standing with the Dark Lord.
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Was Lucius an abusive father?

Lucius Malfoy may be one of the Dark Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters, but that doesn't have to mean he's a bad father or that he was cruel and had hurt/abused his wife, Narcissa Black Malfoy, and son, Draco Malfoy. He's definitely an awesome and loving father.
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Why Lucius Malfoy Betrayed Voldemort



How did the Malfoys get rich?

The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain.
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What curse was Lucius using on Harry?

“Enraged, Lucius pulls out his wand and begins casting Avada Kedavra before being stopped by Dobby who proclaims 'You shall not harm Harry Potter!
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Why did Voldemort tell Lucius How can you live with yourself?

It's mainly because of how far from his grace Lucius had fallen. The Riddle diary destroyed, the loss of Dobby, the prophecy quest failed, his son unable to kill Dumbledore, the escape from Malfoy mansion and now the apparent despair of his suggestion.
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Why does Voldemort break Lucius wand?

He needed an efficient wand that would counter the twin cores effect. He also wanted to humiliate Lucius for his terrible performance as a Death Eater. Thus, he separated the wand from its handle, which is also the handle of Lucius' cane, and used it as a regular wand, without the grip.
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Why did Lucius Malfoy put the diary to Ginny?

However, Malfoy still possessed the diary and, in 1992, he planted it on Ginny Weasley, hoping to kill three birds with one stone by sabotaging Ginny's father, purge the school of Muggle-borns, and eliminate an incriminating Dark artefact.
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Is Malfoys dad evil?

Lucius Malfoy, in many eyes, is a villain. But when you break him down, can he really be considered such or is that just who he is at the end of the day? When it comes to the Malfoy family, Lucius Malfoy is hands down a bad guy.
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Why was Peter Pettigrew a coward?

Peter Pettigrew was not a coward, he was an actively malicious, evil person with an extremely wrong moral compass. Which is actually worse. But the Sorting Hat wasn't wrong about him, based on the criteria according to which it sorts.
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What is Lucius Malfoy's Patronus?

Many have argued that this peacock was, in fact, Lucius Malfoy's Patronus. It was thought that this proved Lucius was, in point of fact, not a true Death Eater, as Death Eaters cannot produce Patronuses. Despite this, J. K. Rowling confirmed in an interview that this was merely an albino peacock.
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Who was Voldemort torturing?

Garrick Ollivander pops up in The Sorcerer's Stone - and fans have to wait all the way until Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in order to see him again. Ollivander details how he was tortured by Lord Voldemort after failing to explain how the Dark Lord and Harry's wands were connected.
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Following is the accepted answer from there. Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose.
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Who betrayed the 7 Potters?

After Sirius Black's death, Mundungus stole his possessions, including Salazar Slytherin's Locket. He was also somewhat cowardly, as he abandoned Alastor Moody during the Battle of the Seven Potters; Moody was killed by Lord Voldemort.
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What is the most powerful wand core?

Dragon Heartstring

This core is the most flamboyant of the three, and often produces the strongest and most powerful wands.
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Why did Harry's wand beat Lucius?

The spell was powerful enough to break Lucius Malfoy's wand. It was later explained to Harry that the reason his wand had acted the way it did was due to the unique connection between himself and Voldemort.
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How did Tom Riddle control Ginny?

Since Ginny loved the diary, considered Tom a friend, and told him all her secrets, she got very fond of and emotionally close to the Horcrux, enabling the soul piece inside it to possess her. Show activity on this post. Through Tom Riddle's diary, which was a Horcrux.
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What is wrong with Lucius in Deathly Hallows?

Lucius was imprisoned in Azkaban and, even after he is free, was treated as a disgrace and a failure by Voldemort and the other Death Eaters. In summary, Lucius is on Voldemort's bad side because: he failed to obtain the prophecy for Voldemort. he exposed the secret of Voldemort's return.
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Why does Lucius Malfoy have a cane?

It was Jason Isaacs's idea to have Lucius conceal his wand inside a walking stick. Lucius Malfoy's walking stick may be inspired by the cane Alex DeLarge had in the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange. Alex's cane was used to conceal a dagger, while Lucius' cane concealed his wand.
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Why was Snape's Avada Kedavra blue?

In order to conjure the avada kedavra curse, you have to want to kill your victim. We all know that Voldemort could easily kill a child without an ounce of remorse... but not Snape. Snape didn't want to kill Dumbledore, and this was why the spell was blue instead of the usual green.
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How did Dumbledore block Avada Kedavra?

At the end of Fantastic Beasts 3 though, Grindelwald attempts to use Avada Kedavra on Credence, but Albus and Aberforth Dumbledore successfully block it using golden magic.
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