Why did Malfoy cry when the bird died?

He didn't care about the bird. His tears were due to the fact that since the bird had died, he had failed once more to repair the Vanishing Cabinets. Draco needed to repair them in order to give the Death Eaters a safe way to infiltrate Hogwarts. Failure meant death, Voldemort had made that very clear.

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Was Draco crying when the bird died?

First of all, Draco cries when the bird comes back dead. No, no, we're not saying that we like seeing Draco cry… eh, well, actually, maybe we are. See, it's proof that Draco isn't totally evil to the core.

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Why was the bird dead in the vanishing cabinet?

The cabinet was meant to send what or who ever entered to the other cabinet in the same condition they entered. Just as Montague went missing and returned to Hogwarts rather than the twin cabinet when he was shoved into the damaged cabinet, the bird went astray and either suffocated or suffered injuries that killed it.

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Why did Draco start crying?

The pressure of being in the Slytherin house and being the son of a death eater, all that stuff. ... Because Draco could not face what he had to do to save himself and his beloved parents from death. He realized more and more how much he dreaded to have blood on his hands.

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What was Malfoy doing with the bird?

During the 1996–1997 school year, Draco Malfoy took each bird from their cage and used them to test out the Vanishing Cabinet that he was attempting to repair in the Room of Requirement. The white one was used first, and died when the test was unsuccessful.

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Why was Draco bleeding in the bathroom?

Malfoy spots Harry and casts a Cruciatus curse; Harry, defending himself, using the Half-Blood Prince's Sectumsempra spell without knowing its effects. To his horror, it gashes Draco's face and chest, spilling his blood everywhere. Moaning Myrtle flies off, screaming.

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Why did Draco's mother save Harry?

Draco Malfoy's mother Narcissa was cold, cunning and devoted to the Dark Lord. But she was also a mother, which meant she was willing to risk everything to make sure her son was safe. When Harry survived Voldemort's Killing Curse for the second time, Narcissa pretended he was dead so she could get to Draco.

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What spell almost killed Draco?

Harry yells “Sectumsempra,” the hex scribbled in the margins of the Half-Blood Prince's book. Blood spurts from Draco's face and chest, and Myrtle beings screaming. Snape bursts into the room and heals Draco's wounds almost immediately. Snape hurries Draco to the hospital wing, commanding Harry to wait behind.

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Who did Draco hate?

Specifically, Draco was jealous of Harry. It was easy to miss because Draco didn't often show his emotions, modelling himself on his cold, confident, calculating father, but J.K. Rowling has confirmed that a lot of his enmity towards Harry stemmed from envy.

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What did Draco fear the most?

Draco Malfoy - Voldemort

In this game, it becomes clear that Draco Malfoy's Boggart is Lord Voldemort. Draco's fear of Voldemort likely comes from different reasons than others have. Most fear Voldemort taking over the world. Draco fears Voldemort intimidating and manipulating the Malfoy family.

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How did Snape heal Malfoy?

Vulnera Sanentur was the song-like incantation of a healing spell which was used to heal deep wounds, which could also be used as the counter-curse for the curse Sectumsempra.

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Why did a bird hit the window?

The first step is to understand why birds fly into windows: It's usually because when they're looking at the window, they're seeing the reflection of sky or trees instead of a pane of glass. They think they're following a clear flight path.

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Why does Erika bury birds?

Erika then tells Nora that her grandmother lived in Jarden her whole life and believed it was a chosen place. As proof of its specialness, her grandmother told her you could bury a bird in a box, wait three days and dig it up. If the bird was still alive, you could make a wish and it would come true.

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Was Draco Malfoy a coward?

He is frequently accompanied by his two cronies, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen. Draco is characterised as a cowardly bully who tricks and hurts people to get what he wants; he is also a cunning user of magic. He was played by Tom Felton in the Harry Potter film series.

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Was Draco happy to be a Death Eater?

Lord Voldemort charged Draco with making up for Lucius's failure, and he became a Death Eater at age sixteen but was quickly disillusioned with the lifestyle.

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Did Draco have depression?

In the half blood prince he was depressed because of the job thts Voldemort had told him to do; kill Dumbledore. And he was obviously anxious because he did not want to kill him, but he couldn't not do it, because he thought Voldemort would kill him if he didn't succeed.

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What is Draco Malfoy's favorite spell?

Based on Harry Potter lore, and an article by The Healthy Journal, Draco's signature spell is a N.E.W.T standard spell, The Protean Charm.

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Why do the Malfoys hate Harry?

Malfoy was born in a pure blood family and had no doubt heard of the baby who defeated Voldemort, which would have intrigued him. Therefore he tried to befriend Harry, but came off as rude, which got him rejected. He then proceeded to bully Harry and his friends to avenge the rejection.

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Did the Malfoys turn good?

Finally, Lucius, Narcissa, and Draco never fled Hogwarts with the other antagonists and losers. In The Deathly Hallows novel, the Malfoys defect from Voldemort's army, betraying the other Death Eaters.

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What spell makes Draco bleed?

Sectumsempra | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - YouTube.

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What spell killed Snape?

Harry Potter: Why Voldemort Didn't Use Avada Kedavra On Snape - IMDb. Voldemort killed Snape in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 using his Horcrux snake Nagini instead of his favorite Unforgivable Curse, Avada Kedavra.

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Is Sectumsempra an unforgivable spell?

There is likely a good reason that the Sectumsempra is not an unforgivable curse. It's mostly because Sectumsempra is Snape's personal curse that he created. It is not a widely known or used spell, and it is one that he kept secret — which means it can't be added to the list since no one really knows about it.

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Why did Draco's dad go to Azkaban?

Draco's father is a Death Eater. As a result of the big battle in the Ministry of Magic in Book 5 and as a result of failing to steal the prophecy of Harry from the Ministry of Magic, he's spending his time in Azkaban Prison.

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Why did Draco didn't tell Bellatrix?

Draco had several reasons for lying to Bellatrix, including the fact that he was never a bad person. Moreover, he no longer found working for the Dark Lord appealing and hated how Voldemort treated his family. He did not intend to harm anyone and believed Harry was the only person capable of defeating Voldemort.

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What was Draco's wife's blood curse?

Draco says she suffers from a “blood malediction,” which ultimately ends up killing her the summer before Scorpius's third year. While it isn't clear that Astoria's and Nagini's conditions are the same, Draco's description of her illness seems to match up with new information from Rowling's tweets.

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