answer this LATER cause ur having fun but: what kind of luxuries the malfoy manor have ? like specifically extravagant things they own or even rooms designed for one activity? and what kind of rich muggle things are in them (like jacuzzis or like tvs idk)? the PEOPLE wanna know
MALFOY MANOR. first, i wanna say thank you for giving me a reason to ramble on about the malfoy manor. i’m gonna take this time to just talk about everything i possibly could. okay so to talk about the history, i need to introduce you to the first malfoy, the founder of the malfoy manor.
ARMAND MALFOY. armand was a french born wizard who arrived in great britain with the norman invasion ( he gained the friendship of william the conqueror ). he was also the first malfoy in britain. sometime after william I was made king of england in 1066, armand provided various services to the king. while the exact details of the services are unknown, they were known to be shady and magical in nature. ( probably: threatening with hexes, hexing enemies of the king, using various dark spells. ) in exchange for these services, king william granted armand a piece of land in wiltshire, seizing the property from it’s former landholders. the malfoy manor would over the next ten centuries, be the home of the malfoy family. the family would expand the estate even further by annexing more property from surrounding muggles but also gain more riches by coming into contact with muggles and making money off of their ways. properly doing business with them. ( this was before the international statute of wizarding secrecy. of which the malfoys initially opposed the imposition of the statute. upon the realization that further opposition would distance them from the new heart of power being the newly formed ministry of magic, they cut all ties with muggle families and became supportive of the statute. holding all denial that they had ever fraternized with non magic families. ) ( malfoys had historically been associated with high-born muggle circles, such as royalty and aristocracy, which, in part, resulted in their vast collection of muggle treasures and works of art. all of which are stored within the manor. )
I. DRIVEWAY. " they turned right, into a wide driveway that led off the lane. the high hedge curved with them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of impressive wrought-iron gates barring the men’s way… the source of the noise proved to be nothing more than a pure-white peacock, sturring majestically along the top of the hedge. “ — description of severus snape and yaxley walking along the driveway.
the gravel driveway to the manor house is wide and has a large hedge curving alongside it. the driveway and hedge go past a pair of wrought-iron gates. these gates permit select individuals ( those who make some sort of salute ) to pass through them as if they are smoke, and with others the iron contorts into a face, which demands the purpose of the person trying to enter the manor. the yew hedge is known to have albino peacocks roving along the top of it. the outside of the manor is grand and the land surrounding it is vast, filling many acres. those acres contain numerous types of trees and various plant and perhaps other animal life.
II. THE MANOR. " a handsome manor house grew out of the darkness at the end of the straight drive, lights glinting in the diamond-paned downstairs windows. somewhere in the dark garden beyond the hedge a fountain was playing… the hallway was large, dimly lit, and sumptuously decorated, with a magnificent carpet covering most of the stone floor. the eyes of the pale-faced portraits on the walls followed snape and yaxley as they strode past. “ — description of the manor and the entrance hall.
malfoy manor is a " handsome manor house " surrounded by elaborate gardens, including a fountain. the front door swings inward at the approach of a person ( or perhaps just a select group of people ) without anyone visibly opening it. the hallway is large, dimly lit, carpet covering the stone floor. the walls of the entrance hall display pale-faced portraits lining the walls ( presumably former malfoy family portraits ), and at the end of the hall is the bronze-handled door to the drawing room.
III. THE DRAWING ROOM. " the drawing room was full of silent people, sitting at a long and ornate table… illumination came from a roasting fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror. " — description of the drawing room.
the drawing room was a widely proportioned room. probably the grandest room of the house, it had ceilings 30 feet high, two chandeliers, and a pipe organ at one end. it had a long ornate table, where the death eaters and voldemort sat during their meeting. also, during the death eater meeting, the usual furniture was pushed carelessly up against the walls. the drawing room has a ‘handsome’, ornate marble mantelpiece with a gilded mirror which has an intricately scrolled frame on top. many of the known activities of the death eaters took place in the drawing room, which had dark purple walls with more portraits, and a large crystal chandelier, which was eventually destroyed by dobby ( their house elf ) during the escape of several prisoners. It was probably restored ( by magic ) to where it was previously hung.
IV. CELLAR. during voldemorts stay in the manor, this room functioned as a holding cell for prisoners. this room is one hundred percent escape proof with only house elves able to bypass the room’s securities. it is below ground level, no light, damp floored, and made of stone with stone beams . the family’s collection of dark artefacts are hidden below within the cellar to prevent any being seized during ministry raids. one such raid having been conducted in december 1992. considering that a vast amount of dark artefacts reside in the cellar, this makes it an immensely dangerous room to step foot in if you’re not fully aware of what is held in the room. touch the wrong thing and you could possibly die.
V. ITEMS WITHIN THE MANOR. because of their association with muggle royalty, they gained a vast collection of muggle treasures and works of art. they also have an abundance of dark artefacts. some items can be bewitched by dark magic for various purposes, which is where the name dark artefacts originates from. it is unsure what these items specifically are, but draco keeps a small amount of them in his bedroom along shelves and around the house displayed. he keeps a lot of his own dark artefacts, cursed items, taxidermized dark magical beings. there are also journals from every malfoy stored, detailing their lives during that period and about muggle societies during that time. including the journal of his own father, and dracos own.
