Even die-hard fans ofHarry Pottermay not know who Astoria Greengrass is, but the character who appears in the final book and movie of the franchise is a critical part of two particular characters' development. Covering decades of life in the Wizarding World, theHarry Potterfranchise is packed with minor characterswho sometimes only appear for a few scenes or pages, are only referenced, or perhaps only find their way to small cameos in the many supplementary texts J. K. Rowling has produced in print and online over the years.
Sometimes a character only briefly mentioned ends up having an outsized role years later. AnentireFantastic Beastsfilm trilogywas based off an obscure Care of Magical Creatures textbook introduced inThe Sorcerer’s Stoneand the corresponding compendium of the same name published after the fourth novel.It pays to keep even the smallest character in mind when reading or watchingHarry Pottermaterialbecause anyone could end up making an important appearance in some later content in one way or another, either as a major character, or an important piece of information.
Astoria Greengrass Is Draco Malfoy’s Wife And Scorpius' Mother
Astoria Was Two Years Below Draco At Hogwarts
Astoria Greengrass makes her first appearance in theepilogue ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In that epilogue, Harry and Ginny, and Ron and Hermione, and their children are all on platform 9 3/4, sending off their children to Hogwarts, some for a return visit and others for their first year. As they are getting ready to board, Ron elbows Harry and points across the platform. Standing there is their former rival, Draco Malfoy, helping his young son Scorpius onto the train for his first year. He’s being helped by a woman who Ron and Harry assume is his wife.
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While Malfoy gives Ron and Harry an embarrassed nod, the unnamed woman hugs Scorpius. It wasn’t until a blog post by J. K. Rowling in August 2015 that Draco’s wife’s name was revealed (viaHarryPotter).Astoria Greengrass, as she was dubbed, was a fellow Slytherin, two years younger than Malfoy at Hogwarts. Her older sister, Daphne, was in Malfoy’s years and was a member of Pansy Parkinson’s gang. Oddly enough,Malfoy also dated Pansy Parkinsonfor some time.
It’s unknown which house Astoria Greengrass was sorted into.
Astoria was present during the Battle of Hogwarts, but she was evacuated with the other underage wizards and witches. These events seemingly made her more tolerant of muggles and muggle-born witches and wizards than other members of her pure-blood family. At some point, she married Draco and gave birth to Scorpius. To the frustration of her in-laws, Narcissa and Lucius,Astoria refused to teach her son in the manner of other pure-blood families, and she extolled the virtues of magical and non-magical people alike, instilling in Scorpius a morality that would serve him after she passed away.
The Greengrass Family Is Cursed Pure-Blood Family
The Greengrasses Are One Of The Sacred Twenty-Eight
Astoria belonged to the pure-blood Greengrass family, an ancient family in magical Britain. The Greengrass family is related to the Malfoys through marriage, thanks to Astoria, and distantly to the Blacks and the Lestranges. Not much is known about the Greengrasses save that they, like most pure-blood houses andmembers of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, were prejudiced against Muggles and Muggle-born witches and wizards, espousing the philosophy of Pure-blood supremacy.
Astoria made a point to not raise her child in a home where they practiced or discussed those beliefs.
Astoria made a point to not raise her child in a home where they practiced or discussed those beliefs. This was enough to create tension between her in-laws, and likely her own family as well. Ironically, the Greengrass bloodline is far from “pure”. An ancestor far back in the Greengrass family tree was stricken with a blood malediction curse that is fatal, cannot be removed, and is passed down genetically. Astoria is the most recent member of the family to be stricken with the disease. Despite knowing they would not have much time together, Draco married her anyway.
Astoria Does Not Appear In Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
Astoria Is Only Mentioned In The Play
Despite most ofThe Deathly Hallowsepiloguecharacters appearing inHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, one notable exception is Astoria Greengrass.That’s because she passed away the summer before Scorpius' third year due to the genetic blood cursethat had afflicted her. It was one of Astoria’s goals to give Draco a child before she died so that he would not be alone once she was gone. She had Scorpius, but the birth combined with her condition forced her to remain alone in her home without anyone to keep her company save her son and husband.
This stigma stuck with Scorpius, who was frequently and incorrectly, accused of being the son of Voldemort.
This isolation led to a rumor that Draco and Astoria were unable to conceive, and she had used a Time-Turner to travel back in time and conceive a child with Lord Voldemort. This stigma stuck with Scorpius, who was frequently and incorrectly, accused of being the son of Voldemort. After she passed, Scorpius invited Albus Severus Potter to attend her funeral, as his friend. Draco inherited a Time-Turner from his father and briefly considered using it to see his late wife, but thought better of it after a wistful moment.
One of the last things Scorpius remembers of Astoria is what she said to him on Platform 9 3/4 before his first year, the same scene that appears in the epilogue ofThe Deathly Hallows. Astoria hands her son a bag of sweets and counsels him, “Sweets, they always help you make friends.” Like Harry Potter buying “the lot” for Ron and Hermione, Scorpius uses these sweets to befriend Albus. It’s a final piece of motherly wisdom passed on from Astoria, and one that may have helped save the worldby bringing the two young boys together.
Jade Olivia Plays Astoria Greengrass In The Epilogue Of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Jade Was Tom Felton’s Girlfriend At The Time Of Filming
Astoria Greengrass only appears briefly inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and is absent inHarry Potter and the Cursed Childplay. In that scene, a non-speaking role,she’s played by Jade Olivia, who was Jade Gordon at the time, as well as Tom Felton’s girlfriend. Felton and Gordon met on theHarry Potterset in 2008 (Gordon was working as a stuntwoman on the film) and dated until 2016 (viaNickiSwift).
Gordon is not an actor by trade. Instead, her work has primarily been in the stunt arena, and she’s worked on projects includingValkyrie,Inkheart,Fred Claus, andPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Though she is no longer dating Felton, they’ll always have their Astoria Greengrass and Draco Malfoy scene together at the end ofHarry Potter.
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