Galfoy
| Galfoy | |
|---|---|
| Harry Potter fandom character | |
| First appearance | "Genderbend Draco Malfoy" (January 14, 2018) |
| Created by | Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi |
| Based on | Draco Malfoy by J. K. Rowling |
| Information | |
| Species | Wizard |
| Significant other | Harry Potter |
| Nationality | British |
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Galfoy,[1] also known as Dracia Malfoy, Draconia Malfoy, or Malfoid, is a fan-made tsundere and gender-swapped version of the Harry Potter franchise character Draco Malfoy, in which the character is a girl instead of a boy, and grows to be romantically interested in Harry Potter. The character was originally created on 14 January 2018 by Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi, a Japanese online artist, as part of a comic commission which she posted to Twitter and DeviantArt. Galfoy subsequently became an Internet meme and rose in popularity internationally following a Twitter trend of drawing her in 2026, with related hashtags in English and Japanese trending on Twitter; several professional Japanese artists contributed their own renditions of the character on the website, referring to the character as Galfoy, derived from 'Girl Malfoy' or Gal-foy.
Background
In January 2018, Japanese Twitter and DeviantArt user Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi started a drawing trend of drawing Draco Malfoy gender-swapped, as a girl instead of a boy, Dracia Malfoy,[2][3] and likened to the tsundere anime trope in being shipped with Harry Potter, in a variation of the Drarry ship. The concept went viral in September 2026 following a Twitter post of Galfoy by RedTeneri, which was followed by hundreds of thousands of pieces of fan-art, fan-fiction, Harry Potter rewrites, fan films, and dating sim video games being produced about the character and ship, both from human-made and artificial intelligence-produced sources.[4][5][6][7]
Reception
The trend has been positively compared to the Bowsette and Petra Parker trends. One such Potter/Galfoy-centric Harry Potter rewrite, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Tsundere by GuardBro, was removed from Royal Road following a copyright claim by J. K. Rowling.[8]
Additionally, Soichiro Yamamoto, Bkub Okawa, and Shun Saeki drew fan-art of Galfoy.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ W. Amirul Adlan (October 5, 2026). ""Galfoy" Trend Sees Everyone Drawing Draco Malfoy As A Chick". SlimePress. Retrieved October 16, 2026.
Harry Potter is back, but not in the way you expect – because now everyone's drawing Draco Malfoy as a girl. Dubbed "Galfoy" or "Malfoid" if women cover their drinks around you, this trend has been seeing fans reinterpret the Harry Potter series through an important lens: what if instead of a bratty rich boy, his rival and bully was a bratty rich chick. It should be noted that this is a very funny trend to happen to Harry Potter specifically, whose author JK Rowling has a loud distaste for people not staying the same gender they were originally introduced as.
- ↑ Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi [@jean_hayashi]. "#dracomalfoy #HarryPotter #genderswap #rule63 A comic that I did some time ago, rule 63 Draco is cute, I call her Dracia. The best part is when the effects of the magic wore off. *alternate universe, on the last year, featured characters are not underage and all that talk" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2026 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Jean "TheMightFenek" Hayashi (February 7, 2018). "Genderbend Draco Malfoy". DeviantArt. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ Stern, Bradley (October 14, 2026). "What Is Malfoid? Female Draco Malfoy AI Videos & Fan Storylines Explained". Yahoo!. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ GBest (October 9, 2026). "Harry Potter: Female Draco Malfoy Fan Art Is Everywhere Right Now, And They Already Named Her Malfoid". ComicBookMovie. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ Adam (October 12, 2026). "Malfoid: Harry Potter AI Fan Animations Draw Mixed Reactions". TemplePC. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ RedTeneri (October 9, 2026). "Malfoid: The Female Draco Malfoy Fan-Art Trend". Malfoid. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ Del Arroz, Jon (October 13, 2026). "Royal Road Deletes GuardBro's Malfoid Harry Potter Rewrite, and His Google Doc Now Draws 100+ Readers at Once". Fandom Pulse. Retrieved October 14, 2026.
- ↑ Soichiro Yamamoto [@udon0531]. "Girl Malfoy (Stage Name)" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2026 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Bkub Okawa [@bkub_comic]. "Galfoy" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2026 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
- ↑ Shun Saeki [@Syunsaeki]. "Gal Foy" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 October 2026 – via Twitter. Missing or empty |date= (help)
See also
- List of Internet phenomena
- Drarry – Popular pairing of Harry and Draco in Harry Potter fan fiction
- Bowsette
- Rule 63
External links
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