One earlier drawing establishes the idea.
2026A run of posts shows how the meme took shape.
Original posts, in order
@grizz056
This Female Draco drawing predates the Malfoid nickname. It shows the character idea existed before the September 2026 meme wave.
Know Your Meme documents this as an earlier notable example.Read source coverage Β· Know Your Meme (opens in a new tab)@redteneri
Malfoid teases Harry in a post that gave the September wave a clear focal point. Know Your Meme reported approximately 89,000 likes within about a week.
The approximate engagement figure is from Know Your Meme, not a live count.Read source coverage Β· Know Your Meme (opens in a new tab)@redteneri
The same artist returned to Malfoid four days later. The follow-up matters because the idea continued beyond one widely shared post.
Date and author are shown by X's public post metadata.@spaz141
A scene with Malfoid, Hermione, and Harry moved the format beyond a redesign and into fan-created rivalry and relationship jokes.
Know Your Meme records the post in its account of the trend's spread.Read source coverage Β· Know Your Meme (opens in a new tab)@tns2804
Another artist's pouting Malfoid added a different expression and mood to the fast-growing run of drawings.
Know Your Meme includes this post in its September chronology.Read source coverage Β· Know Your Meme (opens in a new tab)@masoq095
Three depictions in one post made the lack of a fixed Malfoid design visible: the character could change with each artist.
Know Your Meme cites the post as part of the late-September wave.Read source coverage Β· Know Your Meme (opens in a new tab)