‘Draco Malfoy brings good luck’: Harry Potter character becomes lucky symbol in Year of the Horse

Draco Malfoy’s name in Chinese bears characters that mean horse and good fortune. - Photos: Screengrab from YIZHICHUNYE/DOUYIN and LANMEIZHI/DOUYIN

BEIJING: With the Year of the Horse fast approaching, one golden mane has been decorating the doors of many netizens’ homes in China.

But instead of a horse, that mane belongs to Draco Malfoy of the Harry Potter series, who has become an unexpected symbol of good fortune this Chinese New Year.