The Harry Potter series is one of the most popular in the world, with many an iconic actor stepping into various roles in the movie adaptations of J. K. Rowlings fantasy novels. One of those men is Jason Isaacs, who plays villainous character Lucius Malfoy. Amazingly, he almost never became a part of the franchise--by his own choice! Giving an interview at the Harry Potter Celebration in Universal this weekend, the actor spoke about his early days auditioning for the fantasy series and how he was close to rejecting the offer of playing Lucius Malfoy. According to FemaleFirst, Isaacs explained that he auditioned for Gilderoy Lockhart, but director Chris Columbus then asked him to read for Lucius Malfoy. When he was offered the part, he didn't want another role as a villiain, but his agent begged him to take a few days to reconsider. Then, Isaacs said, "He gave me the weekend and my nephews called? and my godchildren called. And then every child I knew and their parents called and told me that I had to do it. Not because they cared about my career but because they wanted to visit the set, I think. So I took the job, and thank God I did.?