Contains spoilers, please avoid until you've completed the books.
We first meet Fleur Delacour - Fleur is French for 'flower of the court' - in Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire. A student of "l'académie de magie de Beauxbâtons", she is visiting to try out for the prestigious Tri-wizard tournament.
If you want somebody to fall in love with you then being available helps. Fleur would have a rough old time, her would be in laws hate her.
Feisty Quidditch star Ginny has nicknamed high maintenance Fleur, 'Phlegm', and it's caught on with the Weasley siblings. Poor Phlegm.
Dote on your fiancee and ignore, they just have to come to terms with it. At least they can see you’re loving and caring.
Fleur takes polyjuice potion and transforms into a decoy Harry
The chosen one is feeling right special now.
But why why why is she 'ideous?
Bah! 'arry's 'ead is too teeny.
Fleur Delacour - highest self-esteemed Witch of her age.
Oh my God how much do I love Rowling’s writing? Fleur's big hearted and big headed at the same time!
“in sickness and in health, until death do us part”
Fleur flows into the mould of a loving dutiful partner. Fleur will win acceptance through devotion.
Racing to Dumbledore's defence Bill has been attacked by werewolf Fenrir greyback:
Her fiance could be construed as spoiled goods, Fleur just embraces the situation as making him all the more eligible for her. Her devotion is hilarious and warms my cold heart.
How to show devotion like Fleur 1. Miserable thing X happens to you partner.Finally Fleur becomes an asset to the Weasley family, enabling them to make connections.
Many people have difficulty with their in laws, JK Rowling writes wonderful characters who soar off the page. A few months after reading I barely remember Bill, he's that Pyramid raiding Gringotts Weasley right? But Fleur’s unstoppable devotion is immortal. Bill - husband of Fleur Delacour.
Let her loyalty and devotion
Check out my other, less good, instructional how to deal with bullies like Harry Potter.
Or my improving: what can we learn from the life of Albus Dumbledore?
Fleur Delacour meets Bill Weasley from Gotta chase pigeons
Ginny piggy backing on Harry by Lila Selle
Devoted Fleur Delacour nurses Bill Weasley by Ms Auditore
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