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"...Mr Weasley, who appeared at the gate moments later, laden with luggage and leading a beautiful blonde woman in long, leaf green robes, who could only be Fleur's mother."
— Description of Apolline's appearance[src]

Madame Apolline Delacour was a half-Veela French witch who was married to Monsieur Delacour. She was described as beautiful with silver-blonde hair like her daughters, Fleur and Gabrielle; these traits were inherited from Apolline's Veela mother.

Biography[]

Apolline lived in France with her husband, whom she married at an unknown time. She had two daughters: the elder Fleur and the younger Gabrielle.

In 1995, Apolline and her husband visited Fleur before the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[2]

Delacour

The Delacours, The Weasleys, Muriel, Elphias Doge and the Lupins

In the summer of 1997, the Delacours came to visit the Weasleys at The Burrow to prepare for Fleur's wedding to Bill Weasley.[4] While there, Apolline enjoyed Molly Weasley's cooking and hospitality and helped with the preparations, as she was noted to be very accomplished with household spells. During their visit, Apolline and her husband were shown to be very helpful, pleasant guests and people in general. She was seen listening to Kingsley Shacklebolt's corporeal Lynx Patronus, which warned the wedding guests that the Ministry had fallen and that Death Eaters would soon be arriving. She, her husband and Gabrielle then safely evacuated the wedding, and returned to France, with Bill and Fleur retreating to Shell Cottage.[5]

Through her daughter Fleur and son-in-law Bill, Apolline was the maternal grandmother of Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley.

Physical appearance[]

Apolline, due to her Veela heritage, was described as a beautiful woman with silver-blonde hair,[3] who wore long, green leafy robes to her daughter's wedding.[5]

Personality and traits[]

Apolline was shown to be a very gracious and sophisticated woman, as she and her husband both happily helped the Weasley family prepare for the wedding of her daughter and son-in-law, and other wedding guests noted to her to have been pleasant and polite. She was also very grateful of Molly Weasley's cooking and hospitality whilst she stayed at her house. Furthermore, she was shown to be a good mother who loved and cared for her family, as she visited her daughter Fleur before she took part in the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, showing her to have been very supportive and proud of her daughter's achievements.

Etymology[]

  • Apolline is the French version of the name Apollonia, derived from Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, prophecy, music and beauty.
  • De la cour is French for "of the court" meaning the royal court.

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. The latest her oldest daughter could be born was 30 October 1977, she had to be at least 17 by this date to be of age.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 31 (The Third Task)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas) - "...leading a beautiful blonde woman in long, leaf-green robes, who could only be Fleur’s mother."
  4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 6 (The Ghoul in Pyjamas)
  5. 5.0 5.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 8 (The Wedding)
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