Eulalie Hicks

Eulalie Hicks
Biographical information
Nationality	American
Also known as	Lally
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation
Occupation	Charms professor at Ilvermorny
Loyalty	Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks was an American witch and a Charms professor at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the late 1920s.

Biography

Hicks began teaching at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as the Charms Professor sometime prior to 1927.

Lally speaking to Nicolas in his home

In early September 1927, Nicolas Flamel had a conversation with Eulalie Hicks via his magical book. She urged him to help Newton Scamander and told Flamel that "they all believed in him".

Magical abilities and skills

• Charms: As a Professor of Charms at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Hicks would have been highly accomplished, knowledgeable and talented in this branch of magic, meaning she would have been able to perform a large amount of these spells successfully, along with the Theory of Charms.

Etymology

• "Eulalie" is the French form of "Eulalia", which is derived from Greek ευλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", itself from ευ (eu) "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk".
• The surname "Hicks" is an English patronymic derived from "Hick", which is from the medieval personal name "Hicke", a pet form of "Richard" (meaning "powerful ruler"). "Hicks" is a widespread surname in England, and is common in the southwest and southern Wales.

Behind the scenes

• Eulalie Hicks is played by Jessica Williams in a cameo in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and also in a larger and more significant role in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

Appearances

• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore