Eulalie Hicks

Warning! At least some content in this article is derived from information featured in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. As such, spoilers will be present within the article.

Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks was an American witch and a Charms professor at Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the late 1920s.^[2]

Biography

In 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".^[3]

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 the second instalment of the Fantastic Beasts film series, though she will have a bigger role in Fantastic Beasts 3.^[4]

Appearances

• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (First appearance)
• Fantastic Beasts 3

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