Eulalie Hicks

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

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

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".^[3]

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

Appearances

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

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