Gabrielle Delacour

Gabrielle Delacour
Biographical information
Born	Between 31 July 1985 and 30 July 1986 France
Blood status	Half-breed (quarter-Veela)
Marital status	Single
Nationality	French
Title(s)	Chaser
Physical information
Species	Part-human/quarter-Veela
Gender	Female
Hair colour	Silvery-blonde
Eye colour	Dark blue (most likely)
Relationship information
Family members	Father Apolline Delacour (mother) Fleur Delacour (older sister) Two maternal cousins William Weasley (brother-in-law) Victoire Weasley (niece) Dominique Weasley (niece) Louis Weasley (nephew) Maternal grandmother Delacour family
Magical characteristics
Boggart	Lord Voldemort
Wand	Unknown length, wood and core
Affiliation
Loyalty	Delacour family Beauxbatons Academy of Magic Beauxbatons Quidditch team

"There was also a girl who looked no older than eight, whose clouds of silvery hair made Harry feel sure that she was Fleur Delacour's sister."

— Physical description of Gabrielle

Gabrielle Delacour was a quarter-Veela French witch, the daughter of Monsieur Delacour and Apolline Delacour. She had one older sister, Fleur, through which she was related to the Weasley family.

She was saved in the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament by Harry Potter, whom her sister became good friends with.

Biography

Early life

Gabrielle was born between 31 July 1985 and 30 July 1986 to a wizard, Monsieur Delacour, and a half-Veela witch, Apolline Delacour, in France.

Her grandmother was a full Veela, who married a wizard and whose hair was the core of her older sister Fleur's wand. She and her sister Fleur were one-quarter Veela through their mother's side of the family.

Triwizard Tournament

"On the other side of the room, Fleur was jabbering away in French to her mother. Fleur's little sister, Gabrielle, was holding her mother's hand... She waved at Harry, who waved back, grinning."

— Gabrielle and her mother visit Fleur before the start of the third task

Gabrielle in the Great Lake during the second task of the Triwizard Tournament

On 31 October 1994, Gabrielle's older sister, Fleur was chosen as Beauxbatons Academy of Magic's champion in the Triwizard Tournament, which was understandably considered to be a great honour. Because eight-year-old Gabrielle was treasured by Fleur above anything else she was taken into the Black Lake under the influence of a magical spell during the Second Task.

Fleur failed to reach her due to a grindylow attack and the negative effects of being underwater. Harry Potter, the fourth champion of the tournament, had already found the hostages and held off a hoard of Merpeople. Harry then brought Gabrielle to the surface of the lake, along with his own hostage and best friend Ron Weasley.

Fleur and Gabrielle saying goodbye to Ron Weasley after the third task

From that time on, both Fleur and Gabrielle treated Harry and Ron with a great deal of kindness. Gabrielle waved at Harry on the day of the Third Task, when visiting her sister along with her parents. She then returned to France with her family after the tournament ended.

Fleur's wedding

"Gabrielle was Fleur in miniature; eleven years old, with waist-length hair of pure, silvery blonde, she gave Mrs Weasley a dazzling smile and hugged her, then threw Harry a glowing look, batting her eyelashes."

— Gabrielle flirting with Harry Potter

Gabrielle and her parents at her sister's wedding

Gabrielle was chosen as a bridesmaid for her older sister's wedding to Bill Weasley at The Burrow in the summer of 1997, when she was eleven years old. Upon meeting Harry again, Gabrielle batted her eyelashes at him. Ginny Weasley, Fleur's other bridesmaid, cleared her throat loudly at this, as she was evidently still somewhat possessive of Harry. Gabrielle then assisted Fleur with wedding preparations, speaking rapidly in French as she went. She participated in the ceremony wearing a golden dress and looking "even prettier than usual".

Gabrielle became the sister-in-law of Bill Weasley and the aunt of Victoire Weasley, Dominique Weasley, and Louis Weasley due to the wedding. She also became a relative by marriage of the famous Harry Potter, through his marriage to Ginny Weasley.

Later life

Following the war, Gabrielle started attending Beauxbatons Academy of Magic like her sister. During her time as a student, she used to play as a Chaser in for the Beauxbatons Quidditch team.

Physical description

Gabrielle was described as being her older sister, Fleur, in miniature, and therefore breathtakingly beautiful: she had waist-length, silvery-blonde hair, and a smile described as "dazzling".

Personality and traits

Much like her other family members, Gabrielle appeared to be a gracious, pleasant girl, as she was immensely grateful towards Harry Potter for having honourably saved her in the Second Task of the Triwizard Tournament.

She may have even developed a crush on Harry afterwards, as at the wedding of her sister and brother-in-law, she was noted to have given Harry a "glowing look" and batted her eyelashes, but she might have just been very appreciative of him instead.

Magical abilities and skills

• Flying: Gabrielle seemed to be a skilled broomstick flyer and Quidditch player, given that she played as Chaser for the Beauxbatons Quidditch team.

Etymology

• Gabrielle is the French feminine form of the Hebrew name Gabriel, meaning "man of god". In the bible, Gabriel is the name of a prominent angel.
• "Delacour" is formed by the three French words "de", "la" and "cour" which directly translates to "of the court".

Behind the scenes

Gabrielle as a LEGO minifigure

Gabrielle in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

Gabrielle in Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions

• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Gabrielle, at 8 years old, is already attending Beauxbatons Academy of Magic based on her attire. This means that she is 11 years-old at the wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour, but looks much older. Alternately, it is possible Gabrielle is older in the films than in the books, in the same way that Romilda Vane is two years older in film continuity.
• Gabrielle is portrayed by British actress Angelica Mandy in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, she says goodbye to Ron and gives him a kiss on the cheek. In the novel, she does not say goodbye to Ron. In the film, she is seen doing back flips down the aisle. We later see her sitting next to her sister looking at the cup.
• Gabrielle shares several similarities with Ginny Weasley. Both have names starting with G, were youngest sisters and members of their families, also younger than Harry (Ginny by one year while Gabrielle by six years), were selected as bridesmaids at Bill and Fleur's wedding, were mentioned by their older siblings as having never stopped talking about Harry Potter, and were saved by Harry from a perilous water-filled location — Gabrielle from the Great Lake during the Triwizard Tournament and Ginny from the Chamber of Secrets in 1993.
• In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, it is confirmed that Gabrielle already has a wand at age eight and that she can perform magic of the level of a fourth year Hogwarts student. This seems to support the theory that Beauxbatons students start at a younger age than Hogwarts students. However, her ability to work quite advanced magic in such game is likely only down to game-play reasons, as her spell-casting abilities are no different from any other wizard/witch character in the game.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Pottermore
• HarryPotter.com
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened (Mentioned in History of Magic classes)
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
• Harry Potter: The Character Vault