You know, I've noticed that almost everyone has ignored the most telling piece of evidence regarding Fleur's socio-economic status: when the mother came to visit the Weasleys in DH, she was described as being very capable with household charms.

Now . . . in a world where the rich have house-elves to do this shit . . . why in the world would it even be commented on, let alone emphisized that her mother was so capable with household charms? That says to me that Fleur's family is NOT well connected, and they are NOT rich by any stretch of the imagination.

Another telling point is Fleur's relationship with Bill. Simply put, rich and highly connected families have a high tendency to ensure that money and power join with more money and more power. They may not have arranged marriages anymore, but up-town girls tend to be kept cloistered from down-town men for a reason. There's little reason to believe that the magical world (and we've seen evidence of the same in HP) would be any different, so why isn't the Delacour family throwing a caniption fit over Fleur marrying into the Weasley family? The two families, in DH seemed quite amiable.

My conclusion: Fleur's family ain't rich and it ain't powerful. Her daddy probably works in the same job at the French MoM as Arthur Weasley does in the English MoM.

Scholarship!Fleur sounds like an awesome idea.

 

If you can point out to me where exactly I made any mention of a +dumb+ gold digger bitch...Or that Harry was dumb.

Smart people get taken for a ride all the time. Also, consider that perhaps Harry knows that she is after his money and/or name, and finds it to be an acceptable price to pay for a hot as hell girlfriend/wife.

Fleur doesn't necessarily have to be a conniving she bitch about it either. A marriage of convenience? She gets the respect for being with him. He gets a loyal, intelligent trophy wife? There are many ways that this could happen other than your limited one thought viewpoint.

My point simply is...That people use each other all the time. It doesn't always end in a negative fashion either.

 

I might have jump gun a bit, but the first sentence you said is about Krum being harder to control so I kind of thinks that you are implying that Harry would be far easier to controlled and would fall for the French Chick and Veela Charm.

And after looking through many posts, I would have to agree that there is a possiblity for that provided that it is written correctly, but there would be a question whether why should it be Harry Potter? There would be many more rich wizards who would easily fall to her Veela charm and will be easy to control when Harry is immune to it.

 

I'm thinking a bit higher, since Arthur works in a dead end job of sorts. Maybe as a French Auror or perhaps as a Beauxtabons Professor?

 

I can agree with that easily enough. However, it's sort of splitting hairs here, since my point is that the Delacours are more likely not rich, and not likely very politically connected.

I like the idea of Fleur's dad being a prof there.

 

Professor of Care for Magical Creatures, which is how he met Apolline?

 

Harry/Fleur ship seems pretty dead lately ;/

Has anyone read Black Kisses featuring an incubus Harry?
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2160478/15/Black_Kisses

I think there is only one other story that features him as an incubus. It would be great if there is a story with an incubus Harry and Fleur together. They will seriously create a demon spawn.

 

Many people mix up the grammar here, including Harry Potter himself. Fleur's grandmother isn't a veela, she just has veela - her own harem of them - as do all Delacour females.

Let's see if that'll spawn some plot bunnies.

 

I think that has been stated before, but yes it makes a decent plot bunny. Doesnt explain her own Veela powers though.

 

Big tits .

 

Never Mind Then.

 

Wasn't that in "A Black Comedy" -

Harry imitated a girl with big tits and was described as "veela-like"?

 

Black Kisses is another one of those fics that seem to have been dis-continued and left to fall by the way-side. Too bad, it was well done and pretty damn interesting IMHO.

I don't think I've ever seen a fic where Fleur's dad isn't high in the French MOM, so that would be an interesting bit of a plot piece to see done. Perhaps, going after the so called "Potter" fortune like the ginger-bitch herself?

 

I would like to state that even though Arthur Weasly works a “dead” job he can support six (or so) children while Fleur’s father has to support two. If you take all the money you use for six kids and invest it in two what would happen? I personally think that Mr. Delacour has a worse job than A. Weasly, janitor (groundskeeper) maybe. Is Fleur marrying up?
Btw is Fleur French or merely French-speaking, like from Luxembourg, Belgium or Monaco. I was going to use it in some kind of plot bunny but I completely forgot.

 

Nah, Fleur's old man seemed a bit cultured to me in DH, leading me to suspect that he is a Proffesor of Care for Magical Creatures, which is how he met Fleur's mom, or is perhaps an Department head for the Ministry concerning Magical Creatures.

As for Arthur, he is a Department Head, any higher would be another Head or being the Minister, 2 of his sons support themselves rather well, a third works in the ministry right out of school, they grow their own food (implied in CoS by the chicken coops) and no doubt have to fix all the trouble done by Fred and George at the house.

I dont think they pay for plumbing, electricty, taxes or the like. I'm also thinking they grow a lot of their own magical materials, making the shopping at Diagon Alley for potions material somewhat none existent. We don't even know if they pay tuition for Hogwarts!

 

We don't know if anyone pays tuition....

 

Well, if you put it like that, with only three kids living at home you’re probably right. I can’t think of anything to counter that.
They most probably do pay tuition though because the professors, sure as hell aren’t going to teach for free. Also the food for all those feasts has to come from somewhere as it can’t be conjured (confirmed somewhere in cannon). I don't think Hagrid has enough back yard to grow that much food. Somehow I don’t believe the ministry or the board of governors would pay for anything except for their own children’s tuition. As most of those guys are probably purebloods with an anti muggle sentiment (Lucius Malfoy) they would probably try to dive up the tuition for muggle-borns to make their entry into Hogwarts harder.

 

I'm pretty sure that Tom got money from some support Fund, in order to pay for his schooling.