Mrs. Figg, Fleur, Female DADA prof., return of Moody?, rumor?

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 16701

Hi all--

Hope I don't repeat others too much, here...  (I will be repeating 
myself, so that's a warning.  You may want to delete now...)

JKR confirmed at the Edinburgh Book Festival that Mrs. Figg IS a 
squib.  So, I wouldn't think she'd be a viable choice for DADA prof.  
Also, JKR only confirmed that there would be a female DADA prof, she 
didn't say when.  (I know this was already stated, I'm just 
agreeing.)  That info came from the AOL online chat on October 
19, '00.  

Moving on to Fleur, in the same online chat, someone asked JKR why 
her name meant 'flower of the heart' or something, and JKR replied 
that that was close, it's actually "flower of the court", like a 
noblewoman.  Since JKR noted this, I'd be sure that Fleur will be 
back in the books to come--one of them at least.  (I believe Krum 
will be back, too, btw.)  I'm guessing she's some kind of royalty or 
something, a princess maybe.  I suppose she *could* be the fem. DADA 
prof.; she was the student picked from her school to be champion, 
though we didn't really get to see an unhindered performance from 
her.  I kind of hope she's not the fem DADA though.  I'd like that to 
be a new character.  (My pet hope is for a female who is as 
charismatic and intriguing as a combination of Sirius and Remus.)  
Maybe she could be a friend of Lily's; I think that would be a great 
way to get some more info on her...

And, JKR did say that the real Moody will be back at some point, as 
well.  My hunch is that he would be the DADA prof in OoP, as he'd 
have plenty he can teach the kids, and later on when Voldy is 
stronger, Moody might have to go back to being an Auror.  (As an 
aside, Moody is another I think is a prime candidate for 'likely to 
die'.)  

Something I've been wondering about:  is it still rumored that we'll 
meet Remus' brother Romulus?  I know there's no mention of Remus 
having a brother in canon, this is just a rumor.  I hadn't heard it 
mentioned in a while, though the other rumors I heard were based in 
fact--the evil Weasley cousin Icicle who may still happen, that we'd 
meet students from other wizarding schools, etc.  If there -is- a 
Romulus (if JKR goes with that name), he could possibly turn up as a 
DADA prof, too.  There ~is~ only room for three more, unless someone 
dies mid-year...

Kelley