Fleur in 5th book

[Paul Smith, unfortunately. <suzie_t666@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49412

Hey everyone,

Forgive my potential foolery in this, my first post, as I'm not 
certain as to what the consensus is on the issue, but what is thought 
to be the role, if any, of Fleur Delacour in the 5th book?  And if 
she does indeed turn out to be the 5th DADA teacher, what do people 
think of the possibility of her being the second Triwizard champion 
to die in as many books?

Her final appearence in GoF provides, I think, enough canonical 
evidence to put her in the frame;
"We will see each uzzer again, I 'ope" shows that she is fan of 
Harry, as well as her gratitude after he "saved" Gabrielle, and "I 
am 'oping to get a job 'ere, to improve my Eenglish" is what I am 
guessing has been cited before as an indicator of Fleur's presence in 
the next book.
Finally, the DADA post.  If Fleur is the new teacher, it must be 
remembered that none have yet survived a year, and the death of the 
next one would be a pretty certain way of ensuring that run 
continues.  Perhaps Arabella Figg could turn out to be both DADA 
teacher and a fan of Harrys, but as we know the DADA teacher will 
definitely be a woman, and I can't see any of the potential 
candidates not being fans of Harry.
The one loose thread in my argument is that I can't see how Fleur's 
(or Figg's) deaths would be horrible to write, but then again JK 
Rowling has 38 chapters to build those emoitional ties up, and we all 
know how quickly she can change our opinions about characters, 
through our experience of Scabber's unveiling to be Wormtail.

So, Fleur to die, what do we think?  Or if you've discussed it 
already say so and I'll read that post.

Thankies, Suze. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx