Fleur Delacour & Half Blood Prince

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 121780


SSSusan wrote:
"I thought the correct spelling of Fleur's last name was Delacoeur
[note the "e"].  That would mean "flower of the *heart,*" not "flower
of the court," would it not?"

Del replies:
This is apparently a common HP myth, and I wonder where it comes from.
I guess that's because "Flower of the heart" would be immensely more
romantic than "Flower of the court". But unfortunately "Flower of the
heart" would have been Fleur Ducoeur :-)

Oh, by the way, don't let JKR fool you : "cour" doesn't mean only
"court" as in royal court. It can also mean "court" as in courtyard,
or as in court of law. Just because, IIRC, JKR hinted at the first
possible meaning doesn't necessarily mean that's the meaning she used
(if any!) in her books.

Del