Hermione/Fleur
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Hermione Granger/Fleur Delacour |
| Alternative name(s): | Fleurmione, Fleur/Hermione, Hr/F, HG/FD, S.S. Beauty and Brains |
| Gender category: | femslash, f/f |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Canonical?: | no |
| Prevalence: | uncommon overall, popular for femslash |
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Hermione/Fleur is a femslash pairing set in the Harry Potter universe between Hermione Granger and Fleur Delacour.
History
The ship first gained popularity after the publication of Goblet of Fire in the year 2000. Madam Hooch's Broom Closet summarized the appeal of the pairing in early 2003, writing that: "The antagonism that we see Hermione demonstrating toward Fleur throughout GoF gets to be channeled into other sorts of feelings."[1]
The "S.S. Beauty and Brains" thread was started on FictionAlley Park's SCUSA forum in December 2001. A fic listing at FictionAlley Park's ...cruisin'... forum was started in early June 2003.
The publication of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in June 2003 and its introduction of new female characters drew some of the femslash community's attention away from Hermione/Fleur and onto new ships such as Ginny/Luna.
Mid- to late 2005 saw a renewed interest in the Hermione/Fleur ship.[2] One cause was the publication of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in July, which featured Fleur in a more prominent role than the previous book and brought her back into fandom consciousness. Although Half-Blood Prince officially canonized the Bill/Fleur relationship, Hermione/Fleur fans were undeterred: Fic writers explained away the relationship as a marriage of convenience, broke the two up, or embraced polyamory or infidelity.
Furthermore, the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film was released in November 2005, and was the first appearance of Fleur on film, portrayed by Clémence Poésy. Although the film includes essentially no interaction between Hermione and Fleur nor hints of their antagonistic dynamic from the book, it reminded book fans of and introduced new fans to the pairing's potential. Many fans were also appealed by the way Emma Watson and Clémence looked together. Icons, photomanips, and other fan art featuring the actors' likenesses are popular.
The fleurhermione community on LiveJournal was founded in December 2005. It is a members-only community and was last active in April 2009, possibly due to the lack of a community moderator to accept new members.
There was also a resurgence of the ship on Tumblr, starting in 2013 until roughly 2017.[3] Tumblr popularized the portmanteau pairing name "fleurmione". In August 2016, the ship was featured as part of hpfemshipweeks.[4]
The pairing returned with a surge in popularity in 2019, increasing from just under 300 fics across Ao3 to over 800 in just two years. This coincided with a general increase in the popularity of newer femslash pairings, with pairings such as Hermione/Bellatrix seeing an increase in readership as well. This is perhaps attributable to a rise in the popularity of chatroom apps such as Discord, which has enable greater communication between authors, as well as the COVID-19 Pandemic seeing a general increase in the number of users entering into fandom, with Harry Potter being an incredibly large and easily-accessed option.
Beginning in September 2020, the Fleurmione Week tumblr account was created with the goal of celebrating the pairing with prompts released over the course of a week. As of April 2022, The fourth instance of Fleurmione Week will be held between September 12 and September 18 2022, with more details available on tumblr.[5] The organizers behind the account have stated they wish to release prompts on a annual basis each September, after 2021 saw prompts released in March and September.
Prevalence
Hermione/Fleur is a popular femslash pairing in the Harry Potter fandom, although femslash in general in much less common than het or slash.
As of October 2016, Hermione/Fleur is the most tagged femslash pairing in the HP category on FanFiction.Net, with 149 works.[6] Note, however, that only a small subset of stories on the archive indicate pairings, as the feature wasn't added until 2013. Most of the 944 works that mark both Hermione and Fleur as characters appear to also be Hermione/Fleur.
Hermione/Fleur is the second most popular pairing after Hermione/Ginny on hp_girlslash, a LiveJournal community founded in March 2003.[7] On Archive of Our Own, founded in 2008, it is the fifth-most popular HP femslash ship, behind Ginny/Luna, Hermione/Ginny, Hermione/Pansy, and Hermione/Luna.[8] It is the second most popular pairing for Fleur Delacour overall on AO3, after only the canonical Bill/Fleur.[9]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- No Defense For You by dreiser (2001), an early and influential Hermione/Fleur fic. Established Veela mating fanon that became popular in Hermione/Fleur stories.[10] Abandoned after two chapters. Also at AO3; previously at Dreiser's fanfic site.
- Aucune Defense Pour Toi by dgeheimnis (2007-2011), companion story and continuation of "No Defense For You" from Fleur's POV. 173K words.
- Sparrow by Mei Murasaki (2002), one-shot from Fleur's second-person POV. Combines three common pre-OotP tropes: Fleur pines for Hermione while at Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament; Fleur becomes the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts; then Fleur and Hermione are reunited by chance in Paris.
- Eating Ain't Cheating by agirlcalledkil (a.k.a. crystallekil, ryogrande) (2005), Half-Blood Prince-compliant PWP with infidelity.
- Witnessed here in Time and Blood by whistle.the.silver (2011-2013), a novel that begins with Hermione's arrival at Shell Cottage during Deathly Hallows. Has two sequels, Ivory and Horn (2013), and the one-shot Threnody (2014).
Fanart
Drawing & Illustration
- Secret by orbitalwings (mechapotatoalex) (2010), G-rated art inspired by the Goblet of Fire film. Also at deviantArt.
- Fleurmione doodles by theoeuvre (2011), part of a series of illustrations of an AU concept where Hermione goes to France to study for a summer.
- okay but consider this…….. by deadcryptid (2015), a Hermione/Fleur doodle featuring a black Hermione.
- After a long day at work at the Ministry. by toodrunktofindaurl (2015), watercolor art of Fleur and Hermione kissing.
- Fleurmione: Rendezvous in the Astronomy Tower by itanatsu-chan (2015), drawing of a tryst at Hogwarts's Astronomy Tower, potentially NSFW.
- Hermione's Humiliation by Fuckit, colored by Trystl (2014), NSFW, non-con/slavery.
Graphics, Manips, & Edits
- Fleur/Hermione Icons by scyfane (2008), a set of thirteen LiveJournal icons featuring Emma Watson and Clémence Poésy
- Fleurmione dancing. by inlovewithfaberry (2014), a photomanip
- Clémence Poésy & Emma Watson as The Doctor and her Companion by orbitalwings (2014), a manip poster for a Doctor Who AU featuring Fleur as The Doctor and Hermione as her companion.
- hermione refuses to admit that she might have a crush on fleur delacour. by reynapiper (2014), a Goblet of Fire AU gifset
- AU: The first time Hermione Granger laid her eyes on Fleur Delacour, she felt something she’s never felt before. by natallie-dormer (2016), a Goblet of Fire AU gifset where Hermione goes to the Yule Ball with Fleur instead of Viktor Krum.
Fic & Art
- Beauxbaton's, fourth part of Come Shots, written by Kate Bolin, art by Glockgal (2003)
- Untitled sketch and ficlet by auburnskies24 (2013), PWP, NSFW
Doujinshi
- Flower Shower by Sumomonoki (May 2003)
Vids
- please do it for me; fleur&hermione by LilMissIcePrincess (2008), an AU where Fleur uses a Time Turner to attempt to save Hermione's life.
- I don't want to remember, but I cannot forget. by the-battling-bard (2012), an instrumental vid with captions; Hermione falls in love with Fleur and regrets not telling her.
- Radioactive by tabzy18 (2012), later remade as Punching in a Dream (2015), an AU where Hermione and Fleur start a relationship during Goblet of Fire.
- Lost Kitten by retroUFO (2014), a Fleur/Hermione vid using mostly non-HP footage of Emma Watson and Clémence Poésy.
Meta & Essays
- Freudian analysis supports the idea of Hermione/Fleur being canon by story645 (2006), "crack" meta and deliberate overanalysis of the books to support Hermione/Fleur.
- Fleur’s (and Hermione’s) characterization by auburnskies24 (2013), reply to a Tumblr ask about how she thinks Hermione and Fleur's love developed.
- Bellamione and Fleurmione by theheresto (2016), reply to a Tumblr ask comparing Hermione/Fleur and Hermione/Bellatrix.
Links & Resources
- Fleur Delacour/Hermione Granger tag at Archive of Our Own
- [Fleur D., Hermione G.] pairing filter and Hermione G. & Fleur D. filter at FanFiction.Net
- Love At Last Sight: A Fleur Hermione Archive, a FanFiction.Net community
- les Français et les Anglais - A Fleur/Hermione Archive, a FanFiction.Net community
- Hermione/Fleur category at Adult-FanFiction.org
- fleurhermione community on LiveJournal
- pairing: fleur/hermione tag at hp_girlslash
- Fleur Delacour/Hermione Granger memories and p: fleur delacour/hermione granger tag at Crack Broom
- S.S. Beauty and Brains discussion thread at FictionAlley Park's SCUSA forum
- Hermione Granger/Fleur Delacour fic listing at FictionAlley Park's ...cruisin'... forum
- fleurmione tag on Tumblr
References
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- ^ Anna Maria at Madam Hooch's Broom Closet. Femmeslash Ships. Archived 13 March 2003 by the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Dance Dance wrote on FictionAlley Park on December 5, 2005 that "the GoF movie is out and there's a lot more Fleur/Hermione fan fics" (S.S. Beauty and Brains (Fleur/Hermione), page 10). There was also increase of Hermione/Fleur fanworks at FanFiction.Net published in late 2005 (see works marked Fleur D. & Hermione G. sorted by publish date).
- ^ See the fleurmione tag c. September 2013. indiefoxproductions wrote on 22 September 2013: "I like how active the Fleurmione Tag is now; before it seemed like there would be one new post every million years." orbitalwings replied to an ask on 29 September 2013 asking "why the Fleurmione fandom seems to have come back out of nowhere", speculating that it might be related to Clémence Poésy appearance in The Tunnel, which would premiere in October 2013.
- ^ Fleurmione week at hpfemshipweeks ran from August 22 through August 27, 2016. It’s officially Fleurmione week!!!, posted 22 August 2016 at hpfemshipweeks.
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- ^ [Fleur D., Hermione G.] pairing filter, 149 works as of 17 October 2016. Compare 145 works marked Hermione/McGonagall, 130 works marked Hermione/Bellatrix, 111 works marked Hermione/Ginny, and 51 works marked Ginny/Luna.
- ^ According to the hp_girlslash community tags. Tags were introduced on LiveJournal in June 2005, but were added to older posts in the community (see the oldest posts tagged pairing: fleur/hermione). As of 17 October 2016, there are 331 posts tagged Fleur/Hermione, compared to 486 posts tagged Ginny/Hermione, 238 posts tagged Ginny/Luna, and 212 posts tagged Hermione/Pansy.
- ^ Fleur Delacour/Hermione Granger tag at AO3, 153 works as of 17 October 2016. Compare 441 works tagged Ginny/Luna, 314 works tagged Hermione/Ginny, 241 works tagged Hermione/Pansy, and 207 works tagged Hermione/Luna.
- ^ As of 17 October 2016, there are 153 works tagged Hermione/Fleur and 529 works tagged Bill/Fleur on Archive of Our Own. Harry/Fleur is the third most popular Fleur ship with 60 works.
- ^ See dreiser's 2011 post Fleur Trope? and comments. Giv at Gaia Online writes that "Dreiser's fanfic has actually inspired a lot of what has come after in the Hermione/Fleur ship, especially as far as what being a Veela means and what comes along with it." (Comment at "Best fanfic you've ever seen", posted 02 October 2008.)