Krum and Hermione

[Jim Flanagan]

No: HPFGUIDX 20525

I get the feeling that the judges just picked an appropriate hostage 
from those at hand, and didn't really dig deeply to find the *one 
person in all the world* who each champion valued the most. In 
addition, since there were other parts of the song that weren't 
intended to be taken literally, why not this part as well?

More generally, you can't quite trust anything that's said in JKR's 
books to be literally true.  Part of this is because events are being 
interpreted from Harry's POV, and Harry has limited knowledge and a 
tendency to jump to conclusions. In addition, she gives her 
characters human frailties and other nuances. For example, Lockheart, 
faux Moody, Quirril, Snape, and Sirius were not what they seemed at 
first, and even Hagrid has a tendency to skirt regulations and 
embellish facts. 

-Jim F. 



--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Natalie" <natabat at c...> wrote:

> What does it say for Krum's home/school life if Hermione is what he
> will miss most?