Krum and Hermione

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 20538

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> At 06:31 PM 6/10/01 -0700, Natalie wrote:
> >What does it say for Krum's home/school life if Hermione is what 
he will
> >miss most? He must have no close friends or family members. That 
could
> >certainly explain why he seems to be sullen and bitter most of the 
time.
> 
> The bitter way in which he speaks of "Durmstrang with Kakaroff" and
> the way Dumbledore looks at him when he says, "All will be welcome
> to return" makes me think Viktor indeed is not happy there... I see
> Durmstrang as a sort of a school-sized Slytherin.
> 
> But the same question could be asked of Cedric -- What he'll miss 
most is
> a girl he only started dating a couple of months prior???
> 
> 
> 
>                          -- Dave

Couple of thoughts on this:  it isn't what they'd miss most, but what 
they would sorely miss, so with 3 out of 4 champions they took the 
easier option and went for geographical closeness.    I did find it 
strange that 3 out of 4 of the captives were people close to/or 
special to Harry, though.

On Krum choosing Hermione.  I agree that he probably doesn't fit into 
Durmstrang, and isn't particularly close to anyone there.  I also see 
some parallels between him and Harry.  Perhaps he is so surly as he 
is basically a shy person who happens to be good at Quidditch and  
doesn't enjoy the fame this brings.  Apart from the fact he wanted to 
get to know Hermione, his spending so much time in the library shows 
that he either has to work hard, or has a similar attitude towards 
work as Hermione.  He must have been spending a lot of time in there 
anyway to notice Hermione.  On the other hand, he may have been using 
it to escape from all his admirors, and the other Durmstang students, 
if he doesn't get on well with them.  I for one, was really pleased 
that he was so attached to Hermione.  After the way Ron was behaving, 
she deserves it.  

Re Cedric.  Just because he only started dating Cho a couple of 
months previously, doesn't mean he wasn't harbouring feelings for her 
before this.

Catherine